The “Male Enhancement” Millionaire Who Got a Stiff Sentence with the Camp Counselors Podcast | 78

The Big Flop

Wondery

Society & Culture, Comedy, Business

4.6 • 884 Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

In 2001, Steve Warshak turned America's insecurities into gold with Enzyte, a 'male enhancement' pill hawked by TV's smuggest pitchman, Smilin' Bob. But when federal agents discovered Steve’s real genius wasn't in making anything “bigger” (besides his bank account through fraud), they unearthed a world of fake doctors, unauthorized charges, and Steve’s 70-year-old mother who helped run a $200 million dollar scam.

The hosts of Camp Counselors, Zachariah Porter and Jonathan Carson, join Misha to explain how Steve Warshak, the man behind the “male enhancement” pill, Enzyte, totally shafted his customers.

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0:00.0	You know what's even better than listening to the big flop?
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0:06.7	With Wondery Plus, you can enjoy the floppiest of flops, completely uninterrupted.
0:12.0	It's like having a front row seat to the world's biggest train wrecks.
0:15.7	Join Wondery Plus in the Wondery app or in Apple Podcasts and upgrade your listening experience today.
0:26.4	Have you ever seen ads for mail enhancement products?
0:34.6	You know, those pills that promise they'll make people say,
0:37.7	is that a bottle of supplements in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?
0:42.2	Well, today on the Big Flop, we're going long on Steve Warshak,
0:46.2	the man who made millions of dollars selling boner pills and wound up getting an incredibly
0:51.8	stiff prison sentence.
0:59.0	What? What did you think I was going to say? Get your mind out of the gutter. Bob is looking cool. And with a call to insight about natural male enhancement, Bob is live in large.
1:06.0	The man behind smiling Bob loses his fortune and his freedom.
1:09.0	He was blinded by his own arrogance and greed.
1:12.6	That is the bottom line tonight from a federal judge who hit Steve Worshack with a 25-year prison
1:18.4	sentence and a $500 million farm.
1:21.5	We are on a sinking ship.
1:34.4	Let's talk about something that might be keeping you up at night.
1:35.9	Cyber security.
1:41.7	According to Vantor's latest state of trust report, it's the number one concern for UK businesses.
1:43.7	That's where Vantar comes in.
1:44.9	Whether you're a startup,
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