{{short description|American true crime podcast}} {{About|the true crime podcast|the 2004 film|Swindled (film)|other uses|Swindle (disambiguation){{!}}Swindle}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}} {{infobox podcast | title = Swindled | image = Swindled logo.jpg | hosting = "A Concerned Citizen" | language = English | website = {{URL|http://swindledpodcast.com/}} | audio format = Podcast | began = {{Start date|2018|1|7}} | provider = Independent | num_seasons = 10 | num_episodes = 139 | length = 40–80 minutes | country = United States | genre = True crime }} '''''Swindled''''' is an American true crime podcast written and hosted by an anonymous man who uses the pseudonym "A Concerned Citizen".<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Want to quit your job and start a true crime podcast? Obscura's host did it. |url=https://www.tampabay.com/arts-entertainment/want-to-quit-your-job-and-start-a-true-crime-podcast-obscuras-host-did-it-20190703/ |access-date=February 1, 2024 |website=Tampa Bay Times |language=en |archive-date=February 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203153505/https://www.tampabay.com/arts-entertainment/want-to-quit-your-job-and-start-a-true-crime-podcast-obscuras-host-did-it-20190703/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The scripted series explores the world of white-collar crime, con artists, and corporate greed.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/52-best-true-crime-podcasts.html|title=52 Great True-Crime Podcasts|last=Nelson|first=Hillary|work=Vulture|access-date=November 21, 2018|language=en|archive-date=February 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201233757/https://www.vulture.com/article/52-best-true-crime-podcasts.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Production == In a Q&A with BBC News, the anonymous host, a former government worker<ref name=":3" /> with a background in graphic design and audio production,<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 29, 2018 |title=Podcast Spotlight: Swindled |url=https://discoverpods.com/podcast-spotlight-swindled/ |access-date=February 2, 2024 |website=Discover the Best Podcasts {{!}} Discover Pods |language=en-US |archive-date=February 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201220704/https://discoverpods.com/podcast-spotlight-swindled/ |url-status=live }}</ref> claimed the inception of the podcast was motivated by the immorality of a "capitalistic culture".<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 10, 2019 |title=Anna Sorokin: Why do con artists and fraudsters fascinate us? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48231388 |access-date=February 1, 2024 |language=en-GB |archive-date=February 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202000009/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48231388 |url-status=live }}</ref> According to the ''Tampa Bay Times'', "A Concerned Citizen" created ''Swindled'' after failing to find an existing podcast on similar topics.<ref name=":3" /> The host explained to ''MEL'' Magazine that the underlying theme in all of the episodes is greed and a "social culture that values getting rich as quick as possible."<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 5, 2019 |title=Con-Culture Experts On the History and Future of Scamming |url=https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/con-culture-experts-on-the-history-and-future-of-scamming |access-date=February 1, 2024 |website=MEL Magazine |language=en-US |archive-date=February 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201235837/https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/con-culture-experts-on-the-history-and-future-of-scamming |url-status=live }}</ref>
