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S04E13

The Pitchman

Don Lapre / Doug Grant

A multi-level marketing salesman advertises his get-rich-quick schemes on television and becomes the "King of Infomercials."

S04E12

The Saint

Mother Teresa / Kevin Malarkey

Critics and former volunteers reveal the disturbing details of a Catholic nun's international mission to help the "poorest of the poor."

S04E11

The Space Program

Challenger Disaster / Vladimir Komarov

The organizational culture of the United States space program leads to one of the deadliest disasters in aeronautics history.

S04E10

The I.M.O.M.

Peter Foster / John Chardon

An Australian con artist is arrested on multiple continents while indulging in "millions, models, and mayhem."

S04E09

The Barefoot Bandit

Colton Harris Moore

A teenager from the Pacific Northwest embarks on an international burglary spree.

S04E08

The Treatment

Bayer AG / Ryan White

A multinational pharmaceutical company with a dark past becomes the central figure of a contaminated blood product crisis.

S04E07

The Referee

Tim Donaghy / Joe Gagliano

A professional basketball referee uses his knowledge of the inner workings of the league to place bets on the games.

S04E06

The Vigilante

Pat Johnson / Joe Stack

A towing industry watchdog patrols the streets of Austin, Texas in search of a serial rock thrower.

S04E05

The Octopus

United Fruit Co. Dole Food Co.

One of the largest and most recognizable banana companies in the world has an exploitative and bloody history in Central America.

 
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Money truly is the root of all evil.

Swindled is a podcast that utilizes narrative storytelling, archival audio, and immersive soundscapes to tell true stories of white-collar criminals, con artists, and corporate evil.

The anonymous host, using “A Concerned Citizen” as his moniker, recounts tales of real life, financially motivated crimes including embezzlements, frauds, Ponzi schemes, environmental disasters, corporate negligence, corruption, and more.

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