Cover Story podcast

Cover Story

What can a billionaire get away with these days? A secret bat cave? A harem of women? An international spy operation? Stealing the soul of a small town in Montana? A Silicon Valley venture capitalist was accused of running a massive sex-trafficking operation by his best bro friend. And we unravel the truth about both of them - their business, their break-up, their lies, and their embarrassing text messages. The story of a billionaire with a hero complex, the ex-spy who turned his life inside out, and us, the reporters who got caught up in their macho drama. Cover Story is an investigative podcast series featuring original reporting from New York Magazine. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. New episodes every Tuesday.

What can a billionaire get away with these days? A secret bat cave? A harem of women? An international spy operation? Stealing the soul of a small town in Montana? A Silicon Valley venture capitalist was accused of running a massive sex-trafficking operation by his best bro friend. And we unravel the truth about both of them - their business, their break-up, their lies, and their embarrassing text messages. The story of a billionaire with a hero complex, the ex-spy who turned his life inside out, and us, the reporters who got caught up in their macho drama. Cover Story is an investigative podcast series featuring original reporting from New York Magazine. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. New episodes every Tuesday.

 

#18

6. All the Voids

An episode of reckoning. We catch up with Matt in prison, Mike in Whitefish, and everyone ... more

29 Nov 2022

35 MINS

35:37

29 Nov 2022


#17

5. I Am the Victim

The ex-spy is under arrest for fraud, money laundering, and tax evasion. And, in a surpris... more

22 Nov 2022

48 MINS

48:41

22 Nov 2022


#16

4. Baby, You’re Fine With Me

Where does sex with a billionaire land you? We talk to three women who soured on Mike, at ... more

15 Nov 2022

54 MINS

54:25

15 Nov 2022


#15

3. Mission Creep

We dig into the billionaire and ex-spy’s bromance and business partnership – which means a... more

08 Nov 2022

39 MINS

39:28

08 Nov 2022


#14

2. They Were Relationships... Nothing Yucky

The billionaire is into…Batman. Is that because he’s an actual hero, or because he’s using... more

01 Nov 2022

45 MINS

45:13

01 Nov 2022


#13

1. Mind Your Own Business

In a cabin in Whitefish, Montana, two ex-spies tell us an outlandish story: right here in ... more

25 Oct 2022

43 MINS

43:43

25 Oct 2022


#12

Introducing Cover Story: Seed Money

A billionaire. An ex-spy. A lot of women. Too many lies. Cover Story, Season Two: Seed Mon... more

18 Oct 2022

02 MINS

02:11

18 Oct 2022


#11

9. The Complainers Group

So. Should YOU do psychedelic therapy? In the last episode of Power Trip, we get a lot of ... more

22 Mar 2022

53 MINS

53:17

22 Mar 2022


#10

8. Who Am I Fooling?

Since the publication of Michael Pollan’s bestseller, How to Change Your Mind, more people... more

15 Mar 2022

52 MINS

52:00

15 Mar 2022


#9

7. Political Science

Meaghan gets a hold of the clinical trial data and she and Dave and Lily pull it apart. Wh... more

08 Mar 2022

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:38

08 Mar 2022


#8

6. Open Heart Surgery

We talk to participants in the most advanced clinical trials on MDMA as a treatment for tr... more

01 Mar 2022

59 MINS

59:45

01 Mar 2022


#7

Introducing Cover Story: Power Trip, Part II

Cover Story is coming back March 1st! In Part II, we move from the psychedelic underground... more

23 Feb 2022

02 MINS

02:03

23 Feb 2022


#6

5. House Full of Sh*t

Stories of transgressions multiply. Psychedelic therapists are meddling in marriages, dati... more

28 Dec 2021

54 MINS

54:23

28 Dec 2021


#5

4. Bad Hug

We go to the source - a Mexican psychotherapist named Salvador Roquet, who is known as a “... more

21 Dec 2021

38 MINS

38:23

21 Dec 2021


#4

3. I Am the Wolf

We cross through the portal to the underground where “Susan” goes through the training to ... more

14 Dec 2021

52 MINS

52:39

14 Dec 2021


#3

2. That's an Old Story

Lily visits the Ecuadorian Amazon to work on a project when something terrible happens to ... more

07 Dec 2021

39 MINS

39:45

07 Dec 2021


#2

1. I See a Sh*tshow

After years of experimenting with drugs, Lily discovers the psychedelic underground. It’s ... more

30 Nov 2021

32 MINS

32:55

30 Nov 2021


#1

Introducing Cover Story: Power Trip

Mind. Body. Control. Uncover the dark truth in Power Trip, the first season of Cover Story... more

10 Nov 2021

01 MINS

01:56

10 Nov 2021