{"podcast":{"title":"The Vault: The Epstein Files","slug":"the-vault-the-epstein-files-6841376","podcast_index_feed_id":6841376,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5974274/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-vault-the-epstein-files--5974274","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/80d7aef4c8006e01cccee5b703103687.jpg","author":"bobby capucci","episode_count":1000,"summary":"The Vault: The Epstein Files Unsealed is a deep-dive investigative podcast that pulls back the curtain on one of the most protected criminal networks in modern history. This series is built from the ground up on the actual paper trail—unsealed court records, depositions, exhibits, emails, and filings that were never meant to be read by the public. No pundit panels. No spin. Just the documents themselves, examined line by line, name by name, connection by connection—paired with precise, document-driven analysis that explains what the record truly shows. Each episode opens the vault on newly unsealed or long-buried Epstein files and walks listeners through what they actually reveal about power, money, influence, and the systems that failed survivors at every turn. Alongside the filings themselves, informed commentary breaks down the legal strategy, the institutional behavior, the contradictions, and the implications hiding between the lines. From judges’ orders and sealed exhibits to sworn testimony and back-channel communications, the show connects the dots the media often won’t—or can’t. Patterns emerge. Timelines collapse. Excuses fall apart. The Vault is a working archive in aud…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-26T22:19:09.770621+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-vault-the-epstein-files-6841376"},"episode":{"title":"Jeffrey Epstein's Former NYC Town House Used To Be A School (5/21/26)","slug":"jeffrey-epstein-s-former-nyc-town-house-used-to-be-a-school-5-21-26","published_at":"2026-05-21T22:00:03+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-vault-the-epstein-files-6841376/jeffrey-epstein-s-former-nyc-town-house-used-to-be-a-school-5-21-26","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-vault-the-epstein-files-6841376","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/jeffrey-epstein-s-former-nyc-town-house-used-to-be-a-school-5-21-26--71964385","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71964385/epsteinmansionschoolcampus.mp3","summary":"Originally known as the Herbert N. Straus House, this imposing Upper East Side mansion was designed by architect Horace Trumbauer and completed in 1932. Although commissioned for Herbert Straus—the son of Macy’s co-owners—he never lived in it. In 1944, Straus’s heirs, facing prohibitive property costs, donated the unfinished building to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, which initially used it as a hospital. Later, from 1962 to 1989, the mansion served as the location for the Birch Wathen School, a private K–12 academy, before being sold to retailer Leslie Wexner (for $13.2 million), who renovated the opulent interior. Eventually, Jeffrey Epstein came to reside in the mansion from the mid-1990s until his death. Over the decades, the building transformed dramatically—from a rare, institutional-like school and hospital to one of Manhattan’s largest private residences (estimated at over 20,000 sq ft and spanning nine lavish floors). Under Epstein, it took on a darker reputation, becoming the site of serious criminal investigations into underage sex trafficking. After his death, the townhouse was sold in 2021 for around $51 million, though its legacy—rooted in education and later tainted by abuse—remains a deeply complex chapter in New York’s architectural and social history. To contact me: Bobbycapucci@protonmail.com source: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.heraldsun.com/latest-news/article238269028.html","meta_description":"Originally known as the Herbert N. Straus House, this imposing Upper East Side mansion was designed by architect Horace Trumbauer and completed in 1932. A…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":844,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-vault-the-epstein-files-6841376/episodes/jeffrey-epstein-s-former-nyc-town-house-used-to-be-a-school-5-21-26/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-vault-the-epstein-files-6841376/jeffrey-epstein-s-former-nyc-town-house-used-to-be-a-school-5-21-26.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}