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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99 episodes • 0 archived •
S61 E3
Quiz Show Rigging | Consolation PrizeS61 E3·
Yesterday
Yesterday
38 mins
Listen Now: Don’t Cross Kat
March 31
March 31
5 mins
S61 E2
Quiz Show Rigging | The Perfect ContestantS61 E2·
March 25
March 25
35 mins
Introducing: Law & Crime’s LUIGI
March 19
March 19
5 mins
S61 E1
Quiz Show Rigging | All the AnswersS61 E1·
March 18
March 18
38 mins
S60 E4
Muhammad Ali vs. The Draft | Black Athletes and ActivismS60 E4·
March 11
March 11
36 mins
S60 E3
Muhammad Ali vs. The Draft | The Final RoundS60 E3·
March 4
March 4
40 mins
S60 E2
Muhammad Ali vs. The Draft | What’s My Name?S60 E2·
February 25
February 25
40 mins
S60 E1
Muhammad Ali vs. The Draft | HeavyweightS60 E1·
February 18
February 18
42 mins
S59 E4
Station Nightclub Fire | Ninety Seconds to Get OutS59 E4·
February 11
February 11
37 mins
S59 E3
Station Nightclub Fire | Lives LostS59 E3·
February 4
February 4
38 mins
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Station Nightclub Fire | No ExitS59 E2·
January 28
January 28
34 mins
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Station Nightclub Fire | PyrotechnicsS59 E1·
January 21
January 21
32 mins
S58 E5
Challenger Disaster | Revisiting the TragedyS58 E5·
January 14
January 14
36 mins
S58 E4
Challenger Disaster | What Really HappenedS58 E4·
January 7
January 7
40 mins
S58 E3
Challenger Disaster | Launch DayS58 E3·
Dec 31, 2024
Dec 31, 2024
36 mins
S58 E2
Challenger Disaster | Acceptable RiskS58 E2·
Dec 24, 2024
Dec 24, 2024
36 mins
S58 E1
Challenger Disaster | Bigger, Faster, CheaperS58 E1·
Dec 17, 2024
Dec 17, 2024
37 mins
S57 E4
Lou Pearlman: Pop Music Con Man | Behind the Hit CharadeS57 E4·
Dec 10, 2024
Dec 10, 2024
35 mins
S57 E3
Lou Pearlman: The Con Man of Pop | Bye, Bye, ByeS57 E3·
Dec 3, 2024
Dec 3, 2024
38 mins
S57 E2
Lou Pearlman: The Con Man of Pop | Tearin’ Up My HeartS57 E2·
Nov 26, 2024
Nov 26, 2024
41 mins
S57 E1
Lou Pearlman: The Con Man of Pop | I Want It That WayS57 E1·
Nov 19, 2024
Nov 19, 2024
40 mins
S56 E5
Houston Astros: Caught Stealing | Uncovering the SchemeS56 E5·
Nov 12, 2024
Nov 12, 2024
38 mins
S56 E4
Houston Astros: Caught Stealing | Bottom of the NinthS56 E4·
Nov 5, 2024
Nov 5, 2024
38 mins
S56 E3
Houston Astros: Caught Stealing | Dark ArtsS56 E3·
Oct 29, 2024
Oct 29, 2024
36 mins
S56 E2
Houston Astros: Caught Stealing | The Game Within the GameS56 E2·
Oct 22, 2024
Oct 22, 2024
35 mins
S56 E1
Houston Astros: Caught Stealing | Radical MethodsS56 E1·
Oct 15, 2024
Oct 15, 2024
40 mins
S55 E4
Encore: Theranos | Are Venture Capitalists to Blame?S55 E4·
Oct 8, 2024
Oct 8, 2024
35 mins
S55 E3
Encore: Theranos | The Race to PublishS55 E3·
Oct 1, 2024
Oct 1, 2024
40 mins
S55 E2
Encore: Theranos | The Walgreens DealS55 E2·
Sep 24, 2024
Sep 24, 2024
36 mins
S55 E1
Encore: Theranos | StartupS55 E1·
Sep 17, 2024
Sep 17, 2024
