March 23, 2020

EP. 26 — The Crooked Singing Competition with Eugene Cordero

Good quarantine, Con-gregation! This week we’re back with true delight Eugene Cordero (Tacoma FD, Bajillion Dollar Propertie$) to break down the scam that spoofs…American Idol? It gets weirder, and meaner! Damn, scammers!

Research by Sharilyn Vera.

SOURCES: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superstar_USA [en.wikipedia.org] 

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-may-10-et-collins10-story.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVMS5htMEnA&feature=youtu.be

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