The history of mankind is rife with accounts of swindlers and charlatans. Some for good, most for greed, and a surprising number manage to get away with it over and over again. But they all make for good stories. Join hosts Austin and Dalton along with producer Charly as they dive deep into the murky world of con-artists, grifters, thieves, and the unscrupulous types on "If You Catch My Grift".
Austin hops on the short bus to catch up and talk about his PR campaign for someone who's reputation is in the mud.
We talk about self-proclaimed prophet turned sovereign citizen Sean David Morton. This guy runs the gamut of conspiracy tropes from weather weapons to biblical numerology, and we only cover one appearance of many on Coast to Coast AM. Our Socials: Website: https://ifyoucatchmygrift.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ifyoucatchmygriftTwitter: @catchmygriftpodInstagram: @catchmygriftpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/IfYouCatchMyGriftShow Notes:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_David_Morton#Publicationshttps://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/10/31/sovereign-files-october-2017https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/29/business/sovereign-citizens-financial-crime.htmlhttps://seandavidmorton.home.blog/https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-LB-25680https://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/2010/lr21433.htmhttps://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/05/business/05psychic.htmlhttps://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Sean_David_Mortonhttps://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/hermosa-beach-couple-who-filed-fraudulent-tax-returns-and-passed-bogus-financialhttp://alternativerealitydisorder.com/190910-sdm-the-gates-of-hell/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIKNw3v9vEM - with George Norryhttps://www.cnbc.com/id/35725051https://web.archive.org/web/20000125101546/http://www.delphiassociates.org/sean/sean.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/19991129035631/http://www.delphiassociates.org/predict/predict.htmlPhotos: https://web.archive.org/web/20050804004844/http://www.delphiassociates.org/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maureen_Kennedy_Salaman - Sean's mom.http://www.ufowatchdog.com/morton_emails.htmhttp://www.ufowatchdog.com/judge_finds_for_ufo_watchdog.htmhttps://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/05/business/05psychic.html?_r=0https://projectcamelotportal.com/2021/06/09/sean-david-morton-tortured-by-the-gov-help-save-him/https://projectcamelotportal.com/2022/08/02/sean-david-morton-august-8th-prediction-lions-gate-show-today/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgLO_M8L3Johttps://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/The_Significance_of_March_4.htmhttps://www.orlandosentinel.com/1988/05/17/leaders-who-followed-the-stars-astrology-has-long-influenced-the-powerful-but-not-lately/https://www.macrotrends.net/1319/dow-jones-100-year-historical-charthttps://www.anandlaw.com/the-seven-year-rule-california-labor-code-%C2%A72855/https://www.strangeuniverseradio.com/product-page/the-vril-damen-diaries-sands-of-time-book-6-interludehttps://www.anandlaw.com/the-seven-year-rule-california-labor-code-%C2%A72855/https://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/2010/lr21433.htmhttps://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/hermosa-beach-couple-arrested-federal-charges-related-tax-scam-and-passing-false-checkshttps://web.archive.org/web/20190330033057/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/29/business/sovereign-citizens-financial-crime.htmlhttps://www.dailybreeze.com/2017/04/07/hermosa-beach-couple-convicted-in-federal-tax-fraud-case/https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-LB-25680https://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/2010/lr21433.htm
This episode is a spiritual successor to the last episode about Jordan Belfort. Instead, we talk about what is considered to be the biggest kleptocracy in modern history. A theft that lead to the development and production of the movie "The Wolf of Wall Street".Our Socials: Website: https://ifyoucatchmygrift.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ifyoucatchmygriftTwitter: @catchmygriftpodInstagram: @catchmygriftpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/IfYouCatchMyGriftShow Notes:https://www.vulture.com/2011/05/kanye_west_cannes_red_granite.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/28/1mdb-inside-story-worlds-biggest-financial-scandal-malaysiahttps://nypost.com/2022/02/15/ex-goldman-banker-tim-leissner-a-double-bigamist-lawyer/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/emancipation-produer-joey-mcfarland-scandals-1235310712/?utm_source=digghttps://nypost.com/2022/02/15/ex-goldman-banker-tim-leissner-a-double-bigamist-lawyer/https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2019/05/14/goldman-sachs-and-the-1mdb-scandal/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/09/nyregion/jho-low-young-malaysian-has-an-appetite-for-new-york.htmlhttps://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2014/11/01/low-family-fortune-first-built-on-ironore-mining/https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/press-release/file/1106971/downloadhttps://web.archive.org/web/20080529122341/http://www.ssga.com/library/esps/Who_Holds_Wealth_of_Nations_Andrew_Rozanov_8.15.05REVCCRI1145995576.pdfhttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/elliott-broidy-pleads-guilty-back-channel-lobbying-campaign-drop-1mdb-investigation-andhttps://web.archive.org/web/20180811133841/http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-elliott-broidy-trump-20180811-story.htmlhttps://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/round-four-riza-aziz-macc-over-matters-linked-1mdbhttps://variety.com/2019/film/asia/wolf-of-wall-street-riza-aziz-1mdb-arrested-money-laundering-1203259723/Leo's thank you speech: https://youtu.be/0E1gaVl99AQ – 2:20https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/how-the-downfall-of-malaysia-s-ex-leader-najib-razak-unfolded-20200728-p55gb2.html
Everyone loves a comeback story, well this ain't one of them. We're talking about Martin Scorsese helped to promote an otherwise average con man into one of the biggest figures on the bro-finance internet. We're talking movies, penny stocks, fake apology tours, and, of course, crypto. That's right, it's Jordan Belfort.Our Socials: Website: https://ifyoucatchmygrift.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ifyoucatchmygriftTwitter: @catchmygriftpodInstagram: @catchmygriftpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/IfYouCatchMyGriftShow Notes:https://nypost.com/article/steve-madden-ipo-jordan-belfort-prison/https://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/lr17015.htmhttps://web.archive.org/web/20131029225948/http://www.nydailynews.com/real-wolf-wall-street-owes-millions-prosecutors-article-1.1490297https://web.archive.org/web/20131029225948/http://www.nydailynews.com/real-wolf-wall-street-owes-millions-prosecutors-article-1.1490297https://web.archive.org/web/20220415090635/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/15/technology/jordan-belfort-wolf-cryptocurrency.htmlhttps://slate.com/business/2002/04/genius-of-capitalism-steve-madden.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20140722090559/http://www.bdlive.co.za/businesstimes/2014/07/13/the-pump-and-dump-schemes-behind-the-wolf-of-wall-streethttps://web.archive.org/web/20140708005106/http://www.interview-review.com/2014/05/exclusive-interview-meet-jordan-belfort-the-real-wolf-of-wall-street/
Here we go Logang, it's time for America's favorite crypto star turned pro wrestler. It's time for the Maverick. Our Socials: Website: https://ifyoucatchmygrift.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ifyoucatchmygriftTwitter: @catchmygriftpodInstagram: @catchmygriftpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/IfYouCatchMyGrift
It's the first show of 2023 and we've decided to check in on a few of the grifters we've covered to see what they were up to. We talk Andrew Tate (unfortunately) and Dave Miscavige. We also chat a little bit about New York congressman George Santos and try to find Charly a baby mama.
