S33 Ep4: Bonus Episode: Federico Varese - Organised Crime Goes Digital
Tune in to this bonus episode where Steve is speaking with Prof. Federico Varese, a professor of criminology and head of the sociology department at Nuffield College at Oxford University. Prof. Varese talks with Steve about the history of organised crime in Russia and around the world, the mafia’s …
FEDERICO VARESE: Russia in Four Criminals | Underworlds with Mark Shaw
Russia in Four Criminals: Exploring Russian Organized Crime with Federico Varese.
Join host Mark in a riveting episode of Underworlds as he interviews renowned academic and author Federico Varese about his book, Russia in Four Criminals. With over 30 years studying global organized crime, Varese of…
MATTHEW CAMPBELL: Dead in the Water | Underworlds with Mark Shaw
The global shipping industry, vital for international trade, is a hotbed for criminal activities like maritime fraud.
In this podcast episode, journalist and author Matthew Campbell, co-author of Dead in the Water, joins Mark to unravel the Brillante Virtuoso case.
In 2011, this oil tanker, trave…
Paul Tatum: The American Cowboy in Russia
When American businessman Paul Tatum set up shop in post-Soviet Moscow, he thought he was building the first outpost of what would become a luxury hotel empire, ushering Russia into the "End of History" '90s. Instead, he walked straight into Moscow's underworld. This week, Dan and Alana find out wh…
Federico Varese on – Tradecraft: Writers on John le Carré
In this episode, we welcome Federico Varese to the show. Federico is the co-curator of the new exhibition being held by the Bodelian Libraries showing off some of the materials the library has in the John le Carré archive. He also served as editor of Tradecraft: Writers on John le Carré a new colle…
Inside the John le Carré Tradecraft Exhibition
Learn more about the John le Carré Tradecraft exhibition in Oxford revealing John le Carré's meticulous research, unseen manuscripts, and the personal life behind the spy fiction. In Spybrary Ep. 275, we speak with the curators about what they uncovered and what it tells us about the master of es…
John le Carré and the Russian Mafia | Federico Varese
Criminologist Federico Varese joins Chris to talk John le Carré—David Cornwell—and what his fiction got right about power, corruption, and the criminal underside of the modern Russian state. Varese, a co-curator of Oxford’s Tradecraft exhibition at the Bodleian, shares how he first met Cornwell in …
Best of 2025 – Part 2
In this episode, I return with more of my favorite moments from episodes this past year.
I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for a great 2025 and have a wonderful 2026!
Nick Harkaway
Federico Varese
Michael Idov
Matthew Bradford
Tiffany Babb
Clay Major
Steven Ritterman
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Episode Eleven - Gangs and Governance
Criminal gangs have been part of our society since well before we had a police force.
In most cases, they limit their role in communities to simply providing illicit services. Some though go further and start to act as informal systems of governance. They play a role which in normal circumstances w…
The Code of the Underworld
Pirates may look like the ultimate outsiders. Lawless, dangerous and answerable to nobody. But a pirate ship could not survive without rules. There had to be agreement over food, pay, discipline and what happened when someone was injured. In a world beyond the reach of government, trust was what ke…
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