An unknown entity attempts to manipulate the stock prices of two companies by mailing threats to investment firms. Prelude: Luke Helder places pipe bombs in mailboxes across the Midwest.Special thanks to Justin from Generation Why (genwhypod.com)–––-–----------------------------------------PATREON: Patreon.com/SwindledDONATE: SwindledPodcast.com/SupportCONSUME: SwindledPodcast.com/Shop–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr.com–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram.com/SwindledPodcast Twitter.com/SwindledPodcast Facebook.com/SwindledPodcast Thanks for listening. :-) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Unprecedented rainfall in a small Ontario township leads to a public health disaster. Prelude: Thousands fall ill after attending the Washington County Fair in New York.Special thanks to Mike Alfano (Walkerton: The Forgotten Stories)–––-–----------------------------------------PATREON: Patreon.com/SwindledDONATE: SwindledPodcast.com/SupportCONSUME: SwindledPodcast.com/Shop–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr.com–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram.com/SwindledPodcast Twitter.com/SwindledPodcast Facebook.com/SwindledPodcast Thanks for listening. :-) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An infamous First Amendment activist becomes the "most hated woman in America" then mysteriously disappears. Prelude: The constitutionality of state-sponsored prayer in public schools is challenged in the United States Supreme Court.–––-–----------------------------------------PATREON: Patreon.com/SwindledDONATE: SwindledPodcast.com/SupportCONSUME: SwindledPodcast.com/Shop–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr.com–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram.com/SwindledPodcast Twitter.com/SwindledPodcast Facebook.com/SwindledPodcast Thanks for listening. :-) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A soda company's botched promotional game leads to unrest in the Philippines.–––-–----------------------------------------PATREON: Patreon.com/SwindledDONATE: SwindledPodcast.com/SupportCONSUME: SwindledPodcast.com/Shop–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr.com–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram.com/SwindledPodcast Twitter.com/SwindledPodcast Facebook.com/SwindledPodcast Thanks for listening. :-) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An explosion on a deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico leads to the largest oil spill in United States history. Prelude: More than 3.4 million barrels of crude oil leak into the ocean after an accident at the Ixtoc I well.–––-–----------------------------------------PATREON: Patreon.com/SwindledDONATE: SwindledPodcast.com/SupportCONSUME: SwindledPodcast.com/Shop–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr.com–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram.com/SwindledPodcast Twitter.com/SwindledPodcast Facebook.com/SwindledPodcast Thanks for listening. :-) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The president and chief executive of an Indianapolis wealth management company takes drastic measures to avoid prosecution. Prelude: A Long Island man's plan to escape his debts backfires.–––-–----------------------------------------PATREON: Patreon.com/SwindledDONATE: SwindledPodcast.com/SupportCONSUME: SwindledPodcast.com/Shop–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr.com–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram.com/SwindledPodcast Twitter.com/SwindledPodcast Facebook.com/SwindledPodcast Thanks for listening. :-) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A multi-level marketing salesman advertises his get-rich-quick schemes on television and becomes the "King of Infomercials." Prelude: The founder of a nutrition company is suspected of his wife's mysterious death.–––-–----------------------------------------PATREON: Patreon.com/SwindledDONATE: SwindledPodcast.com/SupportCONSUME: SwindledPodcast.com/Shop–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr.com–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram.com/SwindledPodcast Twitter.com/SwindledPodcast Facebook.com/SwindledPodcast Thanks for listening. :-) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Exploring the controversial legacy of a beloved nun, critics reveal unsettling truths about her charitable mission. The podcast dives into the ethical concerns of her work and the manipulative narratives surrounding suffering. It also examines the staggering disparities between her public image and the reality faced by those she served. The dual nature of compassion is scrutinized, raising questions about the motives underpinning her humanitarian efforts and the broader implications for religious authority and charitable practices.

The organizational culture of the United States space program leads to one of the deadliest disasters in aeronautics history. Prelude: Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov embarks on a doomed mission to space.–––-–----------------------------------------PATREON: Patreon.com/SwindledDONATE: SwindledPodcast.com/SupportCONSUME: SwindledPodcast.com/Shop–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr.com–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram.com/SwindledPodcast Twitter.com/SwindledPodcast Facebook.com/SwindledPodcast Thanks for listening. :-) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An Australian con artist is arrested on multiple continents while indulging in "millions, models, and mayhem". Prelude: Novy Chardon disappears amid a divorce dispute with her millionaire husband.–––-–----------------------------------------PATREON: Patreon.com/SwindledDONATE: SwindledPodcast.com/SupportCONSUME: SwindledPodcast.com/Shop–––-–----------------------------------------MUSIC: Deformr.com–––-–----------------------------------------FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram.com/SwindledPodcast Twitter.com/SwindledPodcast Facebook.com/SwindledPodcast Thanks for listening. :-) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices