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American true crime podcast
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Swindle .
Podcast
Swindled Hosted by "A Concerned Citizen" Genre True crime Language English Audio format Podcast No. of seasons5 No. of episodes80 Original release January 7, 2018 (2018-01-07 ) Website swindledpodcast .com
Swindled is an American true crime podcast written and hosted by an anonymous "concerned citizen", who has never revealed his identity. The scripted series explores the world of white-collar crime , political corruption, and corporate greed .[ 1]
A German translation of the series titled Schmutzige Geschäfte launched on November 19, 2018.[ 2]
Episodes
Season 1
Episode
Title
Subject
Prelude
Date
1
The Lucky Winner
Eddie Tipton
Triple Six Fix
January 7, 2018
2
The Horse Queen
Rita Crundwell
Trust, but verify
January 7, 2018
3
The Treasure Hunter
Tommy Thompson
Fenn treasure
January 7, 2018
4
The Canal
Love Canal
Denney Farm Chemical Spill
January 21, 2018
5
The Delivery Man
Brian Wells
Mosman bomb hoax
February 4, 2018
6
The Contraceptive
Dalkon Shield
Nelson Pill Hearings
February 18, 2018
7
The Treasurer
Budd Dwyer
Paul Powell
March 4, 2018
8
The Impostor
Jimmy Sabatino
William Douglas Street Jr.
March 18, 2018
9
The Leak
Bhopal Gas Disaster
1985 Institute, West Virginia Union Carbide Plant Leak
April 1, 2018
10
The Judges
Kids for Cash
Greg Skrepenak
April 15, 2018
11
The Hitman
Frank Howard
Jeffrey Locker
April 29, 2018
12
The Televangelist
Jim Bakker
Peter Popoff
May 13, 2018
13
The Pharma Bro
Martin Shkreli
Valeant Pharmaceuticals
May 28, 2018
14
The Association
FIFA
Colin Fowles
June 14, 2018
15
The Gigolo
Richard Bailey
Tommy "The Sandman" Burns
July 1, 2018
Season 2
Episode
Title
Subject
Prelude
Date
1
The Canoe Man
John Darwin
David Friedland
September 9, 2018
2
The Lawsuit
McDonald's Hot Coffee
Bigbee v. Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
September 23, 2018
3
The Tycoon
Allen Stanford
Michael Marin
October 7, 2018
4
The Fyre Festival
Billy McFarland
Lapland New Forest
October 21, 2018
5
The Hostage
Tony Kiritsis
Clay Allen Duke
November 4, 2018
6
The Contestant
Charles Ingram
Michael Larson
November 18, 2018
7
The Psychic
Sylvia Browne
Miss Cleo
December 2, 2018
8
The Deputy
Frankie Bybee
Charles "Joe" Gliniewicz
December 16, 2018
9
The Mogul
Lou Pearlman
Alan Bond
January 6, 2019
10
The Formula
Nestlé Boycott of 1977
Chinese Baby Milk Scandal
January 20, 2019
11
The Body Snatcher
Michael Mastromarino
Tri-State Crematory
February 3, 2019
12
The Mayor
Kwame Kilpatrick
Murder of Tamara Greene
February 17, 2019
13
The Sting
Abscam
Mel Weinberg
March 2, 2019
14
The Downline
Herbalife
Glenn W. Turner
March 17, 2019
15
The Producer
Joe Francis
Bumfights
April 1, 2019
Season 3
Episode
Title
Subject
Prelude
Date
1
The Socialite
Anna Delvey
Kari Ferrell
July 7, 2019
2
The Match
Simon Leviev
Maria Elvira Pinto Exposto
July 21, 2019
3
The Implants
Poly Implant Prothèse
Dow Corning
August 4, 2019
4
The Tour
Jered Threatin
Milli Vanilli
August 18, 2019
5
The Whistleblower
Karen Silkwood
Robert S. Kerr
August 31, 2019
6
The Fundraiser
Johnny Bobbit Jr.
