Swindled
{{short description|American true crime podcast}}
{{About|the true crime podcast|the 2004 film|Swindled (film)|other uses|Swindle (disambiguation){{!}}Swindle}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{infobox podcast
| title = Swindled
| image = Swindled logo.jpg
| hosting = "A Concerned Citizen"
| language = English
| website = {{URL|http://swindledpodcast.com/}}
| audio format = Podcast
| began = {{Start date|2018|1|7}}
| provider = Independent
| num_seasons = 7
| num_episodes = 105
| length = 40–80 minutes
| country = United States
| genre = True crime
}}
Swindled is an American true crime podcast written and hosted by an anonymous man that uses the pseudonym "A Concerned Citizen".{{Cite web |title=Want to quit your job and start a true crime podcast? Obscura's host did it. |url=https://www.tampabay.com/arts-entertainment/want-to-quit-your-job-and-start-a-true-crime-podcast-obscuras-host-did-it-20190703/ |access-date=February 1, 2024 |website=Tampa Bay Times |language=en |archive-date=February 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203153505/https://www.tampabay.com/arts-entertainment/want-to-quit-your-job-and-start-a-true-crime-podcast-obscuras-host-did-it-20190703/ |url-status=live }} The scripted series explores the world of white-collar crime, con artists, and corporate greed.{{Cite news|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/52-best-true-crime-podcasts.html|title=52 Great True-Crime Podcasts|last=Nelson|first=Hillary|work=Vulture|access-date=November 21, 2018|language=en|archive-date=February 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201233757/https://www.vulture.com/article/52-best-true-crime-podcasts.html|url-status=live}}
Production
In a Q&A with BBC News, the anonymous host, a former government worker with a background in graphic design and audio production,{{Cite web |date=March 29, 2018 |title=Podcast Spotlight: Swindled |url=https://discoverpods.com/podcast-spotlight-swindled/ |access-date=February 2, 2024 |website=Discover the Best Podcasts {{!}} Discover Pods |language=en-US |archive-date=February 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201220704/https://discoverpods.com/podcast-spotlight-swindled/ |url-status=live }} claimed the inception of the podcast was motivated by the immorality of a "capitalistic culture".{{Cite news |date=May 10, 2019 |title=Anna Sorokin: Why do con artists and fraudsters fascinate us? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48231388 |access-date=February 1, 2024 |language=en-GB |archive-date=February 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202000009/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48231388 |url-status=live }} According to the Tampa Bay Times, "A Concerned Citizen" created Swindled after failing to find an existing podcast on similar topics. The host explained to MEL Magazine that the underlying theme in all of the episodes is greed and a "social culture that values getting rich as quick as possible."{{Cite web |date=February 5, 2019 |title=Con-Culture Experts On the History and Future of Scamming |url=https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/con-culture-experts-on-the-history-and-future-of-scamming |access-date=February 1, 2024 |website=MEL Magazine |language=en-US |archive-date=February 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201235837/https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/con-culture-experts-on-the-history-and-future-of-scamming |url-status=live }}
