{"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:   Why Did Wall Street Enable Jeffrey Epstein?  (7/11/26)","slug":"mega-edition-why-did-wall-street-enable-jeffrey-epstein-7-11-26","published_at":"2026-07-11T11:00:04+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles-4089394/mega-edition-why-did-wall-street-enable-jeffrey-epstein-7-11-26","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles-4089394","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/mega-edition-why-did-wall-street-enable-jeffrey-epstein-7-11-26--72899623","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72899623/25710bdd_9c82_4341_87cc_4915fdf98e64.mp3","summary":"Some of the most powerful figures and institutions on Wall Street treated Jeffrey Epstein’s criminal history as a manageable reputational problem rather than a reason to cut him off. JPMorgan Chase kept Epstein as a client until 2013, five years after he pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution from a minor, while he continued moving large sums of money, withdrawing substantial amounts of cash and maintaining relationships with senior bankers. Evidence disclosed through litigation showed that employees and executives were aware of his status as a sex offender and repeatedly encountered warning signs surrounding his accounts, yet the bank continued serving him while Epstein introduced wealthy prospects and cultivated his relationship with executive Jes Staley. JPMorgan later agreed to pay $290 million to settle claims brought on behalf of Epstein’s survivors and another $75 million to resolve the U.S. Virgin Islands’ allegations that the bank had enabled and financially benefited from his trafficking operation, without admitting liability. When JPMorgan finally dropped Epstein, Deutsche Bank accepted him as a client despite his conviction, sex-offender registration and widely reported history. New York regulators later found that the bank failed to properly monitor millions of dollars in suspicious transactions, including payments to women, cash withdrawals and legal expenses connected to alleged co-conspirators, resulting in a $150 million penalty. Wealthy financiers also continued dealing personally with Epstein long after his conviction. Apollo co-founder Leon Black paid Epstein approximately $158 million for tax and estate-planning advice between 2012 and 2017, demonstrating how Epstein remained financially valuable and socially acceptable within elite circles even…","meta_description":"Some of the most powerful figures and institutions on Wall Street treated Jeffrey Epstein’s criminal history as a manageable reputational problem rather t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3310,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-epstein-chronicles-4089394/episodes/mega-edition-why-did-wall-street-enable-jeffrey-epstein-7-11-26/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles-4089394/mega-edition-why-did-wall-street-enable-jeffrey-epstein-7-11-26.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}