Levittown Episode 4: 'How Is That Not Illegal'
An arrest in Levittown kicks off the next phase of an investigation. The central question for the prosecutors is: Is any of this a crime? And they’re on the clock. Levittown is a real-life horror st...
28 Maalis 202526min
They Bought Dream Homes in Tulum. Then Came the Nightmare
Tulum, Mexico has exploded in popularity since the early years of the pandemic. The area’s few Covid restrictions, picturesque beaches and laidback vibes attracted lockdown-weary travelers and helped ...
27 Maalis 202514min
Private Equity’s New Pitch: Investing Your 401(k)
Private equity is looking for new ways to raise capital. The industry has its eye on a $12 trillion piece of America’s retirement market. On today’s Big Take podcast, private equity reporter Allison ...
25 Maalis 202516min
Googling in the ChatGPT Era
Search is the most lucrative part of Google’s business. So when ChatGPT launched in 2022 and offered to answer users’ every question, it posed an existential threat to the company, forcing Google to r...
24 Maalis 202515min
Levittown Episode 3: The Hunter
It’s not just Levittown. The website hosting the doctored photos is the nexus of campaigns to harass women across the world. A victim in New Zealand helps to spark a global battle against the site and...
23 Maalis 202532min
Levittown Episode 2: ‘I’m Also on the Website’
Months after Kayla’s discovery, dozens of women in Levittown, a New York suburb on Long Island, learn they, too, are subjects of faked porn. Most are recent graduates of the local high school, and the...
22 Maalis 202530min
Levittown Episode 1: Me... But Not Me
SHOW DESCRIPTION New Year’s Eve. Levittown, New York. Word travels swiftly as one young woman tells the next: “You’re on the website.” Dozens of recent high-school graduates are finding out that their...
21 Maalis 202530min
Another Space-Obsessed Billionaire Has Entered the Chat
The International Space Station’s time in the stars will soon come to an end. NASA has said that the ISS is scheduled to be decommissioned in 2030 and replaced with a new station made by a private com...
20 Maalis 202516min
