{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"2489 FBF: Ben Mezrich - Dangerous Putin - Is Russia Living in a State of Crony Capitalism and Do Rich Russians Invest in the U.S.","description":"This Flashback Friday is from episode 547 published on July 28, 2015. Vladimir Putin\u2019s rise to the top is a Shakespearean drama. Putin the President was created by a group of wealthy businessmen to replace Boris Yeltsin. While believing they found a man who aligned with their own desires to keep the money at the top, Putin had different ideas. He successfully brought down elite families who disagreed with his politics. Russians embraced the leader and made him one of most popular Russian presidents of all time. Ben Mezrich shares his journey of writing his latest book, soon to be movie, Once Upon a Time in Russia. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Mentions: JasonHartman.com reviews@investwithjason.com Ben Mezrich  Bringing Down the House&amp;nbsp;  The Accidental Billionaires  Once Upon A Time in Russia&amp;nbsp; @benmezrich &amp;nbsp; _______________________________________________________________ &amp;nbsp;  https:\/\/empoweredinvestor.com\/wednesday https:\/\/empoweredinvestorpro.com Contact our Investment Counselors today! Get your FREE account today at https:\/\/PropertyTracker.com\/ Join our FREE Masterclass every second Wednesday of the month  https:\/\/EmpoweredInvestor.com\/Wednesday Check out our properties at  https:\/\/EmpoweredInvestor.com or  https:\/\/empoweredinvestormarketplace.com\/app\/search Check out Jason Ai&amp;nbsp;EmpoweredInvestor.com\/Ai &amp;nbsp; Follow Jason on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM &amp;amp; LINKEDIN  Twitter.com\/JasonHartmanROI  Instagram.com\/jasonhartman1\/  Linkedin.com\/in\/jasonhartmaninvestor\/ Call our Investment Counselors at: 1-800-HARTMAN (US) or visit:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.jasonhartman.com\/ Free Class: &amp;nbsp;Easily get up to $250,000 in funding for real estate, business or anything else:&amp;nbsp;http:\/\/JasonHartman.com\/Fund CYA Protect Your Assets, Save Taxes &amp;amp; Estate Planning: http:\/\/JasonHartman.com\/Protect Get wholesale real estate deals for investment or build a great business \u2013 Free Course:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.jasonhartman.com\/deals Special Offer from Ron LeGrand: https:\/\/JasonHartman.com\/Ron Free Mini-Book on Pandemic Investing:  https:\/\/www.PandemicInvesting.com &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Creating Wealth Real Estate Investing with Jason Hartman","author_url":"http:\/\/www.jasonhartman.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/43568879\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/208305664"}