Just The Gist of… The 2019 College Admissions Scandal

We didn’t plan this but 2026 is starting with a NEPO BABY themed week! Remember when famous actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin were sent to prison for literally taking spoilt Nepo Babies? Over $25million in bribes exchanged hands. Almost every major elite university in the USA was involved. And at the end of the day, the whole thing came down to dodgy photoshop and old-school cheating on tests.. Rick Singer made a fortune when he realised that rich, entitled parents would do anything to get their kids into the best US colleges. But when Rick Singer was busted by the FBI, he quickly flipped and told authorities everything about his 'side door' entry system, leading to a worldwide news frenzy when a lot of very privileged, high profile parents were arrested AND ACTUALLY SENT TO PRISON. The craziest part of this story? What Rick Singer is doing now. ----------We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's Breakin' Nooz, JTG After Show AND Bonus eps! You can access them by joining the Gistener Club via the Just The Gist Patreon or Apple Premium Subscriptions.Watch Just The Gist episodes on Youtube @JustTheGistPodcastFollow Just The Gist on Instagram and TikTok @JustTheGistPodcastFollow Rosie in all the places at @RosieWaterlandWant to give us a SuGISTion? Tell Rosie to stop singing so much? Email us at [email protected] Just The Gist is a Just The Network production. Executive Producer and Host: Rosie Waterland | Senior Producer and Editor: James Joseph | Producer: Kate Leaver | Additional production support: Hayley Staveley | Acast Legends: Guy Scott-Wilson and Simon McDermott | Production Assistant: PocketDon't forget to follow and give us 5 stars, which means something apparently!Thank you, as always, for Gistening. Now go say something impressive at a dinner party.…Watch 'Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal' (on Netflix): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFHj8e7mU_IListen to the 'Gangster Capitalism' podcast episodes on the scandal:https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/introducing-…Good rundown of the 'side door' admission scheme:https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/mar/12/co…The Wiki gives a good summary on what each parent paid for and what punishment they received: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_college_admissi…One of the only pieces about what happened to the kids involved: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/25/us/college-admi…A breakdown of the Full House episode where aka Lori Loughlin’s villain origin story: https://www.buzzfeed.com/jenniferabidor/i-rewatched-the-full-house-episode-where-becky-and-jesse https://www.idfuturestars.com/about  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.