Podcast · 74 episodes
American Scandal
by Audible · English
Every scandal begins with a lie. But the truth will come out. And then comes the fallout and the outrage. Scandals have shaped America since its founding. From business and politics to sports and society, we look on aghast as corruption, deceit and ambition bring down heroes and celebrities, politicians and moguls. And when the dust finally settles, we’re left to wonder: how did this happen? Where did they trip up, and who is to blame? From the creators of American History Tellers, Business Wars and Tides of History comes American Scandal, where we take you deep into the heart of America’s dark side to look at what drives someone to break the rules and what happens when they’re caught. Hosted by Lindsay Graham. Audible subscribers can listen to all episodes of American Scandal ad-free right now. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app.
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Varsity Blues | The Admissions Process | 4Operation Varsity Blues (college admissions cheating) and the admissions “side door” scheme, from Rick Singer’s calls to Rudy Meredith through FBI wiretaps, arrests, guilty pleas, sentencing, and…29 Sep 2026 · 38 min
Listen Now: My Mom’s MurderLauren Lee Malloy revisits her mother Lori Lee Malloy’s death, long believed to be natural causes (heart disease/hypertrophic cardiomyopathy), after receiving a Facebook message from a woman claiming…28 Sep 2026 · 5 min
Varsity Blues | Setting the Standard | 3Late-2016 to 2018 reenactment of Rick Singer’s college admissions fraud network (“side door” athlete designation) and standardized-test cheating, centered on Jane Buckingham and her son Jack, and…22 Sep 2026 · 37 min
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Varsity Blues | The Admissions Process | 4Operation Varsity Blues (college admissions cheating) and the admissions “side door” scheme, from Rick Singer’s calls to Rudy Meredith through FBI wiretaps, arrests, guilty pleas, sentencing, and…29 Sep 2026 · 38 min · 15 chapters
Listen Now: My Mom’s MurderLauren Lee Malloy revisits her mother Lori Lee Malloy’s death, long believed to be natural causes (heart disease/hypertrophic cardiomyopathy), after receiving a Facebook message from a woman claiming…28 Sep 2026 · 5 min · 2 chapters
Varsity Blues | Setting the Standard | 3Late-2016 to 2018 reenactment of Rick Singer’s college admissions fraud network (“side door” athlete designation) and standardized-test cheating, centered on Jane Buckingham and her son Jack, and…22 Sep 2026 · 37 min · 9 chapters
Varsity Blues | The Side Door | 2The episode follows Rick Singer’s college admissions cheating operation after elite private schools in Sacramento bar him.15 Sep 2026 · 38 min · 16 chapters
Varsity Blues | Future Stars | 1Episode 1 (“Future Stars”) of American Scandal dramatizes the start of the college admissions cheating scheme tied to Rick Singer, showing how privilege exploited the competitive admissions “arms…8 Sep 2026 · 39 min · 12 chapters
The Rosenbergs | Inside the CIA | 5The Rosenbergs’ Cold War espionage case as a lens for how the CIA works, why people spy, and how intelligence successes and failures are defined.1 Sep 2026 · 32 min · 10 chapters
The Rosenbergs | The Martyrs | 4The 1951 trial, conviction, sentencing, and execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg and Morton Sobel for conspiracy to commit espionage, followed by the aftermath and later historical reassessments.25 Aug 2026 · 40 min · 10 chapters
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The Rosenbergs | The Implosion | 3The FBI closes in on the Rosenberg spy ring by using courier Harry Gold’s testimony to identify David Greenglass, then pressuring David and Julius Rosenberg through surveillance, searches, and…18 Aug 2026 · 38 min · 14 chapters