Ginny Irovando Long
September 14, 2019
7
The Survivor
Tania Head
Fred Parisi
September 28, 2019
8
The Family Business
Doug Pielsticker
Falcon Transport
October 13, 2019
9
The Madam
Deborah Jeane Palfrey
Kristin M. Davis
October 27, 2019
10
The Mine
Crandall Canyon Mine
Sago Mine
November 10, 2019
11
The GPO Girl
Samantha Azzopardi
Guerdwich Montimere
November 24, 2019
12
The Revenger
Hunter Moore
Kevin Bollaert
December 8, 2019
13
The Sultan
Anthony Gignac
Coingate
December 22, 2019
14
The Raid
Agriprocessors
Swift & Co.
January 12, 2020
15
The Switch
Flint Water Crisis
Lead contamination in Washington, D.C. drinking water
January 26, 2020
Season 4
Episode
Title
Subject
Prelude
Date
1
The Gamechanger
Belle Gibson
Jess Ainscough
May 10, 2020
2
The Pope
Dan Johnson
Dan Johnson
May 24, 2020
3
The Grant
Scott Westerhuis
Steven Sueppel
June 7, 2020
4
The Genius
Martin Frankel
Thomas Quinn
June 21, 2020
5
The Octopus
United Fruit Company /Chiquita
Dole Food Company
July 5, 2020
6
The Vigilante
Pat Johnson
Joe Stack
July 19, 2020
7
The Referee
Tim Donaghy
Joe Gagliano
August 3, 2020
8
The Treatment
Bayer AG
Ryan White
August 16, 2020
9
The Barefoot Bandit
Colton Harris Moore
Joshua Paul Calhoun
August 30, 2020
10
The I.M.O.M.
Peter Foster
John Chardon
September 12, 2020
11
The Space Program
Challenger Disaster
Vladimir Komarov
September 27, 2020
12
The Saint
Mother Teresa
Kevin Malarkey
October 11, 2020
13
The Pitchman
Don Lapre
Doug Grant
October 25, 2020
14
The Downfall
Marcus Schrenker
Raymond Roth
November 8, 2020
15
The Spill
Deepwater Horizon
Ixtoc I
November 22, 2020
Season 5
Episode
Title
Subject
Prelude
Date
1
The Atheist
Madalyn Murray O'Hair
Engel v. Vitale
April 11, 2021
2
The Well
Walkerton E. coli outbreak
Washington County Fair
April 25, 2021
3
The Bishop
John P. Tomkins
Luke Helder
May 9, 2021
4
The Ivy Leaguer
Esther Reed
James Hogue
May 23, 2021
5
The Bakery
Sandy Jenkins
Alvin Kennard
June 6, 2021
6
The Brand
Procter & Gamble
Fenholloway River
June 20, 2021
7
The Patriarch
Anthony Todt
John Chairmonte
July 4, 2021
8
The Ghost Writer
Anthony Godby Johnson
New Horizons Youth Ministries
July 18, 2021
9
The Scheme
Bernie Madoff
Samuel Israel III
August 29, 2021
10
The Outbreak
Peanut Corporation of America
Jensen Farms
September 12, 2021
11
The Inferno
The Station nightclub fire
E2 nightclub stampede
September 28, 2021
12
The Killdozer
Marvin Heemeyer
Thomas Leask
October 12, 2021
13
The Salesman
William J. McCorkle
Charles J. Givens
October 25, 2021
14
The OB/GYN
Javaid Perwaiz
Roger Beyer
November 11, 2021
15
The Explosion
2020 Beirut explosion
West Fertilizer Company explosion
December 6, 2021
Season 6
Episode
Title
Subject
Prelude
Date
1
The Vegan
Sarma Melngailis
PlantLab
March 16, 2022
2
The Pioneer
uBiome
Khalid Satary
April 3, 2022
3
The Verrückt
Schlitterbahn
Tyre Sampson
April 17, 2022
4
The Rockefeller
Christian Gerhartsreiter
Christophe Rocancourt
May 8, 2022
5
The Standoff
Ed & Elaine Brown
Montana Freemen
May 23, 2022
6
The Crusader
Nicholas Alahverdian
Michelle Rothgeb
June 5, 2022
7
The Perfect Trigger
Remington Arms
Henry Gordy Intl.