Each episode begins with a prelude story to the main subject, followed by the theme music consisting of stringed and brass instruments, and then a structured narrative interspersed with archival audio, suspenseful scoring, and dry humor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Swindled Podcast – Latest Episodes – Listen Now Online |url=https://swindledpodcast.com/episodes/ |access-date=February 2, 2024 |website=Swindled |language=en-US |archive-date=February 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202151152/https://swindledpodcast.com/episodes/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
In addition to the writing, research, and audio production, "A Concerned Citizen" creates all of the visual artwork for the podcast.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hooper |first=David |date=December 3, 2018 |title=The Anonymous Podcast |url=https://bulletin.bigpodcast.com/swindled-podcast |access-date=February 1, 2024 |website=BIG Podcast |archive-date=February 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201220705/https://bulletin.bigpodcast.com/swindled-podcast |url-status=live }}</ref> The show's music is written and performed by multi-instrumentalist Trevor Harte Howard using the moniker "Deformr''".''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Music |first=Trevor Harte Howard |title=Trevor Harte Howard |url=https://trevorhartehoward.com/ |access-date=February 2, 2024 |website=Trevor Harte Howard |language=en-US |archive-date=February 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202151152/https://trevorhartehoward.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Since its inception, ''Swindled'' has remained independent of podcasting networks.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Swindled Podcast – Telling True Stories – Play Now |url=https://swindledpodcast.com/about/ |access-date=February 2, 2024 |website=Swindled |language=en-US |archive-date=February 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202151152/https://swindledpodcast.com/about/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The podcast's advertising sales are supported by AdLarge Media based in New York, New York.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 10, 2021 |title=PRESS: AdLarge Partners with Sounds Profitable to Debut "Up Next" – A Podcast UpFront |url=https://adlarge.com/post/adlarge-partners-with-sounds-profitable-to-debut-up-next-a-podcast-upfront |access-date=February 2, 2024 |website=AdLarge Media |language=en-US |archive-date=February 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202151152/https://adlarge.com/post/adlarge-partners-with-sounds-profitable-to-debut-up-next-a-podcast-upfront |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Reception == The show has earned widespread critical acclaim. The ''Columbia Journalism Review'' called ''Swindled'' "the funniest, most expansive, and certainly the most sui generis podcast" to grace the true-crime genre.<ref>{{Cite web|title=L&D: Correcting the record in LA, busy as beavers in the Beaver State, and Terry Moran's world-class haterade.|url=https://www.cjr.org/laurels-and-darts/national-guard-smoke-la-protest-demonstrate-oregon-swindled-true-crime-terry-moran.php|website=Columbia Journalism Review|access-date=2025-11-29|language=en}}</ref> ''Vulture'' listed the series among the “52 Great True-Crime Podcasts of the post-Serial boom."<ref name=":2" /> The ''Star Tribune'' named it one of its "10 must-listen true crime podcasts" in June 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.startribune.com/10-must-listen-true-crime-podcasts/486491311/|title=10 must-listen true crime podcasts|work=Star Tribune|access-date=November 21, 2018|archive-date=December 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181229123301/http://www.startribune.com/10-must-listen-true-crime-podcasts/486491311/|url-status=live}}</ref>
