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Stickers have arrived!

The ValuedListener™ stickers will begin shipping soon. I have to pack and send quite a few of these (while writing/producing the season finale) so please be patient. You can help me out by verify...

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29. The Downline (Herbalife)

A multi-level marketing company becomes a global success despite accusations of dangerous products and exploitation. 

Prelude: The peaks and valleys of Glenn W. Turner’s pyramid scheme...

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BONUS 10: The Boner King (Enzyte)

Led by an effective advertising campaign (Smilin' Bob), an herbal supplement company's popular male enhancement pill is revealed to be a $500 million fraud.

Explicit content warning!

Th...

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Stencil

DO NOT spray this on every bank in your hometown.

http://www.swindledpodcast.com/stencil

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28. The Sting (Abscam)

The FBI turns to a career con artist to assist with an undercover sting operation that ensnares multiple members of the United States Congress.

Prelude: Mel Weinberg’s lifetime of scams fin...

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Opt-in: ValuedListener™ Stickers

LAST CALL!


Click the little ♥ heart icon on this post before March 15th to receive a free ValuedListener™ sticker.

Must be a current ValuedListener™ at the ...

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27. The Mayor (Kwame Kilpatrick)

A young politician ruins a promising career with numerous financial and sexual scandals.

Prelude: The unsolved murder of Tamara Greene.

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Mail Day! (Art Prints)

The second (and final) wave of the anniversary art prints are being shipped today. Thank you for your patience.

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26. The Body Snatcher (Michael Mastromarino)

A prominent oral surgeon embarks on a new career path after an addiction to painkillers leads to the loss of his dental license. 

Prelude: A horrifying discovery is made at the Tri-State...

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BONUS 09: The Convention (DashCon)

Financial and logistical mismanagement causes a Tumblr fan convention to fall apart.

Thanks for being a ValuedListener™!  :-)

Use coupon code PATRON20 to receive...

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Newsletter - January 2019

Dear Valued Listeners™, 

That’s your new name. Do you like it? 


I ...

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25. The Formula (Nestlé Boycott of 1977)

An international boycott ensues after a multinational corporation is accused of contributing to the deaths of millions of infants around the world.

Prelude: Baby milk tainted with an industri...

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I don't ask for much...

But if you have an extra minute or two, please consider dropping a few nice lines about Swindled in the comments of that article. Thanks!

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24. The Mogul (Lou Pearlman)

An aviation entrepreneur creates the boyband craze of the nineties and one of the longest running Ponzi schemes in American history.

Prelude: In Australia, Alan Bond is remembered as both a n...

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Opt-in: Anniversary Art Print

Update 02/13/10
This reward has ended. If you liked this post before this announcement, you should have received your print or will be receiving it soon. If you missed out, you can purchase one...

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Newsletter - December 2018

Happy holidays everyone! I can’t believe it has almost been a year since this thing started. How far we have come...

New website is live!

The Swindled website has had quite a face...

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Anniversary Gift: Poster or Print?

UPDATE: Art print it is! Be on the lookout for the opt-in post in a few weeks.

I'm planning to give you all the artwork above as a gift for Swindled's one-year anniversary i...

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23. The Deputy (Frankie Bybee)

A law enforcement officer goes beyond the call of duty in order to steal money from an elderly woman.

Prelude: A fallen hero's criminal nature is exposed after he is killed in the line of dut...

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BONUS 08: The Tree Farm (Rachel Lee)

A psychic employs her family to embezzle millions of dollars from a lonely tree farmer.

Thanks for being a ValuedListener™!  :-)

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Enamel Pins!

Just added these 1" enamel pins to the Shop. They're $5. ($1 off if you use the PATRON20 discount code).

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22. The Psychic (Sylvia Browne)

A self-proclaimed psychic makes a fortune by using her supernatural powers to help solve missing persons cases.

Prelude: The rise and fall of Miss Cleo and the Psychic Readers Network telepho...

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Newsletter - November 2018

Hello friends, old and new. Thank you for your continued support. A lot happened this month! Let’s get to it.


VOTE FOR SWINDLED

Swindled has been named a finalist ...

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Whoa.

I've been posting this on all of my social media accounts but not all of you follow me on those so here it goes again:

I am thrilled and honored to announce that Swindled is a finalist for both the ...

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Free (Temporary) Tattoo, Anybody?

UPDATE: All gone! There'll be more in the future. Send those pics!

I don’t know what else to do with these. So I’m giving my Patreon supporters first dibs. There are 100, well, 99 avail...

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21. The Contestant (Charles Ingram)

A British Army major and his wife devise a plan to cheat the popular television game show, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.

Prelude: Michael Larson's record-breaking performance on Press Your L...

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Mail Day!

Art prints for US patrons are being shipped today. International packages will be shipped by end of week.

Lapel pins for patrons who have reached 6 months of support will also be shipped this week.<...

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20. The Hostage (Tony Kiritsis)

The president of a mortgage company is taken hostage by a paranoid loan customer after allegations of mistreatment.

Prelude: Clay Allen Duke seeks vengeance on a superintendent of a Florida s...

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Newsletter - October 2018

Hello. Happy Halloween. 

I'm going to start releasing a monthly newsletter (like this one) exclusively on Patreon. The intention is to keep you all "in the loop" with what is going on wi...

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October Donation

This month's 5% donation will go to the DonorsChoose.org. The stated mission of DonorsChoose.org is to engage the public in public schools by giving people a simple, accountable and p...

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Art Prints

UPDATE: All gone!

8.5" x 11" hand-numbered art print.

If you want one, simply like this post. First come, first serve.

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