American Scandal
Episodes
West Memphis Three | Beyond a Reasonable Doubt | 3
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Damien Echols and Jason Baldwin are put on trial for murdering three 8-year-old boys in West Memphis, Arkansas. Though the police have limited physica...
West Memphis Three | Crime and Punishment | 2
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A month after the brutal murders of three 8-year-old boys in West Memphis, Arkansas, a suspect confesses to police. His testimony leads to the arrest ...
West Memphis Three | The Devil comes to West Memphis | 1
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On May 5, 1993, three 8-year-old boys are brutally murdered in West Memphis, Arkansas. The tiny local police department launches an investigation but ...
Deepwater Horizon - Choosing Profits over the Planet | 5
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Journalist Zach Goldbaum has reported from the frontlines of the climate crisis, uncovering corruption, cover-ups, and corporate crimes that shape our...
Deepwater Horizon | The Insidious War | 4
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As oil continues to leak into the Gulf, BP claims it will “make it right”. But the company does everything they can to silence critics and hide th...
Listen Now: American History Tellers | The Mayflower
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Cold War, Prohibition, the Gold Rush, the Space Race. Every part of your life - the words you speak, the ideas you share - can be traced to our hi...
Deepwater Horizon | The Summer of Tears | 3
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When the Deepwater Horizon explodes on April 20, 2010, 11 men are killed, while the rest of the crew tries to escape the burning rig. In the days that...
Deepwater Horizon I The Well from Hell | 2
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When Chief Electronics Technician Mike Williams joins the Deepwater Horizon in 2009, he’s told it’s the safest rig in the world. But as BP rushes ...
Deepwater Horizon | No One Was Listening | 1
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the 1990s, BP executive John Browne bets the oil company’s future on high-risk, high-reward drilling projects. But BP’s thirst for profit comes...
The Plague of San Francisco | From Plague to COVID: What We Still Haven’t Learned | 5
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Physician and historian Dr. Howard Markel reflects on the legacy of the 1900 San Francisco plague and how its lessons still echo in today’s public h...
The Plague of San Francisco | The Golden City | 4
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Rupert Blue battles public apathy and political resistance to rally San Francisco behind his rat eradication campaign—only to see the city destr...
The Plague of San Francisco | Duty and Truth | 3
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The sharks are circling for Joseph Kinyoun. After trying and failing to convince San Francisco to take the plague seriously, his sole objective is now...
The Plague of San Francisco | The Wolf Doctor | 2
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With plague spreading in San Francisco, Dr. Joseph Kinyoun faces fierce resistance from a city and state desperate to protect its image. Unwilling to ...
The Plague in San Francisco | The Year of the Rat | 1
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When a deadly outbreak of bubonic plague hits San Francisco, a brilliant young bacteriologist named Joseph Kinyoun is tasked with stopping the spread....
The Massacre at My Lai | Interview | Rules of Engagement: How My Lai Changed the US Military | 5
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On March 16, 1968, American soldiers carried out what remains one of the most brutal war crimes in U.S. history. Over the course of a single morning, ...
The Massacre at My Lai | Justice on Trial | 4
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lieutenant William Calley stands trial for the murder of Vietnamese civilians at My Lai, becoming both the face of the massacre and a lightning rod fo...
The Massacre at My Lai | Hunting Down Calley | 3
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A soldier named Ron Ridenhour breaks the silence about Pinkville, writing a letter that alerts top officials in Washington to the rumors the Army trie...
The Massacre at My Lai | Pinkville | 2
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the morning of March 16, 1968, Charlie Company lands in the village of My Lai expecting to face hardened Viet Cong fighters. Instead, they find una...
The Massacre at My Lai | The Road to My Lai | 1
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In late 1967, the young men of Charlie Company arrive in Vietnam – ill-prepared, poorly led, and thrown into a brutal, confusing counterinsurgency. ...
