{"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:   Vicky Ward And Her 2003 Profile Of Jeffrey Epstein (7/11/26)","slug":"mega-edition-vicky-ward-and-her-2003-profile-of-jeffrey-epstein-7-11-26","published_at":"2026-07-11T13:00:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles-4089394/mega-edition-vicky-ward-and-her-2003-profile-of-jeffrey-epstein-7-11-26","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles-4089394","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/mega-edition-vicky-ward-and-her-2003-profile-of-jeffrey-epstein-7-11-26--72899624","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72899624/c37d7995_b86d_435a_b498_38d4b5813baf.mp3","summary":"Vicky Ward became part of the Epstein story through her 2003 Vanity Fair profile, “The Talented Mr. Epstein,” one of the earliest major magazine examinations of his mysterious wealth, relationship with Leslie Wexner and access to powerful people. Ward’s reporting raised serious questions about Epstein’s financial history and described threats made against her while she was preparing the story. More importantly, she interviewed Maria and Annie Farmer, who provided allegations about Epstein’s sexual misconduct years before his crimes became widely known. Those allegations, however, were removed before publication, leaving readers with a profile that exposed Epstein as secretive and potentially dangerous but still presented him largely as an eccentric, fascinating financier surrounded by billionaires, politicians and celebrities. Ward later said then-editor Graydon Carter removed the Farmer material after Epstein pressured the magazine, and she has continued reporting on Epstein, Maxwell and their associates while describing herself as an early journalist who tried to sound the alarm. The strongest criticism of Ward is that her published profile helped build the mythology surrounding Epstein instead of exposing the predator described to her by the Farmer sisters. Critics argue that regardless of who made the final editorial decision, Ward’s name appeared on a story that excluded the most consequential information she had uncovered and gave Epstein the prestige of a glossy Vanity Fair profile. Her later explanation has also been challenged. A 2022 New Yorker examination found that Ward and Carter offered conflicting accounts of why the allegations were removed and reported that Ward gave changing recollections about when the Farmer material disappeared from the draft. 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