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Episode · Stuff You Should Know · 2026-07-01

Books mentioned on Selects: How Enron Fooled the World | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW

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Josh Clark discussed The Smartest Guys in the Room by Bethany McLean and others.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. The Smartest Guys in the Room

    Bethany McLean; Peter Elkind · at 38:12

    The Smartest Guys in the Room by Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind is an investigative book detailing the rise and corporate collapse of Enron.

    Discussed
    “One of the first people was Bethany McLean, the journalist who ended up writing The Smartest Guys in the Room.”
    Josh Clark Selects: How Enron Fooled the World | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW 2026-07-01 Listen at 38:12
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Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The Smartest Guys in the Room
“And I finally watched The Smartest Guys in the Room uh today. Yeah, I saw it last night. Yeah, the documentary based on the book.”
Josh Clark Selects: How Enron Fooled the World | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW 2026-07-01 Listen at 2:00
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