Ruby Ridge Standoff | God, Guns, and Government: The Movement Shaping Modern Politics | 5
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sociologist Andrew Whitehead is a Christian worried about an influential force in modern politics: Christian nationalism. He joins Lindsay to discuss ...
Ruby Ridge Standoff | Down from the Mountain | 4
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Negotiators make a final attempt to resolve the standoff before an FBI assault team moves in with force. Later, both the Weavers’ and the government...
Ruby Ridge Standoff | Deadly Force | 3
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the fallout of the initial gun battle, the government sends dozens of highly-armed agents to Ruby Ridge. But as they work under a fog of bad inform...
Ruby Ridge Standoff | Northern Exposure | 2
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Randy Weaver is arrested on gun-related charges, but a mix-up over the trial date deepens the Weaver family’s extreme beliefs and sets the scene for...
Ruby Ridge Standoff | Visions of Armageddon | 1
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Radical Christian survivalist Randy Weaver moves his family into the remote mountains of Idaho to wait out the Apocalypse. But his growing involvement...
ENCORE Watergate | The Smoking Gun | 5
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Nixon fights the release of his secret tapes. But with the country thrust into a constitutional crisis, Nixon has to make a gut-wrenching de...
ENCORE: Watergate | The Cancer Within | 4
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Senate hearing sets in motion a new crisis. With the cover-up unraveling, White House counsel John Dean takes matters into his own hands.Be the first ...
ENCORE: Watergate | The Fifth Man | 3
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Woodward and Bernstein uncover a shocking revelation about President Nixon's chief of staff. But when their story is published, the reporters find the...
ENCORE: Watergate | The President's Decision | 2
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Washington Post begins investigating a mysterious crime. President Nixon confronts a crisis. Be the first to know about Wondery’s newest podcast...
ENCORE: Watergate | The Break In | 1
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Nixon’s reelection campaign hatches a plan. It's dangerous and risky. But it could secure a victory in the upcoming election. Be the first...
Georgia Tann Interview | Guest T.J. Raphael "Liberty Lost" Podcast Host | 5
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Decades after Georgia Tann’s black market adoption ring was exposed, similar patterns of coercion and control are still unfolding across the U.S. At...
The Woman Who Sold Babies | The Cold Hard Hand | 4
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As the 1940s draws to a close, Georgia Tann is still making thousands from her black-market baby ring. But although she’s been untouchable for the l...
The Woman Who Sold Babies | Sitting on a Goldmine | 3
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Georgia Tann turns her illegal adoption ring into a lucrative business, but questions start to be asked about the high number of children dying in Mem...
The Woman Who Sold Babies | Supply and Demand | 2
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Georgia Tann tightens her grip on adoption in the city of Memphis, with the help of a growing network of accomplices.Be the first to know about Wonder...
The Woman Who Sold Babies | The Judge's Daughter | 1
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the early 20th century, a young woman named Georgia Tann begins her career in social work and becomes determined to change adoption in America—ev...
ENCORE: Edward Snowden | Exile | 4
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Edward Snowden tries to flee to Ecuador. But the Obama administration counters with a surprise move, leaving Snowden trapped in Russia. Be the fi...
ENCORE: Edward Snowden | Going Public | 3
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Laura Poitras and Glenn Greenwald prepare to break their story. Edward Snowden goes on the run.Be the first to know about Wondery’s newest podcasts,...
ENCORE: Edward Snowden | Read, Write, Execute | 2
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Edward Snowden lands a job with the NSA. But when he stumbles on a shocking government secret, Snowden has to face a moral dilemma.Be the first to kno...
ENCORE: Edward Snowden | Meet the Press | 1
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Filmmaker Laura Poitras gets a tip from a mysterious informant. Despite the enormous risks, Poitras pursues the story, and teams up with reporter Glen...
Quiz Show Rigging | The Pressure Cooker | 5
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Television producers Howard Blumenthal and Bob Boden weren’t old enough to experience the quiz show scandal of the 1950s firsthand, but it had a maj...
