Jeffrey Epstein (Episode 1)

He might be the most talked-about asshole in the world right now. Jeffrey Epstein was incredibly wealthy, insanely perverted, and oddly mysterious in every way-- including his death. As you can imagine, there is a lot to this story. So much so that we couldn’t just do one episode. To give this story it’s due justice, we’re running it in two full-length episodes. In this first episode, we cover Epstein’s early years as a student, teacher, and the start of his career in finance. Enjoy!

 

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