This is a big one. The whole reason there's an IYCMG is because of a podcast about Alex Jones. We're joined by Joe Sposto to talk about Alex's origin story and how he came to be liable for 1.5 billion dollars because he's an opportunist that can't keep his mouth shut. You can follow Joe on Twitter at: @JoeSposto or check out his podcasts Long Box Heroes & At Odds With WrestlingOur Socials: Website: https://ifyoucatchmygrift.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ifyoucatchmygriftTwitter: @catchmygriftpodInstagram: @catchmygriftpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/IfYouCatchMyGriftShow Notes:https://web.archive.org/web/20151018135039/http://www.austinchronicle.com/news/1999-12-10/75039/https://web.archive.org/web/20171107222627/https://www.buzzfeed.com/charliewarzel/alex-jones-will-never-stop-being-alex-jones?utm_term=.haRP31lQp#.kbnW7PDYGhttps://www.austinchronicle.com/news/1999-12-10/75039/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/aug/06/apple-removes-podcasts-infowars-alex-joneshttps://observer.com/2019/04/alex-jones-austin-public-access-tv-origin-story/https://www.thisamericanlife.org/670/beware-the-jabberwock/act-two-12https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/interview/jon-ronson/https://archive.org/details/themadventureswi00rons/page/n7/mode/2up?q=alehttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1748048519880726https://web.archive.org/web/20140908181340/http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/11/alex-jones-americas-top-conspiracy-theorist.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20200614100159/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-extremists-usa-idUSKCN1S82D7https://web.archive.org/web/20090705105009/http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/print?oid=77891https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=9125&context=etdhttps://www.businessinsider.com/alex-jones-bio-conspiracy-trump-megyn-kelly-2017-6https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/meet-alex-jones-175845/https://archive.org/details/john-birch-society-25th-anniversary-brochure/page/n1/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/infowars-store-alex-jones_n_61d71d8fe4b0bcd2195c6562https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/charliewarzel/we-sent-alex-jones-infowars-supplements-to-a-lab-hereshttps://www.npr.org/2018/08/06/636030043/youtube-apple-and-facebook-ban-infowars-which-decries-mega-purge
Want to know more about why your deeply red-pilled uncle is the way he is? Well, there's a chance that Ted Gunderson had something to do with it. You can follow Ed on Twitter at: @podvandamOur Socials: Website: https://ifyoucatchmygrift.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ifyoucatchmygriftTwitter: @catchmygriftpodInstagram: @catchmygriftpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/IfYouCatchMyGrift
On this episode we're talking about grifter, gaslighter, and g-man Ted Gunderson with Ed from Pod Van Dam. This is a wild ride full of hijackings, drug smuggling, murder, and satanists? You can follow Ed on Twitter at: @PodVanDamOur Socials: Website: https://ifyoucatchmygrift.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ifyoucatchmygriftTwitter: @catchmygriftpodInstagram: @catchmygriftpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/IfYouCatchMyGriftNotes: https://roundtable.io/failed-state-update/features/children-of-the-finders-speakhttps://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/287890/finders-keeper/https://www.vice.com/en/article/7x53vg/the-finders-cult-from-the-80s-was-patient-zero-for-epstein-and-pizzagate-conspiracieshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/07/29/olympics-is-disaster-people-who-live-host-cities/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1987/02/07/officials-describe-cult-rituals-in-child-abuse-case/11f05df1-48e0-41f7-b46d-249c0bd2bc39/https://famous-trials.com/mcmartinhttps://archive.org/details/abuseofinnocence00eber/page/362/mode/2up?view=theater&q=gundersonhttps://www.change.org/p/president-of-the-united-states-award-ted-gunderson-fbi-the-medal-of-freedom-for-a-lifetime-of-work-for-freedomhttps://web.archive.org/web/20051125142011/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/11/02/48hours/main1002954_page3.shtmlhttps://apnews.com/article/9b368e251aaa8ec08df72af14a706ac3http://tedgunderson.info/index%20-%20copy%20-%20copy%20-%20copy.htmhttps://archive.org/details/FBIFileTedGunderson/FBI%20File%20Ted%20Gunderson%201172959-000_---_67E-HQ-493471_---_Section_5_1027941/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1999/05/29/the-resolved-mystery-of-art-bell/e3e69bd3-3c23-4c39-9836-22b863f43e6e/https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/the-canadian-book-that-tricked-the-world-into-believing-they-were-overrun-with-satanist-murder-cultshttps://www.nashvillescene.com/news/coverstory/how-a-nashville-radio-station-became-a-conspiracy-theory-hotbed-in-the-90s/article_b5bcf1ae-35dd-11ec-9e09-0798a5f43917.htmlhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1999/05/29/the-resolved-mystery-of-art-bell/e3e69bd3-3c23-4c39-9836-22b863f43e6e/https://podclips.com/ct/AjTsLyhttps://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/local/state/2019/10/29/fbi-vault-the-finders-conspiracy-theories-florida-tallahassee-child-abuse-case-files/2487934001/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-06-05-me-508-story.htmlhttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-05-26-me-204-story.htmlhttps://gizmodo.com/a-brief-history-of-satanic-panic-in-the-1980s-1679476373https://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/19/us/2-acquitted-of-child-molestation-in-nation-s-longest-criminal-trial.htmlhttp://chinhnghia.com/Drug%20Smuggling-%20Army%20and%20CIA%20Involvement%20in%20the%20USA.pdfhttps://www.nytimes.com/1972/12/17/archives/drug-feared-sent-in-bodies-of-gis-court-told-that-smugglers-used.htmlTed Gunderson Interview with Helena Stoeckleyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBqkx2SYQbY
Just in time for spooky season. The grift bois are joined by the host of Superfantastic, Stacy Silvers for a look at our very first bonafide carny turned high priest of the Church of Satan: Anton LaVey. You can follow Stacy on Twitter at: @Stacysilvers and Superfantastic at: @SuperfancasticOur Socials: Website: https://ifyoucatchmygrift.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ifyoucatchmygriftTwitter: @catchmygriftpodInstagram: @catchmygriftpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/IfYouCatchMyGriftNotes: https://books.google.com/books?id=XlYEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA31&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=2#v=onepage&q&f=falsehttps://vault.fbi.gov/anton-lavey-part-01-of-01/anton-lavey-part-01-of-01https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/01/12/fbi-satan-mobplot-kill-ted-kennedy-097180https://archive.org/stream/michael-a-aquino-church-of-satan/michael-a-aquino-church-of-satan_djvu.txthttps://web.archive.org/web/20110716005836/http://satanismcentral.com/aslv.htmlhttps://archive.org/details/lureofsinisterun0000medw/page/22/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://www.inc.com/michael-schein/how-an-unknown-entrepreneur-got-himself-on-the-tonight-show-without-spending-a-d.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu1qC6wzatYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL-Dl3y6rDUhttps://www.maryellenmark.com/bibliography/magazines/article/rolling-stone/symphony-for-the-devil-637526317790416749/Rhttps://books.google.com/books?id=XlYEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA31&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=2#v=onepage&q&f=false
