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Big Fish
by An investigative podcast
Big Fish is a five part investigative podcast hosted and produced by Maeve Allsup and Sophia Myszkowski. It tells the bizarre and convoluted true story of how a former U.S. congressman, a Philadelphia attorney, and a Las Vegas loan shark were scammed out of millions of dollars while trying to get their hands on a dead dictator's hidden treasure.
Episodes
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Episode 5: How It Ends
Maeve and Sophia speak with two experts in Libyan politics to try and get a big-picture understanding of current affairs in Libya and more context on the impact of the lost Gaddafi funds. They also speak to a reporter in Accra, Ghana who’s covered countless financial scams. Finally, Maeve and...
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Episode 4: The Las Vegas Loan Shark
Maeve and Sophia introduce Brian Roche and dig into his connection to Curt Weldon, Richard Glanton, and the scam that led them to borrow money from Brian in the first place. But when Maeve and Sophia finally get in touch with Brian, he says the loans had nothing to do with Ghana, or the scam. And…
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Episode 3: A Simple Question of Pride
Erik Goaied, a Tunisian businessman with ties to the Gaddafi regime, says he knows who is behind the scam in Ghana that led Curt and Richard to lose millions of dollars. Erik tells Maeve and Sophia he’s been tracking the scammers in Ghana for a while and offers a compelling explanation for why…
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Episode 2: War Chest
In an attempt to learn more about Curt and Richard, and to figure out how and why they fell for what seemed to be an obvious scam, Maeve and Sophia call up two journalists who covered Philadelphia in the nineties. When Sophia’s internet sleuthing leads to a breakthrough, they dig through…
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Episode 1: Poison Out of Any Bottle
In 2015 Curt Weldon, a retired politician with a penchant for conspiracy theories, is approached with a business opportunity: to manage a large fund belonging to a Middle Eastern oil minister. The catch? The money, which is over $350 million in cash, is being stored in Ghana. In Accra, Curt and…
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Big Fish is the bizarre and convoluted true story of how a former U.S. congressman, a Philadelphia attorney, and a Las Vegas loan shark were scammed out of millions of dollars while trying to get their hands on a dead dictator's hidden treasure.
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Big Fish is a five part investigative podcast hosted and produced by Maeve Allsup and Sophia Myszkowski. It tells the bizarre and convoluted true story of how a former U.S. congressman, a Philadelphia attorney, and a Las Vegas loan shark were scammed out of millions of dollars while trying to get their hands on a dead dictator's hidden treasure.
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Big Fish is a five part investigative podcast hosted and produced by Maeve Allsup and Sophia Myszkowski. It tells the bizarre and convoluted true story of how a former U.S. congressman, a Philadelphia attorney, and a Las Vegas loan shark were scammed out of millions of dollars while trying to get...
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