Each episode begins with a prelude story to the main subject, followed by the theme music consisting of stringed and brass instruments, and then a structured narrative interspersed with archival audio, suspenseful scoring, and dry humor.{{Cite web |title=Swindled Podcast – Latest Episodes – Listen Now Online |url=https://swindledpodcast.com/episodes/ |access-date=February 2, 2024 |website=Swindled |language=en-US |archive-date=February 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202151152/https://swindledpodcast.com/episodes/ |url-status=live }}
In addition to the writing, research, and audio production, "A Concerned Citizen" creates all of the visual artwork for the podcast.{{Cite web |last=Hooper |first=David |date=December 3, 2018 |title=The Anonymous Podcast |url=https://bulletin.bigpodcast.com/swindled-podcast |access-date=February 1, 2024 |website=BIG Podcast |archive-date=February 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201220705/https://bulletin.bigpodcast.com/swindled-podcast |url-status=live }} The show's music is written and performed by multi-instrumentalist Trevor Harte Howard using the moniker "Deformr".{{Cite web |last=Music |first=Trevor Harte Howard |title=Trevor Harte Howard |url=https://trevorhartehoward.com/ |access-date=February 2, 2024 |website=Trevor Harte Howard |language=en-US |archive-date=February 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202151152/https://trevorhartehoward.com/ |url-status=live }}
Since its inception, Swindled has remained independent of podcasting networks.{{Cite web |title=About Swindled Podcast – Telling True Stories – Play Now |url=https://swindledpodcast.com/about/ |access-date=February 2, 2024 |website=Swindled |language=en-US |archive-date=February 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202151152/https://swindledpodcast.com/about/ |url-status=live }} The podcast's advertising sales are supported by AdLarge Media based in New York, New York.{{Cite web |date=May 10, 2021 |title=PRESS: AdLarge Partners with Sounds Profitable to Debut "Up Next" – A Podcast UpFront |url=https://adlarge.com/post/adlarge-partners-with-sounds-profitable-to-debut-up-next-a-podcast-upfront |access-date=February 2, 2024 |website=AdLarge Media |language=en-US |archive-date=February 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202151152/https://adlarge.com/post/adlarge-partners-with-sounds-profitable-to-debut-up-next-a-podcast-upfront |url-status=live }}
Episodes
= Season 1 =
| class="wikitable"
!Episode !Title !Subject !Prelude !Date |
| 1
|The Lucky Winner |January 7, 2018 |
| 2
|The Horse Queen |January 7, 2018 |
| 3
|The Treasure Hunter |January 7, 2018 |
| 4
|The Canal |Denney Farm Chemical Spill |January 21, 2018 |
| 5
|The Delivery Man |February 4, 2018 |
| 6
|The Contraceptive |February 18, 2018 |
| 7
|The Treasurer |March 4, 2018 |
| 8
|The Impostor |Jimmy Sabatino |March 18, 2018 |
| 9
|The Leak |1985 Institute, West Virginia Union Carbide Plant Leak |April 1, 2018 |
| 10
|The Judges |April 15, 2018 |
| 11
|The Hitman |Frank Howard |April 29, 2018 |
| 12
|The Televangelist |May 13, 2018 |
| 13
|The Pharma Bro |May 28, 2018 |
| 14
|The Association |FIFA |June 14, 2018 |
| 15
|The Gigolo |July 1, 2018 |
= Season 2 =
| class="wikitable"
!Episode !Title !Subject !Prelude !Date |
| 1
|The Canoe Man |September 9, 2018 |
| 2
|The Lawsuit |Bigbee v. Pacific Telephone and Telegraph |September 23, 2018 |
| 3
|The Tycoon |October 7, 2018 |
| 4
|The Fyre Festival |October 21, 2018 |
| 5
|The Hostage |November 4, 2018 |
| 6
|The Contestant |November 18, 2018 |
| 7
|The Psychic |December 2, 2018 |
| 8
|The Deputy |Frankie Bybee |December 16, 2018 |
| 9
|The Mogul |January 6, 2019 |
