The Set

It’s the crack era. The most violent time in New York City history. The NYPD is fighting a losing battle and instead of protecting the city from drug dealers, some police officers have become them. The Set is a 10 episode, never-before told, first-person documentary of the biggest police corruption scandal in NYPD history and the investigation that uncovered it all. From Zak Levitt, the Emmy, Peabody, and NY Press Club Investigative Journalism Award winning creator of Root of Evil, Gangster Capitalism, and Relative Unknown.

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Introducing: The Set

June 6, 2023 • 3 mins

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. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Ep 1: The Wild Kingdom

June 14, 2023 • 45 mins

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. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices...

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Ep 2: The Slippery Slope

June 14, 2023 • 37 mins

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. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Ep 3: The Commission

June 14, 2023 • 52 mins

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. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy ...

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Ep 4: The Field Associate

June 21, 2023 • 47 mins

Mollen Commission Investigator, Frank O’Hara catches a very lucky break. Officer Barry Brown’s secret comes to light. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Ep 5: The Big Time

June 28, 2023 • 52 mins

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. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Ep 6: Dirty Laundry

July 5, 2023 • 45 mins

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. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Ep 7: Off to the Races

July 12, 2023 • 41 mins

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. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Ep 8: The Takedown

July 19, 2023 • 44 mins

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. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Ep 9: A River of S***

July 26, 2023 • 49 mins

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. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Ep 10: If He Had It, He Had It

August 2, 2023 • 55 mins

The turf war between the Mollen Commission and the DA’s office finally concludes, and Barry Brown is caught squarely in the middle. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Introducing: What We Spend

April 25, 2025 • 10 mins

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. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choi...

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The Set

Episodes

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Ep 2: The Slippery Slope

Ep 3: The Commission

Ep 4: The Field Associate

Ep 5: The Big Time

Ep 6: Dirty Laundry

Ep 7: Off to the Races

Ep 8: The Takedown

Ep 9: A River of S***

Ep 10: If He Had It, He Had It

Introducing: What We Spend

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Introducing: The Set

Ep 1: The Wild Kingdom