June 21, 2022
8
The Troubadour
Mark Leonard
Richmond, Indiana explosion
July 5, 2022
9
The Body Broker
Megan Hess
Arthur Rathburn
August 8, 2022
10
The Creamery
Blue Bell
Big Olaf
August 22, 2022
11
The Wagon
Richard Scrushy
Don Siegelman
September 19, 2022
12
The Label
Johnson & Johnson
DePuy
October 06, 2022
13
The Liability
Johnson & Johnson
Ethicon
October 23, 2022
14
The Crocodile
Heather Morgan & Ilya Lichtenstein
Alphabay
November 10, 2022
Bonus Episodes
Episode
Title
Subject
Date
1
The Promotion
McDonalds Monopoly
December 27, 2017
2
The Reef
Osborne Reef
December 27, 2017
3
The Fire
Marc Thompson
January 28, 2018
4
The Mortician
Jean Crump
March 6, 2018
5
The Homemaker
Martha Stewart
April 25, 2018
6
The Pole Saw
David Player and Gerald “Trey” Hardin
June 4, 2018
7
The Refugee
Wyclef Jean
July 22, 2018
8
The Tree Farm
Rachel Lee
December 8, 2018
9
The Convention
DashCon
January 27, 2019
10
The Boner King
Enzyte
March 6, 2019
11
The Vendor
Vendstar
May 1, 2019
12
The Portofino Pirate
Larissa Watson
May 14, 2019
13
The Chess Champion
Paul Charles Dozsa
June 24, 2019
14
The Conductor
Kyle Sandler
August 19, 2019
15
The Bookkeeper
Kim Williams
October 6, 2019
16
The Puppeteer
Natalia Burgess
November 14, 2019
17
The Promotion [Redux]
McDonalds Monopoly
January 5, 2020
18
The Neighbor
Carla Jones
March 3, 2020
19
VN4VL: Democracy Manifest
Updates for previous episodes
March 10, 2020
20
The Developer
Shannon Egeland
March 17, 2020
21
The Boner King [Redux]
Enzyte
April 1, 2020
22
VN4VL: Coronamania
Updates for previous episodes
June 1, 2020
23
The Sweepstakes
Pepsi Number Fever
August 18, 2020
24
The Birthday Party
Gary Milby
December 4, 2020
25
The Chili
Anna Ayala
December 23, 2020
26
VN4VL: Hunting for Love & Treasure
Updates for previous episodes
December 31, 2020
27
The Pigeon King
Arlan Galbraith
February 13, 2021
28
The Chemical
Film Recovery Systems
March 5, 2021
29
The Hero
Candace Clark
March 7, 2021
30
VN4VL: Kwame's Resurrection
Updates for previous episodes
June 26, 2021
31
The Beach House Sheriff
Todd Entrekin
August 1, 2021
32
The Pink Slime
Beef Products , Inc.
August 3, 2021
33
The Test
Brandy Murrah
November 3, 2021
34
The Healer
Michael Guglielmucci
December 16, 2021
35
The Money Doctor
W. Neil Gallagher
January 12, 2022
36
VN4VL: Synergy
Updates for previous episodes
February 18, 2022
37
The Canal [Redux]
Love Canal
May 1, 2022
38
VN4VL: Me Hate Greed
Updates for previous episodes
May 12, 2022
39
The Funky Munky
Tim Vasquez
May 27, 2022
40
The Mark
Elisah Spencer
July 14, 2022
41
The Imaginary Target
Denis Molla
July 15, 2022
42
The Coroner
Shannon Kent
August 11, 2022
43
VN4VL: Game is Afoot
Updates for previous episodes
September 2, 2022
44
The American Sniper
Chris Kyle
Reception
The show has received positive reviews from critics. Vulture named the series one of the "52 Great True-Crime Podcasts [of] the post-Serial boom".[ 1] The Star Tribune named the series one of its "10 must-listen true crime podcasts" in June 2018.[ 3] In August that year, Digital Trends included the series on its list of best true crime podcasts.[ 4] The Guardian also selected the series as its podcast "pick of the week" for the week of September 9, 2018.[ 5]
Accolades
Listed as #10 in "Top Subscriptions" on Apple Podcasts' Best of 2021[ 6]
Winner in the 2019 Discover Pods Awards for "Best True Crime Podcast"[ 7]
Runner-up in the 2019 Discover Pods Awards for "Best Overall Podcast" [ 7]
Runner-up in the 2018 Discover Pods Awards for "Best True Crime Podcast"[ 8]
Finalist in the 2018 Discover Pods Awards for "Best New Podcast"[ 8]
References