| 10
|The Formula |January 20, 2019 |
| 11
|The Body Snatcher |February 3, 2019 |
| 12
|The Mayor |February 17, 2019 |
| 13
|The Sting |March 2, 2019 |
| 14
|The Downline |March 17, 2019 |
| 15
|The Producer |April 1, 2019 |
= Season 3 =
| class="wikitable"
!Episode !Title !Subject !Prelude !Date |
| 1
|The Socialite |Kari Ferrell |July 7, 2019 |
| 2
|The Match |July 21, 2019 |
| 3
|The Implants |August 4, 2019 |
| 4
|The Tour |August 18, 2019 |
| 5
|The Whistleblower |August 31, 2019 |
| 6
|The Fundraiser |Johnny Bobbit Jr. |Ginny Irovando Long |September 14, 2019 |
| 7
|The Survivor |Fred Parisi |September 28, 2019 |
| 8
|The Family Business |Doug Pielsticker |Falcon Transport |October 13, 2019 |
| 9
|The Madam |October 27, 2019 |
| 10
|The Mine |November 10, 2019 |
| 11
|The GPO Girl |Guerdwich Montimere |November 24, 2019 |
| 12
|The Revenger |Kevin Bollaert |December 8, 2019 |
| 13
|The Sultan |December 22, 2019 |
| 14
|The Raid |January 12, 2020 |
| 15
|The Switch |Lead contamination in Washington, D.C. drinking water |January 26, 2020 |
= Season 4 =
| class="wikitable"
!Episode !Title !Subject !Prelude !Date |
| 1
|The Gamechanger |May 10, 2020 |
| 2
|The Pope |Dan Johnson |May 24, 2020 |
| 3
|The Grant |Scott Westerhuis |June 7, 2020 |
| 4
|The Genius |Thomas Quinn |June 21, 2020 |
| 5
|The Octopus |United Fruit Company/Chiquita |July 5, 2020 |
| 6
|The Vigilante |Pat Johnson |July 19, 2020 |
| 7
|The Referee |Joe Gagliano |August 3, 2020 |
| 8
|The Treatment |August 16, 2020 |
| 9
|The Barefoot Bandit |Joshua Paul Calhoun |August 30, 2020 |
| 10
|The I.M.O.M. |September 12, 2020 |
| 11
|The Space Program |September 27, 2020 |
| 12
|The Saint |October 11, 2020 |
| 13
|The Pitchman | Doug Grant |October 25, 2020 |
| 14
|The Downfall | Raymond Roth |November 8, 2020 |
| 15
|The Spill |November 22, 2020 |
= Season 5 =
| class="wikitable"
!Episode !Title !Subject !Prelude !Date |
| 1
|The Atheist |April 11, 2021 |
| 2
|The Well |Washington County Fair |April 25, 2021 |
| 3
|The Bishop |May 9, 2021 |
| 4
|The Ivy Leaguer |May 23, 2021 |
| 5
|The Bakery |Alvin Kennard |June 6, 2021 |
| 6
|The Brand |June 20, 2021 |
| 7
|The Patriarch |John Chairmonte |July 4, 2021 |
| 8
|The Ghost Writer |New Horizons Youth Ministries |July 18, 2021 |
| 9
|The Scheme |August 29, 2021 |
| 10
|The Outbreak |Peanut Corporation of America |September 12, 2021 |
| 11
|The Inferno |September 28, 2021 |
| 12
|The Killdozer |Thomas Leask |October 12, 2021 |
| 13
|The Salesman |October 25, 2021 |
| 14
|The OB/GYN |Javaid Perwaiz |Roger Beyer |November 11, 2021 |
| 15
|The Explosion |West Fertilizer Company explosion |December 6, 2021 |
= Season 6 =
| class="wikitable"
!Episode !Title !Subject !Prelude !Date |
| 1
|The Vegan |PlantLab |March 16, 2022 |
| 2
|The Pioneer |Khalid Satary |April 3, 2022 |
| 3
|The Verrückt |April 17, 2022 |
| 4
|The Rockefeller |May 8, 2022 |
| 5
|The Standoff |May 23, 2022 |
| 6
|The Crusader |Michelle Rothgeb |June 5, 2022 |
| 7
|The Perfect Trigger |Henry Gordy Intl. |June 21, 2022 |
| 8
|The Troubadour |July 5, 2022 |
| 9
|The Body Broker |Megan Hess |Arthur Rathburn |August 8, 2022 |
| 10
|The Creamery |Big Olaf |August 22, 2022 |
| 11
|The Wagon |September 19, 2022 |
| 12
|The Label |October 6, 2022 |
| 13
|The Liability |October 23, 2022 |
| 14
|The Crocodile |Heather Morgan & Ilya Lichtenstein |November 10, 2022 |
| 15
|The Relief |December 7, 2022 |
= Season 7 =
| class="wikitable"
!Episode !Title !Subject !Prelude !Date |
| 1
|The Balloon Boy |March 16, 2023 |
| 2
|The Phantom |April 2, 2023 |
| 3
|The Teenager |Matthew Scheidt |April 17, 2023 |
