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Leonard Francis, AKA Fat Leonard, is angry, and he’s talking for the first time. His explosive story will change the way you look at the U.S. Navy forever.
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How one man pulled off the greatest art heist in history – the looting of an entire nation.
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Tom Goldstein argued before the Supreme Court and won nearly $100 million at poker. His double life was about to catch up with him.
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How artist Mark Lombardi’s brilliant genius had devastating consequences.
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View all 19Whale HuntingThis is WHALE HUNTING, a podcast that pulls back the curtain on the hidden worlds of money and power, hosted by investigative journalists Tom Wright…
Corinna and the KingCorruption, conspiracy, and a lovesick king. This is the true story of an affair that brought the Spanish royal family to its knees, including extens…
Fat LeonardLeonard Francis, AKA Fat Leonard, is angry, and he’s talking for the first time. His explosive story will change the way you look at the U.S. Navy fo…
The Sound: Mystery of Havana SyndromeStarting in Cuba, a mysterious medical condition spreads among US diplomats and spies. Are they under attack?
The Illuminator: Art, Conspiracy and MadnessHow artist Mark Lombardi’s brilliant genius had devastating consequences.
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Ep 1: La Casita - Juan Carlos I and the Hunting PartyCorinna and the King 39 minIt’s February 2004, and 39-year-old businesswoman Corinna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein attends an aristocratic hunting party in the Spanish countryside. The host? Juan Carlos I, the king of Spain. An expert in guns, Corinna catches the king’s attention, and he later invites her for lunch at the Madrid hunting lodge Corinna wo…
#1: Paper ShipsFat Leonard 39 minLeonard Francis became the most powerful military contractor in the Pacific, running a mafia organization at the heart of the U.S. Navy. He’s over 300 pounds, and charming. We meet him in jail, and explore why he’s talking exclusively to our host, author and journalist Tom Wright. We explore Leonard’s troubled childho…
Episode 1: JerichoThe Sound: Mystery of Havana Syndrome 31 minThere’s a mysterious outbreak of neurological problems among American spies and diplomats in Cuba. Host Nicky Woolf documents the first cases with never before heard accounts from Havana, while parsing through classified intelligence to learn how this mystery began. The Sound is a Project Brazen production. Subscribe…
Episode 1: Angels and DevilsThe Illuminator: Art, Conspiracy and Madness 29 minIn March 2000, conceptual artist Mark Lombardi was on the cusp of something he’d always dreamed of. With two solo art shows complete, he was about to gain international recognition for his work. So why was the 48-year-old found dead in his New York apartment? Could Mark’s work have had something to do with his untimel…
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