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Spellcaster: The Fall of Sam Bankman-Fried

by Wondery | Bloomberg

When nerdy gamer Sam Bankman-Fried rocketed to fame as the world’s richest 29-year-old, he pledged to donate his billions to good causes. But when Sam's crypto exchange FTX collapsed, billions of dollars went missing, and Sam was in handcuffs, those who knew him were left wondering — who was Sam really? A well-meaning billionaire who made a mistake? Or a calculated con man? From Wondery and Bloomberg, the makers of The Shrink Next Door, comes a new story of incredible wealth, betrayal, and what happens when “doing good” goes really, really, bad.

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Episodes

Listen Now: Hooked on Freddie

5m · Published 18 Sep 23:00

Did one man’s friendship with a dolphin go way – way – too far? It’s 1987 and the British seaside town of Amble has seen much better days. So when a wild bottlenose dolphin nicknamed Freddie appears in the harbour, it feels like a miracle. Everyone wants to swim with him. But Freddie chooses one person above all others: Alan Cooper, a dedicated animal rights activist committed to freeing captive dolphins. But when Alan’s friendship with Freddie is turned against him, he finds himself in the fight of his life.

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Listen Now: Sports Explains the World

6m · Published 28 Aug 08:00

Sports Explains the World unveils some of the wildest and most surprising sports stories you’ve never heard - And they’re all true. From the teenager who wrote a Wikipedia page that got a young athlete signed to a million-dollar deal - to the Ugandan National basketball coach who was really an undercover agent for the CIA, these stories will amaze and move you at every turn. Reported by award-winning journalists across the globe, Sports Explains the World reveals the human side of athletics in provocative and unexpected ways. You’ll never view sports the same way again.

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What To Listen To Next: Suspect "Five Shots in the Dark"

6m · Published 01 Aug 08:00

Suspect is an investigative series about mislaid justice and the kinds of weighty decisions that detectives, lawyers, and jurors make every day - decisions that, once made, are almost impossible to reverse.

Season 3: Five Shots in the Dark follows Leon Benson, who spent 24 years in an Indiana state prison for the 1998 murder of a young man named Kasey Schoen. His conviction hinged on the testimony of two eyewitnesses – but what if their memories turned out to be wrong? And what if the people who knew what really happened had never been allowed to speak? Suspect Season 3: Five Shots in the Dark is the story of two victims: one murdered, one sentenced to life. Follow host Matt Shaer and attorney Lara Bazelon as they investigate how the justice system failed both Leon and Kasey, and who the real killer might be. Join this unprecedented look inside the attempt to overturn a wrongful conviction and find out if justice will finally be served.

Follow Suspect wherever you get your podcasts. You can binge all 8 episodes of Suspect ad-free on Wondery Plus. Join Wondery Plus in the Wondery app or on Apple Podcasts.

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What To Listen To Next: Suspect "Five Shots in the Dark"

6m · Published 01 Aug 08:00

Suspect is an investigative series about mislaid justice and the kinds of weighty decisions that detectives, lawyers, and jurors make every day - decisions that, once made, are almost impossible to reverse.

Season 3: Five Shots in the Dark follows Leon Benson, who spent 24 years in an Indiana state prison for the 1998 murder of a young man named Kasey Schoen. His conviction hinged on the testimony of two eyewitnesses – but what if their memories turned out to be wrong? And what if the people who knew what really happened had never been allowed to speak? Suspect Season 3: Five Shots in the Dark is the story of two victims: one murdered, one sentenced to life. Follow host Matt Shaer and attorney Lara Bazelon as they investigate how the justice system failed both Leon and Kasey, and who the real killer might be. Join this unprecedented look inside the attempt to overturn a wrongful conviction and find out if justice will finally be served.

Follow Suspect wherever you get your podcasts. You can binge all 8 episodes of Suspect ad-free on Wondery Plus. Join Wondery Plus in the Wondery app or on Apple Podcasts.

Listen to Suspect: Wondery.fm/Suspect_S3

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Sam’s Inner Circle | 7

34m · Published 10 Jul 07:01

Sam Bankman-Fried wasn’t the only one involved in the rise and fall of FTX and Alameda. David Brown, the host of the Wondery podcast Business Wars, talks to the Bloomberg reporters behind the series about how the people closest to Sam helped make him the person he is today.

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Sam’s Inner Circle | 7

34m · Published 10 Jul 07:01

Sam Bankman-Fried wasn’t the only one involved in the rise and fall of FTX and Alameda. David Brown, the host of the Wondery podcast Business Wars, talks to the Bloomberg reporters behind the series about how the people closest to Sam helped make him the person he is today.

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Sam’s Inner Circle | 7

34m · Published 10 Jul 07:01

Sam Bankman-Fried wasn’t the only one involved in the rise and fall of FTX and Alameda. David Brown, the host of the Wondery podcast Business Wars, talks to the Bloomberg reporters behind the series about how the people closest to Sam helped make him the person he is today.

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“Fraud in Shorts” | 6

29m · Published 03 Jul 07:01

As his empire lies in ruins, Sam starts telling his own side of the story. But when Caroline Ellison is spotted in New York, his problems look set to get much worse.

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“Fraud in Shorts” | 6

29m · Published 03 Jul 07:01

As his empire lies in ruins, Sam starts telling his own side of the story. But when Caroline Ellison is spotted in New York, his problems look set to get much worse.

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“Fraud in Shorts” | 6

29m · Published 03 Jul 07:01

As his empire lies in ruins, Sam starts telling his own side of the story. But when Caroline Ellison is spotted in New York, his problems look set to get much worse.

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Spellcaster: The Fall of Sam Bankman-Fried has 34 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 11:35:28. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on May 14th 2023. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 16th, 2024 13:10.

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