The Adventures of LOLA BADIOLA

Chapter 48: Corruption

February 02, 2023 Sam Gratton Season 1 Episode 48
The Adventures of LOLA BADIOLA
Chapter 48: Corruption
Show Notes

Lola has a conversation with a mysterious man in a bar that makes her reconsider events in the past.

In this chapter we explain three everyday expressions. When do you need to be ON YOUR GUARD at work? What activities are your BREAD AND BUTTER? And do you expect to get a promotion SOONER RATHER THAN LATER?

We discuss an appropriate idiom for international professionals - WHEN IN ROME DO AS THE ROMANS.

However, most of this class is focused on CORRUPTION. We look at the work of Transparency International investigating levels of corruption in different countries around the world. We explain the terms BRIBE and BLACKMAIL and how they are both examples of WHITE-COLLAR CRIME. Finally, we explain what happens when a crime is COVERED UP.

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