Live show and World Premiere. Easy Money: The Charles Ponzi Story, an Apple Original podcast, explores the rise and fall of Charles Ponzi, a broke immigrant in Boston who became one of America’s richest, most infamous men—practically overnight. In just nine months, he swindled the modern equivalent of a quarter billion dollars, upended the world of finance, and etched his name into history by perfecting one of the most notorious scams ever: the Ponzi scheme. Hosted by financial journalist Maya Lau and featuring comedian Sebastian Maniscalco, Easy Money: The Charles Ponzi Story is a docudrama that captures the rise and fall—both outrageous and tragic—of the con artist who fooled the world and paid the price.