False teacher, heretic, a wolf in sheep's clothing, charlatan, demon-possessed, and above all else a grifter through and through, we're talking about televangelist and super wealthy dirtbag, Kenneth Copeland.Our Socials: Website: https://ifyoucatchmygrift.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ifyoucatchmygriftTwitter: @catchmygriftpodInstagram: @catchmygriftpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/IfYouCatchMyGriftNotes: https://www.newsweek.com/kenneth-copeland-laughing-media-declaring-bidens-win-watched-8-million-times-1545941https://archive.org/details/lawsofprosperity00cope/page/14/mode/2uphttp://content.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1684330,00.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20200802202618/https://www.christianpost.com/news/prosperity-preacher-kenneth-copeland-says-ministry-brought-122-million-people-jesus-christ.htmlhttps://www.vox.com/identities/2017/9/1/15951874/prosperity-gospel-explained-why-joel-osteen-believes-prayer-can-make-you-rich-trumphttps://archive.org/details/christianityincr0000hane/page/184/mode/2uphttps://www.dailymotion.com/video/xa81rzhttps://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9apyihttps://www.dailymotion.com/video/xayzg4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LtF34MrsfI&t=44shttps://www.beliefnet.com/faiths/christianity/8-richest-pastors-in-america.aspxhttps://www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/EMIC%20Copeland%2001-5-11.pdfhttps://web.archive.org/web/20131211165349/http://www.believersstandunited.com/about-us/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/08/23/texas-measles-outbreak/2693945/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbCVPkzE-WEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND05Do4S0S4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6seYK8jCWohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEtlwiFUzTshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHvzXouV5Gghttps://web.archive.org/web/20201228190708/https://oklahoman.com/article/3275378/ap-impact-relatives-of-televangelist-prosper?https://youtu.be/rFEzx4xdqO4https://web.archive.org/web/20081016102647/http://www.biographyministries.com/kenneth-copeland.htmlhttps://news.kehila.org/what-does-the-hebrew-of-deuteronomy-818-really-say/#:~:text=I%20believe%20that%20Deuteronomy%208,will%20in%20establishing%20His%20covenant.https://archive.org/details/first30yearsjour00cope/page/4/mode/2uphttps://archive.org/details/youtube-AdH2DGSXjsshttps://archive.org/details/archiveteam_videobot_twitter_com_746394251127230464https://www.newsweek.com/under-texas-law-televangelist-kenneth-copeland-legally-avoids-paying-taxes-mansion-1660837https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZxgRACSTyYhttps://www.issuesetcarchive.org/articles/bissar51.htmhttp://www.letusreason.org/wf15.htmhttps://web.archive.org/web/20190307181700/http://jbeard.users.rapidnet.com/bdm/Psychology/char/more/w-f.htmhttps://web.archive.org/web/19981206165413/http://www.rapidnet.com/~jbeard/bdm/exposes/copeland/general.htmhttps://archive.org/details/charismaticchaos0000maca/page/160/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2049%3A16-20&version=NIV
"America's Doctor" is a pretty fitting moniker for Dr. Mehmet Oz. He started with some credibility, got a TV show where he hawked questionable medical advice, made millions, and is now running for the US Senate. The American Dream. Our Socials: Website: https://ifyoucatchmygrift.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ifyoucatchmygriftTwitter: @catchmygriftpodInstagram: @catchmygriftpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/IfYouCatchMyGriftNotes: https://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/30/magazine/the-experiments-of-dr-oz.html?searchResultPosition=1https://nymag.com/nymetro/health/features/2664/https://people.com/politics/dr-oz-has-apparently-retired-from-his-faculty-role-at-columbia-university/https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/26/dr-oz-campaign-fetterman-00053810https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-55Uvc15W0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNNsupkCcTwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjKuP8OuccAhttps://www.iflscience.com/dr-oz-admits-%E2%80%98miracle%E2%80%99-diet-products-he-advocates-are-pseudoscience-24814https://www.mic.com/impact/dr-oz-pennsylvania-senate?utm_source=digghttps://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/1/9/16868216/oprah-winfrey-pseudosciencehttps://www.drozshow.com/7-belly-blasters-really-workhttps://www.drozshow.com/episode/mega-metabolism-boostershttps://www.vox.com/2014/6/24/5838690/why-is-dr-oz-still-a-doctorhttps://www.vox.com/2015/4/16/8412427/dr-oz-health-claimshttps://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/30/magazine/the-experiments-of-dr-oz.html?searchResultPosition=1https://www.vox.com/2015/4/16/8412427/dr-oz-health-claimshttps://web.randi.org/home/from-the-archives-randis-inside-scoop-into-abc-news-john-of-god-investigation-2005https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/150126lindduncmpt.pdfhttps://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-dr-oz-show-delivers-fighting-for-you-february-300401085.htmlhttps://www.vox.com/2015/1/27/7920779/dr-oz-ftc-complainthttps://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2022-08-24/oz-sharpens-attack-on-fetterman-health-after-crudites-flubhttps://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-thinks-dr-oz-lose-pennsylvania-senate-race-1234577978/https://www.drozshow.com/wellness/your-astrological-sign-and-your-health/taurus-neck-of-the-bullhttps://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/oz-hydroxychloroquine-covid-senate-trump-20220824.htmlhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/stevensalzberg/2014/02/10/dr-oz-has-invited-joe-mercola-on-his-show-does-he-endorse-mercolas-anti-vaccine-views/?sh=233c9d944fb0
Is it financial brilliance, CTE, or just a case of smelling his own farts? Andrew Tate teaches a generation of fatherless young men how to make money while bilking them for out of a fortune. The origin story of the "King of Toxic Masculinity".
