This week we begin our journey covering the one and only, Rod Blagojevich. Rod is the epitome of the American Dream– the son of Yugoslavian immigrants, he came from humble beginnings, shining shoes, delivering pizza, working as a… bookie. He worked himself all the way up to Congress and the story does not stop there! He ran for Governor of Illinois and won on an anti-corruption platform. Spoiler alert: he was corrupt!!! Rod was on the up and up, sneaking in bits of corruption here and there, that is until he tried to sell then-President-elect Barack Obama's Senate seat. He flew too close to the sun and can you blame him?! There’s so much more to the story and it only gets better (worse) from here!!
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Media Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qre7DzEtxyc&t=50s
https://www.c-span.org/video/?74609-1/democratic-convention-afternoon-session
https://www.c-span.org/video/?74883-1/illinois-5th-district
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T_Scmgc6Q0&t=103s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo29Q3gfJnQ&t=84s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V03szmwwCBg&t=1s
https://www.c-span.org/video/?174596-1/illinois-gubernatorial-inaugural
https://www.c-span.org/video/?298903-1/david-axelrod-conversation-james-warren
https://www.c-span.org/video/?194711-1/illinois-gubernatorial-debate
https://www.wbez.org/shows/public-official-a/09be1fbf-e991-4627-88ed-0004c94b48f6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOKg9pbHIpY&t=87s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANe8f1ElZFs
Milli Vanilli Pt II - Hot Man Delusions
Girl You Know It’s– Milli Vanilli Pt I
Rod Blagojevich Pt III - Caught Rod-Handed
Rod Blagojevich Pt II - You can’t spell Fraud without ROD
Jen Shah Pt II - Shah-rrested!
Jen Shah Pt I - A Woman in SCAM
Elijah Muhammad Pt II - The NOI vs The World
Elijah Muhammad Pt I - Praise Be Upon His Fraud
Jim Traficant Part II - Beam Me Up!
Jim Traficant Part I - Welcome to Crimetown, USA!
Fugees Part III - Pras Michel, The Third One
Fugees Part II - Lauryn Hill, The Talent
Fugees Part I - Zaddy Wyclef Jean
George Santos Part III - Chaos Chronicles
George Santos Part II - Elections Have Consequences
George Santos Part I - The Wander Years
BONUS: Tell Us Your Fraud Story
Bonus: Shocking Not Shocking IRS Audits Black People More + Special Guests Langston Kerman and David Gborie
Bonus: Kanye's Donda Academy, Mystery Meat, Frank and the Biggest US Lottery Scam
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