Fake psychics manipulate people by making false claims about their psychic abilities and preying on vulnerable individuals. They offer false hope or play on people's fears and emotions, using tactics like cold reading or hot reading to create the illusion of psychic ability. Their main strategy is to convince people that they possess unique insights or abili ... Show More
Jul 19
Dove in a Lake and Broke My Neck
At 20 years old, Zach Cheremski dove into a lake he'd grown up on and instantly became paralyzed from the neck down. In this episode, Zach shares the moments leading up to the accident, what it was like to survive a catastrophic spinal cord injury, and the physical and emotional ... Show More
2h 10m
Sep 2025
This Fake Psychic Got Exposed - The Gina Marks Story
Gina Marks, often dubbed the “Psychic Scam Queen,” was a self-proclaimed psychic who conned multiple clients out of hundreds of thousands of dollars by claiming she could lift curses, reunite lovers, and cleanse their lives of bad luck.
8m 26s
Nov 2021
“Demons Are Real.” – Interview with Doreen Virtue on New Age Lies & False Prophets
Can you imagine being devoted to a religious movement, meddling with witchcraft and demonic forces, believing that God himself gifted you with psychic powers, all the while thinking you were doing GOOD in the world? This was Doreen Virtue’s life when she was involved in The New A ... Show More
56m 1s
Feb 2025
The Inimitable Miss Cleo: The World Famous Fake Phone Psychic
The late '90s were such a different time... kinda. But the last real decade still had plenty of fakers, grifters, and scam artists, all offering up questionable spirituality and easy answers... just like now! Enter Miss Cleo, the legendarily scammy fakin' Jamaican phony phone-bas ... Show More
57m 55s
May 2024
My Psychic, She Wrote Me a Letter: Maria Duval
If you have psychic powers, you should see a scam coming a mile away. Not so for Maria Duval. The French psychic only wanted to use her powers for good, but three shady dealers used her name to create one of the world’s longest-running cons. Just because a letter has a coffee sta ... Show More
51m 29s
Mar 2025
How to Identify and Escape "Spiritual" Manipulation
<p><span>Unfortunately, it can be very easy to take advantage of people who were traumatized as kids, and make them think that some uncomfortable or painful or exploitative situation will lead to being loved. When you haven’t been loved properly, almost everyone becomes vulnerabl ... Show More
15m 1s