Infamous America

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BENEDICT ARNOLD Ep. 2 | “The American Revolution” Jun 02, 2021

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War between the American colonies and the British Empire erupts in Massachusetts. Benedict Arnold quickly joins the fight and sees intense action. He shows leadership qualities at Fort Ticonderoga and Quebec, and he performs heroically at Lake Champlain and Saratoga. He is injured in battle, but the deeper wounds come from the Continental Congress and the Continental Army. Cracks begin to form in his loyalty to the colonial cause.

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BENEDICT ARNOLD Ep. 1 | “Pride” May 26, 2021

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Benedict Arnold is an energetic young man, but tragedy strikes his family at an early age. As a teenager, he feels the lure of military service during the French and Indian War. He becomes a prosperous merchant who dabbles in illegal smuggling as tension grows between the American colonies and the British Empire. After a series of taxes and the Boston Massacre, war looms on the horizon.

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Introducing "The Vaping Fix" from Wondery May 18, 2021

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Two young Silicon Valley entrepreneurs set out to rid the world of smoking with an incredible new product. The device stands to disrupt the tobacco industry and make them rich, until it falls into the wrong hands and lives are ruined. From classrooms to hospitals, boardrooms to the Oval Office, what can be done to protect teenagers and is it too late? From Laura Beil, the reporter behind Dr Death and Bad Batch, comes The Vaping Fix, the inside story of the rise of Juul and the making of a crisis.

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MIAMI DRUG WARS Ep. 6 | “The Informants” Apr 28, 2021

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The mid 1980s begins the downfall of the first generation of drug lords. U.S. agencies and the Colombia government battle the Medellin Cartel. The federal task force uses well-placed informants to target Jon Robert and Mickey Munday. The DEA uses hitman Rivi Ayala to build a case against The Godmother, Griselda Blanco. And the Miami task force, CENTAC 26, uses an insider to bring down the Cocaine Cops.

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MIAMI DRUG WARS Ep. 5 | “Cocaine Cops” Apr 21, 2021

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While Jon Roberts and other prominent figures in the Miami cocaine business deal with the fallout from Griselda Blanco’s situation and government informants, a new group takes center stage in the drug wars: the Cocaine Cops. Young officers on the Miami police force give into the temptation of making fast money and they organize an escalating series of crimes until, in the summer of 1985, they go too far.

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Introducing "In God We Lust" from Wondery Apr 20, 2021

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A woman named Becki is lounging by the pool at the Fontainebleau Hotel when she decides to proposition a strapping pool attendant. Go on a date with her...and her husband. What begins as an unconventional proposition will soon throw them all into the international spotlight. And that’s because the couple is none other than Jerry Falwell Jr. and his wife Becki, two of the most powerful figures in Evangelical America.

Wondery presents In God We Lust, hosted by Brooke Siffrin and Aricia Skidmore-Williams of Even the Rich. A story of an alluring sex scandal, power, money and a very public fall from grace. When word of their affair fell into the wrong hands it led to political extortion and a public outing that brought Jerry Falwell Jr.’s empire crashing down.

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MIAMI DRUG WARS Ep. 4 | “The Untouchables” Apr 14, 2021

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The Cocaine Wars burn hot and fast in the early 1980s. Miami police detectives form a task force called CENTAC 26 to combat drug violence, but their effort is short lived. The U.S. government creates a larger task force to hunt the bigger players in the business. The federal task force makes two big arrests related to Jon Roberts’ operation, but Jon and Mickey Munday adapt and continue their smuggling business. And Griselda Blanco’s years of warfare, drug use, and paranoia take their toll. She makes a major change, but her time is running out.

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MIAMI DRUG WARS Ep. 3 | “The Two-Headed Beast” Apr 07, 2021

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Griselda Blanco escalates her wars against her rival drug lords in Miami, primarily through the use of her top hitman, Rivi Ayala. Rivi helps carry out a daylight attack at Miami International Airport that brings more national attention to the growing drug problem in Miami. Meanwhile, Jon Roberts and Mickey Munday revolutionize the cocaine smuggling industry through audacious plans and new techniques.

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Introducing "My Fugitive" from Pineapple Street Studios Apr 05, 2021

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Nina Gilden Seavey was twelve on May 5, 1970, the day an Air Force building in St. Louis burned to the ground. Her dad represented a young man accused of the crime: Howard Mechanic. Facing serious federal time, Howard went on the run and became one of the longest-running fugitives in U.S. history. As an adult, Nina picked up the trail. What ever happened to Howard Mechanic?This eight-part series is the tangled story of her search for answers. Hundreds of Freedom of Information requests. Hundreds of thousands of pages of documents. FBI surveillance and confidential informants. Cold War spies, conspiracy theories and the murder of a civil rights icon. And the sacrifices America makes in the name of national security.

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MIAMI DRUG WARS Ep. 2 | “Evil Is Stronger Than Good” Mar 31, 2021

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Jon Roberts is born into the New York mafia. But when he runs afoul of the mob, he moves to Miami and transforms himself into a successful cocaine smuggler. Hotshot mechanic Mickey Munday becomes a key component of Jon’s operation. While they build their business, Griselda Blanco ushers in the Miami Drug Wars with brazen plans that earn national news headlines.

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