Episodios

  • Just Bribin'- Siemens
    May 3 2025

    This week we tackle a German giant in industrial engineering, Siemens (yes there is more than a few jokes about it). Siemens has survived through two world wars on the losing side, and still managed to keep the scandal alive into the early 2000s when the entire company was finally outed for its decades long practice of bribing government officials. Find out all the dirty details in this episode!

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    41 m
  • The I.T. Crowd- North Korea Edition
    Apr 24 2025

    This week we discuss Christina Marie Chapman and the scheme she helped perpetuate that brought workers into I.T. positions for U.S. companies. The only issue is that these workers allegedly had stolen identities and were actually taking jobs to steal secrets and funnel money into North Korean weapon's programs.

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    37 m
  • Murder with Mother- Sante and Kenneth Kimes
    Mar 21 2025

    On this season finale we discuss former millionaire's wife Sante Kimes who along with her son went on a rampage of murder and enslavement that saw them both end up in prison for over 100 years. What led this bad apple to not fall far from the tree? Find out on this week's episode

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    56 m
  • The Real Price of Bananas- United Fruit Company
    Mar 14 2025

    This week we find out what we are really paying for when we buy a bunch of bananas, The United Fruit Company, now Chiquita Brands International, has left a bloody history in its wake to being the largest banana provider. They've taken part in massacres, controlled governments, and even toppled some with the help of the CIA. We delve into it all on this week's episode!

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    54 m
  • Box Office Robbery- Weathervane Productions
    Mar 7 2025

    This week we talk about Weathervane Productions, a company backed by affluent men with ties to Wells Fargo, which gave them the appearance of reliability. They funded multiple box office participation trophies, but the funding deal they were peddling seemed too good to be true.

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    37 m
  • Grapes of Wrath- Wine Scams
    Feb 28 2025

    I love it when a plan doesn't come together, because it ends with us getting wine tipsy in a relaxed feel episode. This week there wasn't enough info to flesh out an entire episode so we instead talk about the history of wine and some recent scandals surrounding one of the oldest vices known to humanity.

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    42 m
  • Robbing Cradles- Tara Lee
    Feb 21 2025

    This week we sit down to discuss the story of Tara Lee who ran a private adoption agency. Tara always seemed to be able to match parents to children faster and cheaper than anywhere else, but as prospective parents soon found out, her methods for finding the mothers was seedy at best, and that's if they ever existed in the first place.

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    47 m
  • Free to be Corrupt- Chen Shui-bian
    Feb 14 2025

    This week we learn a little bit about the background of Taiwan, a country that has spent the last century in turmoil, and changing ruling hands twice. Recently there has been a push for their independence and hope was on the horizon with democratic elections, but their second democratically elected president, Chen Shui-bian, proved to be a little more corrupt than they hoped.

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    52 m
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