Ponzi Supernova

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As Bernie Madoff’s $65 billion dollar Ponzi scheme collapsed and the Wall Street financier went behind bars, he left behind a mystery. Hosted by journalist Steve Fishman, Ponzi Supernova is an original audio series that questions how and why Madoff was able to get away with the largest con in histor…

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    • Jun 9, 2017 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 28m AVG DURATION
    • 6 EPISODES


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    Ep. 6: Something Fishy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2017 37:51


    In the series finale, reporter Steve Fishman finally reaches the core of Madoff's collapsed star: the forces that pulled $65 billion down a dark hole. With Bernie as our guide, we learn about unseen financial forces that continue to tug on us all, and why they might be impossible to control.

    Ep. 5: Clawback!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2017 33:13


    In this episode, the most familiar faces of Madoff's collapse - the victims - in a new light. Reporter Steve Fishman goes behind the scenes of a surprisingly effective and complicated recovery effort that blurs the lines between fair and cruel, guilty and innocent.

    Ep. 4: Hide the Screw

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2017 23:28


    Bernie Madoff, the man behind a $65 billion Ponzi scheme, confessed. He was never caught. In this episode, reporter Steve Fishman sets out to discover how a ragtag team, with 30 year-old technology, managed to fool private auditors and the United States government for decades.

    Ep. 3: The Operation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2017 27:32


    When Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme collapsed, we saw a portrait of a high-tech Wall Street genius duping the financial world. In this episode, what we didn't see. Reporter Steve Fishman introduces us to the unlikely, almost unbelievable perpetrators of history's biggest fraud.

    Ep. 2: When Madoff Calls

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2017 27:27


    Reporter Steve Fishman finally reaches Bernie Madoff in North Carolina, where the famous Ponzi schemer is serving a 150 year prison sentence. In never before heard jailhouse interviews, Fishman asks Bernie the big questions: how did he do it? And why? The answers lead further and deeper than we ever imagined.

    Ep. 1: Getting to Madoff

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2017 23:36


    Reporter Steve Fishman tells the story of how he convinced Bernie Madoff to call him from prison. Along the way, Steve learns about Madoff’s life in prison from Bernie’s new associates: the other criminals serving time in Butner, NC.

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