''Gangster Capitalism'' is an American podcast hosted by
Andrew Jenks
Andrew Jenks (born March 5, 1986) is an American filmmaker.
Early life
When he was nine, his family moved to Belgium for two years.
Jenks attended Hendrick Hudson High School in Montrose, New York. When Jenks was 16 he founded the Hendrick Hud ...
.
The first season focused on the
2019 college admissions bribery scandal
In 2019, a scandal arose over a criminal conspiracy to influence undergraduate admissions decisions at several top American universities. The investigation into the conspiracy was code named Operation Varsity Blues. The investigation and rela ...
.
Season two focuses on the
National Rifle Association
The National Rifle Association of America (NRA) is a gun rights advocacy group based in the United States. Founded in 1871 to advance rifle marksmanship, the modern NRA has become a prominent Gun politics in the United States, gun rights ...
. Season three focuses on
Jerry Falwell Jr. and
Liberty University
Liberty University (LU) is a private Baptist university in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia (Southern Baptist Convention). Founded in 1971 by Jerry Falwell Sr. and Elmer L. Towns, Liberty i ...
. It is the first podcast produced as part of
Cadence13's C13Originals.
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.
Levitt stated that the goal of the podcast was to shed light on the larger societal problem that the admissions scandal reflected.
In September 2019, the season one was optioned as a television project with Entertainment 360, with the script written by
Margaret Nagle
Margaret Nagle (born January 12, 1969) is a screenwriter, television producer and human rights activist. She has been nominated for two Emmy Awards and won three Writers Guild of America Awards. Nagle began her undergraduate work at UC Berkel ...
.
Episodes
See also
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List of American crime podcasts
This is a list of American crime podcasts. True crime podcasts were popularized in the United States by '' Serial'', which debuted in 2014.
List
See also
*List of Australian crime podcasts
This is a list of Australian crime podcasts fr ...
*
Political podcast
Political podcasts are podcasts that focus on contemporary politics and current events. Most political podcasts maintain a connection with an existing media source such as a newspaper or magazine. They aim to inform or entertain or advocate a c ...
References
External links
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2019 podcast debuts
Infotainment
Audio podcasts
Political podcasts
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