The series has also been singled out internationally: ''The Guardian'' selected ''Swindled'' as its podcast "pick of the week" in September 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/sep/07/a-history-of-martin-luther-kings-non-violence-podcasts-of-the-week|title=A history of Martin Luther King's non-violence – podcasts of the week|last1=Slaney|first1=Rowan|last2=Bakare|first2=Lanre|date=September 7, 2018|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=November 21, 2018|last3=Verdier|first3=Hannah|last4=Ames|first4=Lily|archive-date=November 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181101092651/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/sep/07/a-history-of-martin-luther-kings-non-violence-podcasts-of-the-week|url-status=live}}</ref> and WVXU highlighted the episode “The Saint” on its Start Hear program in November 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 17, 2020|title=Start Hear: The Saint, America's Dad, and Health For The Holidays|url=https://www.wvxu.org/media/2020-11-17/start-hear-the-saint-americas-dad-and-health-for-the-holidays|access-date=January 31, 2024|website=WVXU|language=en|archive-date=January 31, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240131161300/https://www.wvxu.org/media/2020-11-17/start-hear-the-saint-americas-dad-and-health-for-the-holidays|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2021, Canadian culture writer Scaachi Koul included ''Swindled'' in her recommended podcasts for CBC Radio.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 21, 2021|title=Culture writer and podcaster Scasschi Koul shares her podcast picks|url=https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastplaylist/culture-writer-and-podcaster-scaachi-koul-shares-her-podcast-picks-1.5882720|website=CBC|publisher=CBC Radio|access-date=February 2, 2024|archive-date=February 2, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202030310/https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastplaylist/culture-writer-and-podcaster-scaachi-koul-shares-her-podcast-picks-1.5882720|url-status=live}}</ref>
''Swindled'' has charted in the Top 100 podcasts in 5 countries, including Australia, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom, and United States.<ref>{{Cite web |title=iTunesCharts.net: 'Swindled' by A Concerned Citizen (International iTunes Chart Performance)|url=http://www.itunescharts.net/artists/podcast/a-concerned-citizen/podcasts/swindled/|access-date=February 1, 2024|website=www.itunescharts.net|archive-date=February 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201221836/http://www.itunescharts.net/artists/podcast/a-concerned-citizen/podcasts/swindled/|url-status=live}}</ref>
In July 2018, true crime podcast ''Crime Junkie'' adopted ''Swindled's'' episode "The Contraceptive," covering the Dalkon Shield.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Flowers|first=Ashley|date=July 16, 2018|title=WHITE COLLAR: The Dalkon Shield|url=https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/white-collar-dalkon-shield/|access-date=February 1, 2024|website=Crime Junkie Podcast|language=en-US|archive-date=February 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201224836/https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/white-collar-dalkon-shield/|url-status=live}}</ref> In a profile of ''Crime Junkie'' host Ashley Flowers, Laura Barcella of ''Rolling Stone'' magazine wrote about the episode: "Flowers is at her best when dissecting complicated cases that stink of larger cover-ups and corruption."<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Barcella|first=Laura|date=December 31, 2018|title=Best True-Crime Podcasts of 2018|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/best-true-crime-podcasts-of-2018-773359/|access-date=February 1, 2024|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|archive-date=February 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201051229/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/best-true-crime-podcasts-of-2018-773359/|url-status=live}}</ref>