| 4
|The Messenger |May 1, 2023 |
| 5
|The Captive |May 22, 2023 |
| 6
|The Islanders |William "Boots" Del Biaggio III |June 7, 2023 |
| 7
|The Jeweler |Nicolas Shaughnessy |Erik Charles Maund |June 25, 2023 |
| 8
|The Lottery Lawyer |Jason Kurland |Billie Bob Harrell Jr. |July 11, 2023 |
| 9
|The Skywalks |August 2, 2023 |
| 10
|The Side Door |August 31, 2023 |
| 11
|The Missing |Brad Sherwin |September 22, 2023 |
| 12
|The Other Woman |October 17, 2023 |
| 13
|The Nose Doctor |Mark Weinberger |Philip Gabriele |November 4, 2023 |
| 14
|The Kepone Shakes |November 26, 2023 |
| 15
|The Monopoly |December 25, 2023 |
= Season 8 =
| class="wikitable"
!Episode !Title !Subject !Prelude !Date |
| 1
|The Tornado |Kim Neiman |March 17, 2024 |
| 2
|The Technology |March 31, 2024 |
| 3
|The Commander |Kevin White |April 14, 2024 |
| 4
|The Machine |April 30, 2024 |
| 5
|The Mess |Puerto Rico disability fraud ring |May 14, 2024 |
| 6
|The Embattled |May 30, 2024 |
| 7
|The Sugarpit |Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse |Ottawa Bluesfest stage collapse |June 14, 2024 |
| 8
|The Satan Seller |July 1, 2024 |
| 9
|The Fungus |New England Compounding Center meningitis outbreak |Pharmakon Pharmaceuticals |August 5, 2024 |
| 10
|The Bling Bishop |The Q Train Shooting |August 21, 2024 |
| 11
|The Juggalos |ICP V. FBI |Murder of Michael Goucher |September 5, 2024 |
| 12
|The Airliner |September 25, 2024 |
| 13
|The Prince |October 10, 2024 |
| 14
|The Magic Pill |October 31, 2024 |
| 15
|The Descent |November 25, 2024 |
= Season 9 =
| class="wikitable"
!Episode !Title !Subject !Prelude !Date |
| 1
|The Derailment |March 2, 2025 |
| 2
|The Warlord |March 20, 2025 |
| 3
|The Acquisition |Joanna Smith-Griffin |April 6, 2025 |
| 4
|The Pinto |Toyota Corona |April 20, 2025 |
| 5
|The Reporter |May 7, 2025 |
| 6
|The Baby Heaven |May 26, 2025 |
| 7
|The White Knight |eBay |YouTube headquarters shooting |June 11, 2025 |
= Bonus Episodes =
| class="wikitable"
!Episode !Title !Subject !Date |
| 1
|The Promotion |December 27, 2017 |
| 2
|The Reef |December 27, 2017 |
| 3
|The Fire |Marc Thompson |January 28, 2018 |
| 4
|The Mortician |March 6, 2018 |
| 5
|The Homemaker |April 25, 2018 |
| 6
|The Pole Saw |David Player and Gerald "Trey" Hardin |June 4, 2018 |
| 7
|The Refugee |July 22, 2018 |
| 8
|The Tree Farm |Rachel Lee |December 8, 2018 |
| 9
|The Convention |January 27, 2019 |
| 10
|The Boner King |March 6, 2019 |
| 11
|The Vendor |Vendstar |May 1, 2019 |
| 12
|The Portofino Pirate |Larissa Watson |May 14, 2019 |
| 13
|The Chess Champion |Paul Charles Dozsa |June 24, 2019 |
| 14
|The Conductor |Kyle Sandler |August 19, 2019 |
| 15
|The Bookkeeper |Kim Williams |October 6, 2019 |
| 16
|The Puppeteer |Natalia Burgess |November 14, 2019 |
| 17
|The Promotion [Redux] |January 5, 2020 |
| 18
|The Neighbor |Carla Jones |March 3, 2020 |
| 19
|VN4VL: Democracy Manifest |Updates for previous episodes |March 10, 2020 |
| 20
|The Developer |Shannon Egeland |March 17, 2020 |
| 21
|The Boner King [Redux] |April 1, 2020 |
| 22
|VN4VL: Coronamania |Updates for previous episodes |June 1, 2020 |
| 23
|The Sweepstakes |August 18, 2020 |
| 24
|The Birthday Party |Gary Milby |December 4, 2020 |
| 25
|The Chili |December 23, 2020 |
| 26
|VN4VL: Hunting for Love & Treasure |Updates for previous episodes |December 31, 2020 |
| 27
|The Pigeon King |Arlan Galbraith |February 13, 2021 |
| 28
|The Chemical |Film Recovery Systems |March 5, 2021 |
| 29
|The Hero |Candace Clark |March 7, 2021 |
| 30
|VN4VL: Kwame's Resurrection |Updates for previous episodes |June 26, 2021 |
| 31
|The Beach House Sheriff |Todd Entrekin |August 1, 2021 |
| 32
|The Pink Slime |Beef Products, Inc. |August 3, 2021 |
| 33
|The Test |Brandy Murrah |November 3, 2021 |
| 34
|The Healer |Michael Guglielmucci |December 16, 2021 |
| 35
|The Money Doctor |January 12, 2022 |
| 36
|VN4VL: Synergy |Updates for previous episodes |February 18, 2022 |
| 37
|The Canal [Redux] |May 1, 2022 |
| 38
|VN4VL: Me Hate Greed |Updates for previous episodes |May 12, 2022 |
| 39
|The Funky Munky |Tim Vasquez |May 27, 2022 |
| 40
|The Mark |Elisah Spencer |July 14, 2022 |
| 41
|The Imaginary Target |Denis Molla |July 15, 2022 |
| 42
|The Coroner |Shannon Kent |August 11, 2022 |
| 43
|VN4VL: Game is Afoot |Updates for previous episodes |September 2, 2022 |
| 44
|The American Sniper |November 22, 2022 |
| 45
|The Anglers |Jake Runyan & Chase Cominsky |December 22, 2022 |
| 46
|The Studio |Carissa Carpenter |January 10, 2023 |
| 47
|VN4VL: There is No Cure |Updates for previous episodes |February 8, 2023 |
| 48
|The Beneficiary |David Del Rio |March 23, 2023 |
| 49
|The Vacation Rental |April 19, 2023 |
| 50
|The Momfluencer |May 8, 2023 |
| 51
|The Veyron |Andy House |June 15, 2023 |
| 52
|The Oven |June 30, 2023 |
| 53
|The Scratch-Off |Urooj Khan |July 19, 2023 |
| 54
|VN4VL: Death Keeps a Secret |Updates for previous episodes |August 16, 2023 |
| 55
|The Predator |October 3, 2023 |
| 56
|The Million Pity |January 10, 2024 |
| 57
|The Free Flight Fiasco |January 17, 2024 |
| 58
|VN4VL: Grounded |Updates for previous episodes |February 23, 2024 |
| 59
|The Godfather |William Mize |February 27, 2024 |
| 60
|The Actor |March 21, 2024 |
| 61
|The Targeting Target |Mark Charles Barnett |April 5, 2024 |
| 62
|The Delinquent |Zachry Bailey |June 2, 2024 |
| 63
|The Tic Tac Man |July 9, 2024 |
| 64
|The Deadbeat |J. Nicholas Bryant |July 25, 2024 |
| 65
|The Fund |July 9, 2024 |
| 66
|The Tiger |Tobias Reitsman |October 14, 2024 |
| 67
|The Homeless Hero |November 11, 2024 |
| 68
|VN4VL: Condemn. Convict. Commute. |Updates for previous episodes |January 6, 2025 |
| 69
|The Odyssey |Gary Shawkey |January 26, 2025 |
| 70
|The Foundation |February 11, 2025 |
| 71
|The Interpreter |March 28, 2025 |
| 72
|The Priapism |NuMale Medical Center |May 12, 2025 |
Reception
The show has received positive reviews from critics. Vulture named the series one of the "52 Great True-Crime Podcasts [of] the post-Serial boom". The Star Tribune named the series one of its "10 must-listen true crime podcasts" in June 2018.{{Cite news|url=http://www.startribune.com/10-must-listen-true-crime-podcasts/486491311/|title=10 must-listen true crime podcasts|work=Star Tribune|access-date=November 21, 2018|archive-date=December 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181229123301/http://www.startribune.com/10-must-listen-true-crime-podcasts/486491311/|url-status=live}} In August that year, Digital Trends included the series on its list of best true crime podcasts.{{Cite news|url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/best-true-crime-podcasts/|title=The best true crime podcasts offer chilling insights into humanity|date=August 26, 2018|work=Digital Trends|access-date=November 21, 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=January 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190113062703/https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/best-true-crime-podcasts/|url-status=live}} The Guardian also selected the series as its podcast "pick of the week" for the week of September 9, 2018{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/sep/07/a-history-of-martin-luther-kings-non-violence-podcasts-of-the-week|title=A