{"podcast":{"title":"The Epstein Chronicles","slug":"the-epstein-chronicles-4089394","podcast_index_feed_id":4089394,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5003294/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-epstein-chronicles","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/74ea40788dd99ac7f02283669a63532e.jpg","author":"Bobby Capucci","episode_count":1000,"summary":"Jeffrey Epstein was a multi millionaire who had political and business ties to some of the most rich and powerful people in the world. From businessmen to politicians at the highest levels, Epstein broke bread with them all. Yet for years the Legacy media and the rest of high society looked the other way and ignored his behavior as multiple women came forward with allegations of abuse. Even after he was convicted and subsequently received a sweetheart deal those same so called elites welcomed him back with open arms. Now after his death and the arrest of Maxwell, the real story is starting to come together and the curtain has begun to be drawn back and what it has revealed is truly disturbing. From Princes to Ex Presidents, the cast of scoundrels in this play spans continents and political affiliations leaving us with a transcontinental criminal conspiracy possibly unlike any we have ever seen before. In this podcast we will explore all of the levels of Jeffrey Epstein and his criminal enterprise. From his most trusted assistants to obscure associates, we will leave no stone unturned as we swim through the muck searching for clarity and answers to some of the most pressing questio…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T16:18:16.653536+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles-4089394"},"episode":{"title":"Mega Edition:   Alex Acosta And The Lack Of Courage In Palm Beach (5/27/26)","slug":"mega-edition-alex-acosta-and-the-lack-of-courage-in-palm-beach-5-27-26","published_at":"2026-05-27T07:00:03+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles-4089394/mega-edition-alex-acosta-and-the-lack-of-courage-in-palm-beach-5-27-26","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles-4089394","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/mega-edition-alex-acosta-and-the-lack-of-courage-in-palm-beach-5-27-26--72172259","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72172259/megaacostacowardice.mp3","summary":"Alex Acosta had a choice. As the U.S. Attorney in South Florida, he was not some powerless clerk handed a file and told to stamp it. He was the federal official whose office had reviewed evidence that Jeffrey Epstein’s conduct could support a serious federal sex-trafficking prosecution. Instead of forcing the case into open federal court, Acosta’s office approved a secretive non-prosecution agreement that allowed Epstein to plead to comparatively minor state charges, serve a wildly lenient sentence with work-release privileges, and shield named or unnamed potential co-conspirators from federal prosecution. That was the moment when the federal government could have treated Epstein like the predator prosecutors believed he was. Instead, the case was redirected into a backroom arrangement that protected power, preserved reputations, and left survivors locked out of the process. The most damning part is that Acosta later suggested the pressure came from above, reportedly saying Epstein “belonged to intelligence” and that he was told to leave it alone. Whether that explanation was self-preservation, truth, exaggeration, or an attempt to shift blame, it still lands in the same ugly place: Acosta did not stand up and blow the whistle. He did not resign in protest. He did not drag the matter into the sunlight. He did not force Washington to own the interference publicly. He took the deal, signed off on the machinery, and years later acted as though the decision had somehow happened around him instead of through him. That is why the Acosta chapter remains so poisonous: because it looks like a federal prosecutor faced with a powerful defendant, pressure from D.C., and a victim pool full of young girls — and chose institutional obedience. to contact me: bobbycapucci@protonmail.co…","meta_description":"Alex Acosta had a choice. 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