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Scott M Blyer
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ENCORE: Long Island Liars
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Scamfluencers
You never really know someone…especially online. In today’s world, the power of influence can be the quickest path to money and fame, and it often ends in ruin. These are the stories of the world’s most insidious Scamfluencers. And we are their prey. On Wondery’s new weekly series, join co-hosts Sca...
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Character Limit
Kate Conger
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Elon Musk: Too Big to Scam
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Jack Abramoff
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Jack Abramoff: Bringing Down the House Part 2
Shattered (Closer to the Sun
Lisa J. Morgan
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Jack Abramoff: Bringing Down the House Part 2
Utilitarianism
John Stuart Mill
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Jack Abramoff: Bringing Down the House Part 1
Everything I Learned about Life, I Learned in Dance Class
Abby Lee Miller
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Abby Lee Miller: Scam Like Nobody's Watching
SOPA DE LETRAS PARA MAYORES CON LETRA GRANDE
EDICIONES OCIOYLETRAS
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ENCORE: Brooklyn's Bling Bishop
The Bishop and The Pagan
Veljo Tormis
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ENCORE: Brooklyn's Bling Bishop
The Antisocial Network
Ben Mezrich
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ENCORE: Chess Cheater
Analyzing Social Networks
Stephen P Borgatti
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ENCORE: Chess Cheater
Hype
Gabrielle Bluestone
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ENCORE: Prep School Perpetrator
It's Not about the Bike
Lance Armstrong
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Lance Armstrong: Tour De Fraud
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American Predator
The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century
It was Stphane's magnum opus, exhaustively documenting serial killers in his own mental Wikipedia. It was a bestseller in France, translated into many languages, and sold over a million copies.
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And in 1993, Stphane publishes his magnum opus, Serial Killers. It exhaustively documents all of the killers in his own mental Wikipedia.
— Episode: Serial Killer Grifter | Part I
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Episode: Serial Killer Grifter | Part I
It was Stphane's magnum opus, exhaustively documenting serial killers in his own mental Wikipedia. It was a bestseller in France, translated into many languages, and sold over a million copies.
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And in 1993, Stphane publishes his magnum opus, Serial Killers. It exhaustively documents all of the killers in his own mental Wikipedia.
The book blows up. He updates it with several different editions. Some of them are a thousand pages long.
Each one contains new information and new killers. It reportedly sells a million copies in France and has been translated in 15 different countries.
The Bell Curve
Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life
The Bell Curve explicitly argues that people of some races just so happened to be genetically inclined to lower intelligence. It was discussed in relation to the New Republic magazine's editor, Andrew Sullivan, who helped mainstream the book.
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the in-flight magazine of Air Force One
— Episode: Stephen Glass: Bad News
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Episode: Stephen Glass: Bad News
The Bell Curve explicitly argues that people of some races just so happened to be genetically inclined to lower intelligence. It was discussed in relation to the New Republic magazine's editor, Andrew Sullivan, who helped mainstream the book.
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the in-flight magazine of Air Force One
the kind of place where an average kid was seen as slow.
The Bell Curve, a book that explicitly argues that people of some races just so happened to be genetically inclined to lower intelligence.
The Stranger
The Original Unabridged and Complete Edition (Albert Camus Classics)
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The Firm
A Novel (The Firm Series)
A judge compared the rampant overbilling in David J. Stern's law firm to a situation described in this book, highlighting the complexity and hidden wrongdoings within the firm's foreclosure practices.
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Back when Claude initially filed the class action, a judge compared the rampant overbilling to, quote, something out of John Grisham's novel The Firm, where someone in the law firm is...
— Episode: The House Hunter
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Episode: The House Hunter
A judge compared the rampant overbilling in David J. Stern's law firm to a situation described in this book, highlighting the complexity and hidden wrongdoings within the firm's foreclosure practices.
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Back when Claude initially filed the class action, a judge compared the rampant overbilling to, quote, something out of John Grisham's novel The Firm, where someone in the law firm is doing something wrong, but no one can quite seem to solve the mystery of how it works.
Batman
The Dark Knight Returns - 30th Anniversary Edition
Texas Monthly's "The Dark Knight" was a source for this episode, detailing Allen Stanford's history and rise to infamy. The article discussed his personality, business practices and early ventures in Texas.
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Texas Monthly's The Dark Knight by Mimi Swartz
— Episode: Allen Stanford: The Lord of the Lies
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Episode: Allen Stanford: The Lord of the Lies
Texas Monthly's "The Dark Knight" was a source for this episode, detailing Allen Stanford's history and rise to infamy. The article discussed his personality, business practices and early ventures in Texas.
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Texas Monthly's The Dark Knight by Mimi Swartz
Pirates of the Caribbean (Disney Classic) (Little Golden Book)
Vanity Fair's "Pirate of the Caribbean", authored by Brian Burrow, served as a source for this episode. The article was about Allen Stanford's offshore banking scheme, his personality and his exploits.
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Vanity Fair's Pirate of the Caribbean by Brian Burrow
— Episode: Allen Stanford: The Lord of the Lies
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Episode: Allen Stanford: The Lord of the Lies
Vanity Fair's "Pirate of the Caribbean", authored by Brian Burrow, served as a source for this episode. The article was about Allen Stanford's offshore banking scheme, his personality and his exploits.
