Season 1
Jake speaks with the still-defiant former Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, to try to decode truth from spin in this legendary tale of one of the most corrupt politicians from America's most corrupt state.
In a uniquely personal episode, Jake unpacks the "Appalachian Trail" scandal of his friend and former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford and explores the difference between the politician and the man underneath.
Jake has a candid conversation with Rielle Hunter, the "other woman" in the scandal around former Senator John Edwards. What began as a tabloid rumor about a campaign affair and a lovechild snowballed to primetime news and a federal trial.
Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer's career imploded when he was revealed to be the infamous Client #9 during a sex worker sting. Jake charts the rise and fall of a potential president with Spitzer's former mentor and closest friend.
Jake speaks to Jim McGreevey, the former golden boy of New Jersey politics who became a national icon when he came out as gay and resigned the Governorship in the same speech. But was there more to his story?
Jake sits down with Valerie Plame, a former covert CIA spy, outed by her own government, after her husband blew the whistle on the Bush administration's faulty rationale for the war in Iraq.
Season 2
Jake examines the FBI's sting operation, ABSCAM, which blurred lines between entrapment and justice in the pursuit of political accountability. This controversial moment in American history exposed a network of corrupt politicians.
In 2001, Enron, a Wall Street darling, collapsed in one of the biggest corporate scandals in American history when its charismatic visionary was exposed as a fraud. Jake questions how far blind faith can go before disaster strikes.
Jake meets with law professor Anita Hill to revisit the explosive Supreme Court nomination of Clarence Thomas, her former boss, whom she accused of sexual harassment. The case gripped the nation and exposed deep flaws in our institutions.
The shocking downfall of Lance Armstrong revealed how his golden boy image masked a web of lies. Jake explores why the public trusted him for nearly a decade despite mounting evidence of doping.
Jake sits down with unapologetic con-artist turned celebrity, Anna Delvey, in an effort to understand her motivation for scamming New York City's elite. He examines why America is so captivated by her and what that says about us.
Jake uncovers the murkiest corners of the DC "swamp" through the shady dealings of uber-lobbyist Jack Abramoff. His ruthless tactics fueled one of the biggest lobbying scandals in American history.