40 mins
S54 E5
Boeing | What Went Wrong?S54 E5·
Sep 10, 2024
Sep 10, 2024
37 mins
S54 E4
Boeing | Return to ServiceS54 E4·
Sep 3, 2024
Sep 3, 2024
42 mins
S54 E3
Boeing | Point of FailureS54 E3·
Aug 27, 2024
Aug 27, 2024
38 mins
S54 E2
Boeing | No Nerds, No BirdsS54 E2·
Aug 20, 2024
Aug 20, 2024
41 mins
S54 E1
Boeing | ImpactS54 E1·
Aug 13, 2024
Aug 13, 2024
38 mins
S53 E5
Teapot Dome | Corruption in the Harding EraS53 E5·
Aug 6, 2024
Aug 6, 2024
38 mins
S53 E4
Teapot Dome | ContemptS53 E4·
Jul 30, 2024
Jul 30, 2024
42 mins
S53 E3
Teapot Dome | An Extraordinary TransactionS53 E3·
Jul 23, 2024
Jul 23, 2024
37 mins
S53 E2
Teapot Dome | Boiling OverS53 E2·
Jul 16, 2024
Jul 16, 2024
42 mins
S53 E1
Teapot Dome | A Mammoth DealS53 E1·
Jul 9, 2024
Jul 9, 2024
38 mins
S52 E4
Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker | Bringing Down the BakkersS52 E4·
Jul 2, 2024
Jul 2, 2024
40 mins
S52 E3
Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker | Holy WarS52 E3·
Jun 25, 2024
Jun 25, 2024
40 mins
S52 E2
Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker | Hush MoneyS52 E2·
Jun 18, 2024
Jun 18, 2024
39 mins
S52 E1
Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker | Faith Not FactS52 E1·
Jun 11, 2024
Jun 11, 2024
38 mins
S51 E5
Love Canal | Unlikely HeroesS51 E5·
Jun 4, 2024
Jun 4, 2024
42 mins
S51 E4
Love Canal | Extreme MeasuresS51 E4·
May 28, 2024
May 28, 2024
39 mins
S51 E3
Love Canal | SuperfundS51 E3·
May 21, 2024
May 21, 2024
39 mins
S51 E2
Love Canal | Housewife DataS51 E2·
May 14, 2024
May 14, 2024
39 mins
S51 E1
Love Canal | The Education of Lois GibbsS51 E1·
May 7, 2024
May 7, 2024
40 mins
S50 E1
FBI Agent Turned Russian Spy | World of SecretsS50 E1·
Apr 2, 2024
Apr 2, 2024
41 mins
S49 E1
Rod Blagojevich | Making of a CongressmanS49 E1·
Feb 27, 2024
Feb 27, 2024
39 mins
S48 E1
Police Corruption in Baltimore | Zero ToleranceS48 E1·
Jan 23, 2024
Jan 23, 2024
40 mins
S47 E1
Encore: The Unabomber | Atomic PearlS47 E1·
Dec 26, 2023
Dec 26, 2023
42 mins
S46 E1
Aaron Hernandez: A Football Tragedy | The VowS46 E1·
Nov 21, 2023
Nov 21, 2023
42 mins
S45 E1
The Dust Bowl | The Land of OpportunityS45 E1·
Oct 24, 2023
Oct 24, 2023
37 mins
S44 E1
Jonestown | Reverend Jim JonesS44 E1·
Sep 12, 2023
Sep 12, 2023
42 mins
S43 E1
Abscam | Money TalksS43 E1·
Aug 22, 2023
Aug 22, 2023
44 mins
S42 E1
Spiro Agnew: Downfall of a Vice President | How Things Are Done in BaltimoreS42 E1·
Jul 18, 2023
Jul 18, 2023
40 mins
S41 E1
Opioids in America | Cure for PainS41 E1·
Jun 13, 2023
Jun 13, 2023
42 mins
S40 E1
The "Kids for Cash" Kickback Scheme | Wilkes-Barre, PennsylvaniaS40 E1·
May 16, 2023
May 16, 2023
38 mins
S39 E1
The Chicago Seven | The Battle of Michigan AvenueS39 E1·
Apr 18, 2023
Apr 18, 2023
41 mins
S38 E1
America's Coup in Iran | The NationalistS38 E1·
Mar 21, 2023
Mar 21, 2023
46 mins
S37 E1
Oklahoma City Bombing | April 19S37 E1·
Feb 14, 2023
Feb 14, 2023
44 mins
S36 E1
