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Criminal Adaptations - The Polka King

The Polka King

Criminal Adaptations

12/12/23 • 49 min

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Everybody polka! This week we discuss Jan Lewan, Grammy nominated polka artist turned Ponzi schemer, and Jack Black’s depiction of him in Maya Forbes’s The Polka King (2017). Was Lewan a contriving money hungry criminal or a man who found himself in too deep? We will let you be the judge.

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American Greed Podcast: The Polka King Con

PA Times Reader

Daily Beast

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12/12/23 • 49 min

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