None of Your Byzantium: Prince Henri

Elmer McCurdy came of age at the end of the Old West, and as it vanished he tried to grab at that outlaw life while it was still a real thing. Trouble was, he was not good at being a bad man. In death, he became an avatar and totem of the fast disappearing Wild West. There he rem ... Show More

There's a lot of money to be made in tourism, especially in culturally rich areas like Italy's Veneto region. So what's a philanthropist/entrepreneur/orchestra conductor to do? Build a fake ancient amphitheater, of course! The Italian government, though, doesn't take kindly to th ... Show More

Last week, Elizabeth shared a story from the Gold Rush. And this week, Zaron brings us a story from the Yosemite Gold Rush. If you've never heard of it, that's when a bunch of dirtbag rock climbers who called Yosemite home learned about a downed pot smuggler's plane that was trap ... Show More

Bonjour, con-gregation! Baron Vaughn is on ze podcast today to discuss ze French imposter who scammed his way into millions. Très wild, non? Hon hon hon. Stay schemin! Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Scam Goddess ad-free and a whole week early. Start ... Show More

Christian Gerhartsreiter’s story is one of the most bizarre cases of deception in modern history. Born in Germany, he came to the United States in the late 1970s and reinvented himself multiple times, adopting false identities, most famously posing as a Rockefeller, a supposed he ... Show More

We get a global reenactment because an ear hustler is annoyed.Steve Harvey Morning Show Online: http://www.steveharveyfm.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Someone attempts to defraud people out of their money using Brent's Instagram account.  Brent gets a message from a child...who sounds a little too much like a child,  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Soprano actor and talented artist, Federico Castelluccio joins us today as he shares the infamous story of a purchase only a man of his talents could acquire. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my ... Show More

Paige is in Italy and Hannah watched a documentary about a guy who has 65 wives. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.