Bernie Madoff | Sins of the Father | 1

Joseph McCarthy dreams of a bigger life. He wants something beyond the farms of Wisconsin, something more important than cornfields and local disputes. He wants political power in Washington, D.C. And he has a plan to get it.Want to listen to the remaining episodes of The Red Sca ...  Show more

Lance Armstrong enters the cutthroat world of professional cycling. But after a string of humiliating losses, he's left searching for a new way to win.Want to listen to the remaining episodes of Lance Armstrong? Episodes 2-4 are available exclusively and ad-free on Wondery+. With ...  Show more

Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers kick off Slate Money’s series on some of the biggest financial scandals in recent history. This week they are joined by Joe Berlinger, director of “Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street”. Berlinger tells the Slate Money crew about Madof ...  Show more

On Jordan Belfort’s first day as a Wall Street Stockbroker, in October 1987, the market crashed over 500 points. A month later, he was out of a job. Down, out, and completely broke, the soon to be Wolf of Wall Street reinvented himself as a penny stockbroker, and devised a scam s ...  Show more

Uncover the shocking story of Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme, the largest financial fraud in history, and its devastating consequences for investors, his family, and the SEC's credibility Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices