Swindled

Swindled

Swindled

8 episodes

Episodes

S10 Ep143: The New Formula (Abbott Laboratories)
Sep 10, 2026 · 1h 14m
This episode investigates the 2025 infant botulism outbreak linked to By Heart formula, tracing the startup’s rise during the 2022 Abbott recall and subsequent regulatory failures.
Rerun: The White Knight (eBay)
Aug 24, 2026 · 1h 19m
This episode revisits the eBay stalking scandal, highlighting a $56 million settlement with victims David and Ina Steiner.
S10 Ep142: The Façade (Rob & Andrew Kissel)
Aug 10, 2026 · 1h 32m
This episode details the 2003 murder of investment banker Rob Kissel by his wife, Nancy, who bludgeoned him to death to secure his fortune and pursue an affair.
Free Bonus: The Doppelgänger (Matthew D. Keirans)
Jul 16, 2026 · 34m
This episode details the bizarre identity theft case of Matthew Kierens, who assumed the name William Donald Woods for decades.
S10 Ep141: The Mirage (Nikola Motor Company)
Jul 6, 2026 · 1h 15m
This episode of Swindled exposes the fraudulent rise and collapse of electric vehicle startups Lordstown Motors and Nikola.
Rerun: The Outbreak (Peanut Corporation of America)
Jun 15, 2026 · 55m
This episode details two deadly foodborne illness outbreaks: the 2011 Jensen Farms listeria-tainted cantaloupe scandal and the 2008 Peanut Corporation of America salmonella crisis.
S10 Ep140: The Ghost Town (Times Beach, Missouri)
Jun 2, 2026 · 1h 7m
This episode details the 1970s dioxin contamination in Missouri, beginning with Judy Piot’s discovery that Bliss Waste Oil Company sprayed toxic…
S10 Ep139: The Abandoned (Paria diving tragedy)
Apr 30, 2026 · 1h 10m
This episode details the 2022 Paria Fuel Trading Company pipeline disaster in Trinidad and Tobago, where four divers died after being sucked into a subsea pipeline during maintenance work.
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