American Scandal
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.
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Quiz Show Rigging | The Pressure Cooker | 5
Quiz Show Rigging | Deception | 4
Quiz Show Rigging | Consolation Prize | 3
Listen Now: Don’t Cross Kat
Quiz Show Rigging | The Perfect Contestant | 2
Quiz Show Rigging | All the Answers | 1
Muhammad Ali vs. The Draft | Black Athletes and Activism | 4
Muhammad Ali vs. The Draft | The Final Round | 3
Muhammad Ali vs. The Draft | What’s My Name? | 2
Muhammad Ali vs. The Draft | Heavyweight | 1
Station Nightclub Fire | Ninety Seconds to Get Out | 4
Station Nightclub Fire | Lives Lost | 3
Station Nightclub Fire | No Exit | 2
Station Nightclub Fire | Pyrotechnics | 1
Challenger Disaster | Revisiting the Tragedy | 5
Challenger Disaster | What Really Happened | 4
Challenger Disaster | Launch Day | 3
Challenger Disaster | Acceptable Risk | 2
Challenger Disaster | Bigger, Faster, Cheaper | 1
Lou Pearlman: Pop Music Con Man | Behind the Hit Charade | 4
Lou Pearlman: The Con Man of Pop | Bye, Bye, Bye | 3
Lou Pearlman: The Con Man of Pop | Tearin’ Up My Heart | 2
Lou Pearlman: The Con Man of Pop | I Want It That Way | 1
Houston Astros: Caught Stealing | Uncovering the Scheme | 5
Houston Astros: Caught Stealing | Bottom of the Ninth | 4
Houston Astros: Caught Stealing | Dark Arts | 3
Houston Astros: Caught Stealing | The Game Within the Game | 2
Houston Astros: Caught Stealing | Radical Methods | 1
Encore: Theranos | Are Venture Capitalists to Blame? | 4
Encore: Theranos | The Race to Publish | 3
Encore: Theranos | The Walgreens Deal | 2
Encore: Theranos | Startup | 1
Boeing | What Went Wrong? | 5
Boeing | Return to Service | 4
Boeing | Point of Failure | 3
Boeing | No Nerds, No Birds | 2
Boeing | Impact | 1
Teapot Dome | Corruption in the Harding Era | 5
Teapot Dome | Contempt | 4
Teapot Dome | An Extraordinary Transaction | 3
Teapot Dome | Boiling Over | 2
Teapot Dome | A Mammoth Deal | 1
Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker | Bringing Down the Bakkers | 4
Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker | Holy War | 3
Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker | Hush Money | 2
Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker | Faith Not Fact | 1
Love Canal | Unlikely Heroes | 5
Love Canal | Extreme Measures | 4
Love Canal | Superfund | 3
Love Canal | Housewife Data | 2
Love Canal | The Education of Lois Gibbs | 1
FBI Agent Turned Russian Spy | World of Secrets | 1
Rod Blagojevich | Making of a Congressman | 1
Police Corruption in Baltimore | Zero Tolerance | 1
Encore: The Unabomber | Atomic Pearl | 1
Aaron Hernandez: A Football Tragedy | The Vow | 1
The Dust Bowl | The Land of Opportunity | 1
Jonestown | Reverend Jim Jones | 1
Abscam | Money Talks | 1
Spiro Agnew: Downfall of a Vice President | How Things Are Done in Baltimore | 1
Opioids in America | Cure for Pain | 1
The "Kids for Cash" Kickback Scheme | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | 1
The Chicago Seven | The Battle of Michigan Avenue | 1
America's Coup in Iran | The Nationalist | 1
Oklahoma City Bombing | April 19 | 1
The Kidnapping of Patty Hearst | The Plot | 1
The Cuban Missile Crisis | Bay of Pigs | 1
Edward Snowden | Meet the Press | 1
DuPont Chemical Cover-Up | Dry Run Creek | 1
The Midnight Crew | War Zone | 1
Watergate | The Break-In | 1
The FBI vs. the Hedge Fund | A Game of Poker | 1
Fraud in a Drug Lab | A Superstar | 1
The Pentagon Papers | The Cold Warrior | 1
The Clinton-Lewinsky Affair | Forbidden Love | 1
LA Steals Its Water | The Biggest Problem | 1
Attica Prison Uprising | Liberation | 1
The Osage Murders | A Shrinking Family | 1
The Ice Pick Surgeon | Search for a Cure | 1
Lance Armstrong | The Boy from North Texas | 1
The Red Scare | Tail Gunner Joe | 1
Bernie Madoff | Sins of the Father | 1
The Feds vs. the Activists | Billie Holiday | 1
Three Mile Island | The Domino Effect | 1
The Breakup of Big Oil | Rise of Rockefeller | 1
Big Tobacco | Smoking Guns | 1
Boston College Gambling Scheme | Against the Odds | 1
Waco - The New Messiah | 1
The Lenny Bruce Obscenity Trial - The Obscenity Circus | 1
Volkswagen Diesel Scandal - Whatever It Takes | 1
The Plame Affair - Exposed | 1
Enron - A Sense of Urgency | 1
The Standoff at Wounded Knee - The Trail of Broken Treaties | 1
Tuskegee Syphilis Study - First, Do No Harm | 1
Payola - The $50 Handshake | 1
The Hare Krishna Murders: Go West, Old Man | 1
Exxon Valdez: Oil Meets Water | 1
Iran Contra: Bud | 1
New York State of Crime: Three Men in a Room | 1