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Bernie Madoff | Sins of the Father
Feb 16, 2021Bernie Madoff is young and broke. And he's hungry for a big paycheck. So he sets out for Wall Street. But a market crash forces him to make a difficult decision, one that will haunt him for years. Wa...
The Feds vs. the Activists | Billie Holiday
Oct 20, 2020Billie Holiday makes a decision. The jazz singer will perform "Strange Fruit," the protest song about lynchings, no matter what happens to her—and no matter how many times law enforcement tells her to...
Three Mile Island | The Domino Effect
Sep 22, 2020On March 28, 1979, Bill Zewe hears an alarm at Three Mile Island. Something has gone terribly wrong at the nuclear power plant, in southern Pennsylvania. And now, the operators at the plant must move ...
The Breakup of Big Oil | Rise of Rockefeller
Aug 11, 2020John D. Rockefeller is a poor boy with a dream. He's going to become a businessman. And he's going to be wildly rich. Soon, he stumbles on the product that will seal his fate: oil. Thick, crude oil is...
Big Tobacco | Smoking Guns
Jul 07, 2020Merrell Williams stumbles on a terrible secret, one that's been hidden for decades. Jeffrey Wigand starts a new job with the tobacco industry, only to come face to face with a bitter truth. Soon, both...
Boston College Gambling Scheme | Against the Odds
Jun 09, 2020Criminals in Pittsburgh have a plan. It involves gambling and manipulating the scores of college basketball games. But to pull it off, they'll first need some help from the basketball players themselv...
Waco - The New Messiah
Mar 24, 2020In 1993, a massive conflict erupts in rural Texas. The federal government launches a siege against the Branch Davidians, a religious group based in the outskirts of Waco. What follows is the longest f...
The Lenny Bruce Obscenity Trial - The Obscenity Circus
Mar 03, 2020In the 1960s, Lenny Bruce was a trailblazing standup comedian who took aim at American culture. Bruce clashed frequently with law enforcement, but his decisive legal battle began in 1964. Bruce faced ...
Volkswagen Diesel Scandal - Whatever It Takes
Jan 28, 2020In 2006, Volkswagen executive Martin Winterkorn hatches a plan to boost auto sales in America. The way to do it? Clean diesel cars. But VW's engineers run into a wall, and so they take a troubling sho...
The Plame Affair - Exposed
Dec 17, 2019In 2003, America is at war with Iraq, as part of its global campaign on terror. Former diplomat Joe Wilson sharply criticizes the war, making him an enemy of the White House. Payback is swift, but the...