A podcast about liars, frauds, thieves, and bullshitters. Subscribe to our bonus feed for two more episodes a month! patreon.com/liecheatandsteal
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Secrets of the Carnival ft. 'The Lizardman' Erik Sprague
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Our special guest, professional freak and carnival performer Erik Sprague (aka The Lizardman), tells Pat and Kath all about the scams and tricks the carnival uses to take our money and keep us entertained, from an insider's point of view.
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While researching cash heists, Pat stumbles across the long legacy of lying, fraud, thievery and bullshit at GardaWorld, a company to which many American banks have outsourced their securities storage. Listen to the full version of this episode, as well as 100+ other bonus episodes and ad free versions of our show on our patreon! www.patreon.com/li…
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Kath tells Pat about the various scandals of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, including its connections to art thieves and traffickers, and its history of displaying counterfeit artifacts.
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Kath tells Pat about social media self help superstar Jay Shetty, who's amazing life story took him from an ashram to the white house.... maybe.
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Kath tells Pat about Brian Molony, on whom the Philip Seymour Hoffman movie Owning Mahowny is based. Brian is a Canadian gambling addict who lost so much money he managed to get the biggest casino in Atlantic City shut down for a day.
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PATREON PREVIEW: Jeff Carpoff and DC Solar
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Pat tells Kath about how an auto mechanic with a checkered past capitalized on environmental tax incentives to perpetrate one of the biggest ponzi schemes in American history.
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Just For Lies: New Faces (Scam Roundup)
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Pat brings us another scam roundup, including updates on Chiefsaholic, George Santos, the Kia Boys, and a number of new up and coming scammers.
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PATREON PREVIEW: The Drug Cartel Phone Scam
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Kath tells Pat about Jalisco New Generation, a Mexican drug cartel with a new line of revenue: scamming timeshare owners over the phone. For the full episode, check out our patreon at patreon.com/liecheatandsteal!
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This episode was originally recorded in summer of 2020 for our patreon feed (patreon.com/liecheatandsteal), but we thought we should repost it publicly since Shaun King is up to his old tricks again, this time in the name of Palestine rather than in the name of Black Lives Matter. This episode isn't updated with all of his recent antics, and the so…
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Kath and Pat talk about sobriety (don't worry, we won't try to convert you) and then about Charlie Morse, a man who leveraged his Maine upbringing into a monopoly on a precious commodity in a pre-refrigeration world: ice.
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PATREON PREVIEW: Nauru + a word about ads
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This is a preview of our patreon only episode this week, about a country that went from being one of the richest on earth per capita to one of the poorest. To access the rest of this episode as well as an advertising free feed, sign up at patreon.com/liecheatandsteal.
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Rodney Grubbs, Pickleball Scammer
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After some gambling talk, Pat tells Kath about an enterprising pickleball player who scammed his fellow enthusaists (don't worry, he also explains what pickleball is). Check out our patreon for two more episodes a month! www.patreon.com/liecheatandsteal
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At an episode recorded in person (!) in Austin, Kath tells Pat about Lord Gordon Gordon, a would-be Scottish noble who nearly caused an international incident between the US and Canada in the 1870s.
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Pat and Zac conclude our series on Texas gamblers with the tale of Benny Binion. Check out our youtube page to watch the dice game! Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@liecheatstealpodcast
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Kath tells Pat about the extremely profitable world of animal smuggling. The judicial penalties are low, but don't try this at home - the criminal organizations involved in this industry might come after you for muscling in on their territory.
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Our pal Zac Brooks is back to tell us about the life and times of another legendary Texas outlaw gambler, Amarillo Slim.
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Pat and Kath discuss how to win on "baited hook" scratch tickets, using an algorithmic disovery made in 2003 by Canadian statistician Mohan Srivastava, and possibly many others around North America. Much of the information in this episode comes from the 2011 Wired Article by Jonah Lehrer about Srivastava's discovery: https://www.wired.com/2011/01/c…
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Titanic Thompson ft. Zac Brooks
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Part 1 of our series on Outlaw Gambling legends with Zac Brooks kicks off with the tall tale of Titanic Thompson, unusually gifted in both athleticism and prop bets, using one skill to feed the other.
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: Pat takes Kath through a few scams that have hit the news lately, including a dime theft, a beloved tamale restaurant's dark underbelly, and a fake priest ring.بقلم Body Tape Intl.
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Paul Jordan-Smith and Disumbrationism
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Kath brings Pat another art scam from a man so disgusted by modern art he decided to invent an entire genre of it: Disumbrationism.بقلم Body Tape Intl.
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Pat tells Kath about yet another Australian man who benefitted from an ATM glitch to the tune of over a million dollars - it's happened twice! And he would have gotten away with it if he weren't such a good guy.بقلم Body Tape Intl.
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Kath tells Pat about a enterprising criminal who finagled his way into a job at the FBI and subsequently took down scores of politicians in a sting involving a fictional Emirati Sheik. This story is the basis for David O Russell's movie, AMERICAN HUSTLE.بقلم Body Tape Intl.
