In 1920, Italian immigrant Charles Ponzi defrauded buyers within the Boston space and throughout the nation of what would in the present day be 1 / 4 of a billion {dollars}, going from penniless to the excessive life very quickly and giving the traditional “Ponzi scheme” its identify, Apple TV+ stated Thursday. It plans to inform the story of Ponzi’s mercurial rise and devastating fall in Simple Cash: The Charles Ponzi Story, an eight-episode docudrama set to premiere on Apple Podcasts June 23.
And to hear, you’ll be able to hook up your Apple TV+ account to Apple Podcasts to realize full entry to the sequence. I’m betting it’s well worth the funding of your time (however preserve your cash secure).
Apple Authentic Podcast Simple Cash: The Charles Ponzi Story premieres June 23
The brand new podcast options Sebastian Maniscalco voicing the function of Ponzi, with former Los Angeles Instances investigative journalist Maya Lau internet hosting the present, the streamer stated. Ponzi made such a splash together with his massively profitable fraud that “Ponzi schemes” later grew to become a staple within the con artist playbook. Although not the primary individual to pay older buyers with newer buyers’ funds with no mechanism for precise revenue general, Ponzi impressed grifts over the many years as much as an together with Bernard Madoff‘s huge funding fraud.
Right here’s how Apple describes the Apple Authentic Podcast:
“Simple Cash: The Charles Ponzi Story, an Apple Authentic Podcast tells the unbelievable story of Charles Ponzi — an Italian immigrant who, in 1920, defrauded the modern-day equal of 1 / 4 of a billion {dollars}. Hosted by journalist Maya Lau, the eight-episode docudrama blends immersive storytelling with investigative reporting, exploring the outrageous rise and spectacular downfall of the person behind one of the iconic scams ever, who grew to become one of the notorious con artists in historical past and reshaped the world of finance. Award-winning comic, actor and podcast host Sebastian Maniscalco (The Irishman, About My Father, Bookie, It Ain’t Proper Tour) voices Ponzi on the podcast.”
And for his half, Maniscalco appears over the moon about his function and the present.
“Charles Ponzi was a larger-than-life character — he wasn’t only a con artist; he was the con artist. Entering into his footwear and bringing this unbelievable story to life has been a wild journey,” stated Maniscalco. “Simple Cash: The Charles Ponzi Story is an interesting have a look at the person who wrote the playbook for contemporary scams — a masterclass in appeal, deception and the worth of believing in one thing too good to be true.”
How you can hearken to the podcast
So Apple TV+ subscribers can join their subscription on Apple Podcasts. That manner they’ll entry all eight episodes of Simple Cash: The Charles Ponzi Story on June 23 through Apple Podcasts. Nonsubscribers can entry the primary two episodes of the eight-episode podcast, with remaining episodes releasing weekly till the finale on August 4.
At Will Media and government producers Will Malnati and Maniscalco produce the sequence. It marks the second collaboration between Apple TV+ and At Will Media, following Adweek’s Pop Tradition Podcast of the 12 months Wild Issues: Siegfried & Roy, a multipart podcast concerning the legendary magicians.
The podcast joins a rising providing of Apple TV+ Apple Authentic Podcasts now streaming on Apple Podcasts. They embrace the duPont-Columbia Award-winning The Line, the Webby Award-nominated Hooked and extra, in addition to official companion podcasts for Apple TV+ sequence Basis, For All Mankind and docuseries The Large Conn.
Supply: Apple TV+