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Vanity Fair's Pirate of the Caribbean by Brian Burrow
The Canfield Decision
Spiro Agnew published a novel about a wealthy vice president in the year 1983, in which America is controlled by Democrats and a group of powerful Zionists and lesbians. The book was criticized for its poor writing, but he made a lot of money from it.
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His literature says, he slipped off her slacks and began to explore her body. You are ready, aren't you? He said tenderly as her breath began to come in quick, shallow pants. Hurry, Newt. Newt? Excuse...
— Episode: Spiro Agnew: Public Enemy Number Two
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Episode: Spiro Agnew: Public Enemy Number Two
Spiro Agnew published a novel about a wealthy vice president in the year 1983, in which America is controlled by Democrats and a group of powerful Zionists and lesbians. The book was criticized for its poor writing, but he made a lot of money from it.
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His literature says, he slipped off her slacks and began to explore her body. You are ready, aren't you? He said tenderly as her breath began to come in quick, shallow pants. Hurry, Newt. Newt? Excuse me? A girl saying Newt? Hurry, Newt? The most erotic of male names.
In the two words pulsed an agony of unreleased sexuality.
The Best Of Spyro Gyra
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Bag Man
The Wild Crimes, Audacious Cover-up, and Spectacular Downfall of a Brazen Crook in the White House
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So You've Been Publicly Shamed
John Ronson published "So You've Been Publicly Shamed" a few weeks after publishing a column in The Guardian questioning whether Charles and Diana Ingram were innocent.
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John Ronson publishes So You've Been Publicly Shamed, a book about people who've been cancelled in the internet age.
— Episode: Who Wants to Scam a Millionaire
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Episode: Who Wants to Scam a Millionaire
John Ronson published "So You've Been Publicly Shamed" a few weeks after publishing a column in The Guardian questioning whether Charles and Diana Ingram were innocent.
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John Ronson publishes So You've Been Publicly Shamed, a book about people who've been cancelled in the internet age.
Bad Show
The Quiz, The Cough, The Millionaire Major
The book "The Cough, The Millionaire Major" was written by Bob Waffington and James Plaskett, who had co-written a book raising questions about the Ingram's case, telling Charles and Diana's side of the story.
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A few that were particularly helpful were Bad Show, The Quiz, The Cough, The Millionaire Major by Bob Waffington and James Plaskett.
— Episode: Who Wants to Scam a Millionaire
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Episode: Who Wants to Scam a Millionaire
The book "The Cough, The Millionaire Major" was written by Bob Waffington and James Plaskett, who had co-written a book raising questions about the Ingram's case, telling Charles and Diana's side of the story.
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A few that were particularly helpful were Bad Show, The Quiz, The Cough, The Millionaire Major by Bob Waffington and James Plaskett.
Travel Like a Millionaire Without Being One
An Insider’S Guide to Fulfilling Your Wildest Travel Dreams
Diana and her brother began writing a book called "Millionaire, an insider's guide" filled with advice on the best times to call the phone lines and what it's like waiting at the studio.
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Diana is disappointed by her performance, and she has a hard time letting go of the show. She and her brother start writing a book called Millionaire, an insider's guide.
— Episode: Who Wants to Scam a Millionaire
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Episode: Who Wants to Scam a Millionaire
Diana and her brother began writing a book called "Millionaire, an insider's guide" filled with advice on the best times to call the phone lines and what it's like waiting at the studio.
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Diana is disappointed by her performance, and she has a hard time letting go of the show. She and her brother start writing a book called Millionaire, an insider's guide.
Sucker Punch (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter)
It is about divorce and everything falling apart.
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It's about divorce. You know this is a pro-divorce podcast.
— Episode: Listen Now: Lemme Say This featuring Sca...
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Episode: Listen Now: Lemme Say This featuring Scaachi!
It is about divorce and everything falling apart.
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It's about divorce. You know this is a pro-divorce podcast.
It's about divorce. It's about everything falling apart. That's basically it.
You can pre-order it now.
Sucker Punch.
Sucker Punch.
The Cobbler (The Phoenix Chronicles)
Steve Madden wrote about his experience working at Toulouse, a shoe store on Long Island, in his memoir, "The Cobbler." He described the intuitive give and take of retail and how he learned the rhythm of a woman trying on a shoe.
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At Toulouse, I started to learn the rhythm of retail, how a woman tries on a shoe, what she's telling you she wants when she twists this way and that in the mirror. It was sort of like dancing or kiss...
— Episode: Steve Madden: The Cobbler Con
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Episode: Steve Madden: The Cobbler Con
Steve Madden wrote about his experience working at Toulouse, a shoe store on Long Island, in his memoir, "The Cobbler." He described the intuitive give and take of retail and how he learned the rhythm of a woman trying on a shoe.
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At Toulouse, I started to learn the rhythm of retail, how a woman tries on a shoe, what she's telling you she wants when she twists this way and that in the mirror. It was sort of like dancing or kissing, an intuitive give and take.
it's not nearly as dramatic a rock bottom as other addicts, but this was the final straw.
The Wolf of Investing
My Insider's Playbook for Making a Fortune on Wall Street
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Soul Crisis
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