Swindled

An infamous First Amendment activist becomes the "most hated woman in America" then mysteriously disappears. Prelude: The constitutionality of state-sponsored prayer in public schools is challenged in...

11 Apr 20211h 8min

Originally published on August 19, 2020.A soda company's botched promotional game leads to unrest in the Philippines.–––-–----------------------------------------BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

6 Des 202019min

An explosion on a deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico leads to the largest oil spill in United States history. Prelude: More than 3.4 million barrels of crude oil leak into the ocean after an...

22 Nov 202055min

The president and chief executive of an Indianapolis wealth management company takes drastic measures to avoid prosecution. Prelude: A Long Island man's plan to escape his debts backfires.–––-–-------...

8 Nov 202044min

A multi-level marketing salesman advertises his get-rich-quick schemes on television and becomes the "King of Infomercials." Prelude: The founder of a nutrition company is suspected of his wife's myst...

25 Okt 202048min

Critics and former volunteers reveal the disturbing details of a Catholic nun's international mission to help the "poorest of the poor." Prelude: A six-year-old boy's journey to Heaven becomes a best-...

11 Okt 202051min

The organizational culture of the United States space program leads to one of the deadliest disasters in aeronautics history. Prelude: Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov embarks on a doomed mission to ...

27 Sep 202051min

An Australian con artist is arrested on multiple continents while indulging in "millions, models, and mayhem." Prelude: Novy Chardon disappears amid a divorce dispute with her millionaire husband.–––-...

12 Sep 202044min