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Just Released “85,000” the Podcast

By Larry R. Katzen Former Managing Partner for the St. Louis office and Great Plains region and author of the book, “And You Thought Accountants Were Boring” LinkedIn larryrkatzen@icloud.com

You lived through it. Or you knew someone who did.

Twenty years in the making, on April 7th 2026 we released 85,000 the Podcast, the real story of Arthur Andersen’s demise - that has never been told before. Along with the full Production team at SLAP Studios LA, we could not be prouder to bring this story, our story, to light.     

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In early 2002, 85,000 people lost their jobs in countless countries worldwide in less than 100 days. How could this happen?  Especially when the Supreme Court later ruled 9-0 in our (Arthur Andersen's) favor - a unanimous decision

 Now, for the first time, the full true story is being told. 85,000 the Podcast is a 9-episode documentary-style video series that goes fully inside what really happened - the decisions, the consequences, and the 85,000 people whose lives were changed forever worldwide. With never-before-heard footage and countless hours of audio straight from the voices who lived it, 85,000 the Podcast finally gives us a way to bring light to a horrific injustice that affected so many of us.  

 “Our goal was simple: to preserve the legacy of Arthur Andersen with honesty, dignity, and accuracy. We wanted the world to understand the human cost of what happened, not just the headlines, but the stories of careers disrupted, reputations tarnished, and families forever changed.”

 LISTEN NOW  - Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube.and 85KPodcast.com   

 Thank you for keeping the Andersen spirit alive all these years.

Larry R. Katzen