Swindled
Episodes
Free Bonus: The Doppelgänger (Matthew D. Keirans)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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.