Podcast Episodes

Doris Payne: Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Grift

Episode 170

Frustrated by the racist, sexist stereotypes keeping her down, Doris Payne started swiping precious jewels out of spite as a teen. For the next seven decades, she executed heists across nine countrie…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Listen Now: Lawless Planet

It’s not that hard to kill a planet. All it takes is a little drilling, some mining, a generous helping of pollution and voila! Earth over. When you take stock of what’s left, it starts to look like …

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Guo Wengui: The Temu Trump

Episode 169

Guo Wengui was a billionaire real estate mogul in China, but when the government cracks down on his empire, he flees to the U.S. From a Manhattan apartment and a luxury superyacht, Guo publicly decri…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Pras Michel: The Fugee Felon

Episode 168

Fugees founder Pras Michel is struggling to pivot to a new career when he meets Malaysian billionaire playboy and criminal mastermind Jho Low. He’s handsomely rewarded for helping Jho make political …

Published on 2 months ago

Listen Now: Flesh and Code

Travis never thought he’d meet someone like Lily Rose. She was kind, passionate, beautiful. The woman of his dreams. There was just one small detail: she wasn’t human.

Lily Rose is an AI companion. A …

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Lisette Lee: The Simple Life Of Crime

Episode 167

Lisette Lee is a party girl heiress who uses money, mean-girl bullying, and her early 2000s glam to control everyone around her. But when daddy’s cash isn’t enough to sustain her lifestyle, she manip…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Phil Kitzer and the G Men

Episode 166

Phil Kitzer was a globe-trotting scammer who spent more than a decade creating fake banks and insurance companies, ripping off customers to pay for his lavish lifestyle. By the late 70s, Phil’s scam …

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Earl Washington: A Rip Off the Old Block

Episode 165

Singer-actor Earl Washington turns out to be a triple threat when he takes up carving wood blocks to make ends meet while hustling to make a life as an entertainer in Los Angeles. But just like any o…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Listen Now: Liberty Lost

In Evangelical homes across the United States, sex outside of marriage is a sin against God. So, when Abbi becomes pregnant at 16, her devout parents hide her away at the Liberty Godparent Home, a li…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Prince Michael Romanoff: The High Prince of Hollywood

Episode 164

Polish immigrant Hershel Geguzin fled to the U.S. from the faltering Russian Empire at the turn of the 20th century. And like many scammers around this time, he adopts a fabulous new identity: as Pri…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago