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INTRODUCING — Skase: Fall of a Tycoon

INTRODUCING — Skase: Fall of a Tycoon

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A deep dive into the past told by the people who lived through it. The Rewind podcast interrogates the events and characters that have shaped our world and revisits history through archives, interviews, and compelling storytelling.

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It's 1980s Australia and everyone wants to be seen with
billionaire power couple Christopher and Pixie Skase. They have
it all — money, power, fame and big hair. Then, in the blink of
an eye, they don't.

This is the story of Australia's most famous fugitive
entrepreneur, his epic fall from grace and the
multi-million-dollar chase for Skase.

By the age of 40, Christopher Skase's Qintex empire is worth $2
billion, his extravagance legendary, the couple's lavish taste
questionable. It's said a glass dome sits in his home office with
a million dollars inside. Shredded. An homage to his first mill.

But when Skase makes an audacious tilt at Hollywood, his empire
collapses.

In one of the greatest escapes Australia's ever seen, Christopher
and Pixie skip the country owing a whopping $1.5 billion.

The Australian courts, government and media are baying for blood.
But the billion-dollar question is — will Skase outfox them all?

To binge more incredible podcast episodes about 'Australia's
fugitive entrepreneur,' the billionaire con man Christopher
Skase, hosted by Mark Humphries; search 'Rewind Skase: Fall of a
Tycoon podcast' on the ABC listen App (Australia), or wherever
you get your podcasts.