Hollywood Swinging

Dangerous curves ahead… sex for sale inside an iconic Chicago community. Dentist Gary Kimmel launders money for sex traffickers by purchasing cars that keep pimps rolling in style and sneaking sex workers in for after-hours repairs. What brings the dentist down? His own big mouth ... Show More

Rico Vendetti’s lucrative online stolen goods operation is exposed when he hires the wrong delinquent to do his dirty work. Their scheme to steal an elderly man’s valuable comic book collection turns deadly. (Original television broadcast: 2/27/2017) 

In the middle of the night on November 10, 2012, an explosion wreaks havoc in a quiet neighborhood in the Indianapolis suburb Richmond Hill. The blast is so powerful that it moves the needle of an earthquake sensor 26 miles away. The massive explosion destroys homes and takes liv ... Show More

The scam has a whole other set of victims — the female producers and studio execs who had their names and reputations damaged by the Con Queen. Josh goes to visit Deb Snyder, one of the biggest film producers in Hollywood, and finds that she has some very interesting things to sh ... Show More

Producer Jason Blum thinks stars and filmmakers deserve a piece of the profit from their work. So naturally he opposes a push from studios to pay Netflix-style flat fees instead. But that didn’t stop him from taking a big flat fee to make three new “Exorcist” films. Blum weighs i ... Show More

Eddie, an aspiring film industry trainer, gets a  call from a powerful producer offering him the opportunity of a lifetime  -- a major film project, in Indonesia. But when Eddie gets to Jakarta,  there is no movie. And after some friends back home do a little sleuthing, Eddie rea ... Show More

Join us for the tale of two men who soaked the streamers for projects that just didn't exist. But hey, the movie business is built on dreams, hype, and money. Con artists thrive on dreams, hype, and money. A match made in Hollywood!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat ... Show More

Ah, It's A Wonderful Life. A Christmas classic, that managed to basically bankrupt the production company of its director, and also lose money at the box office. In fact, were it not for an admin error, there's a good chance it wouldn't be regarded as arguably the best Christmas ... Show More

Last summer marked the first time in six decades that Hollywood’s actors and writers went on strike simultaneously. They hit pause on production over pay and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the film industry.The strikes brought the industry to boiling point, but wider ... Show More

After spending half his life behind bars, Charles Manson leaves prison with dreams of a Hollywood recording career. But when he is rejected by Hollywood, Charles Manson’s hunger for fame runs so deep, he’s willing to play any role he can get – preferring infamy to anonymity.  Hol ... Show More

Winona Ryder exuded confidence and glamour while starring in some of the 1990s most popular films. But on the inside, she was dealing with personal problems. And on a December day in 2001, she walked out of a Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills with over $5,000 worth of stolen mer ... Show More

In 1990, two men dressed as cops conned their way into a Boston museum and stole a fortune in art. The stolen works are estimated to be worth over half a billion dollars today and there’s a 10 million dollar reward for whoever finds it. “This is A Robbery: The World’s Greatest Ar ... Show More