We're going back into the belly of the beast with our second installment of the Prison Industrial Complex mini-series. This time we're looking at food suppliers within the carceral system and how they put profits over providing nutrition to the people they are contracted to serve. Specifically, we're talking about the most significant player in the space: Aramark.Our Socials: Website: https://ifyoucatchmygrift.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ifyoucatchmygriftTwitter: @catchmygriftpodInstagram: @catchmygriftpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/IfYouCatchMyGriftNotes: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58e127cb1b10e31ed45b20f4/t/621682209bb0457a2d6d5cfa/1645642294912/The+Prison+Industry+How+It+Started+How+It+Works+and+How+It+Harms+December+2020.pdfhttps://casetext.com/case/jackson-v-aramark-1https://diabetesjournals.org/care/article/31/Supplement_1/S87/24480/Diabetes-Management-in-Correctional-Institutionshttps://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/omh/browse.aspx?lvl=4&lvlid=18https://www.themarshallproject.org/2015/07/07/what-s-in-a-prison-mealhttps://scholarworks.uark.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1224&context=jflphttps://criernewsroom.com/opinion/2018/02/18/cruel-and-unusual-punishment-can-be-served-for-breakfast-lunch-and-dinner/https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2015/04/aramark-proves-unethical-once-againhttps://billmoyers.com/2014/07/17/how-a-bogus-industry-funded-study-helped-spur-a-privatization-disaster-in-michigan/https://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/2014/07/prison_food_safety_unacceptabl.htmlhttps://www.truthdig.com/articles/food-behind-bars-isnt-fit-for-your-dog/https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/commissary.htmlhttps://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2018/aug/4/prison-food-and-commissary-services-recipe-disaster/https://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/2014/06/michigan_corrections_departmen_2.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20140702200913/http://articles.philly.com/2014-06-10/news/50451738_1_research-funding-professors-funding-sourcehttps://web.archive.org/web/20140703190505/http://www.freep.com/article/20140703/NEWS06/307030121/prison-food-aramark-maggots-quarantinehttps://www.miamistudent.net/article/2022/04/dining-outsourced-to-aramark-corporation-to-improve-qualityhttps://scholarworks.uark.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1224&context=jflphttps://casetext.com/case/gonzalez-v-ahernhttps://web.archive.org/web/20140808045757/http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013306070023
While most people associate Scientology with its founder, L Ron Hubbard, there's another guy who's ushered the organization into the modern age, refining the scheme to squeeze out the most money from its followers. That man is David Miscavige. We're joined by Gay Dave from Echoplex Media to discuss Miscavige's rise to power. (Also, what happened to his wife?)Check out all of Dave's content at https://www.echoplexmedia.com/And on Twitter: @mistahbuhau Our Socials: Website: https://ifyoucatchmygrift.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ifyoucatchmygriftTwitter: @catchmygriftpodInstagram: @catchmygriftpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/IfYouCatchMyGriftNotes: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/scientology-church-abuse-scandal-lawsuit-human-trafficking-forced-labour-leah-reminisce-david-miscavige-a8968051.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/jun/22/scientology-leader-attacked-staff-allegationhttps://www.vanityfair.com/style/2014/03/shelly-miscavige-scientology-queen-de-thronedhttps://www.jrepodcast.com/episode/joe-rogan-experience-947-ron-miscavige/https://web.archive.org/web/20000616032114/http://www.sptimes.com/TampaBay/102598/scientologypart1.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientology_as_a_business#:~:text=it%20is%20%243%2C200.-,Church%20of%20Scientology%2Downed%20properties,of%20land%20worth%20168%20million.https://www.villagevoice.com/2012/01/25/the-strange-death-of-flo-barnett-mother-in-law-to-scientology-leader-david-miscavige/https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,972865,00.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/07/us/07scientology.html
If you watched daytime talk shows in the 90's and 2000's you know exactly who this is. The queen of the psychic grift, Sylvia Browne. This is not an episode about a sweet old lady, in fact Sylvia might be at the very center of the "If You Catch My Grift" cinematic universe.Website: https://ifyoucatchmygrift.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ifyoucatchmygriftTwitter: @catchmygriftpodInstagram: @catchmygriftpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/IfYouCatchMyGrift
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Gaston Bullock Means was a confidant to a presidential assassin, a triple agent, and the man who discovered who kidnapped the Lindbergh baby. Or was he?Website: https://ifyoucatchmygrift.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ifyoucatchmygriftTwitter: @catchmygriftpodInstagram: @catchmygriftpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/IfYouCatchMyGrift/Show Notes:https://archive.org/details/gangstersswindle00lawr/page/158/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://archive.org/details/spectacularrogue00hoyt/page/n11/mode/2uphttps://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Robinson-36801#_ref-inquiry_3https://archive.org/details/hustlersconmenan00nash/page/284/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://archive.org/details/strangedeathofpr00mean/page/32/mode/2uphttps://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/13/us/dna-is-said-to-solve-a-mystery-of-warren-hardings-love-life.html
Part one of a special non-weekly series about how the incarcerated and their families are preyed upon financially by for-profit companies. We take a deep dive into one of the companies that have made a lot of money directly from prisoners. We talk about the origins of the company and what they're up to today including the revelation of who actually owns the company (hint: it ain't good). You can follow the show here:https://ifyoucatchmygrift.com/Twitter: @catchmygriftpod@catchdalton@austinagogo@charly_buttersInstagram: @catchmygriftpodhttps://www.facebook.com/IfYouCatchMyGrift/Show Notes: https://www.prisonpolicy.org/messaging/Exhibit3.pdfhttps://scholarship.law.duke.