Swindled
Utilizes narrative storytelling, archival audio, and immersive soundscapes to explore true stories of white-collar criminals, con artists, and corporate evil. From corruption and fraud to Ponzi schemes and environmental disasters, these financially motivated crimes have shaped our world in unimaginable ways. All in the name of greed.
Become a ValuedListener™ at ValuedListener.com
- Update frequency
- every 15 days
- Average duration
- 59 minutes
- Episodes
- 153
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
13. The Pharma Bro (Martin Shkreli)
A young pharmaceutical company CEO raises the price of a drug for a rare disease and becomes the "most hated man in America". Prelude: Valeant Pharmaceuticals pioneers a new business model for the ph…
00:59:57 |
Mon 28 May 2018
12. The Televangelist (Jim Bakker)
A popular evangelical preacher's financial and sexual scandals topple his Christian entertainment empire. Prelude: The secrets of faith healer Peter Popoff are revealed.
–––-–------------------------…
01:00:57 |
Sun 13 May 2018
11. The Hitman (Frank Howard)
A quintessential family man embezzles millions of dollars from his employer to fund a love affair and the attempted murder of his wife. Prelude: A multi-millionaire motivational speaker solicits help…
00:45:33 |
Sun 29 Apr 2018
10. The Judges (Kids for Cash)
Two Luzerne County judges are accused of accepting over $2 million in kickbacks in exchange for imposing harsh sentences on juveniles to increase occupancy at for-profit detention centers. Prelude: L…
00:50:39 |
Sun 15 Apr 2018
09. The Leak (Bhopal Gas Disaster)
An American company avoids accountability for its role in an accident at a pesticide plant in Bhopal, India. The effects of the tragedy have lasted decades, accounting for over 20,000 deaths and half…
00:44:53 |
Sun 01 Apr 2018
08. The Impostor (Jimmy Sabatino)
A serial con man uses multiple aliases and his gift of gab to bilk victims out of millions of dollars worth of hotel rooms, jewelry, clothes, and electronics. Prelude: William Douglas Street Jr. assu…
00:40:40 |
Sun 18 Mar 2018
07. The Treasurer (Budd Dwyer)
An honest, hardworking politician reaches his breaking point after becoming entangled in a bribery scandal. Prelude: A shocking discovery is made after the death of Illinois Secretary of State, Paul …
00:40:30 |
Sun 04 Mar 2018
06. The Contraceptive (Dalkon Shield)
A pharmaceutical company looks the other way as its promising new birth control product, the Dalkon Shield intrauterine device (IUD), endangers the lives of more than 2 million women around the world…
00:44:45 |
Sun 18 Feb 2018
05. The Delivery Man (Brian Wells)
A bizarre bank robbery in Erie, Pennsylvania involving a pizza delivery man and an improvised collar bomb leads to a scavenger hunt full of explosions, bodies, and double-crosses. Prelude: The teenag…
00:42:40 |
Sun 04 Feb 2018
04. The Canal (Love Canal)
Once envisioned as a model community, the neighborhood of Love Canal in Niagara Falls, New York, became the victim of a massive, man-made environmental disaster. Prelude: James Denney, a Missouri far…
00:43:10 |
Sun 21 Jan 2018
03. The Treasure Hunter (Tommy Thompson)
An incredible discovery of sunken treasure leads to a manhunt for the person who investigators have called "one of the smartest fugitives ever". Prelude: A millionaire art dealer named Forrest Fenn r…
00:33:06 |
Sun 07 Jan 2018
02. The Horse Queen (Rita Crundwell)
A municipal employee embezzles over $50 million from the city of Dixon, Illinois, to support her extravagant lifestyle and expensive hobby. Prelude: History of Ronald Reagan's oft-repeated maxim, "Tr…
00:33:29 |
Sun 07 Jan 2018
01. The Lucky Winner (Eddie Tipton)
An unclaimed, jackpot-winning lottery ticket purchased in Iowa leads to a cross-continent search for the winner. Prelude: Nick Perry, a local TV celebrity in Pittsburgh, rigs the Pennsylvania lottery…
00:33:43 |
Sun 07 Jan 2018
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are the property of A Concerned Citizen. This content is not affiliated with or endorsed by eachpod.com.