New Apple Original Podcast “Big Time” Episode 1 “The Homecoming Queen’s Gambit”

The Apple Original podcast “Big Time,” hosted by legendary actor and filmmaker Steve Buscemi (“Boardwalk Empire,” “Miracle Workers”), drops the premiere episode. 

The fourteen-part series explores audacious crimes—fake kidnappings, elaborate robberies, even stolen sharks—with Buscemi introducing a new true story each week about a larger-than-life scam or scheme that almost worked. 

Episode 1: The Homecoming Queen’s Gambit

A mother rigs her daughter’s high school popularity contest. But when they both face felony charges for hacking a school’s election, the homecoming crown loses its sparkle.

New episodes of “Big Time” will debut weekly on Mondays. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts at apple.co/BigTimePod. Big Time is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Piece of Work Entertainment and Campside Media in association with Olive Productions. 

Apple TV+ subscribers can connect their subscription to Apple Podcasts to access the first two episodes on March 24, with new episodes available one week early each week at apple.co/BigTimePod. Non-subscribers can listen to the first episode on March 24, with a new episode released weekly until the finale on June 16, 2025.