Quiz Show Rigging | Deception | 4
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Twenty-One producer Dan Enright takes drastic action to keep the rigging scandal under wraps by discrediting his accuser, Herbert Stempel. But investi...
Quiz Show Rigging | Consolation Prize | 3
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As former quiz show champion Herbert Stempel watches Charles Van Doren continue his staged winning streak on Twenty-One, he threatens to go public wit...
Quiz Show Rigging | The Perfect Contestant | 2
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Herbert Stempel is given the opportunity of a lifetime when television producer Dan Enright offers him a guaranteed winning streak on the quiz show Tw...
Quiz Show Rigging | All the Answers | 1
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the 1950s, America was captivated by high-stakes television quiz shows like The $64,000 Question and Twenty-One, which promised everyday Americans ...
Muhammad Ali vs. The Draft | Black Athletes and Activism | 4
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Muhammad Ali risked his career and even his freedom to take a stand against the Vietnam War. He followed in the footsteps of men like baseball great J...
Muhammad Ali vs. The Draft | The Final Round | 3
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
By 1969, Muhammad Ali is at a crossroads, his career and freedom hanging in the balance as his draft evasion case reaches the Supreme Court. Behind cl...
Muhammad Ali vs. The Draft | What’s My Name? | 2
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 1967, Muhammad Ali officially refuses induction into the U.S. military, standing firm in his religious objection to the Vietnam War. He is stripped...
Muhammad Ali vs. The Draft | Heavyweight | 1
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As a young boxer in Louisville, Kentucky, Cassius Clay begins to hone his brash, flamboyant persona while climbing the ranks. After winning the heavyw...
Station Nightclub Fire | Ninety Seconds to Get Out | 4
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On February 20th, 2003, the rock band Great White took the stage at The Station nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island. But when they began their set...
Station Nightclub Fire | Lives Lost | 3
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After learning about the fire, the community of West Warwick is horrified at the devastation the tragedy caused. Victims and their families demand ans...
Station Nightclub Fire | No Exit | 2
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the night of February 20, 2003, excitement fills the Station as the crowd eagerly awaits a performance by Jack Russell and Great White. But seconds...
Station Nightclub Fire | Pyrotechnics | 1
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In February 2003, a small nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island called the Station gets set to host a performance by ‘80s rock band Great White. B...
Challenger Disaster | Revisiting the Tragedy | 5
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Like most people who were alive in 1986, filmmaker Steven Leckart remembers the Challenger disaster. He was a kid in elementary school at the time. Bu...
Challenger Disaster | What Really Happened | 4
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Following the Challenger disaster, engineers grapple with guilt and the consequences of raising concerns about the space shuttle’s flaws. Amidst pub...
Challenger Disaster | Launch Day | 3
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the tense hours leading up to the Challenger launch, engineers and managers at NASA and its contractor Morton Thiokol heatedly argue over whether t...
Challenger Disaster | Acceptable Risk | 2
24 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As NASA struggles to keep its ambitious launch schedule on track, engineers at contractor Morton Thiokol raise concerns about a key component of the s...
Challenger Disaster | Bigger, Faster, Cheaper | 1
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In January 1986, the Challenger Space Shuttle was poised to make history, carrying seven astronauts, including Christa McAuliffe, the first teacher an...
Lou Pearlman: Pop Music Con Man | Behind the Hit Charade | 4
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Journalist Tyler Gray was working in Orlando when he first heard about Lou Pearlman and his growing business empire. But it wasn’t until authorities...
Lou Pearlman: The Con Man of Pop | Bye, Bye, Bye | 3
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Following his split with the Backstreet Boys and NSYNC, Lou Pearlman finds it increasingly difficult to keep up appearances around his rapidly crumbli...
Lou Pearlman: The Con Man of Pop | Tearin’ Up My Heart | 2
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lou Pearlman is eager to replicate his success with the Backstreet Boys and secretly forms a second boy band, NSYNC. But as he continues to fund his e...