history of Martin Luther King's non-violence – podcasts of the week|last1=Slaney|first1=Rowan|last2=Bakare|first2=Lanre|date=September 7, 2018|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=November 21, 2018|last3=Verdier|first3=Hannah|last4=Ames|first4=Lily|archive-date=November 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181101092651/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/sep/07/a-history-of-martin-luther-kings-non-violence-podcasts-of-the-week|url-status=live}} and WVXU featured the episode "The Saint" on its Start Hear program in November 2020.{{Cite web |date=November 17, 2020 |title=Start Hear: The Saint, America's Dad, and Health For The Holidays |url=https://www.wvxu.org/media/2020-11-17/start-hear-the-saint-americas-dad-and-health-for-the-holidays |access-date=January 31, 2024 |website=WVXU |language=en |archive-date=January 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240131161300/https://www.wvxu.org/media/2020-11-17/start-hear-the-saint-americas-dad-and-health-for-the-holidays |url-status=live }} In January 2021, Canadian culture writer Scaachi Koul featured Swindled in her podcast picks for CBC Radio.{{Cite web |date=January 21, 2021 |title=Culture writer and podcaster Scasschi Koul shares her podcast picks |url=https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastplaylist/culture-writer-and-podcaster-scaachi-koul-shares-her-podcast-picks-1.5882720 |website=CBC |publisher=CBC Radio |access-date=February 2, 2024 |archive-date=February 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202030310/https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastplaylist/culture-writer-and-podcaster-scaachi-koul-shares-her-podcast-picks-1.5882720 |url-status=live }}
Swindled has charted in the Top 100 podcasts in 5 countries, with peak ranking positions of the podcast including: Australia (18), Canada (52), Germany (46), United Kingdom (73), and United States (52).{{Cite web |title=iTunesCharts.net: 'Swindled' by A Concerned Citizen (International iTunes Chart Performance) |url=http://www.itunescharts.net/artists/podcast/a-concerned-citizen/podcasts/swindled/ |access-date=February 1, 2024 |website=www.itunescharts.net |archive-date=February 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201221836/http://www.itunescharts.net/artists/podcast/a-concerned-citizen/podcasts/swindled/ |url-status=live }}
In July 2018, true crime podcast Crime Junkie adopted Swindled's episode "The Contraceptive," covering the Dalkon Shield.{{Cite web |last=Flowers |first=Ashley |date=July 16, 2018 |title=WHITE COLLAR: The Dalkon Shield |url=https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/white-collar-dalkon-shield/ |access-date=February 1, 2024 |website=Crime Junkie Podcast |language=en-US |archive-date=February 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201224836/https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/white-collar-dalkon-shield/ |url-status=live }} In a profile of Crime Junkie host Ashley Flowers, Laura Barcella of Rolling Stone magazine wrote about the episode: "Flowers is at her best when dissecting complicated cases that stink of larger cover-ups and corruption."{{Cite magazine |last=Barcella |first=Laura |date=December 31, 2018 |title=Best True-Crime Podcasts of 2018 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/best-true-crime-podcasts-of-2018-773359/ |access-date=February 1, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=February 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201051229/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/best-true-crime-podcasts-of-2018-773359/ |url-status=live }}