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Pat tells Kath about the predatory franchising agreements behind our (least?) favorite sandwiches, which screw over new American immigrants in particular.بقلم Ethan Billips
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Kath tells Pat about a Canadian first nations painter whose work has been mimicked by multiple forgery rings to the tune of over 100 million dollars' worth of fake paintings.بقلم Body Tape Intl.
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Pat tells Kath about a Ghanaian in America who scammed hundreds of people from into thinking he had the keys to the wealth of the newly independent nation of Ghana. Check out the new book Anansi's Gold by Yepoka Yeebo for more info!بقلم Body Tape Intl.
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Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich
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Kath tells Pat about the dramatic life of one of the originators of the American self help movement, serial grifter Napoleon Hill.بقلم Body Tape Intl.
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Pat tells Kath about the shady origins of the Titan submersible and Oceangate's founder, Stockton Rush.بقلم Body Tape Intl.
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Kath tells Pat about an unsolved jewelry theft in California and the multiple lawsuits that it spawned. Check out the article cited by Miranda Green here: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/05/the-ugly-fight-over-the-brinks-robbery-in-california.htmlبقلم Body Tape Intl.
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Pat tells Kath about a man from an Austin suburb who tragically died in a car wreck, leaving his wife and step-child behind to pick up the pieces. Or did he?بقلم Body Tape Intl.
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Kath tells Pat about the celebrity-favored Hillsong Church and its history of corruption, which spans multiple generations and continents.بقلم Body Tape Intl.
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Pat tells Kath about a prominent figure in Rhode Island politics with a dark past and a very confusing present - he's pretending to be a UK resident named Arthur Knight.بقلم Body Tape Intl.
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Kath tells Pat about a semi-legendary con artist who's become a cultural touchstone in India and a folk hero in his hometown.بقلم Body Tape Intl.
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Comedian and musician Mike Wiebe (The McCuewans, Riverboat Gamblers, Drakulas) joins Pat and Kath to talk about Bang Energy and its eccentric CEO, Jack Owoc.بقلم Body Tape Intl.
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Kath tells Pat about a non-narcotic pain relief invention that turned out too good to be true.بقلم Body Tape Intl.
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Pat tells Kath about an evangelical church that targeted military members and veterans for their government benefits to the tune of millions of dollars.بقلم Body Tape Intl.
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Kath tells Pat about a robbery at Mexico's Museo Nacional de Antropologia, where an unlikely duo made off with over 20 million in ancient artefacts.بقلم Body Tape Intl.
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The Right Wing Griftosphere with Talia Lavin
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Talia Lavin (@swordsjew, author of Culture Warlords) joins Kath and Pat for a conversation about the modern right wing universe of con artists and grifters.بقلم Body Tape Intl.
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Pat tells Kath about the recent resurrection of a self published romance novelist.بقلم Body Tape Intl.
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Kath fills Pat in on the ongoing saga of George Santos, the Trump-loving log cabin republican who lied about virtually every aspect of his life and still made it to Congress (for now).بقلم Body Tape Intl.
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Pat tells Kath about a manosphere influencer's steroid fueled fall from grace.بقلم Body Tape Intl.
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BONUS EPISODE Entertainment Industry Scams w/ David Piccolomini
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Pat sits down with David Piccolomini to talk entertainment industry scams including his new special “Goblin King”بقلم Body Tape Intl.
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Simone Gold and America's Frontline Doctors
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Kath tells Pat about Simone Gold, the founder of the anti mask, anti vax group America's Frontline Doctors, who cooked the books and went to jail for her involvement in the January 6th riot.بقلم Body Tape Intl.
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Hans Neimann vs Magnus Carlsen: Chess, Champions, and Cheating
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In an episode recorded in person in Austin, Pat tells Kath about the scandal currently rocking the world of competitive chess. Check our youtube channel for a video version of this episode! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3EUZEYJC1gNlyNq-GznYZQبقلم Body Tape Intl.
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Kath tells Pat about an unorthodox insurance scam involving a family, a fugitive, and real injuries.بقلم Body Tape Intl.
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Pat tells Kath about the recent scandal that has rocked the competitive fishing world, as well as altered the rest of the world to the fact that there's a "competitive fishing world": scandal and intrigue on the Lake Erie Walleye Trail.بقلم Body Tape Intl.
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Kath tells Pat a tale of southern white entitlement that ends in multiple murders.بقلم Body Tape Intl.
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Brett Favre's Mississippi Welfare Scandal
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Pat tells Kath about Brett Favre's plans to use Mississippi's welfare money to build his daughter a volleyball court, and other ways Mississippi's elites robbed its poor blind.بقلم Body Tape Intl.
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Kath takes Pat on a trip through the Mormon imagination in this episode about the famous scared straight bestseller, Go Ask Alice.بقلم Body Tape Intl.
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Kath tells Pat about a grifter in the world of extreme travel in this episode, recorded in-person in Austin.بقلم Body Tape Intl.
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Pat tells Kath about the hysteria surrounding fentanyl that's causing cops to become even dumber than they already were.بقلم Body Tape Intl.
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