Swindled

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]

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]

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]

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]

A self-proclaimed “socially conscious” entrepreneur uses church seminars and motivational speeches to lure investors into a nationwide Ponzi scheme. Prelude: "King" Perry Santillo and Chris Parris perpetuate a financial fraud to which they had fallen victim. –––-–---------------------------------------- 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]