American politics and crime podcast
Podcast
Gangster Capitalism is an American podcast hosted by Andrew Jenks .[ 1] The first season focused on the 2019 college admissions bribery scandal .[ 2] [ 3] Season two focuses on the National Rifle Association of America . Season three focuses on Jerry Falwell Jr. and Liberty University . It is the first podcast produced as part of Cadence13's C13Originals.[ 4] [ 5]
During season one, Jenks and actors read portions of the FBI affidavit, including transcripts of phone calls between Rick Singer and his clients involved in the college admissions scandal.[ 6] Levitt stated that the goal of the podcast was to shed light on the larger societal problem that the admissions scandal reflected.[ 7] In September 2019, the season one was optioned as a television project with Entertainment 360, with the script written by Margaret Nagle .[ 8]
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References
^ Cadorette, Jaquie (March 25, 2020). " 'Gangster Capitalism' Returns for Season 2 Through RADIO.COM's Cadence13" . WWL Radio. Archived from the original on April 25, 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2020 .
^ Sawyer, Miranda (June 16, 2019). "The week in radio and podcasts: Gangster Capitalism: C13 Originals; Living Memory" . The Guardian . Archived from the original on July 1, 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2020 .
^ "Rubberneckers, rejoice: Gangster Capitalism covers the celebrity college admissions scandal in unflattering detail" . AV Club. June 3, 2019. Archived from the original on June 4, 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2020 .
^ White, Peter (March 24, 2020). " 'Gangster Capitalism': NRA To Be Focus Of Season 2 Of Documentary Podcast Series From C13Originals" . Deadline. Archived from the original on March 24, 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020 .
^ Jarvey, Natalie (April 24, 2019). "Cadence13 Launches Original Podcast Arm With Admissions Scandal Series (Exclusive)" . The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 24, 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2020 .
^ Sturges, Fiona (June 9, 2019). "Podcast — Gangster Capitalism is an electrifying real-life thriller" . Financial Times. Retrieved 17 April 2020 .
^ Dickson, EJ (May 14, 2019). "New Podcast Explores College Admissions Scandal" . Rolling Stone. Retrieved 17 April 2020 .
^ Goldberg, Lesley (September 24, 2019). "Another College Admissions Scandal TV Show Is in the Works (Exclusive)" . The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 April 2020 .
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