S9 Ep134: The Motherlode (Bre-X)
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4.6 • 10.3K Ratings
🗓️ 24 November 2025
⏱️ 78 minutes
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Summary
A tiny Calgary-based exploration company ignites a global market frenzy when it discovers the world's largest gold deposit before collapsing into one of the biggest frauds in mining history.
Prelude: The "Bushman of the Shuswap" flees society after uncovering a massive conspiracy.
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| 0:00.0 | Based on the worldwide best-selling novel. |
| 0:02.5 | Why do you want this job? |
| 0:03.5 | I really enjoy being a housemaid. This Christmas. Would you like the Grand Tour? See what you're getting yourself into? Discover what lies. I don't know what's been going on with her lately. Behind closed doors. I need this job. I do not want to go back. Sydney Sweetie. You'd lie it about everything. Amanda Seifred. What kind of monsters are we? |
| 0:24.0 | I want you to feel safe here. The House Maid. In Cinema's Everywhere Boxing Day, see it first with previews from December 22. Let's hear from the Chancellor, Jeffrey. From the Chancellor, Nigel. Chancellor John. Norman. Kenneth. Gordon, Alastard. George, Philip, Sajid, Rishi, Nadine, Quasi, Jeremy. |
| 0:40.2 | And now, Rachel, another year, another budget. Over the past 40 years, we've seen it all. |
| 0:47.7 | Our experts will continue to filter through the noise and uncertainty, helping you make the most of your tax allowances. |
| 0:54.1 | Hargreaves Landsdown, helping Britain invest through it all. |
| 0:57.7 | Capital at risk, tax rules applying can change. |
| 1:01.0 | This episode of Swindled may contain graphic descriptions or audio recordings of disturbing events, |
| 1:07.0 | which may not be suitable for all audiences. |
| 1:10.0 | Listener discretion is advised. |
| 1:12.6 | Quist Village north of Sycamuse is a great place to get away from the big city, |
| 1:17.6 | a place where crime was almost unheard of until recently. |
| 1:22.6 | For the past two years the residents have been victimized by a sneaky thief. |
| 1:26.6 | Dozens of cabins have been broken into, |
| 1:29.3 | not once, but twice. R.CMP believe one man is responsible for all the break-ins. They point to |
| 1:36.8 | this man, John Bjornstrom, a fugitive who escaped from a Camloops prison in 1999. |
| 1:43.3 | Shuswap Lake, an H-shaped stretch of water in the southern interior of British Columbia, |
| 1:50.0 | as known as a playground for houseboaters, swimmers, hikers, and anglers. |
| 1:54.0 | Its four long arms carved through the landscape, drawing visitors in every summer to explore its coves and forested shores. |
| 2:02.1 | But while the southern reaches bustle with life, the northern half remains largely untouched, |
| 2:07.8 | silent, remote, and uninhabited. |
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