Series synopsis
This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy is an American documentary television series that premiered on Prime Video on February 22, 2019. It ended on February 22, 2019.
Through the curious mind of host Kal Pen, see firsthand all the surprising ways the economy interconnects and impacts the lives of people all over the planet.
Premise
Through the curious mind of host Kal Pen, see firsthand all the surprising ways the economy interconnects and impacts the lives of people all over the planet.
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 8 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 8 | February 22, 2019 | February 22, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Money Laundering: A How To Guide How do you turn a suitcase full of dirty money into cash you can actually spend? To find out, Kal Penn travels across the globe -- along with a million bucks. In this step-by-step guide, Kal learns from former cops and former criminals about how to gain access to a worldwide underground money laundering system. |
February 22, 2019 |
| 2 |
Are Rich People Dicks or Do Dicks Get Rich What is it about having a lot of money and a willingness to step over anyone to get more of it that seem to go together? Is there a correlation between "richness" and "dickness"? How about success in business and being a psychopath? Kal Penn meets some unapologetic one percenters - and travels to a country that has rigged the financial game in favor of its citizens. |
February 22, 2019 |
| 3 |
The Rubber Episode What if planes couldn't fly, or, more specifically, couldn't land? What if trucks couldn't transport food? This isn't some lame sci-fi plot. Without rubber, the economy as we know it ceases to exist. Kal Penn traces the path of rubber -- from trees to tires to the tip of his p... uh... pencil... and uncovers a fundamental blind spot in the free market economy that is putting us all at risk. |
February 22, 2019 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Prime Video |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 22, 2019 |
| Last aired | February 22, 2019 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | ended |