A German translation of the series titled ''Schmutzige Geschäfte'' launched on November 19, 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sprenger|first=Tom|date=November 19, 2018|title=Schmutzige Geschäfte: US-Podcast "Swindled" kommt nach Deutschland|url=http://www.radiowoche.de/schmutzige-geschaefte-us-podcast-swindled-kommt-nach-deutschland/|access-date=November 21, 2018|work=radioWOCHE – Aktuelle Radionews, UKW/DAB+ News und Radiojobs|language=de-DE|archive-date=November 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123154129/http://www.radiowoche.de/schmutzige-geschaefte-us-podcast-swindled-kommt-nach-deutschland/|url-status=live}}</ref> A Danish translation titled ''Svindlerne'' subsequently followed in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All episodes of Svindlerne|url=https://chartable.com/podcasts/svindlerne/episodes/page/2|access-date=February 1, 2024|website=chartable.com|archive-date=February 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201230231/https://chartable.com/podcasts/svindlerne/episodes/page/2|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== Accolades ===
* Silver / Community Voice winner in the Sustainability, Environment, & Climate Awareness category at the 5th annual Anthem Awards<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anthem Winners Announced|url=https://www.anthemawards.com/winners/list/|website=Anthem Awards|access-date=2025-11-29|language=en}}</ref> * Listed as #10 in "Top Subscriptions" on Apple Podcasts' Best of 2021<ref>{{Cite web|title=Apple Podcasts presents the Best of 2021|url=https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/11/apple-podcasts-presents-the-best-of-2021/|access-date=December 21, 2021|website=Apple Newsroom|language=en-US|archive-date=December 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221162237/https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/11/apple-podcasts-presents-the-best-of-2021/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Spangler|first=Todd|date=December 1, 2021|title=Joe Rogan Had the No. 1 Podcast in 2021 on Spotify (Podcast News Roundup)|url=https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/joe-rogan-experience-most-popular-podcast-news-roundup-1235123361/|access-date=February 9, 2024|website=Variety|language=en-US|archive-date=February 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206043753/https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/joe-rogan-experience-most-popular-podcast-news-roundup-1235123361/|url-status=live}}</ref> *Winner in the 2019 Discover Pods Awards for "Best True Crime Podcast"<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://awards.discoverpods.com/announcing-the-winners-of-the-2019-discover-pods-awards/|title=Announcing the winners of the 2019 Discover Pods Awards|date=November 21, 2019|website=Discover Pods Awards|language=en-US|access-date=January 28, 2020|archive-date=November 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121053814/https://awards.discoverpods.com/announcing-the-winners-of-the-2019-discover-pods-awards/|url-status=live}}</ref> * Runner-up in the 2019 Discover Pods Awards for "Best Overall Podcast" <ref name=":0" /> * Runner-up in the 2018 Discover Pods Awards for "Best True Crime Podcast"<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://discoverpods.com/2018-discover-pods-awards-finalists/|title=2018 Discover Pods Awards Finalists {{!}} Discover the Best Podcasts {{!}} Discover Pods|date=November 16, 2018|work=Discover the Best Podcasts {{!}} Discover Pods|access-date=November 21, 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=October 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026201109/https://discoverpods.com/2018-discover-pods-awards-finalists/|url-status=live}}</ref> * Finalist in the 2018 Discover Pods Awards for "Best New Podcast"<ref name=":1" />
== Episodes ==
