April 14, 2025

EP. 290 — Serving Up Ping Pong Scams w/ Lamorne Morris and Kyle Shevrin

On today’s episode, Laci is joined by Emmy Award winner Lamorne Morris and his hilarious co-host, comedian, writer, and director Kyle Shevrin from their podcast The Lamorning After. Together, they serve up laughs as they follow the trifling story of 49th place Jamaican Olympic table tennis player Michael Hyatt and how he used his ping pong passion to scam a lot of people out of a lot of money. Plus, the “Scammers of the Week” are dressed as bears, proving once and for all that only YOU can stop bear insurance fraud. Stay schemin’!

 

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Research by Kathryn Doyle

 

SOURCES

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/business/michael-hyatt-table-tennis-fraud.html?unlocked_article_code=1.eU4.U0iL.Q24u8HqtEavu&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/alleged-financial-scam-detailed/article_4de2830e-d8cb-11e8-b6bc-13e9b4921b3d.html

https://olympics.com/en/athletes/michael-douglas-hyatt

https://radiojamaicanewsonline.com/sports/jamaica-gain-promotion-at-world-tt-championships

https://www.pressreader.com/jamaica/jamaica-gleaner/20161231/281749859023872?srsltid=AfmBOoofa99jOcaVi93Po_Lv33nlWS4kgdgutBF5L3YUjemtvJCrvuaK

https://startupsavant.com/startup-center/spin-origin-story

https://www.npr.org/2024/11/14/nx-s1-5191741/bear-costume-insurance-fraud

https://www.insurance.ca.gov/0400-news/0100-press-releases/2024/release056-2024.cfm

 

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