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1274&context=dljhttps://web.archive.org/web/20190503011948/https://www.thenation.com/article/prison-privatization-private-equity-hig/https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2017/01/18/money-transfer/https://thinkprogress.org/prison-technology-companies-inmates-9d4242805363/https://worthrises.org/resourceshttps://static1.squarespace.com/static/58e127cb1b10e31ed45b20f4/t/621682209bb0457a2d6d5cfa/1645642294912/The+Prison+Industry+How+It+Started+How+It+Works+and+How+It+Harms+December+2020.pdfhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDimfBYqRZUhttps://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2022/mar/1/jpay-founder-ryan-shapiro-indicted-securities-fraud/https://www.ozy.com/the-new-and-the-next/the-bill-gates-of-the-big-house/62560/https://app.lead411.com/Errol_Feldman_56137067.htmlhttps://www.nwfdailynews.com/story/news/2021/12/22/companies-like-jpay-make-big-bucks-billing-florida-inmates-essentials/5469115001/https://theappeal.org/prison-tablets-ipads-jpay-securus-gtl/https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2022/02/aventiv-securus-lantern-college-pell-grants-prisoners/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/12/opinion/prison-internet-technology-jpay.htmlhttps://www.freep.com/story/sports/nba/pistons/2021/02/04/tom-gores-detroit-pistons-securus-prison-phone-calls/4139871001/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/10/technology/cellphone-tracking-law-enforcement.htmlhttps://news.bloomberglaw.com/banking-law/inmate-families-face-cash-transfer-fees-just-to-stay-connectedhttps://www.wired.com/story/how-a-group-of-imprisoned-hackers-introduced-jpay-to-the-world/https://web.archive.org/web/20190503011948/https://www.thenation.com/article/prison-privatization-private-equity-hig/https://www.regcompliancewatch.com/vc-founder-friend-indicted-in-insider-trading-case/https://epodcastnetwork.com/fynd-technologies-the-first-instantaneous-personal-tracking-products/https://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/2022/lr25302.htmhttps://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article257214437.htmlhttps://www.prisonpolicy.org/messaging/Exhibit3.pdf
While not exactly a grifter, she's certainly grifter-adjacent. And man, we just needed to take a break from all the terrible people and talk about someone who seemed like a decent human being. Plus, Austin loves her and will talk about Tammy Faye anytime anyone wants to.You can follow the show here:https://ifyoucatchmygrift.com/Twitter: @catchmygriftpod@catchdalton@austinagogo@charly_buttersInstagram: @catchmygriftpodhttps://www.facebook.com/IfYouCatchMyGrift/Show Notes: Steve Pieters Interview:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjXXdQ6VceQhttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-03-25-mn-97-story.htmlhttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-10-09-mn-8594-story.htmlhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1987/04/29/falwell-takes-control-bars-bakker-from-ptl/d01bd818-5fea-411f-964f-5c80d2c903e5/https://apnews.com/article/a5e9bf951a5bd135e3dc5550c5d0c7d1https://www.biography.com/news/tammy-faye-jim-bakker-relationship-scandalshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1987/04/29/falwell-takes-control-bars-bakker-from-ptl/d01bd818-5fea-411f-964f-5c80d2c903e5/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/22/us/22bakker.html?searchResultPosition=10https://archive.org/details/tammytellingitmy00mess/page/n13/mode/2uphttps://archive.org/details/igottabeme00bakk/page/12/mode/2uphttps://archive.org/details/smileprettysayje00jame/page/7/mode/2uphttps://www.facebook.com/PTL-Tape-Vault-82965166609/videos/tammy-fayes-house-party-that-show-part-2/1197826461478/https://www.nytimes.com/1989/10/06/us/bakker-is-convicted-on-all-counts-first-felon-among-tv-evangelists.htmlhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1987/05/28/falwell-hits-back/af00a338-e167-4090-bbac-e8beb8ef8d92/https://web.archive.org/web/20070212091610/http:/www.time.com/time/printout/0%2C8816%2C965155%2C00.htmlhttps://apnews.com/article/1edbfbf8ad79965c9a80bcc1f98c97bf
This week the boys record a redo of a disaster podcast and turn it into a disaster of its own. While we turn up a bottle, we make sure to talk about the granddaddy of the self help book, serial get rich quick scheme artist Napoleon Hill!You can follow the show here:https://ifyoucatchmygrift.com/Twitter: @catchmygriftpod@catchdalton@austinagogo@charly_buttersInstagram: @catchmygriftpodhttps://www.facebook.com/IfYouCatchMyGrift/
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Everyone knows the protests. Everyone hates these people. But did you know it was all based around a guy trying to make money without doing any real work?You can follow the show here:https://ifyoucatchmygrift.com/Twitter: @catchmygriftpod@catchdalton@austinagogo@charly_buttersInstagram: @catchmygriftpodhttps://www.facebook.com/IfYouCatchMyGrift/Sources: https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2018/10/26/34543412/matthew-shepard-is-the-worlds-most-famous-gay-hate-crime-victim-but-was-he-really-killed-for-being-gayhttps://radaronline.com/exclusives/2012/12/westboro-baptist-church-anonymous-protest-sandy-hook-victims-funerals/https://blank.org/addict/https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/05/battle-hate-groups/351238/https://web.archive.org/web/20130101115350/http://cjonline.com/indepth/phelps/stories/080394_phelps16.shtmlhttps://www.kansas.com/news/article1137753.htmlhttps://blank.org/addict/https://www.businessinsider.com/heres-how-the-reviled-westboro-baptist-church-makes-money-2015-6https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/westboro-baptist-churchhttps://www.motherjones.com/politics/1999/03/man-who-loves-hate/https://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/facts-and-case-summary-snyder-v-phelpshttps://www.npr.org/2019/10/10/768894901/how-twitter-helped-change-the-mind-of-a-westboro-baptist-church-memberhttps://www.salon.com/2013/02/07/two_phelps_kids_bravely_defect_from_westboro_baptist_church/https://www.godhatesfags.com/video/hatemongers.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/21/us/fred-phelps-founder-of-westboro-baptist-church-dies-at-84.html?searchResultPosition=13 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/08/books/review/megan-phelps-roper-unfollow.html?searchResultPosition=7
Join Dalton, Austin and Producer Charly as they wonder down a road paved in the blockchain. This week we're talking NFTs.You can follow the show here:https://ifyoucatchmygrift.com/Twitter: @catchmygriftpod@catchdalton@austinagogo@charly_buttersInstagram: @catchmygriftpodhttps://www.facebook.com/IfYouCatchMyGrift/Show Notes: https://maxread.substack.com/p/mapping-the-celebrity-nft-complex?utm_source=digghttps://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/02/crypto-nft-web3-internet-future/621479/?utm_source=digghttps://www.ftc.gov/news-events/blogs/data-spotlight/2021/05/cryptocurrency-buzz-drives-record-investment-scam-losseshttps://web3isgoinggreat.com/https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/a38815538/dune-crypto-nft-sale-mistake-explained/https://www.inputmag.com/tech/record-breaking-sale-of-beeples-nft-artwork-seems-kind-of-shadyhttps://amycastor.com/2021/03/14/metakovan-the-mystery-beeple-art-buyer-and-his-nft-defi-scheme/https://blog.portion.io/the-history-of-nfts-how-they-got-started/https://mccoyspace.com/project/51/https://www.engadget.com/nft-wash-trading-scams-chainanalysis-report-202537095.html?src=rsshttps://techcrunch.com/2014/05/09/monegraph/https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/mark-cuban-top-nft-influencer-anthony-pompliano-leads-gen-z-2022-2https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/01/tom-brady-retires-to-focus-on-family-nft-startup/https://fortune.com/2021/12/20/001-percent-bitcoin-holders-control-nearly-one-third-supply/https://apnews.com/article/cryptocurrency-stolen-arrest-7e83f7188e8e1580e9678d8a47d6ab32https://consensys.net/blog/blockchain-explained/can-nfts-crack-royalties-and-give-more-value-to-artists/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/sarahemerson/crypto-laundering-scheme-rapper-forbeshttps://apnews.com/article/cryptocurrency-stolen-arrest-7e83f7188e8e1580e9678d8a47d6ab32https://decrypt.co/92142/gamestop-immutable-x-tokens-dump-ethereum-nfthttps://thespoon.tech/here-are-the-details-about-flyfish-club-gary-vaynerchuks-nft-restaurant-opening-in-2023/https://www.engadget.com/opensea-free-minting-tool-220008042.htmlhttps://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/01/tom-brady-retires-to-focus-on-family-nft-startup/