=== Season 1 === {| class="wikitable" !Episode !Title !Subject !Prelude !Date |- |1 |The Lucky Winner |Eddie Tipton |Triple Six Fix |January 7, 2018 |- |2 |The Horse Queen |Rita Crundwell |Trust, but verify |January 7, 2018 |- |3 |The Treasure Hunter |Tommy Thompson |Fenn treasure |January 7, 2018 |- |4 |The Canal |Love Canal |Denney Farm Chemical Spill |January 21, 2018 |- |5 |The Delivery Man |Brian Wells |Mosman bomb hoax |February 4, 2018 |- |6 |The Contraceptive |Dalkon Shield |Nelson Pill Hearings |February 18, 2018 |- |7 |The Treasurer |R. Budd Dwyer |Paul Powell |March 4, 2018 |- |8 |The Impostor |Jimmy Sabatino |William Douglas Street Jr. |March 18, 2018 |- |9 |The Leak |Bhopal Gas Disaster |1985 Institute, West Virginia Union Carbide Plant Leak |April 1, 2018 |- |10 |The Judges |Kids for Cash |Greg Skrepenak |April 15, 2018 |- |11 |The Hitman |Frank Howard |Jeffrey Locker |April 29, 2018 |- |12 |The Televangelist |Jim Bakker |Peter Popoff |May 13, 2018 |- |13 |The Pharma Bro |Martin Shkreli |Valeant Pharmaceuticals |May 28, 2018 |- |14 |The Association |FIFA |Colin Fowles |June 14, 2018 |- |15 |The Gigolo |Richard Bailey |Tommy "The Sandman" Burns |July 1, 2018 |}
=== Season 2 === {| class="wikitable" !Episode !Title !Subject !Prelude !Date |- |1 |The Canoe Man |John Darwin |David Friedland |September 9, 2018 |- |2 |The Lawsuit |McDonald's Hot Coffee |Bigbee v. Pacific Telephone and Telegraph |September 23, 2018 |- |3 |The Tycoon |Allen Stanford |Michael Marin |October 7, 2018 |- |4 |The Fyre Festival |Billy McFarland |Lapland New Forest |October 21, 2018 |- |5 |The Hostage |Tony Kiritsis |Clay Allen Duke |November 4, 2018 |- |6 |The Contestant |Charles Ingram |Michael Larson |November 18, 2018 |- |7 |The Psychic |Sylvia Browne |Miss Cleo |December 2, 2018 |- |8 |The Deputy |Frankie Bybee |Charles "Joe" Gliniewicz |December 16, 2018 |- |9 |The Mogul |Lou Pearlman |Alan Bond |January 6, 2019 |- |10 |The Formula |Nestlé Boycott of 1977 |Chinese Baby Milk Scandal |January 20, 2019 |- |11 |The Body Snatcher |Michael Mastromarino |Tri-State Crematory |February 3, 2019 |- |12 |The Mayor |Kwame Kilpatrick |Murder of Tamara Greene |February 17, 2019 |- |13 |The Sting |Abscam |Mel Weinberg |March 2, 2019 |- |14 |The Downline |Herbalife |Glenn W. Turner |March 17, 2019 |- |15 |The Producer |Joe Francis |Bumfights |April 1, 2019 |}
=== Season 3 === {| class="wikitable" !Episode !Title !Subject !Prelude !Date |- |1 |The Socialite |Anna Delvey |Kari Ferrell |July 7, 2019 |- |2 |The Match |Simon Leviev |Maria Elvira Pinto Exposto |July 21, 2019 |- |3 |The Implants |Poly Implant Prothèse |Dow Corning |August 4, 2019 |- |4 |The Tour |Jered Threatin |Milli Vanilli |August 18, 2019 |- |5 |The Whistleblower |Karen Silkwood |Robert S. Kerr |August 31, 2019 |- |6 |The Fundraiser |Johnny Bobbit Jr. |Ginny Irovando Long |September 14, 2019 |- |7 |The Survivor |Tania Head |Fred Parisi |September 28, 2019 |- |8 |The Family Business |Doug Pielsticker |Falcon Transport |October 13, 2019 |- |9 |The Madam |Deborah Jeane Palfrey |Kristin M. Davis |October 27, 2019 |- |10 |The Mine |Crandall Canyon Mine |Sago Mine |November 10, 2019 |- |11 |The GPO Girl |Samantha Azzopardi |Guerdwich Montimere |November 24, 2019 |- |12 |The Revenger |Hunter Moore |Kevin Bollaert |December 8, 2019 |- |13 |The Sultan |Anthony Gignac |Coingate |December 22, 2019 |- |14 |The Raid |Agriprocessors |Swift & Co. |January 12, 2020 |- |15 |The Switch |Flint Water Crisis |Lead contamination in Washington, D.C. drinking water |January 26, 2020 |}
=== Season 4 === {| class="wikitable" !Episode !Title !Subject !Prelude !Date |- |1 |The Gamechanger |Belle Gibson |Jess Ainscough |May 10, 2020 |- |2 |The Pope |Dan Johnson |Dan Johnson |May 24, 2020 |- |3 |The Grant |Scott Westerhuis |Steven Sueppel |June 7, 2020 |- |4 |The Genius |Martin Frankel |Thomas Quinn |June 21, 2020 |- |5 |The Octopus |United Fruit Company/Chiquita |Dole Food Company |July 5, 2020 |- |6 |The Vigilante |Pat Johnson |Joe Stack |July 19, 2020 |- |7 |The Referee |Tim Donaghy |Joe Gagliano |August 3, 2020 |- |8 |The Treatment |Bayer AG |Ryan White |August 16, 2020 |- |9 |The Barefoot Bandit |Colton Harris Moore |Joshua Paul Calhoun |August 30, 2020 |- |10 |The I.M.O.M. |Peter Foster |John Chardon |September 12, 2020 |- |11 |The Space Program |Challenger Disaster |Vladimir Komarov |September 27, 2020 |- |12 |The Saint |Mother Teresa |Kevin Malarkey |October 11, 2020 |- |13 |The Pitchman |Don Lapre | Doug Grant |October 25, 2020 |- |14 |The Downfall |Marcus Schrenker | Raymond Roth |November 8, 2020 |- |15 |The Spill |Deepwater Horizon |Ixtoc I |November 22, 2020 |}
