The Crypto Couple: Heather Morgan and Ilya Lichtenstein
Pat tells Kath about the NYC couple who somehow found time to steal billions of dollars of bitcoin while one of them pursued a career as a white rapper.
Damon Baehrel
Kath tells Pat about Damon Baehrel, the most exclusive restaurant in the world (maybe).
Edgar LaPlante
Kath tells Pat about an early 20th century con artist who learned his trade on Coney Island and traveled across the western world, charming heiresses, pretending to be indigenous, and hoovering up cocaine.
Robert Maxwell
Pat tells Kath about a man who throughout his life managed to embody all three of the words in our podcast title: Ghislaine Maxwell's dad, Robert Maxwell.
Black Oxygen Organics
Kath tells Pat about Black Oxygen Organics, a Canadian pseudo-health cure MLM that blew up during the pandemic before crashing and burning last month.
Joe Gliniewicz
Pat tells Kath about a possible hate crime against cops (?) that wasn't what it seemed.
John Spano
Kath tells Pat about John Spano, a businessman who briefly conned his way into owning the Islanders hockey team.
Mark Ass Presidents: Warren G Harding
Pat continues his series on gullible presidents by presenting the scams perpetrated on, and in the name of, Warren G Harding.
The Bay Area Phone Scam Targeting Therapists
Kath tells Pat about a phone scam targeting psychologists, psychiatrists, and social workers in the bay area, and talks about a time she was scammed herself.
Bishop Sycamore High School Football
Pat tells Kath about the Bishop Sycamore High School football scandal.
Oscar Hartzell
Kath tells Pat about Oscar Hartzell, the most prolific of the Sir Francis Duke inheritance scammers, and possibly the inventor of junk mail.
Byron McLaughlin
Kath tells Pat about Byron McLaughlin, the former major league baseball pitcher who found his true calling as a shoe counterfeiter.
Ray "Hushpuppi" Abbas
Kath tells Pat about the king of the "Yahoo Boys", aka the new generation of Nigerian internet scammers.
Rick Dyer and the Bigfoot Hoax
Pat tells Kath about a serial Bigfoot hoaxer and introduces us to a slew of strange characters within the bigfoot tracking community.
The Hitler Diaries
Kath tells Pat about a German forger and nazi enthusiast who tricked a bunch of people, including Rupert Murdoch, with a fake diary purported to be written by Adolph Hitler.
Iraqi Dinar Scams
Kath tells Pat about an especially American scam: investments in the Iraqi dinar.
Dreamworld
Pat tells Kath about Dreamworld, the crowdfunded MMORPG that wasn't.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist
Pat tells Kath about an art heist at Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner museum, which remains unsolved to this day.
Jeff Jarrett
Kath tells Pat about Jeff Jarrett, professional wrestling's last carny.
Milli Vanilli
Kath and Pat meet in person (!) to discuss Milli Vanilli, the iconic late 80s lip syncers.