Telemarketers
Follows former telemarketing employees Pat Pespas and Sam Lipman-Stern, two longtime office friends who find themselves hot on the trail of a sobering look at the ugly side of American capitalism and the abuse of customer trust.
Genre: Documentary
Cast:Brian Goetz , Pat Pespas , Sabrina Ross , Jonah Lipman-Stern , Matthew Petzold , Larry Lazare , Mr. Smyth , Sue Pespas , X Santino Da God , Sam Lipman-Stern , Richard Blumenthal , Ann Ravel , Patrick Yoes , Roberto Lozano , Faruq Davis , Edward Hilger , Billy Fedor , Tom White
S1.E1 ∙ Episode #1.1
Sam Lipman-Stern, a 14-year-old high school dropout, joins Civic Development Group ("CDG") in 2001 as a telemarketer raising money for various charities. What starts off as horseplay, filming the outrageous office antics, leads Sam and his colleague Pat Pespas (a legendary salesman at the office who is also struggling with addiction) to closely examine their dubious fundraising practices and the players behind this seemingly large-scale fraud.
S1.E2 ∙ Episode #1.2
2009. After the Federal Trade Commission shuts down CDG, other copy-cat telemarketing companies evade regulation by taking advantage of loopholes. Undeterred, Sam and Pat journey down a wild and twisted path, learning that the questionable industry practices are pervasive. But just as they gain ground, an unexpected disappearance threatens their investigation.
S1.E3 ∙ Episode #1.3
Years later, the former coworkers reunite to continue their investigation, only to learn that even more brazen telemarketing schemes have emerged with the advent of robocalling, political action committees, and AI. After traveling the country to gather evidence, Sam and Pat bring their findings to Capitol Hill.