=== Season 5 === {| class="wikitable" !Episode !Title !Subject !Prelude !Date |- |1 |The Atheist |Madalyn Murray O'Hair |Engel v. Vitale |April 11, 2021 |- |2 |The Well |Walkerton E. coli outbreak |Washington County Fair |April 25, 2021 |- |3 |The Bishop |John P. Tomkins |Luke Helder |May 9, 2021 |- |4 |The Ivy Leaguer |Esther Reed |James Hogue |May 23, 2021 |- |5 |The Bakery |Sandy Jenkins |Alvin Kennard |June 6, 2021 |- |6 |The Brand |Procter & Gamble |Fenholloway River |June 20, 2021 |- |7 |The Patriarch |Anthony Todt |John Chairmonte |July 4, 2021 |- |8 |The Ghost Writer |Anthony Godby Johnson |New Horizons Youth Ministries |July 18, 2021 |- |9 |The Scheme |Bernie Madoff |Samuel Israel III |August 29, 2021 |- |10 |The Outbreak |Peanut Corporation of America |Jensen Farms |September 12, 2021 |- |11 |The Inferno |The Station nightclub fire |E2 nightclub stampede |September 28, 2021 |- |12 |The Killdozer |Marvin Heemeyer |Thomas Leask |October 12, 2021 |- |13 |The Salesman |William J. McCorkle |Charles J. Givens |October 25, 2021 |- |14 |The OB/GYN |Javaid Perwaiz |Roger Beyer |November 11, 2021 |- |15 |The Explosion |2020 Beirut explosion |West Fertilizer Company explosion |December 6, 2021 |}
=== Season 6 === {| class="wikitable" !Episode !Title !Subject !Prelude !Date |- |1 |The Vegan |Sarma Melngailis |PlantLab |March 16, 2022 |- |2 |The Pioneer |uBiome |Khalid Satary |April 3, 2022 |- |3 |The Verrückt |Schlitterbahn |Tyre Sampson |April 17, 2022 |- |4 |The Rockefeller |Christian Gerhartsreiter |Christophe Rocancourt |May 8, 2022 |- |5 |The Standoff |Ed & Elaine Brown |Montana Freemen |May 23, 2022 |- |6 |The Crusader |Nicholas Alahverdian |Michelle Rothgeb |June 5, 2022 |- |7 |The Perfect Trigger |Remington Arms |Henry Gordy Intl. |June 21, 2022 |- |8 |The Troubadour |Mark Leonard |Richmond, Indiana explosion |July 5, 2022 |- |9 |The Body Broker |Megan Hess |Arthur Rathburn |August 8, 2022 |- |10 |The Creamery |Blue Bell |Big Olaf |August 22, 2022 |- |11 |The Wagon |Richard Scrushy |Don Siegelman |September 19, 2022 |- |12 |The Label |Johnson & Johnson |DePuy |October 6, 2022 |- |13 |The Liability |Johnson & Johnson |Ethicon |October 23, 2022 |- |14 |The Crocodile |Heather Morgan & Ilya Lichtenstein |Alphabay |November 10, 2022 |- |15 |The Relief |Hurricane Katrina |Hurricane Betsy |December 7, 2022 |}
=== Season 7 === {| class="wikitable" !Episode !Title !Subject !Prelude !Date |- |1 |The Balloon Boy |Richard Heene |Lawn Chair Larry |March 16, 2023 |- |2 |The Phantom |Imperial Food Products |Triangle Waist Company |April 2, 2023 |- |3 |The Teenager |Malachi Love-Robinson<ref>Necessary clarification: "[...] according to the website, missionarychapel.com, Malachi Love-Robinson is listed as a doctor [...]" - according to FOX)[https://www.wflx.com/story/31253078/did-teen-accused-of-playing-doctor-graduate-from-high-school/] — The possible icon "/V\cs" (from: "Missionary Chapel and Seminary") should not be confused with the "Vlcs" (from: "Universal Life Church Seminary" - with diplomas obtained through courses / authorized, and subjected to peer review).