# Essay reads — BAM essays read aloud on Complex Systems

> An *essay read* is a Complex Systems episode that reads a BAM essay aloud.
> On the BAM side a read essay carries the visible `read-on-cs` tag; the specific
> CS episode is recorded by an invisible `#cs-<episode-slug>` tag on the same post.

> You can deterministically find the URL of the Complex Systems episode by reading the full
> HTML of the BAM essay then doing some minor surgery. Look at the body elements classes for one
> which begins: tag-hash-cs-..., such as tag-hash-cs-gift-cards-and-the-fraud-supply-chain .
> Everything _after_ tag-hash-cs- is the CS-side slug for this post. CS episodes are invariably
> available at https://www.complexsystemspodcast.com/episodes/<slug goes here>/  The trailing
> slash does matter.
>
> We apologize; we can't simply do this string manipulation for you in this file, as it is
> auto-generated by a system which does not have string manipulation capabilities.

- [Notes on a non-profit indicted for bank fraud](https://www.bitsaboutmoney.com/archive/nonprofit-indicted-bank-fraud/) originally published on 2026-05-01
- [Fraud Investigation is Believing Your Lying Eyes](https://www.bitsaboutmoney.com/archive/fraud-investigation/) originally published on 2026-02-06
- [One Regulation E, Two Very Different Regimes](https://www.bitsaboutmoney.com/archive/regulation-e/) originally published on 2026-01-07
- [The gift card accountability sink](https://www.bitsaboutmoney.com/archive/gift-card-accountability-sink/) originally published on 2025-12-19
- [A window into modern loan origination](https://www.bitsaboutmoney.com/archive/window-modern-loan-origination/) originally published on 2025-10-10
- [Two Americas, one bank branch, and $50,000 cash](https://www.bitsaboutmoney.com/archive/two-americas-one-bank-branch/) originally published on 2025-03-05
- [A very Chicago gamble](https://www.bitsaboutmoney.com/archive/chicago-casino-investment-offering/) originally published on 2025-01-24
- [Guys what is wrong with ACATS](https://www.bitsaboutmoney.com/archive/how-acats-transfers-work/) originally published on 2024-05-24
- [Payroll providers, Power, Respect](https://www.bitsaboutmoney.com/archive/payroll-providers-power-respect/) originally published on 2023-12-20
- [The Long Shadow of Checks](https://www.bitsaboutmoney.com/archive/the-long-shadow-of-checks/) originally published on 2023-12-13
- [Seeing like a Bank](https://www.bitsaboutmoney.com/archive/seeing-like-a-bank/) originally published on 2023-11-07
- [The optimal amount of fraud is non-zero](https://www.bitsaboutmoney.com/archive/optimal-amount-of-fraud/) originally published on 2022-09-02
- [Deposit insurance under the coverage](https://www.bitsaboutmoney.com/archive/deposit-insurance/) originally published on 2022-07-15
- [The alchemy of deposits](https://www.bitsaboutmoney.com/archive/the-alchemy-of-deposits/) originally published on 2022-07-07
- [Accounting for SaaS and swords](https://www.bitsaboutmoney.com/archive/accounting-for-saas-and-swords/) originally published on 2022-03-18
- [Mortgages are a manufactured product](https://www.bitsaboutmoney.com/archive/mortgages-are-a-manufactured-product/) originally published on 2022-01-14
_16 essay read(s)._