Lie, Cheat, & Steal
Kath Barbadoro, Pat Sirois
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PATREON PREVIEW: Water Crimes
Water scarcity has shaped everything about life in the Western US, including its criminal activities. Pat tells Kath about the lengths some people are willing to go to profit off of the American…
Gas Crimes
With gas prices reaching all time highs, Pat tells Kath about the creative methods gas thieves employ to obtain the blood of American life.
PATREON PREVIEW: The Feed is Fake: The Social Engineering of Social Media
Kath tells Pat about the world of clipping, narrative campaigns, and other discursive manipulations that affect our algorithms, taste in music, and culture at large. This episode is primarily a…
AI MAGA girls
Kath tells Pat about one of the easiest and most lucrative scams on the internet: Using AI to thirst trap MAGA men.
Lost Boy Larry
Pat tells Kath about Lost Boy Larry, a hoax (maybe?) that spawned the most expensive search and rescue mission in New Mexico history.
Emma Perrier's Catfish
Kath tells Pat the story of a French woman living in England who's tale of being catfished has some surprising twists and turns.The information in this episode comes from Jeff Maysh's article "A…
PATREON PREVIEW: Loopholes
Pat tells Kath some stories involving enterprising individuals exploiting various loopholes - through gambling, insurance fraud, and even the KFC app. Subscribe to our patreon to hear the rest of…
The Price of Groceries
We all know grocery prices are going up. But is it all just "inflation"? Or are mega-corporations dictating the price of our pepsis? Take a guess (hint: Ronald Reagan is involved)! Pat tells Kath…
PATREON PREVIEW: Chuck Seidman and the Sweepstakes Scam
Kath tells Pat the story of a scam from the height of America's sweepstakes craze, featuring a cast of unusual characters and a cameo by Donald Trump himself. The reporting in this episode comes from…
The Danbury Trashers
Pat tells Kath about the real life inspiration for Tony and AJ Soprano, who's short-lived, mob-connected Connecticut hockey team has become the stuff of legend.
PATREON PREVIEW: What Happened on Swamp Camp Road
Pat tells Kath about a wrongful death case in his beloved Myrtle Beach involving a complicated stand your ground law, corrupt cops, a child custody battle, and more hallmarks of the Southern USA. To…
Why Keanu Reeves is DMing Your Mom
Kath returns to the main podcast feed with a story about celebrity impersonators running romance scams on older women, and the efforts being made to stop them. Much of the info in this episode comes…
Influencing Influencers ft. Holly Hart and Katrina Walters
at talks to friends of the show Holly Hart and Katrina Walters about the emerging trend of social media influencers being influenced by dark money media groups.
When Athletes Bet On Sports ft Zac Brooks and Nick Saverino
Pat talks to friends of the show Zac Brooks and Nick Saverino about the questionable legal status and murky outcomes that occur when professional athletes gamble on sports. They cover…
Adam Iza, The Crypto Godfather
Kath tells Pat about a crypto criminal who's corruption caused (yet another) scandal in the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department.
2025: The Year In Scams
Pat brings Kath a rundown of the year in scams, including some superlative awards for the finest scammers. This one was going to be a bonus but we decided to make it free in honor of the new year!
Stéphane Bourgoin, true crime criminal
This week, Pat tells Kath about a big name in the world of true crime that turned out to be a fraud himself.
Pageturner Press and the World of "Author Services"
Kath tells Pat about Pageturner Press and Media, one of many fraudulent "author services" companies based in the Philippines and targeting self published authors.Most of the info in this episode…
"Chatfishing": Chat GPT use on dating apps
Kath and Pat discuss "Chatfishing", the name The Guardian has coined for people who use Chat GPT to help with (deceive?) their matches on dating apps. The information in this episode comes from the…
The Secret History of IQ
Pat tells Kath about the pseudoscientific history of the IQ test, and how eugenicists used the idea of innate genius to justify their racist aims.
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