The Kidnapping of Patty Hearst | The PlotS36 E1·
Nov 1, 2022
Nov 1, 2022
43 mins
S35 E1
The Cuban Missile Crisis | Bay of PigsS35 E1·
Sep 20, 2022
Sep 20, 2022
46 mins
S34 E1
Edward Snowden | Meet the PressS34 E1·
Aug 16, 2022
Aug 16, 2022
41 mins
S33 E1
DuPont Chemical Cover-Up | Dry Run CreekS33 E1·
Jul 19, 2022
Jul 19, 2022
42 mins
S32 E1
The Midnight Crew | War ZoneS32 E1·
Jun 7, 2022
Jun 7, 2022
41 mins
S31 E1
Watergate | The Break-InS31 E1·
Apr 19, 2022
Apr 19, 2022
43 mins
S30 E1
The FBI vs. the Hedge Fund | A Game of PokerS30 E1·
Mar 15, 2022
Mar 15, 2022
41 mins
S29 E1
Fraud in a Drug Lab | A SuperstarS29 E1·
Feb 15, 2022
Feb 15, 2022
40 mins
S28 E1
The Pentagon Papers | The Cold WarriorS28 E1·
Dec 7, 2021
Dec 7, 2021
45 mins
S27 E1
The Clinton-Lewinsky Affair | Forbidden LoveS27 E1·
Nov 2, 2021
Nov 2, 2021
46 mins
S26 E1
LA Steals Its Water | The Biggest ProblemS26 E1·
Oct 5, 2021
Oct 5, 2021
43 mins
S25 E1
Attica Prison Uprising | LiberationS25 E1·
Aug 3, 2021
Aug 3, 2021
39 mins
S24 E1
The Osage Murders | A Shrinking FamilyS24 E1·
Jun 22, 2021
Jun 22, 2021
44 mins
S23 E1
The Ice Pick Surgeon | Search for a CureS23 E1·
May 25, 2021
May 25, 2021
42 mins
S22 E1
Lance Armstrong | The Boy from North TexasS22 E1·
Apr 20, 2021
Apr 20, 2021
43 mins
S21 E1
The Red Scare | Tail Gunner JoeS21 E1·
Mar 16, 2021
Mar 16, 2021
42 mins
S20 E1
Bernie Madoff | Sins of the FatherS20 E1·
Feb 16, 2021
Feb 16, 2021
44 mins
S19 E1
The Feds vs. the Activists | Billie HolidayS19 E1·
Oct 20, 2020
Oct 20, 2020
41 mins
S18 E1
Three Mile Island | The Domino EffectS18 E1·
Sep 22, 2020
Sep 22, 2020
40 mins
S17 E1
The Breakup of Big Oil | Rise of RockefellerS17 E1·
Aug 11, 2020
Aug 11, 2020
39 mins
S16 E1
Big Tobacco | Smoking GunsS16 E1·
Jul 7, 2020
Jul 7, 2020
37 mins
S15 E1
Boston College Gambling Scheme | Against the OddsS15 E1·
Jun 9, 2020
Jun 9, 2020
41 mins
S14 E1
Waco - The New MessiahS14 E1·
Mar 24, 2020
Mar 24, 2020
41 mins
S13 E1
The Lenny Bruce Obscenity Trial - The Obscenity CircusS13 E1·
Mar 3, 2020
Mar 3, 2020
40 mins
S12 E1
Volkswagen Diesel Scandal - Whatever It TakesS12 E1·
Jan 28, 2020
Jan 28, 2020
38 mins
S11 E1
The Plame Affair - ExposedS11 E1·
Dec 17, 2019
Dec 17, 2019
37 mins
S10 E1
Enron - A Sense of UrgencyS10 E1·
Aug 27, 2019
Aug 27, 2019
44 mins
S9 E1
The Standoff at Wounded Knee - The Trail of Broken TreatiesS9 E1·
Jul 16, 2019
Jul 16, 2019
40 mins
S8 E1
Tuskegee Syphilis Study - First, Do No HarmS8 E1·
Jun 11, 2019
Jun 11, 2019
40 mins
S6 E1
Payola - The $50 HandshakeS6 E1·
Apr 23, 2019
Apr 23, 2019
43 mins
S5 E1
The Hare Krishna Murders: Go West, Old ManS5 E1·
Feb 26, 2019
Feb 26, 2019
40 mins
S4 E1
Exxon Valdez: Oil Meets WaterS4 E1·
Jan 22, 2019
Jan 22, 2019
37 mins
S3 E1
Iran Contra: BudS3 E1·
Nov 27, 2018
Nov 27, 2018
50 mins
S2 E1
New York State of Crime: Three Men in a RoomS2 E1·
Oct 23, 2018
Oct 23, 2018
39 mins
S1 E1
BALCO: Steroids and Snake OilS1 E1·
Sep 18, 2018
Sep 18, 2018
38 mins