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133. 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. –––-–---------------------------------------- BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ –––-–---------------------------------------- DONATE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SwindledPodcast.com/Support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CONSUME: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SwindledPodcast.com/Shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ –––-–---------------------------------------- MUSIC: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Deformr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ –––-–---------------------------------------- FOLLOW: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SwindledPodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thanks for listening. :-) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Bonus: The Foundation (New Era Philanthropy)

A prominent Christian businessman operates a massive, "too-good-to-be-true," charity-based Ponzi scheme. –––-–---------------------------------------- BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ ⁠Spotify⁠ [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/valuedlistener/subscribe] ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/swindled/id1308717668] ⁠Patreon⁠ [https://www.patreon.com/swindled] –––-–---------------------------------------- DONATE: ⁠SwindledPodcast.com/Support⁠ [http://www.swindledpodcast.com/support] CONSUME: ⁠SwindledPodcast.com/Shop⁠ [http://www.swindledpodcast.com/shop] –––-–---------------------------------------- MUSIC: ⁠Deformr⁠ [https://deformr.bandcamp.com/] –––-–---------------------------------------- FOLLOW: * ⁠SwindledPodcast.com⁠ [https://www.swindledpodcast.com/] * ⁠Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/SwindledPodcast] * ⁠Twitter.com⁠ [http://www.twitter.com/SwindledPodcast] * ⁠TikTok⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@swindledpodcast] * ⁠Facebook⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/SwindledPodcast] Thanks for listening. :-) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

132. 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. –––-–---------------------------------------- BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/valuedlistener/subscribe] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.patreon.com/swindled] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/swindled/id1308717668] –––-–---------------------------------------- DONATE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SwindledPodcast.com/Support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.swindledpodcast.com/support] CONSUME: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SwindledPodcast.com/Shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.swindledpodcast.com/shop] –––-–---------------------------------------- MUSIC: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Deformr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://deformr.bandcamp.com/] –––-–---------------------------------------- FOLLOW: * ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SwindledPodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.swindledpodcast.com/] * ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/SwindledPodcast] * ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.twitter.com/SwindledPodcast] * ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@swindledpodcast] * ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/SwindledPodcast] Thanks for listening. :-) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

131. 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. –––-–---------------------------------------- BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/valuedlistener/subscribe] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.patreon.com/swindled] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/swindled/id1308717668] –––-–---------------------------------------- DONATE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SwindledPodcast.com/Support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.swindledpodcast.com/support] CONSUME: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SwindledPodcast.com/Shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.swindledpodcast.com/shop] –––-–---------------------------------------- MUSIC: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Deformr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://deformr.bandcamp.com/] –––-–---------------------------------------- FOLLOW: * ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SwindledPodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.swindledpodcast.com/] * ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/SwindledPodcast] * ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.twitter.com/SwindledPodcast] * ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@swindledpodcast] * ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/SwindledPodcast] Thanks for listening. :-) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Rerun: 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. –––-–---------------------------------------- BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠ [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/valuedlistener/subscribe] ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠ [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/swindled/id1308717668] ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ [https://www.patreon.com/swindled] –––-–---------------------------------------- DONATE: ⁠⁠SwindledPodcast.com/Support⁠⁠ [http://www.swindledpodcast.com/support] CONSUME: ⁠⁠SwindledPodcast.com/Shop⁠⁠ [http://www.swindledpodcast.com/shop] WATCH: ⁠⁠SwindledVideo.com⁠⁠ [http://www.swindledvideo.com/] –––-–---------------------------------------- MUSIC: ⁠⁠Deformr⁠⁠ [https://deformr.bandcamp.com/] –––-–---------------------------------------- FOLLOW: * ⁠⁠SwindledPodcast.com⁠⁠ [https://www.swindledpodcast.com/] * ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/SwindledPodcast] * ⁠⁠Twitter.com⁠⁠ [http://www.twitter.com/SwindledPodcast] * ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@swindledpodcast] * ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/SwindledPodcast] Thanks for listening. :-) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]