A German translation of the series titled Schmutzige Geschäfte launched on November 19, 2018.{{Cite news |last=Sprenger |first=Tom |date=November 19, 2018 |title=Schmutzige Geschäfte: US-Podcast "Swindled" kommt nach Deutschland |url=http://www.radiowoche.de/schmutzige-geschaefte-us-podcast-swindled-kommt-nach-deutschland/ |access-date=November 21, 2018 |work=radioWOCHE – Aktuelle Radionews, UKW/DAB+ News und Radiojobs |language=de-DE |archive-date=November 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123154129/http://www.radiowoche.de/schmutzige-geschaefte-us-podcast-swindled-kommt-nach-deutschland/ |url-status=live }} A Danish translation titled Svindlerne subsequently followed in 2020.{{Cite web |title=All episodes of Svindlerne |url=https://chartable.com/podcasts/svindlerne/episodes/page/2 |access-date=February 1, 2024 |website=chartable.com |archive-date=February 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201230231/https://chartable.com/podcasts/svindlerne/episodes/page/2 |url-status=live }}
= Accolades =
- Listed as #10 in "Top Subscriptions" on Apple Podcasts' Best of 2021{{Cite web|title=Apple Podcasts presents the Best of 2021|url=https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/11/apple-podcasts-presents-the-best-of-2021/|access-date=December 21, 2021|website=Apple Newsroom|language=en-US|archive-date=December 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221162237/https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/11/apple-podcasts-presents-the-best-of-2021/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=December 1, 2021 |title=Joe Rogan Had the No. 1 Podcast in 2021 on Spotify (Podcast News Roundup) |url=https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/joe-rogan-experience-most-popular-podcast-news-roundup-1235123361/ |access-date=February 9, 2024 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=February 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206043753/https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/joe-rogan-experience-most-popular-podcast-news-roundup-1235123361/ |url-status=live }}
- Winner in the 2019 Discover Pods Awards for "Best True Crime Podcast"{{Cite web|url=https://awards.discoverpods.com/announcing-the-winners-of-the-2019-discover-pods-awards/|title=Announcing the winners of the 2019 Discover Pods Awards|date=November 21, 2019|website=Discover Pods Awards|language=en-US|access-date=January 28, 2020|archive-date=November 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121053814/https://awards.discoverpods.com/announcing-the-winners-of-the-2019-discover-pods-awards/|url-status=live}}
- Runner-up in the 2019 Discover Pods Awards for "Best Overall Podcast"
- Runner-up in the 2018 Discover Pods Awards for "Best True Crime Podcast"{{Cite news|url=https://discoverpods.com/2018-discover-pods-awards-finalists/|title=2018 Discover Pods Awards Finalists {{!}} Discover the Best Podcasts {{!}} Discover Pods|date=November 16, 2018|work=Discover the Best Podcasts {{!}} Discover Pods|access-date=November 21, 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=October 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026201109/https://discoverpods.com/2018-discover-pods-awards-finalists/|url-status=live}}
- Finalist in the 2018 Discover Pods Awards for "Best New Podcast"
References
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External links
- [https://swindledpodcast.com/ Official website]
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