Swindled has been announced as the winner of 'Best True Crime Podcast' and runner-up for 'Best Overall Podcast' in the 2019 Discover Pods Awards. Very cool. Thank you for voting.
2019-11-21 18:01:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Today is Patreon's #ThankYouPatrons day. I just wanted to take a minute to express gratitude for your continued support of this little project. You have legitimately changed my lif...
2019-11-19 18:22:21 +0000 UTC View Post
An impostor in New Zealand manipulates young men and women with manufactured digital personas.
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2019-11-14 21:54:09 +0000 UTC View Post
A coal mining disaster in Utah places the mine's owner in the media spotlight.
Prelude: The Sago Mine disaster leads to renewed scrutiny on mine safety.
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2019-11-08 23:17:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Swindled has been named a finalist for 'Best Overall Podcast' and 'Best True Crime Podcast' in the 2019 DiscoverPods Awards. It would mean a lot to me if ...
2019-11-05 15:09:57 +0000 UTC View Post
The owner of a Washington D.C. escort agency loses everything after becoming the subject of a federal investigation.
Prelude: Kristin M. Davis, the Manhattan Madam, runs for office after spen...
2019-10-25 12:39:39 +0000 UTC View Post
A successful trucking company is destroyed after it is inherited by the boss' greedy son.
Prelude: Hundreds of Falcon Transport employees are blindsided by the company's sudden closure.
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2019-10-09 14:16:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Missing money at a nonprofit organization leads to a violent attack on the executive that uncovers the truth.
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2019-10-07 01:55:39 +0000 UTC View Post
A Spanish woman becomes the president of a survivors group in the aftermath of the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, 2001.
Prelude: Fred Parisi, a New York City police officer, crea...
2019-09-27 19:27:07 +0000 UTC View Post
A New Jersey couple raises money on GoFundMe to repay a homeless man for his act of kindness.
Prelude: Ginny Irovando Long organizes a fundraiser for her terminally ill son.
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2019-09-13 19:48:20 +0000 UTC View Post
A chemical technician risks her life to expose corporate misdeeds at a nuclear facility in Oklahoma.
Prelude: Energy mogul Robert S. Kerr becomes the "uncrowned king of the Senate".
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A Concerned Citizen will be at Winter Hill Brewing Company on October 4th. Come hang out and try Winter Hill's Swindled-inspired "white-collar" IPA.
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A former Google executive establishes a "startup factory" in Opelika, Alabama to scam investors out of $1.9 million.
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A disastrous European tour reveals that an American rock band manufactured an entire fan base.
Prelude: German R&B duo, Milli Vanilli, are exposed for lip syncing.
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2019-08-15 14:08:17 +0000 UTC View Post
A French breast implant manufacturing company's method of cutting costs incites a global health scare.
Prelude: Concerns over safety issues related to silicone breast implants leads to a mora...
2019-08-01 13:28:43 +0000 UTC View Post
A Concerned Citizen and musician Trevor Howard from Swindled will be handing out handshakes and high-fives on September 7th at 6th & La Brea Brewery & Rest...
2019-07-18 23:52:25 +0000 UTC View Post
An international fraudster posing as a wealthy CEO utilizes a popular dating app to scam women out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Prelude: Maria Elvira Pinto Exposto, an Australian gran...
2019-07-16 16:02:21 +0000 UTC View Post
It has always been my goal to provide the ValuedListeners™ with physical rewards along with the digital bonuses. Personally, I think it's nice to have something tactile to show f...
2019-07-10 19:26:42 +0000 UTC View Post
A Russian-born con artist posing as a wealthy German heiress scams businesses and acquaintances in an attempt to develop her own art foundation in New York.
Prelude: Kari Ferrell's Brooklyn e...
2019-07-03 17:46:12 +0000 UTC View Post
We are having a little festival pre-party meet and greet on Friday, July 12th. It's FREE but there's limited space. RSVP here: 2019-07-02 23:29:04 +0000 UTC View Post
A Hungarian chess champion's prolific career of 'dining and dashing' spawns an unforgettable viral video.
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2019-06-24 21:53:20 +0000 UTC View Post
A 50-year-old artist from Northern Ireland starts a new life (of crime) in Italy.
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2019-05-15 03:14:38 +0000 UTC View Post
A business opportunity in the form of a revolutionary vending machine turns out to be a $60 million fraud.
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2019-05-02 03:51:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear ValuedListeners™,
I hope this finds you well. It's been a while since I've done one of these newsletters, so I thought I would drop-in and tell you what's been happening in the wonderf...
2019-04-30 20:36:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Recorded in a hotel in Stockholm.
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A young entrepreneur’s Girls Gone Wild franchise leads to a litany of legal issues related to tax evasion, bribery, and false imprisonment as well as accusations of sexual assault.
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2019-04-01 03:28:24 +0000 UTC View Post
I'll be attending a meet-up in Ft. Worth, TX this weekend (Saturday, March 30) with a bunch of other cool podcasters. You can find more information about this FREE event here: 2019-03-28 23:23:58 +0000 UTC View Post
