Andrew Caspersen: Rich People Problems | 178

Scamfluencers

Wondery

Society & Culture

4.1 • 7K Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Andrew Caspersen seemed to have it all: Ivy League credentials, athletic talent and a trust fund that fueled his reputation as a rising star in finance. But behind his polished image was a spiral of drinking, gambling, and reckless bets on the stock market. Soon, his risky trades won’t just drain his own fortune – they’ll cost his friends and family millions.

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0:00.0	Hey there, scamfluencers fans.
0:02.0	Want to be the first to know how these wild scams unfold.
0:05.0	Join us on Patreon to get early access to episodes, add free listening, and exclusive content that reveals even more of the drama.
0:13.0	Just search for scamfluencers on Patreon and dive deeper into the scandal.
0:17.6	A note for our listeners, this episode contains references to suicide. Please listen with care.
0:29.3	Sachi, we always talk about how we disappear if we ever got truly wealthy. Why do you think it is
0:35.2	that some people just can't stay out of trouble even when they
0:38.8	have every resource at their disposal? Ego. People need to have everybody know that they have all this
0:46.7	money and that they have all these resources. Ego. Root of all evil. Yeah, it couldn't be me. I truly
0:53.2	do thank God every day that I'm marginally employed,
0:56.2	and I don't really have the resources to solve sabotage like that.
0:59.7	It's a beautiful incantation to say every night to yourself, Sarah.
1:02.9	Yes.
1:03.7	Well, today's story is extremely frustrating.
1:07.6	It's about a guy who had an addiction and access to infinite money and was surrounded by people who don't think feelings are real.
1:15.7	Get ready for the story of a near fatal case of affluence.
1:23.2	It's November 2015 and Andrew Casperson is meeting with an old college buddy.
1:28.7	They both went to Princeton, and you can really tell.
1:32.2	Andrew is a well-dressed white man in his late 30s.
1:35.3	He kind of looks like William H. Macy if he was also a Kennedy and grew up playing lacrosse.
1:42.1	Do you see it?
1:43.1	Yeah, this is the whitest man to ever white.
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