The Set

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Zvrsti True Crime, Society & Culture

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Epizode 12

Zadnja 25.04.2025

The Set is a 10-episode documentary podcast about the largest police corruption scandal in NYPD history during the crack era in New York City. It tells the never-before-told first-person story of how some police officers became drug dealers instead of protecting the city. The series is created by Zak Levitt, an award-winning investigative journalist known for Root of Evil, Gangster Capitalism, and Relative Unknown.

Epizode

Introducing: The Set 06.06.2023 3min

The Set is the never-before told, first-person documentary of the biggest police corruption scandal in NYPD history and the investigation that uncovered it all.
Ep 1: The Wild Kingdom 14.06.2023 42min

Welcome to the NYPD’s 30th Precinct, the “Three O,” during the height of the crack epidemic. Drug dealing has taken over the neighborhood, West Harlem, and it threatens to do the same to the Three O. Officer Barry Brown sees corruption all around him, but he’s keeping a dangerous secret.
Ep 2: The Slippery Slope 14.06.2023 34min

Officer Joe Walsh joins the 30th Precinct with the best intentions, but the culture tests him, and every other cop in the precinct, on a daily basis. Officer Barry Brown learns about another side of his partner.This is The Set.
Ep 3: The Commission 14.06.2023 48min

A police corruption scandal rocks New York City. The Mollen Commission is formed to investigate the failings of the NYPD and report its findings to the public. But privately, it begins uncovering something much more alarming, as corruption in the Three O, and with Officer Joe Walsh, spreads out of control.This is The Set.
Ep 4: The Field Associate 21.06.2023 44min

Mollen Commission Investigator, Frank O’Hara catches a very lucky break. Officer Barry Brown’s secret comes to light.
Ep 5: The Big Time 28.06.2023 49min

A unique trap is set by the Mollen Commission, which nets its first dirty cop in the Three O. And a turf war begins behind the scenes between The Mollen Commission, and the most powerful District Attorney in the country, Robert Morgenthau.
Ep 6: Dirty Laundry 05.07.2023 42min

The Mollen Commission hearings pull back the curtain for the public, and they show the NYPD’s indifference to fighting corruption. Officer Joe Walsh thinks he’s safe, while Officer Barry Brown is pulled in deeper.
Ep 7: Off to the Races 12.07.2023 38min

The Mollen Commission and the DA’s office jockey for position in their turf war, as both groups now have officers wearing wires inside the 30th Precinct. “Operation Domino” heats up.
Ep 8: The Takedown 19.07.2023 40min

The investigation into the 30th Precinct comes to a dangerous head, and action must be taken before everything blows up. The first wave of arrests are made, and scandal grips the city.
Ep 9: A River of S*** 26.07.2023 46min

The arrests in the Three Oh continue to pile up, making it the biggest corruption scandal in NYPD history. Officer Blake Struller reaches the end of his line, as does Officer Joe Walsh.
Ep 10: If He Had It, He Had It 02.08.2023 52min

The turf war between the Mollen Commission and the DA’s office finally concludes, and Barry Brown is caught squarely in the middle.
Introducing: What We Spend 25.04.2025 10min

Imagine if you could ask someone anything you wanted about their finances. On What We Spend, people from across the country and across the financial spectrum are opening their wallets—and their lives—to tell you everything: what they make, what they want, and—for one week—what they spend.