About This Episode
What is this episode about?
The episode "Varsity Blues | Setting the Standard | 3" turns to Rick Singer's expanding college admissions scheme, detailing how he built a network of corrupt insiders to manipulate his clients' standardized test scores. Across 37 minutes, the third episode traces the mechanics behind a fraud that grew increasingly organized and far-reaching.
The case behind the episode
The episode is anchored in the College Admissions Scandal — Operation Varsity Blues, a nationwide US bribery and fraud conspiracy involving consultant Rick Singer, charged in Boston on March 12, 2019. The same case is also documented as Operation Varsity Blues: Bestikkelsessagen om eliteuniversiteter, which outlines how wealthy families used illegitimate channels to secure college admission for their children through Singer's operation.
Hosts and release
Details about the show and its hosts are not specified in the available records, so both are listed as Unknown. The episode runs 37 minutes and was released on September 22, 2026, as the third installment in the series. Listeners looking for further context can turn to flere episoder af showet for additional coverage of the same case.