The Rosenbergs | The Goose Chase | 2The Rosenbergs’ espionage network around the Manhattan Project, focusing on David Greenglass and Julius Rosenberg’s recruitment and courier system, then the postwar FBI hunt that identifies the…11 Aug 2026 · 38 min · 12 chapters
The Rosenbergs | The Cause | 1The early “cause” behind the Rosenberg espionage network—how Julius Rosenberg recruits his brother-in-law David Greenglass (and later David’s wife Ruth) to pass atomic-bomb information to Soviet…4 Aug 2026 · 38 min · 11 chapters
ENCORE: Challenger Disaster | What Really Happened | 4The Challenger disaster investigation (Jan–Mar 1986), focusing on the cold-weather failure of Thiokol’s solid rocket booster O-rings, the internal pressure to launch anyway, and the public hearings…28 Jul 2026 · 41 min · 11 chapters
Listen Now: I Am Not NicholasJournalist Jane MacSorley recounts her four-and-a-half-year investigation into a Glasgow COVID-ward arrest, where police claimed a fugitive wanted in Utah for rape (Nicholas Rossi) was actually an…22 Jul 2026 · 5 min · 1 chapter
ENCORE: Challenger Disaster | Launch Day | 3The lead-up to the January 28, 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger launch, focusing on Thiokol’s O-ring failure risk in sub-freezing temperatures, the contentious 8 p.m.21 Jul 2026 · 37 min · 13 chapters
ENCORE: Challenger Disaster | Acceptable Risk | 2November 1982–January 1986, the shuttle solid rocket booster O-ring controversy and “acceptable risk” decisions that set up the Challenger disaster; includes Thiokol/NASA disputes, cold-weather…14 Jul 2026 · 37 min · 13 chapters
Listen Now: Dan Taberski’s ManifestoDan Taberski’s six-part series about manifestos—how they channel rage into action, their power and danger, and whether people can get inspired without violence.13 Jul 2026 · 8 min · 4 chapters
ENCORE: Challenger Disaster | Bigger, Faster, Cheaper | 1The lead-up to the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, framed as “Bigger, Faster, Cheaper.” It traces how NASA’s push for frequent, reusable shuttle flights led to design and safety compromises,…7 Jul 2026 · 38 min · 8 chapters
Mafia Cops | The New Underworld | 5How U.S. organized crime evolved from traditional mafia “territory” and gambling/extortion into transnational trafficking, cybercrime, and corruption networks; how RICO and later law enforcement…30 Jun 2026 · 26 min · 13 chapters
Mafia Cops | The Rat | 4The NYPD corruption case against detectives Stephen Caracapa and Louis Eppolito, who allegedly sold police secrets to the mafia and later worked as paid assassins; the episode centers on how…23 Jun 2026 · 39 min · 10 chapters
Listen Now: Foul PlayEd Jervis and journalist Gabriel Gatehouse investigate whether CIA agents poisoned Ed’s grandad, Gordon Banks, in 1970 and whether it “cursed” English men’s football.22 Jun 2026 · 7 min · 3 chapters
Mafia Cops | The Crystal Ball | 3A New Jersey and New York mob investigation collapses after a mole disables surveillance, then later the FBI uses RICO and an informant to raid the Lucchese family—only for the mob’s “crystal ball”…16 Jun 2026 · 36 min · 12 chapters
New Season - Dr. Death: The CowboyDr. Death: The Cowboy follows a charming, cowboy-boot-wearing neurosurgeon who gained trust by promising care, then allegedly left patients with serious injuries and broken outcomes, while…10 Jun 2026 · 6 min · 1 chapter
Mafia Cops | Murder For Hire | 2In 1986–1990s New York, Lucchese underboss Anthony “Gaspipe” Casso survives a mob hit, then uses corrupt NYPD detectives Stephen Caracapa and Louis Eppolito (via intermediary Burton Kaplan) to…9 Jun 2026 · 36 min · 11 chapters
Mafia Cops | The Thin Blue Line | 1The episode traces how NYPD officers Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracapa allegedly became mafia “hit men” by leaking confidential police intelligence, protecting themselves from discipline, and later…2 Jun 2026 · 36 min · 10 chapters