September 19, 2022

EP. 156 — The Fake Fossil Finder w/ Adam Conover

What’s poppin’ con-gregation? This week, Adam Conover joins the show to discuss amateur British archeologist Charles Dawson, who committed one the greatest frauds in all of archaeological history. Plus, “Yellowstone” actress Q’orianka Kilcher, has been charged with two felony counts of workers’ compensation fraud. Stay Schemin’!

 

Sources:

https://www.livescience.com/56327-piltdown-man-hoax.html

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2012/feb/05/piltdown-man-archaeologys-greatest-hoax

 

https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/science/scientific-insights/the-piltdown-man-the-greatest-scientific-fraud-of-the-20th-century/

 

https://people.com/tv/qorianka-kilcher-insurance-fraud-case-everything-to-know/

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