On this episode Austin, Dalton and Producer Butters are joined by Pod Van Dam's Ed Kody and Superfantastic's Stacy Silvers to discuss the once in a lifetime internet sensation Belle Delphine is she a grifter or a victim? Lets find out!Special guests @PodVanEd and @StacysilversYou Can Follow The Show Here!https://ifyoucatchmygrift.com/Twitter: @catchmygriftpod@catchdalton@austinagogo@charly_buttersInstagram: @catchmygriftpodhttps://www.facebook.com/IfYouCatchMyGrift/
When the greed bleeds to outside of the ring Ted and his family started scamming the government and people out of millions. This is that storyYou Can Follow The Show Here!https://ifyoucatchmygrift.com/Twitter: @catchmygriftpod@catchdalton@austinagogo@charly_buttersInstagram: @catchmygriftpodhttps://www.facebook.com/IfYouCatchMyGrift/Show Notes: https://mississippitoday.org/2021/10/04/new-audit-mississippi-welfare-misspending/https://www2.osa.ms.gov/news/auditor-demands-repayment-of-misspent-welfare-money/https://www.sportskeeda.com/wwe/news-ted-dibiase-s-son-pleads-guilty-fraud-largest-public-embezzlement-case-state-historyhttps://cultaholic.com/posts/ted-dibiase-and-sons-ordered-to-repay-millions-of-dollars-to-state-of-mississippihttps://www.mississippifreepress.org/16910/auditor-demands-brett-favre-return-828000-in-illegally-spent-welfare-funds/https://www.knoe.com/2020/08/19/feds-attempting-to-seize-madison-home-of-former-pro-wrestler/https://www.wlbt.com/2021/10/01/audit-finds-69m-unallowable-questionable-expenses-money-earmarked-needy-families/https://www.wlox.com/2021/10/15/mdhs-continues-criminal-investigation-into-misspent-tanf-funds/https://mississippitoday.org/2021/10/04/new-audit-mississippi-welfare-misspending/https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/20sHuman-Services-Department-of-cpa-1.pdfhttps://www.wlbt.com/2020/02/05/state-auditor-former-director-dhs-five-others-arrested-largest-embezzlement-scheme-state-history/https://mississippitoday.org/2020/12/17/son-of-million-dollar-man-admits-to-defrauding-mississippis-welfare-agency-turns-states-evidence/https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2021/10/ted-dibiase-and-sons-ordered-to-repay-millions-of-dollars-in-misspent-welfare-money/https://www.djournal.com/news/local/state-auditor-shad-white-demands-family-resource-center-repay-15-5-million-in-grant-money/article_3516f900-4cad-5d97-8b81-538a9c1c0e86.html
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Now you're messin with some wet as-You know what, nevermind.You can follow the show here:https://ifyoucatchmygrift.com/Twitter: @catchmygriftpod@catchdalton@austinagogoInstagram: @catchmygriftpodhttps://www.facebook.com/IfYouCatchMyGrift/Nash, Jay Robert. Hustlers and Con Men. M Evans and Company, 1976Byrnes, Thomas. Rogues' Gallery: 247 Professional Criminals of the 19th Century America. Castle, 1988.https://www.newspapers.com/image/163860110/?terms=ellen%20peck&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/50370067/?terms=ellen%20peck&match=1https://www.nytimes.com/1881/12/04/archives/a-notorious-confidence-woman-mrs-ellen-peck-swindles-a-man-out-of.htmlhttps://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1925/07/17/104179548.html?pageNumber=10https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1881/12/04/issue.htmlhttps://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1914/06/02/120283458.html?pageNumber=20https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/20/nyregion/answers-to-questions-about-new-york.htmlhttps://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1900/03/16/101052759.html?pageNumber=2https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1911/12/07/104884582.html?pageNumber=8https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1925/12/28/98844312.html?pageNumber=1
You can follow the show here:https://ifyoucatchmygrift.com/Twitter: @catchmygriftpod@catchdalton@austinagogoInstagram: @catchmygriftpodhttps://www.facebook.com/IfYouCatchMyGrift/Show Notes: https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/17/17989712/facebook-inaccurate-video-metrics-inflation-lawsuithttps://fortune.com/2019/10/07/facebook-lawsuit-settlement-inflated-video-data-advertisers/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/15/technology/myanmar-facebook-genocide.htmlhttps://slate.com/technology/2018/10/facebook-online-video-pivot-metrics-false.htmlhttps://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/10/facebook-driven-video-push-may-have-cost-483-journalists-their-jobs/573403/https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5004295-d5cb8373-8cbb-4e81-9710-f2ccf4481b74.htmlhttps://prospect.org/power/problem-with-facebook-is-fraud/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/10/facebook-misled-investors-about-shrinking-user-base-ex-employee-alleges/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/facebook-whistleblower-sec-complaint-60-minutes-2021-10-04/https://investor.fb.com/investor-news/press-release-details/2021/facebook-reports-second-quarter-2021-results/default.aspxhttps://www.businessinsider.com/mark-zuckerberg-scandals-last-decade-while-running-facebook-2019-12#3-the-company-faced-heavy-criticisms-for-misinformation-surrounding-the-2016-us-presidential-election-especially-after-a-buzzfeed-report-showed-that-false-news-stories-outperformed-real-news-mark-zuckerberg-posted-to-facebook-an-apology-and-said-the-company-plans-to-improve-3https://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/04/politics-news-and-editorial-video-slashed-in-mashable-restructuring-221683https://www.politico.com/media/story/2016/01/upworthy-changes-course-lays-off-14-to-focus-resources-on-video-004345/https://digiday.com/future-of-tv/side-effect-pivot-video-audience-shrinkage/https://digiday.com/future-of-tv/general-atmosphere-ambient-dread-text-journalists-fear-great-pivot-to-video/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2005/mar/17/advertising1
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It's Pod Van Daaaa- wait no that's not right. It's IF YOU CATCH MY GRIFT, BABY. This week we're joined by @PodVanEd to talk about a man that needs no introduction, the mega grifter, Joel Osteen.You can follow the show here:https://ifyoucatchmygrift.com/Twitter: @catchmygriftpod@catchdalton@austinagogoInstagram: @catchmygriftpodhttps://www.facebook.com/IfYouCatchMyGrift/Notes: Osteen, Joel. Your Best Life Now: 7 Steps to Living at Your Full Potential. Warner Books, 2004.https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2017/08/29/heres-why-people-hate-joel-osteen/https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2018/08/09/joel-osteen-house-net-worth-lakewood-church-wife-why-televangelist-so-beloved-and-controversial/935789002/https://brandongaille.com/how-joel-osteen-built-his-net-worth-to-565-million/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2007-11-29-osteen29-story.htmlhttps://wscal.edu/resource-center/joel-osteen-and-the-glory-storyhttps://www.chron.com/news/investigations/article/How-does-Lakewood-Church-spend-its-millions-We-12955372.phphttps://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/investigations/article/Joel-Osteen-and-the-making-of-Lakewood-Church-12954518.php?ipid=prelhttps://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4489169-2017-Financial-Statements-for-Lakewood-Church.htmlhttps://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/investigations/article/How-Joel-Osteen-made-himself-the-smiling-12960441.phphttps://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/investigations/article/Books-bargains-and-stuff-the-selling-of-Joel-12970174.phphttps://www.snopes.com/fact-check/rescuing-hug/https://www.parentingforbrain.com/the-rescuing-hug-of-baby-twins/https://churchleaders.com/news/401780-problem-uproar-joel-osteen-ferrari.html/2https://churchleaders.com/pastors/276763-joel-osteen-wont-preach-about-hell-but-he-should.htmlhttps://wscal.edu/resource-center/joel-osteen-and-the-glory-storyhttps://web.archive.org/web/20071014105021/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/11/60minutes/main3358652.shtml
