American Scandal
Episodes
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...
The Ice Pick Surgeon | Search for a Cure | 1
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Walter Freeman is devastated when he learns the truth about mental asylums. The medical care is barbaric, and for patients, everyday life is a nightma...
Lance Armstrong | The Boy from North Texas | 1
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lance Armstrong enters the cutthroat world of professional cycling. But after a string of humiliating losses, he's left searching for a new way to win...
The Red Scare | Tail Gunner Joe | 1
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Joseph McCarthy dreams of a bigger life. He wants something beyond the farms of Wisconsin, something more important than cornfields and local disputes...
Bernie Madoff | Sins of the Father | 1
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bernie Madoff is young and broke. And he's hungry for a big paycheck. So he sets out for Wall Street. But a market crash forces him to make a difficul...
The Feds vs. the Activists | Billie Holiday | 1
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Billie Holiday makes a decision. The jazz singer will perform "Strange Fruit," the protest song about lynchings, no matter what happens to her—and n...
Three Mile Island | The Domino Effect | 1
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On March 28, 1979, Bill Zewe hears an alarm at Three Mile Island. Something has gone terribly wrong at the nuclear power plant, in southern Pennsylvan...
The Breakup of Big Oil | Rise of Rockefeller | 1
11 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
John D. Rockefeller is a poor boy with a dream. He's going to become a businessman. And he's going to be wildly rich. Soon, he stumbles on the product...
Big Tobacco | Smoking Guns | 1
07 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Merrell Williams stumbles on a terrible secret, one that's been hidden for decades. Jeffrey Wigand starts a new job with the tobacco industry, only to...
Boston College Gambling Scheme | Against the Odds | 1
09 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Criminals in Pittsburgh have a plan. It involves gambling and manipulating the scores of college basketball games. But to pull it off, they'll first n...
Waco - The New Messiah | 1
24 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In 1993, a massive conflict erupts in rural Texas. The federal government launches a siege against the Branch Davidians, a religious group based in th...
The Lenny Bruce Obscenity Trial - The Obscenity Circus | 1
03 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the 1960s, Lenny Bruce was a trailblazing standup comedian who took aim at American culture. Bruce clashed frequently with law enforcement, but his...
Volkswagen Diesel Scandal - Whatever It Takes | 1
28 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In 2006, Volkswagen executive Martin Winterkorn hatches a plan to boost auto sales in America. The way to do it? Clean diesel cars. But VW's engineers...
The Plame Affair - Exposed | 1
17 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In 2003, America is at war with Iraq, as part of its global campaign on terror. Former diplomat Joe Wilson sharply criticizes the war, making him an e...
Enron - A Sense of Urgency | 1
27 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the mid 1990s, Enron Corporation solidifies its position as the number one energy company in America. Investment manager Sherron Watkins lands a dr...
The Standoff at Wounded Knee - The Trail of Broken Treaties | 1
16 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In early 1973, the militant civil rights group the American Indian Movement (AIM) takes control of the town of Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge Indian R...
Tuskegee Syphilis Study - First, Do No Harm | 1
11 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In early 1930s America, segregation is the law of the land, and syphilis remains a grave public health concern. A handful of white government doctors ...
Payola - The $50 Handshake | 1
23 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The delicate system of secret bribes and kickbacks used to transform a mediocre record into a hit -- that’s payola. And on the eve of rock ‘n’ r...
The Hare Krishna Murders: Go West, Old Man | 1
26 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
An elderly swami from India captures the zeitgeist of 1960s counterculture in America with his message of peace and love. But his western discipl...
Exxon Valdez: Oil Meets Water | 1
22 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A supertanker carrying 53 million gallons of crude oil runs aground in Prince William Sound sparking the worst man-made ecological catastrophe in the ...
Iran Contra: Bud | 1
27 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In July of 1985, the National Security Advisor to President Reagan, Robert “Bud” McFarlane puts a plan in motion that could change the course of h...
New York State of Crime: Three Men in a Room | 1
23 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In 2006 Eliot Spitzer is elected governor on a promise to tackle corruption in the most dysfunctional state capital in the country--Albany, NY. He is ...
BALCO: Steroids and Snake Oil | 1
18 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A college dropout with no background in science turns himself into an expert on performance enhancing drugs. Soon he attracts some of the world’s be...