The Aftermath: Die Hard (1988 film)
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🗓️ 30 December 2025
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with Professor Moyara Ruehsen about the nature of the crimes committed in the 1988 film Die Hard. Beyond that, she discusses the plausibility of the attempted heist and what modern day equivalents are taking place in the world of financial crime. Professor Ruehsen is a Certified Specialist in Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crime. Afterward, Patreon subscribers can revisit the board from the live show with Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Clayton Early. Not on Patreon yet?! Click the link below and join us!
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| 0:48.0 | Each week we decide who's to blame for historical tragedy. |
| 0:52.6 | And each week, you tell us if we got it right. |
| 0:56.6 | My name is Rebecca Delgado-Smith, and this is The Aftermath. |
| 1:03.5 | Hey, everyone, thanks for tuning into this episode of The Aftermath. |
| 1:07.7 | Today, we're speaking with guest expert, Professor Moyara Rusin. Rusen is a professor |
| 1:12.6 | of financial crime intelligence at Middlebury Institute of International Studies and oversees |
| 1:18.7 | the Financial Crime Management Program. She has published articles and book chapters on a variety |
| 1:24.4 | of topics related to threat finance and is a certified anti-money laundering |
| 1:29.4 | specialist and a certified financial crime specialist. Professor Rusin also consults for the |
| 1:35.0 | U.S. government, multilateral organizations, and the private sector. She's looking forward to her |
| 1:40.2 | retirement next month, where she'll be focusing her expertise on financial scams. Let's hear |
| 1:45.9 | what she has to say about the financial crimes that occur in Die Hard. Hi, Mo, thank you so much for |
| 1:53.1 | joining us today. Thank you for having me. What got you interested in the field of financial crimes? |
| 2:00.1 | Let's start there. Oh, sure. Yeah. Well, I started out as an |
| 2:04.4 | economist, but I'm very curious about the world. I've always been interested in crime. |
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