Just a nice lady or a big old fraud?You can follow the show here:https://ifyoucatchmygrift.com/Twitter: @catchmygriftpod@catchdalton@austinagogoInstagram: @catchmygriftpodhttps://www.facebook.com/IfYouCatchMyGrift/Sources: Allison, Dorothy; Jacobson, Scott. A Psychic Story. Jove Publications, 1980.https://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/20/nyregion/dorothy-allison-74-psychic-detective-consulted-by-police.htmlhttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-dec-07-mn-41451-story.htmlhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1345&dat=19820621&id=xe4vAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZfkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3170,1379646https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Dorothy_Allisonhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/335429062/?terms=dorothy%20allison%20psychic&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/628754445/?terms=dorothy%20allison%20psychic&match=1https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1980/10/24/psychic-stalks-a-killer-as-a-desperate-atlanta-watches-and-hopes/833016f9-bbd2-48bd-8d05-a3f703fee389/https://archive.org/details/missingperson00coxr/page/n19/mode/2uphttps://extras.denverpost.com/news/jon091399.htmhttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-08-20-vw-2182-story.htmlhttp://www.westsidespirit.com/news/the-oracle-at-nutley-MHNP1319991228312289997https://www.nytimes.com/1981/07/29/nyregion/about-new-york-a-shared-experience-in-grief-for-a-lost-child.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/1974/09/26/archives/suspect-convicted-in-teachers-murder.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/1973/09/07/archives/body-is-identified-by-jersey-police-bound-nude-in-south-river-is.htmlhttps://www.cicap.org/n/articolo.php?id=101007
Airplane, Blimp, and Boy Band enthusiast Lou Pearlman finally gets his comeuppance.You can follow the show here:https://ifyoucatchmygrift.com/Twitter: @catchmygriftpod@catchdalton@austinagogoInstagram: @catchmygriftpodhttps://www.facebook.com/IfYouCatchMyGrift/Footnotes: Gray, Tyler. The Hit Charade: Lou Pearlman, Boy Bands, and the Biggest Ponzi Scheme in U.S. History. Collins, 2008.https://abcnews.go.com/US/lou-pearlman-backstreet-boys-nsync-lure-people-massive/story?id=67630954https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7480214/lou-pearlman-prison-interview-2014https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2007/11/pearlman200711https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7480171/lou-pearlman-deadhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/backstreet-boys-lou-pearlmans-prison-672724/
A man that loves his blimps, airplanes and boy bands.You can follow the show here:https://ifyoucatchmygrift.com/Twitter: @catchmygriftpod@catchdalton@austinagogoInstagram: @catchmygriftpodhttps://www.facebook.com/IfYouCatchMyGrift/Footnotes: Gray, Tyler. The Hit Charade: Lou Pearlman, Boy Bands, and the Biggest Ponzi Scheme in U.S. History. Collins, 2008.https://abcnews.go.com/US/lou-pearlman-backstreet-boys-nsync-lure-people-massive/story?id=67630954https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7480214/lou-pearlman-prison-interview-2014https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2007/11/pearlman200711https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7480171/lou-pearlman-deadhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/backstreet-boys-lou-pearlmans-prison-672724/
WE'RE BACK MOTHERFUCKERS!In possibly with our most incoherent, off the rails episode yet, the boys sit down to talk about Woodstock ‘99 and how two greedy promoters thought scamming 300,000 teenagers and young adults would go unpunished. ifyoucatchmygrift.com
1/2 Elvis. 1/2 Liberace. 100% Grifter.https://ifyoucatchmygrift.com/Twitter: @catchmygriftpod@catchdalton@austinagogoInstagram: @catchmygriftpodhttps://www.facebook.com/IfYouCatchMyGrift/Footnotes: https://www.newspapers.com/image/316408091/?terms=leroy%20jenkins&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/441537396/?terms=leroy%20jenkins&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/600990463/?terms=leroy%20jenkins&match=1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aYMsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qM0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7001%2C4552782https://www.columbusmonthly.com/news/20170622/from-archives-leroy-jenkins-starts-overhttps://www.columbusmonthly.com/news/20170622/from-archives-leroy-jenkins-starts-overhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8F8aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0CQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4251%2C2711502https://www.newspapers.com/image/297195102/?terms=leroy%20jenkins&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/316408091/?terms=leroy%20jenkins&match=1
Today we talk about prosperity gospel preacher AA Allen and his take no shit attitude and how he translated that into... building a commune?https://ifyoucatchmygrift.com/Twitter: @catchmygriftpod@catchdalton@austinagogoInstagram: @catchmygriftpodhttps://www.facebook.com/IfYouCatchMyGrift/Footnotes:http://voiceofhealing.info/04_other%20ministries/allen.htmlhttps://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1970/06/14/issue.htmlHarrell, David Edwin. All things are possible: The Healing and Charismatic Revivals in Modern America. Indiana University Press. 1978.Randi, James. The Faith Healers. James Randi Educational Foundation. Kindle Edition. Intro: Bad Bite by '68Outro: Faith by George Micheal
The Wickedest Man in the World. The Great Beast 666. Perpetual Sugar Baby?Special Guest @OrangeFlaccidyhttps://ifyoucatchmygrift.com/Twitter: @catchmygriftpod@catchdalton@austinagogoInstagram: @catchmygriftpodhttps://www.facebook.com/IfYouCatchMyGrift/Intro: Mr. Crowley by Ozzy OsbourneOutro: The Man Who Sold The World by David Bowie
Strap in because this one is wild from start to finish. James Strang takes you on adventures no one saw coming.Intro: Bad Bite by '68Outro: I Didn't Want to Join Your Stupid Cult Anyway by Every Time I Die
Don't you love it when the new guy comes in and sweeps you off your feet? Joseph Smith sure did. Learn about one of the more... controversial figures in Mormon history, James Stranghttps://ifyoucatchmygrift.com/Twitter: @catchmygriftpod@catchdalton@austinagogoInstagram: @catchmygriftpodhttps://www.facebook.com/IfYouCatchMyGrift/Footnotes: Harvey, Miles. The King of Confidence: A Tale of Utopian Dreamers, Frontier Schemers, True Believers, False Prophets, and the Murder of an American Monarch. Little Brown and Company, 2020.
