Swindled

By A Concerned Citizen

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 scheme... more

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January 30, 2026136. The Blueprint (Chris & Jeff George)
Twin brothers in Florida become pioneers of a pain clinic industry that fuels a nationwide opioid epidemic.
Prelude: Purdue Pharma introduces its new, extended-release painkiller called OxyContin.
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1h 17min
January 12, 2026Rerun: The Verrückt (Schlitterbahn)
Originally published April 17, 2022.
The quest to build the world's tallest water slide ends in tragedy. Prelude: A 14-year-old boy dies after falling from an amusement ride in Florida.
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1h 10min
December 24, 2025135. The Panama Papers (Mossack Fonseca)
The leaked files of a Panamanian law firm offer a glimpse into the offshore economy used by politicians, criminals, and celebrities to hide wealth, evade taxes, and launder money.
Prelude: The assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia, Malta's most feared investigative journalist.
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1h 24min
December 08, 2025Bonus: The Tic Tac Man (Bob McDonnell)
A Virginia governor and his wife are indicted after receiving lavish gifts from a local businessman.
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37min
November 24, 2025134. The Motherlode (Bre-X Minerals)
A tiny Calgary-based exploration company ignites a global market frenzy when it discovers the world's largest gold deposit before collapsing into one of the biggest frauds in mining history.
Prelude: The "Bushman of the Shuswap" flees society after uncovering a massive conspiracy.
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1h 20min
November 09, 2025133. The Fabulist (George Santos)
A newly elected congressman is expelled and prosecuted for financial crimes after his elaborate web of personal and professional lies unravels.
Prelude: JP Maroney's inventive "digital marketing arbitrage" is revealed to be a Ponzi scheme.
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1h 47min
October 12, 2025Bonus: The Foundation (New Era Philanthropy)
A prominent Christian businessman operates a massive, "too-good-to-be-true," charity-based Ponzi scheme.
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September 28, 2025132. The Mix-Up (Velsicol Chemical Company)
A catastrophic contamination strikes Michigan when an industrial chemical (PBB) is mistakenly mixed into cattle feed.
Prelude: Workers at a Texas chemical plant are turned into “zombies" after exposure to the toxic pesticide Phosvel.
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September 07, 2025131. The Utopia (Galt's Gulch Chile)
A proposed libertarian paradise in the Chilean countryside devolves into a spectacle of betrayal and broken promises.
Prelude: Lazarus Long's Principality of New Utopia.
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1h 38min
August 24, 2025Rerun: The Crusader (Nicholas Alahverdian)
Originally published June 5, 2022.
The untimely death of an outspoken advocate for foster children reveals his despicable double life. Prelude: A tragedy occurs after a woman in Rhode Island adopts eight children with developmental issues.
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