Lou Pearlman: The Con Man of Pop | I Want It That Way | 1
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lou Pearlman rises from humble beginnings in Queens, New York to launch a successful blimp and charter plane company called Trans Continental. In the ...
Houston Astros: Caught Stealing | Uncovering the Scheme | 5
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rumors were already swirling about the Astros and sign-stealing when people on the inside tipped off reporter Evan Drellich with damning details of th...
Houston Astros: Caught Stealing | Bottom of the Ninth | 4
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Following their 2017 World Series win, the Astros cannot escape rumors that they cheated. They aren’t the only team accused of illegally stealing si...
Houston Astros: Caught Stealing | Dark Arts | 3
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
By 2017, the Houston Astros are one of the most dominant teams in Major League Baseball. But the team also takes sign stealing to new heights when the...
Houston Astros: Caught Stealing | The Game Within the Game | 2
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As Jeff Luhnow and the Houston Astros work towards rebuilding the team, they hire veteran outfielder Carlos Beltran and bench coach Alex Cora to help ...
Houston Astros: Caught Stealing | Radical Methods | 1
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When Jeff Luhnow takes over as general manager of the Houston Astros in 2011, he promises owner Jim Crane he can do the seemingly impossible: propel t...
Encore: Theranos | Are Venture Capitalists to Blame? | 4
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lindsay sits down with Charles Duhigg, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who covers the tech industry. The two explore why venture capitalists work ...
Encore: Theranos | The Race to Publish | 3
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An investigative journalist looks into Theranos, and is shocked by his discoveries. Elizabeth Holmes tries to fend off the potentially devastating sto...
Encore: Theranos | The Walgreens Deal | 2
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Theranos prepares to go public with its blood-testing devices. But the company faces increased scrutiny, as problems with its technology—and its lea...
Encore: Theranos | Startup | 1
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Elizabeth Holmes has an idea that could revolutionize medicine—and make her very rich. But first, she'll need to find investors and put together a c...
Boeing | Impact | 1
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On October 29, 2018, Lion Air Flight 610 crashes just minutes after taking off from Jakarta, Indonesia, killing all 189 people on board. At first, the...
Teapot Dome | A Mammoth Deal | 1
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Warren G. Harding is elected president in 1920, thanks in part to a backroom deal between Republican Party power brokers and influential oil men. To m...
Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker | Faith Not Fact | 1
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After marrying and dropping out of bible college in the early 1960s, Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker launch a traveling evangelical show with puppets, which...
Love Canal | The Education of Lois Gibbs | 1
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the spring of 1978, reporter Mike Brown begins publishing a series of articles in the Niagara Gazette about potentially harmful chemicals leaking i...
FBI Agent Turned Russian Spy | World of Secrets | 1
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 1976, at the height of the Cold War, Robert Hanssen joins the FBI to work in their counterintelligence division. Hanssen is valued for his technica...
Rod Blagojevich | Making of a Congressman | 1
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Two decades before he was arrested in 2008 on corruption charges while still serving as Illinois governor, Rod Blagojevich got his start in the dog-ea...
Police Corruption in Baltimore | Zero Tolerance | 1
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 2017, seven members of an elite Baltimore police unit called the Gun Trace Task Force were arrested and charged with robbery, extortion, fraud, and...
Encore: The Unabomber | Atomic Pearl | 1
26 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ted Kaczynski faces a painful rejection in high school. Then he endures an abusive psychology experiment at Harvard. Kaczynski may be an academic prod...
Aaron Hernandez: A Football Tragedy | The Vow | 1
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The sports world was shocked in 2013 when Aaron Hernandez, star tight end for the New England Patriots, was arrested and charged with first-degree mur...
The Dust Bowl | The Land of Opportunity | 1
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
American farmers flock to the Southern Plains, lured by the promise of riches. Soon, a strange storm appears on the horizon.Want to listen to the rema...
Jonestown | Reverend Jim Jones | 1
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Indiana, a young preacher forms his own church. The goal: to spread a radical political message.Want to listen to the remaining episodes of Jonesto...
