Introducing Gangster Capitalism: The College Admissions Scandal

Root of Evil: The True Story of the Hodel Family and the Black Dahlia

TNT / Cadence13

Society & Culture, True Crime

4.6 • 18.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2019

⏱️ 5 minutes

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From the creators of Root of Evil, Gangster Capitalism Season 1 is centered on the 2019 college admissions scandal that is exposing everyone from CEOs to celebrities. Award-winning documentarian, Andrew Jenks uncovers the origins and inner workings of this unprecedented scam, introducing you to the people involved, and exploring the larger debate around higher education in America. The final chapter of this story is still being written, as the federal investigation into these crimes grows and unfolds.

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Zach Levit, executive producer and writer of Rude of Evil.
0:04.3	Thanks so much for listening.
0:06.5	So Rude of Evil was the first podcast that our new team C13 originals created.
0:12.1	Now we have another one.
0:13.2	It's called Gangster Capitalism, and season one is about the college admissions scandal,
0:19.0	which is known as Operation Varsity Blues.
0:22.3	Filmmaker and podcaster Andrew Janks is the host, and he's already come face to face
0:27.1	with and confronted the ringleader named Rick Singer.
0:31.4	Here's the trailer for Gangster Capitalism.
0:33.4	I hope you like it, and if you do, please subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
0:38.5	And thanks again for listening to Rude of Evil.
0:41.2	So I paid him $200.
0:47.4	He made a fake ID with my name and his photo.
0:51.3	He took the SATs under my name, and I got $1,400 and got into my dream school.
1:08.9	Right now, I feel like I'm at a red carpet event.
1:17.2	People have been waiting here for hours, lined up three deep behind barricades, just to
1:24.8	catch a glimpse, and then the faces of this story finally emerge.
1:35.6	But they're not flanked by publicists.
1:40.3	Instead, police and lawyers are at their sides.
1:47.3	Because Felicity Huffman and Lori Lachlan are both at the center of the biggest scandal
1:53.4	in academic history.
1:57.5	This is a big story today, Operation Varsity Blues.
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