You know that old adage that dead men tell no tales?

Well, forget about that.

Because Bernie Madoff died about a month ago, and he is still talking today.

That's because of a new book titled Made Off Talks by an author who communicated with

Madoff for years before his death.

So what is there still to learn about this infamous Ponzi Schema?

And how can reporters get closer to the truth later as time goes on?

Those are some of the questions for this week's Reliable Sources podcast.

So let's cue the music.

I'm Brian Stelter, and this weekly podcast is our chance to go more in-depth with media

leaders and newsmakers, talking about how the news gets made.

And sometimes it takes a very long time to get the full definitive story about a scandal,

about a plague.

That's what I was thinking about when I was reading Made Off Talks.

It's a new book by the author Jim Campbell.

Jim is a nationally syndicated radio show host.

He's been writing and covering the business world for many years.

And his book, the full title here is Made Off Talks, uncovering the untold story behind

the most notorious Ponzi scheme in history.

McGraw Hill came out with a book at the end of April.

Coincidentally, Made Off died in prison just about a week and a half before the publication

date.

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