American Scandal

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American Scandal episodes

November 10 Benedict Arnold | The Politics of Betrayal | 5
Benedict Arnold is remembered as America’s ultimate traitor. But what did it mean to betray a country that was still being created? Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Alan Taylor untangles the messy reality of the American Revolution, when colonists were divided between Patriots and Loyalists, the survival of the new republic was far from certain, and the meaning of American identity was still being contested.
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38 min
November 09 LISTEN NOW: The First Wife
Many listened to the Dirty John podcast, which introduced the world to John Meehan, a dangerous serial predator who infiltrates the life of Debra Newell and ultimately dies at the hand of her daughter, Terra. But there was an overlooked story that’s now being told, in full, for the first time.
In The First Wife: John Meehan’s Reign of Terror, Tonia Bales recounts her harrowing experiences as John’s wife of 10 years and the mother of their daughters, Emily and Abby. Highlighting new details and revelations, Tonia shares the abuse she suffered from the man she once believed to be her soulmate, but who ultimately revealed himself as a coercive and controlling terrorist. Through exclusive archival materials and all-new interviews with the people who knew her and John best, uncovering long-held secrets and including perspective from their daughters, Tonia embarks on a re-investigation of the man she thought she knew. The multiple bombshells she unearths include one that will change her and her daughters’ lives forever.
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10 min
November 03 Benedict Arnold | The Execution | 4
Benedict Arnold’s plot to betray West Point comes crashing down. As Arnold escapes into British hands, the conspiracy is exposed—and someone else is left to pay the ultimate price for his treason.
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38 min
October 27 Benedict Arnold | The Spymaster | 3
Benedict Arnold entrusts British spymaster John André with the intelligence needed to seize West Point. But André’s dangerous journey back through enemy territory will determine the fate of the war—and whether or not they will both face the gallows.
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36 min
October 26 Listen Now— Over My Dead Body: Operation Sideswipe
A Hollywood stuntwoman turned personal injury attorney. A handsome disbarred lawyer with a dark past. And an elaborate scheme that leads to murder.
Vanessa Motta gives up a career of fake car crashes for real ones. But her law career in New Orleans gets off to a rocky start — until she meets Sean Alfortish, a charming man who offers her the perfect space for her law office. Vanessa and Sean fall hard for each other, and as a former lawyer himself, Sean becomes her mentor. So, what if he's done some prison time for fraud?
When Sean introduces Vanessa to one of the city's most prolific case runners, Cornelius Garrison, the money starts rolling in. Cornelius brings her a steady stream of accident victims looking to sue. There's just one problem: the accidents aren't real. And once the secret gets out, someone will have to pay.
Reported and hosted by Mitch Moxley, Over My Dead Body: Operation Sideswipe is a six-part series about greed, betrayal, and who gets thrown under the bus when everything is on the line.
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7 min
October 20 Benedict Arnold | West Point | 2
Benedict Arnold secures command of the Continental Army’s most important fortress and begins weakening it from within. But before he can deliver it to the British, he must arrange a dangerous, clandestine meeting that could alter the course of the Revolution.

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36 min
October 13 Benedict Arnold | The Hero of Saratoga | 1
Revolutionary war general Benedict Arnold inspires American forces to a pivotal victory. But instead of being hailed as a hero, Arnold faces stolen credit, political attacks, mounting debt, and public humiliation. Pushed to his breaking point, he begins down the path toward the most infamous betrayal in American history.
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40 min
October 12 Listen Now: Audible True Crime – Ghost Story
Audible True Crime is a dedicated podcast feed where we bring you the best podcasts in true crime, with episodes dropping every single week.
Just in time for spooky season, we’re releasing a show called Ghost Story, a series about a hidden family secret, unexplainable events and jaw-dropping coincidences. Tristan Redman doesn’t believe in ghosts. But weird things happened in his teenage bedroom. And when he discovers later that occupants of his family home have seen the ghost of a faceless woman, he’s intrigued. Because it just so happens that his wife’s great grandmother, Naomi Dancy, was murdered in the house next door…killed by two gunshots to the face.
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10 min
October 06 Varsity Blues | The Admissions Game | 5
The parents caught in Varsity Blues went to extraordinary lengths to get their kids into elite colleges. But the system was already tilted in their favor. Journalist Paul Tough explains how decades of rising competition, college rankings and enrollment management transformed higher education into a marketplace where wealth can open doors — and why fixing it may require changing the way America thinks about college itself.
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37 min
September 29 Varsity Blues | The Admissions Process | 4
Federal investigators uncover Rick Singer’s college admissions scheme, sparking national outrage.
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38 min