</ref> |Matthew Scheidt |April 17, 2023 |- |4 |The Messenger |Kevin Trudeau |Hooked on Phonics |May 1, 2023 |- |5 |The Captive |SeaWorld |Free Willy-Keiko |May 22, 2023 |- |6 |The Islanders |John Spano |William "Boots" Del Biaggio III |June 7, 2023 |- |7 |The Jeweler |Nicolas Shaughnessy |Erik Charles Maund |June 25, 2023 |- |8 |The Lottery Lawyer |Jason Kurland |Billie Bob Harrell Jr. |July 11, 2023 |- |9 |The Skywalks |Hyatt Regency Disaster |FIU Bridge Collapse |August 2, 2023 |- |10 |The Side Door |Operation Varsity Blues |Wintercap SA |August 31, 2023 |- |11 |The Missing |Melissa Caddick |Brad Sherwin |September 22, 2023 |- |12 |The Other Woman |Vicki Morgan |Bernie Cornfeld |October 17, 2023 |- |13 |The Nose Doctor |Mark Weinberger |Philip Gabriele |November 4, 2023 |- |14 |The Kepone Shakes |Life Science Products |Chlordecone |November 26, 2023 |- |15 |The Monopoly |Pacific Gas & Electric |San Bruno pipeline explosion |December 25, 2023 |}
=== Season 8 === {| class="wikitable" !Episode !Title !Subject !Prelude !Date |- |1 |The Tornado |Kim Neiman |The Pilger Twins |March 17, 2024 |- |2 |The Technology |Real Water |Elizabeth Helgelien |March 31, 2024 |- |3 |The Commander |Bobby C. Thompson |Kevin White |April 14, 2024 |- |4 |The Machine |Tyson Foods |Cody Easterday |April 30, 2024 |- |5 |The Mess |Eric C. Conn |Puerto Rico disability fraud ring |May 14, 2024 |- |6 |The Embattled |Jasiel Correia |Dianne Wilkerson |May 30, 2024 |- |7 |The Sugarpit |Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse |Ottawa Bluesfest stage collapse |June 14, 2024 |- |8 |The Satan Seller |Mike Warnke |John Todd |July 1, 2024 |- |9 |The Fungus |New England Compounding Center meningitis outbreak |Pharmakon Pharmaceuticals |August 5, 2024 |- |10 |The Bling Bishop |Lamor Whitehead |The Q Train Shooting |August 21, 2024 |- |11 |The Juggalos | ICP V. FBI |Murder of Michael Goucher |September 5, 2024 |- |12 |The Airliner |ValuJet |Allegiant Air |September 25, 2024 |- |13 |The Prince |Joel Morehu-Barlow |IBM Australia |October 10, 2024 |- |14 |The Magic Pill |Fen-Phen |Belviq |October 31, 2024 |- |15 |The Descent |Titan submersible implosion |Steve Fossett |November 25, 2024 |}
=== Season 9 === {| class="wikitable" !Episode !Title !Subject !Prelude !Date |- |1 |The Derailment |East Palestine, OH |Paulsboro, NJ |March 2, 2025 |- |2 |The Warlord |Invisible Children |Joseph Kony |March 20, 2025 |- |3 |The Acquisition |Charlie Javice |Joanna Smith-Griffin |April 6, 2025 |- |4 |The Pinto |Ford Motor Company |Toyota Corona |April 20, 2025 |- |5 |The Reporter |Jeff German |Ted Binion |May 7, 2025 |- |6 |The Baby Heaven |Camp Lejeune |Woburn, MA |May 26, 2025 |- |7 |The White Knight |eBay |YouTube headquarters shooting |June 11, 2025 |- |8 |The Charade |Scott W. Rothstein |Melissa Britt Lewis |July 8, 2025 |- |9 |The Death Trap |Ride the Ducks |Miss Majestic |July 27, 2025 |- |10 |The Wunderkind |Ephren Taylor II |Lucian Development |August 14, 2025 |- |11 |The Utopia |Galt's Gulch Chile |Principality of New Utopia |September 7, 2025 |- |12 |The Mix Up |The PBB Disaster |Phosvel Zombies |September 28, 2025 |- |13 |The Fabulist |George Santos |JP Maroney |November 10, 2025 |- |14 |The Motherlode |Bre-X Minerals |John Bjornstrom |November 24, 2025 |- |15 |The Panama Papers |Panama Papers |Daphne Caruana Galizia |December 24, 2025 |}
=== Season 10 === {| class="wikitable" !Episode !Title !Subject !Prelude !Date |- |1 |The Blueprint |Chris and Jeff George |Purdue Pharma |January 30, 2026 |- |2 |The Apostle |David E. Taylor |Kathryn Kuhlman |February 27, 2026 |- |3 |The Lampoon |Tim Durham |Dan Laikin |March 28, 2026 |- |4 |The Abandoned |Paria diving tragedy |1985 Trintoc explosion |April 30, 2026 |}
