Hey everybody, it's Zach Levit, executive producer of gangster capitalism.

First off, I want to thank you for listening to GC and for following along for three seasons.

Together, we've been able to create conversations around each season and make enough noise

that some meaningful changes happened. None of it would be possible without you.

If you like GC, I'm hoping you'll listen to my newest documentary series about a different kind of corruption.

It's called The Set, and it's the inside story of the biggest police corruption scandal in New York City history.

And just like gangster capitalism, this story is told directly by those involved.

Dirty cops, whistleblowers, investigators, prosecutors, and police brass, including the commissioner of the NYPD at the time.

And all of them wrapped up in a nasty New York City turf war for control of the investigation.

In short, The Set is the story of what can happen when the world's largest police department fails to police itself.

If you like what you're about to hear, please listen to and follow The Set.

You know what, after fucking 30 someone years, you would think that like you got to get over it.

But, apparently not.

I'm not a bad guy, man. I made a mistake and I fucking went down the wrong path.

I'm not a bad guy. But, Zach, I mean, the story should be told.

From Odyssey Originals, I'm Zach Levin, the creator of Root of Evil, gangster capitalism, and relative unknown.

And this is a story about a time that New York City would like to forget.

Dangerous times in New York City.

The biggest city in America is on the roads.

On the streets of New York, it's called crack and the deals go down quickly.

It was the most violent year in the city's history, the height of the crack era.

There were no opportunities.

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