The unexpected 20-year journey of two unlikely office buddies, who stumble upon the truth behind the work they've been doing at a seedy call center, persuading people to give money to charities, and vow to expose the American telemarketing industry.
EPISODE 1
Part 1
Sam joins Civic Development Group in 2001 as a telemarketer raising money for charity; Sam and his colleague Pat closely examine their dubious fundraising practices and the players behind this seemingly large-scale fraud.
EPISODE 2
Part 2
In the wake of the FTC shutting down CDG, other copy-cat telemarketing companies pop up and evade regulation by taking advantage of loopholes; Sam and Pat learn that the industry's corrupt ways run much deeper than just CDG; Pat disappears suddenly.
EPISODE 3
Part 3
Sam and Pat reunite in present day to continue their investigation only to learn that telemarketing schemes are now even more opportunistic with robocalling, PACs and AI; they travel across the country, gathering evidence to bring to Capitol Hill.
Sam Lipman-Stern
Pat Pespas
Brian Goetz
Adam Bhala Lough
Ben Safdie
Joshua Safdie
Dani Bernfeld
Danny McBride
David Gordon Green
Jody Hill
