The Blotter Presents

150: Athlete A and American Greed S13.E06


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[content warning for discussions of child sexual abuse, suicide]

Stephanie Green ventures back into the grim case against Larry Nassar with me this week, this time with Netflix's Athlete A, which sets itself apart from other properties by also making a case against USA Gymnastics, the Karolyi Ranch, and the messed-up ways we think about child athletes. If you watched At The Heart Of Gold, do you "need" to watch this one? And will you want a follow-up in a year's time?

Later, we delved into the case of Scott Menaged as told by S13.E06 of American Greed. Despite Stacy Keach's gusto-rrific voice-over and a pretty decent explainer on recession-market house-flipping, Stephanie and I still had questions about Menaged's credit-card scam...and his terrible jeans. Come for the indictment of abusive coaches, stay for the elision of scam process: it's The Blotter Presents, Episode 150.

SHOW NOTES

  • Athlete A
  • Stephanie and I talk about At The Heart Of Gold 
  • 30 For 30's "Heavy Medals" podcast season, on the Karolyi empire 
  • American Greed S13E06 
  • CNBC on "the risks of house-flipping"
  • StephanieEarlyGreen.com
  • Feals.com/blotter
  • bestevidence.fyi

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