{"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:  Jeffrey Epstein And His Open Wallet Policy At Harvard (6/26/26)","slug":"mega-edition-jeffrey-epstein-and-his-open-wallet-policy-at-harvard-6-26-26","published_at":"2026-06-27T05:00:05+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles-4089394/mega-edition-jeffrey-epstein-and-his-open-wallet-policy-at-harvard-6-26-26","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles-4089394","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/mega-edition-jeffrey-epstein-and-his-open-wallet-policy-at-harvard-6-26-26--72705073","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72705073/megaepsteinpatronsaintharvard.mp3","summary":"Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to Harvard were not casual or incidental; they were deep, expensive, and reputationally useful to him. Harvard’s own 2020 review found that the university received $9.1 million from Epstein between 1998 and 2008, including a $6.5 million gift in 2003 that helped create the Program for Evolutionary Dynamics, led by professor Martin Nowak. Harvard said it stopped accepting direct gifts from Epstein after his 2008 conviction, but the damage was already done: Epstein had used Harvard’s prestige, faculty relationships, campus access, and scientific circles to launder his image as a serious intellectual patron instead of the predator he was. The scandal has not gone away because later reporting and congressional scrutiny raised questions about whether Harvard’s earlier internal reviews were incomplete, especially regarding Epstein’s post-conviction relationships with faculty, indirect funding, and connections to figures such as Larry Summers and George Church. In 2026, Rep. Jamie Raskin expanded an investigation into Harvard and Bard, seeking records on Epstein’s funding of research and his personal relationships with faculty, while Harvard also faced renewed scrutiny after newly released Epstein files showed the breadth of his academic network. The broader picture is that Epstein did not just donate money to Harvard; he embedded himself in elite academic life, using proximity to famous scholars and institutions to rehabilitate his public standing and maintain access to powerful circles long after his criminal conduct was known Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support .","meta_description":"Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to Harvard were not casual or incidental; they were deep, expensive, and reputationally useful to him. 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