Season One
The Magazine
The brief, wondrous life of George Magazine—and the Gore Vidal essay deemed too risqué by John F. Kennedy Jr.
The Stranger
A nuanced piece about the estranged daughter of one of the deadliest men in history gets offed by Vanity Fair—twice.
The Vibe
Vice ditches an oral history about the famously lit McCarren Park pool parties in Brooklyn.
The Pedophile
New York assigns a piece meant to vindicate convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein?!
The Blueprint
A journalist unlocks a secret in New York’s Chinatown; This American Life drops the hammer.
The Neighbor
The original tale of a trusting patient and his manipulative psychiatrist (now starring Paul Rudd and Will Ferrell) gets shivved by the New York Times.
The Actor
A celebrity gossip teases an exposé on embattled actor Armie Hammer. But the piece never runs, and the rumor mill kicks into overdrive.
The Killer
A novice journalist tags along to meet John Wayne Gacy one week before his execution for Details.
The Bombshell
GQ tries to bury a provocative piece about Vladmir Putin’s rise to power.
The Director
‘Esquire’ fumbles a bombshell exposé on director Bryan Singer.