=== Bonus Episodes === {| class="wikitable" !Episode !Title !Subject !Date |- |1 |The Promotion |McDonalds Monopoly |December 27, 2017 |- |2 |The Reef |Osborne Reef |December 27, 2017 |- |3 |The Fire |Marc Thompson |January 28, 2018 |- |4 |The Mortician |Jean Crump |March 6, 2018 |- |5 |The Homemaker |Martha Stewart |April 25, 2018 |- |6 |The Pole Saw |David Player and Gerald "Trey" Hardin |June 4, 2018 |- |7 |The Refugee |Wyclef Jean |July 22, 2018 |- |8 |The Tree Farm |Rachel Lee |December 8, 2018 |- |9 |The Convention |DashCon |January 27, 2019 |- |10 |The Boner King |Enzyte |March 6, 2019 |- |11 |The Vendor |Vendstar |May 1, 2019 |- |12 |The Portofino Pirate |Larissa Watson |May 14, 2019 |- |13 |The Chess Champion |Paul Charles Dozsa |June 24, 2019 |- |14 |The Conductor |Kyle Sandler |August 19, 2019 |- |15 |The Bookkeeper |Kim Williams |October 6, 2019 |- |16 |The Puppeteer |Natalia Burgess |November 14, 2019 |- |17 |The Promotion [Redux] |McDonalds Monopoly |January 5, 2020 |- |18 |The Neighbor |Carla Jones |March 3, 2020 |- |19 |VN4VL: Democracy Manifest |Updates for previous episodes |March 10, 2020 |- |20 |The Developer |Shannon Egeland |March 17, 2020 |- |21 |The Boner King [Redux] |Enzyte |April 1, 2020 |- |22 |VN4VL: Coronamania |Updates for previous episodes |June 1, 2020 |- |23 |The Sweepstakes |Pepsi Number Fever |August 18, 2020 |- |24 |The Birthday Party |Gary Milby |December 4, 2020 |- |25 |The Chili |Anna Ayala |December 23, 2020 |- |26 |VN4VL: Hunting for Love & Treasure |Updates for previous episodes |December 31, 2020 |- |27 |The Pigeon King |Arlan Galbraith |February 13, 2021 |- |28 |The Chemical |Film Recovery Systems |March 5, 2021 |- |29 |The Hero |Candace Clark |March 7, 2021 |- |30 |VN4VL: Kwame's Resurrection |Updates for previous episodes |June 26, 2021 |- |31 |The Beach House Sheriff |Todd Entrekin |August 1, 2021 |- |32 |The Pink Slime |Beef Products, Inc. |August 3, 2021 |- |33 |The Test |Brandy Murrah |November 3, 2021 |- |34 |The Healer |Michael Guglielmucci |December 16, 2021 |- |35 |The Money Doctor |W. Neil Gallagher |January 12, 2022 |- |36 |VN4VL: Synergy |Updates for previous episodes |February 18, 2022 |- |37 |The Canal [Redux] |Love Canal |May 1, 2022 |- |38 |VN4VL: Me Hate Greed |Updates for previous episodes |May 12, 2022 |- |39 |The Funky Munky |Tim Vasquez |May 27, 2022 |- |40 |The Mark |Elisah Spencer |July 14, 2022 |- |41 |The Imaginary Target |Denis Molla |July 15, 2022 |- |42 |The Coroner |Shannon Kent |August 11, 2022 |- |43 |VN4VL: Game is Afoot |Updates for previous episodes |September 2, 2022 |- |44 |The American Sniper |Chris Kyle |November 22, 2022 |- |45 |The Anglers |Jake Runyan & Chase Cominsky |December 22, 2022 |- |46 |The Studio |Carissa Carpenter |January 10, 2023 |- |47 |VN4VL: There is No Cure |Updates for previous episodes |February 8, 2023 |- |48 |The Beneficiary |David Del Rio |March 23, 2023 |- |49 |The Vacation Rental |Carrie Jade Williams |April 19, 2023 |- |50 |The Momfluencer |Katie Sorensen |May 8, 2023 |- |51 |The Veyron |Andy House |June 15, 2023 |- |52 |The Oven |Bumble Bee Foods |June 30, 2023 |- |53 |The Scratch-Off |Urooj Khan |July 19, 2023 |- |54 |VN4VL: Death Keeps a Secret |Updates for previous episodes |August 16, 2023 |- |55 |The Predator |Nate Holzapfel |October 3, 2023 |- |56 |The Million Pity |Monkey torture ring |January 10, 2024 |- |57 |The Free Flight Fiasco |The Hoover Company |January 17, 2024 |- |58 |VN4VL: Grounded |Updates for previous episodes |February 23, 2024 |- |59 |The Godfather |William Mize |February 27, 2024 |- |60 |The Actor |Zach Horwitz |March 21, 2024 |- |61 |The Targeting Target |Mark Charles Barnett |April 5, 2024 |- |62 |The Delinquent |Zachry Bailey |June 2, 2024 |- |63 |The Tic Tac Man |Bob McDonnell |July 9, 2024 |- |64 |The Deadbeat |J. Nicholas Bryant |July 25, 2024 |- |65 |The Fund |Darren Berg |July 9, 2024 |- |66 |The Tiger |Tobias Reitsman |October 14, 2024 |- |67 |The Homeless Hero |Chris Parker |November 11, 2024 |- |68 |VN4VL: Condemn. Convict. Commute. |Updates for previous episodes |January 6, 2025 |- |69 |The Odyssey |Gary Shawkey |January 26, 2025 |- |70 |The Foundation |New Era Philanthropy |February 11, 2025 |- |71 |The Interpreter |Ippei Mizuhara |March 28, 2025 |- |72 |The Priapism |NuMale Medical Center |May 12, 2025 |}
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links ==
* [https://swindledpodcast.com/ Official website] * {{IMDb title|15028354}}
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