Podcast Episodes

The Real Catch Me If You Can part 4

Season 11 Episode 4

We've spent the last three episodes debunking the infamous Frank Abagnale myth. If he wasn't posing as a doctor, a lawyer, or a professor, then what the heck was Frank Abagnale up to? This is the sto…

Published on 3 years, 4 months ago

The Real Catch Me If You Can part 3

Season 11 Episode 3

Two reporters destroy Frank Abagnale's story. Yet nobody cared. 

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Published on 3 years, 4 months ago

The Real Catch Me If You Can part 2

Season 11 Episode 2

Frank Abagnale claims he never stole money from the little guy—it was all victimless crimes. But that's not what I found. Hear the story of one family who says they were robbed blind by Abagnale.

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Published on 3 years, 5 months ago

The Real Catch Me If You Can part 1

Season 11 Episode 1

This might be my favorite PRETEND series of all time. 

Remember the movie Catch Me If You Can? Most people believe the film is based on a true story. But, did you know it's mostly made up? I spent the…

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago

The Real Catch Me If You Can

Season 11

What if I told you that 90% of Frank Abagnale's claims are totally made up? Yeah, that's right. The most extraordinary con man in the world never actually did the crimes he claims he did.

In the new s…

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago

The Man Who Wears Many Hats part 2

Season 10 Episode 4

Fred Brito posed as a priest in order to hide from law enforcement. Find out how he ALMOST got away with it.

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Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

The Man Who Wears Many Hats part 1

Season 10 Episode 3

Fred Brito worked as a psychiatrist, priest, and a Red Cross fundraiser—but it was all based on lies.

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Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

The Sperm Donor

Season 10 Episode 2

David Berry took an at-home DNA test and discovered dozens of half-siblings. Was this a coincidence or the scheme of one sperm donor?

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Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

The Dad Bot

Season 10 Episode 1

Does death start when your heart stops beating? What if technology can extend our lives and gives us immortality? Today's episode is about one son who turned his dying father into a chatbot.

Here Afte…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

The Deepfake

Season 9 Episode 8

Today, we're talking about deepfakes.

Deepfakes are video or audio of a person in which their face, body, and/or voice has been digitally altered so that they appear to be someone else. And we're not …

Published on 3 years, 8 months ago