October 24, 2022
EP. 161 — The Con with the “Cure” for Cancer w/ Caleb Hearon
What’s poppin’ con-gregation? This week, we welcome back comedian Caleb Hearon to discuss Norman Baker, a vaudevillian, business-owner, and radio-show host in the 1800’s who claimed to have a cure for cancer. Plus, a Hong Kong student has been arrested after participating in an elaborate kidnapping to scam her parents out of ransom money. Stay Schemin’!
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In this week’s Fraud Friday, Laci is joined by Sara Levine & Danny Murphy (Not Another True Crime Podcast) to discuss Elizabeth Swaney, who proudly made it to the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games, without doing a single trick in her sport.
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EP. 302 — The Night the Art Ghosted Boston’s Gardner Museum w/ Jake Halpern and Jess McHugh
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This week, Laci welcomes Jake Halpern and Jess McHugh (Deep Cover Podcast) to discuss Boston’s 1990 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist.
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EP. 301.5 — Fraud Friday: The Deceitful Disappearing Act w/ Tahir Moore
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In this week’s Fraud Friday, Laci is joined by Tahir Moore (The Unhitch King, Insecure) to discuss John Darwin, a British man who faked his death and disappearance to avoid a mountain of debt.