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American Greed Podcast

American Greed Podcast

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 CNBC's longest-running primetime original series, "American Greed" takes you inside the amazing real-life stories of how some people will do anything for money. The award-winning series is narrated by legendary actor Stacy Keach.2025 CNBC Art Social Sciences True Crime
Episodes
  • Comic Book Murder

    Comic Book Murder
    Jun 17 2025
    Rico Vendetti’s lucrative online stolen goods operation is exposed when he hires the wrong delinquent to do his dirty work. Their scheme to steal an elderly man’s valuable comic book collection turns deadly. (Original television broadcast: 2/27/2017)
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    18 mins
  • Neighborhood Inferno

    Neighborhood Inferno
    Jun 3 2025
    In the middle of the night on November 10, 2012, an explosion wreaks havoc in a quiet neighborhood in the Indianapolis suburb Richmond Hill. The blast is so powerful that it moves the needle of an earthquake sensor 26 miles away. The massive explosion destroys homes and takes lives. But this is no accident. As they pick apart this insurance fraud gone wrong, investigators close in on suspects Monserrate Shirley and her conman boyfriend, Mark Leonard. When the law closes in, Leonard calls for more violence. (Original television broadcast: 8/14/17)
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    37 mins
  • Best of Greed: Chasing Tesla

    Best of Greed: Chasing Tesla
    Apr 1 2025
    Update: On Friday, March 28th, 2025, the White House confirmed that President Donald Trump has pardoned Trevor Milton, founder of the electric vehicle startup Nikola. Milton, who was sentenced to four years in prison for overstating his company's technology, could now avoid paying hundreds of millions in restitution to defrauded investors due to the pardon. According to the Federal Election Commission, Milton and his wife donated more than $1.8 million to a Trump re-election campaign fund less than a month before the November election. Original Episode Description: Serial entrepreneur Trevor Milton founds the electric vehicle company Nikola, which suggests it will be the next Tesla, but for long-haul trucks. (Original airdate 10/04/2022)
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    41 mins
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Just see so much American history/sociology is tucked in here, Great for students!

Creative and interesting narratives !

Interesting lessons for High Schoolers

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The way that MONEY affects people and their MORAL VALUES is absolutely APPALLING and I LOVE to hear when the scammers' get what they've got COMING to them!!!!

LOVE to see how MONEY effects people's MORALS

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