Forget Floyd Mayweather v Logan Paul. Tulsiani v Snowden is the fight of the century.Intro: Bad Bite by '68Outro: It Wasn't Me by Shaggy
It's the podcast THEY don't want you to know about. Who is "they?" It goes aaaaaaall the way to the top, man.Intro: Bad Bite by ‘68Outro: Eminent Front by The Whohttps://www.businessinsider.com/kevin-trudeau-interview-2014-12https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/22/AR2005102201272_pf.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/28/business/media/after-jail-and-more-salesman-scores-big-with-cureall-book.htmlhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1998/01/28/misleading-infomercials/99659ecb-7887-4115-bf78-89285ca18a3e/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-sep-29-he-coralcalcium29-story.htmlhttps://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/documents/cases/2003/06/coralcalciumcmp.pdfhttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-trudeau-appeal/u-s-tv-pitchman-kevin-trudeau-loses-appeal-of-conviction-sentence-idUSKCN0VE2O3https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/cases-proceedings/refunds/trudeau-refundshttps://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-xpm-2014-03-17-chi-kevin-trudeau-sentenced-20140317-story.htmlhttps://www.salon.com/2005/07/29/trudeau_4/https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2004/09/kevin-trudeau-banned-infomercialshttps://abcnews.go.com/2020/Health/story?id=1527774
I ain't passed Debar but I know a little bit. This week we talk about Ann O'Delia Diss Debar, alias Editha Salomon, alias Baroness Rosenthal and Countess Landsfeldt, alias Editha Lolita Montez, alias Vera P. Ava, alias mMme. Swami Viva Ananda, alias Laura Horos, alias Mrs. Frank Dutton Jackson.Intro: Bad Bite by '68Outro: Come Back Baby by Pusha-T
We come in peace. Not really.Today we learn about the man behind the Ancient Aliens/Astronaut theory, Erich von Däniken!Notes: Story, Ronald. The Space-Gods Revealed. Barnes & Noble Books, 1976.Von Daniken, Erich. Chariots of the Gods? Berkley, 1999.Lingeman, Richard R. “Erich von Daniken's Genesis.” New York Times, March 31, 1974, p. 357.Playboy, August 1974 (volume 21, number 8)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXi7QKTNi44https://www.deseret.com/1989/12/24/18839036/tale-of-outer-space-ancestors-is-literary-fraudhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/about-thinking/202007/why-do-people-keep-boarding-the-chariots-the-godsIntro: Bad Bite by '68Outro: Never Trust a Man (With Egg On His Face) by Adam and the Ants
The boys are scheming to give you the best episode to date.The life and times of innovator of the Ponzi scheme, Charles Ponzi.Citations:http://edition.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/12/23/mf.ponzi.scheme/https://pnzi.com/https://nyti.ms/2QMe8kIhttps://www.wgbh.org/news/post/week-history-boston-post-takes-down-charles-ponzihttps://web.archive.org/web/20110623060130/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,930255,00.htmlhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/in-ponzi-we-trust-64016168/http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2104982_2104983_2104992,00.htmlhttps://www.lawgazette.co.uk/analysis/the-history-of-the-ponzi-scheme/50000.article“Reformed Wizard Discusses Ponzi.” The Boston Post, Aug 3, 1920, p. 2. Zuckoff, Mitchell. Ponzi's Scheme. Random House, 2005.Intro: Bad Bite by '68Outro: R.I.C.O. by Meek Mill and Drake
I'm getting something.The spirits are telling me that the bad guy in this story might not be who you think it is.Learn all about Miss Cleo and the Psychic Readers Network on this week's episode of If You Catch My Grift!Stay in touch with If You Catch My Grift on Twitter!If You Catch My Grift: @youcatchmygriftAustin: @austinagogoDalton: @catchdaltonCitations: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/09/fashion/mens-style/hotline-psychic-miss-cleo-commercials.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/27/business/media/tv-psychic-miss-cleo-dies.htmlhttps://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/article/Miss-Cleo-left-a-trail-of-deception-in-Seattle-1081919.phphttps://www.advocate.com/politics/commentary/2006/09/25/miss-cleo-comes-outhttps://www.celebritynetworth.com/articles/entertainment-articles/miss-cleo-article/https://www.vice.com/en/article/4w3edj/we-spoke-to-ms-cleo-about-her-fake-patois-and-getting-ripped-off-by-her-old-bosseshttps://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2002/02/ftc-charges-miss-cleo-promoters-deceptive-advertising-billing-andhttps://quackwatch.org/consumer-education/News/cleo/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-nov-15-fi-cleo15-story.htmlhttps://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2002-10-03-0210030079-story.htmlSchwartz, Jerry. “You don't have to be psychic to work here.” Fort Worth Star-Telegram, April 7, 2002, p. 23A.Clary, Mike. “Cereal maker faces lawsuit for marketing use of ‘Miss Cleo'.” Orlando Sentinel, August 30, 2015, p. B5.Intro: Whether Terrified or Unafraid by '68Outro: Good as Hell by Lizzo
Today we learn about the later life of Peter Popoff and a little about how he got his family into the grift business.Stay in touch with If You Catch My Grift on Twitter!If You Catch My Grift: @youcatchmygriftDalton: @CatchDaltonAustin: @austinagogoCitationshttps://www.businessinsider.com/scam-everlasting-after-25-years-debunked-faith-healer-still-preaching-debt-relief-scam-2011-9https://www.truthinadvertising.org/peter-popoffs-miracle-spring-water/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/21/obituaries/james-randi-dead.htmlhttps://www.gq.com/story/peter-popoff-born-again-scoundrelhttps://web.archive.org/web/20121110063847/http://www.canada.com/nanaimodailynews/story.html?id=c646f380-3796-41a6-821d-5e29c54e0b98https://casa.colorado.edu/~dduncan/pseudoscience/PeterPopoff.htmPopoff, Peter. A New Fire is Blazing. Faith Messenger Publications. 1981.Randi, James. Faith Healers. Jame Randi Educational Foundation. Kindle Edition. 1987.Royko, Mike. “TV Preacher Takes Woman's Life Savings Without Regret”. Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Nov 24, 1983. p. 41.Sanchez, Crystal. The Real Truth Behind People United for Christ. Apple Books Edition. 2013. Intro: Whether Terrified or Unafraid by ‘68Outro: Sunday Morning by The Velvet Underground
Today we jump in feet first and explore the life of televangelist and perpetual con man Peter Popoff.Stay in touch with If You Catch My Grift on Twitter!If You Catch My Grift: @youcatchmygriftDalton: @CatchDaltonAustin: @austinagogoCitationshttps://www.businessinsider.com/scam-everlasting-after-25-years-debunked-faith-healer-still-preaching-debt-relief-scam-2011-9https://www.truthinadvertising.org/peter-popoffs-miracle-spring-water/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/21/obituaries/james-randi-dead.htmlhttps://www.gq.com/story/peter-popoff-born-again-scoundrelhttps://web.archive.org/web/20121110063847/http://www.canada.com/nanaimodailynews/story.html?id=c646f380-3796-41a6-821d-5e29c54e0b98https://casa.colorado.edu/~dduncan/pseudoscience/PeterPopoff.htmPopoff, Peter. A New Fire is Blazing. Faith Messenger Publications. 1981.Randi, James. Faith Healers. Jame Randi Educational Foundation. Kindle Edition. 1987.Royko, Mike. “TV Preacher Takes Woman's Life Savings Without Regret”. Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Nov 24, 1983. p. 41.Sanchez, Crystal. The Real Truth Behind People United for Christ. Apple Books Edition. 2013. Intro: Whether Terrified or Unafraid by ‘68Outro: Let's Live For Today by The Grass Roots