Abscam | Money Talks | 1
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The FBI launches an operation to catch white-collar criminals. To pull off the sting, agents partner with a lifelong conman—who offers an unusual pl...
Spiro Agnew: Downfall of a Vice President | How Things Are Done in Baltimore | 1
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Spiro Agnew is trapped in a dead-end job. But Agnew has large ambitions, and with the urging of his mentor, the future vice president decides to take ...
Opioids in America | Cure for Pain | 1
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Sackler charts a new course for his family’s company, Purdue Pharma. At the center of the plan: a painkiller that could be the next blockbus...
The "Kids for Cash" Kickback Scheme | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | 1
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Two Pennsylvania judges hatch a plan. If they pull it off, they'll score nearly a million dollars.Want to listen to the remaining episodes of The "Kid...
The Chicago Seven | The Battle of Michigan Avenue | 1
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Protesters descend on Chicago for the Democratic National Convention. Their goal: pressure the Democrats to stop supporting the Vietnam War. But as th...
America's Coup in Iran | The Nationalist | 1
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Iran elects a new prime minister, one promising to reclaim the country’s oil industry. Sensing a threat to Western power, the U.K. and the U.S. laun...
Oklahoma City Bombing | April 19 | 1
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
An explosion rips through downtown Oklahoma City. The FBI launches a nationwide manhunt.Want to listen to the remaining episodes of Oklahoma City Bomb...
The Kidnapping of Patty Hearst | The Plot | 1
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Media heiress Patricia Hearst moves to Berkeley, intent on building a new life. In Oakland, a group of political radicals plot a deadly attack.Want to...
The Cuban Missile Crisis | Bay of Pigs | 1
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Fidel Castro seizes power in Cuba. President Kennedy authorizes a coup, but sets in motion an unexpected chain of events.Want to listen to the remaini...
Edward Snowden | Meet the Press | 1
16 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Filmmaker Laura Poitras gets a tip from a mysterious informant. Despite the enormous risks, Poitras pursues the story, and teams up with reporter Glen...
DuPont Chemical Cover-Up | Dry Run Creek | 1
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A devastating plague strikes a cattle farm in West Virginia. As he investigates the mystery, an attorney uncovers a secret that threatens a corporate ...
The Midnight Crew | War Zone | 1
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jon Burge is a star detective in the Chicago Police Department. He's known as a man who can crack the most difficult cases, and send the worst crimina...
Watergate | The Break-In | 1
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
President Nixon’s reelection campaign hatches a plan. It's dangerous and risky. But it could secure a victory in the upcoming election.Want to liste...
The FBI vs. the Hedge Fund | A Game of Poker | 1
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Steven Cohen wants to escape his small life on Long Island. The destination in sight: Wall Street.Want to listen to the remaining episodes of The FBI ...
Fraud in a Drug Lab | A Superstar | 1
15 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Annie Dookhan lands a dream job, testing illegal drugs at a government lab. But facing intense pressure, Dookhan soon wades into criminal territory he...
The Pentagon Papers | The Cold Warrior | 1
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A war in Vietnam is on the horizon, as Daniel Ellsberg begins a new job at the Department of Defense. But after seeing the conflict in person, Ellsber...
The Clinton-Lewinsky Affair | Forbidden Love | 1
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Monica Lewinsky struggles to build a life on the West Coast. But soon, she gets a chance to start over, and takes a prestigious internship at the Whit...
LA Steals Its Water | The Biggest Problem | 1
05 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
William Mulholland climbs to the top of the water department. But once he's there, he learns that Los Angeles has a terrible secret, one that could de...
Attica Prison Uprising | Liberation | 1
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Attica Correctional Facility is a notoriously brutal prison, where beatings are commonplace, and prisoners work for pennies. Tensions have begun t...
The Osage Murders | A Shrinking Family | 1
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A woman's body is found at the bottom of a gorge. It belongs to a member of the Osage Nation, a tribe that's grown incredibly wealthy from oil. When t...