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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".

If You Catch My Grift


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    1: I Had to Rename This and I'm Very Upset About It: ft. Austin from If You Catch My Grift

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2023 70:23


    Austin hops on the short bus to catch up and talk about his PR campaign for someone who's reputation is in the mud.

    49. The Most Extrodinary Man in the World: Sean David Morton

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2023 133:54


    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

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    48. Leonardo DiCaprio's Sugar Daddy: Jho Low

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2023 105:58


    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

    47. The Wolf of Wall Street?: Jordan Belfort

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 102:51


    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/

    46. A Really Fun Game That Earns You Money: Logan Paul

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2023 105:27


    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

    45: Grifter Updates

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2023 104:18


    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.

    44. Public Access TV, Globalists, and Super Male Vitality: The Alex Jones Story (ft. Joe Sposto)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022 165:17


    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

    43. The man who helped make Alex Jones and QAnon: Ted Gunderson (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 90:14


    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

    42. He Always Gets His Man: Ted Gunderson ft. Ed from Pod Van Dam (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2022 81:01


    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

    41. The Most Evil Man in the World: Anton LaVey

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2022 168:07


    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

    40. The man who made a billion dollars from Jesus: Kenneth Copeland

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2022 97:30


    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

    39. The pill-shilling guru of daytime TV: Dr. Oz

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2022 98:01


    "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

    38. Andrew Tate Will Make You Rich

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2022 102:54


    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".

    37. The Prison Industrial Complex: Aramark

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2022 97:13


    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

    36: The Tiny Tyrant of Scientology: David Miscavige (ft. Gay Dave)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2022 125:41


    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

    35. The Many Cons of Sylvia Browne

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2022 111:21


    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

    34. Ancient Aliens Part 2: Zecharia Sitchin and Planet X

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2022 94:27


    Website: https://ifyoucatchmygrift.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ifyoucatchmygriftTwitter: @catchmygriftpodInstagram: @catchmygriftpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/IfYouCatchMyGrift

    33. Gaston Bullock Means and the plot that killed a sitting president.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2022 89:02


    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

    32. The Prison Industrial Complex: JPay

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2022 84:25


    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

    31. God is a Woman: Tammy Faye Bakker

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2022 110:27


    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

    30. Drunk Grift: Napoleon Hill

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2022 95:12


    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/

    29. Tinder Swindler: Simon Leviev

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022 69:00


    You can follow the show here:https://ifyoucatchmygrift.com/Twitter: @catchmygriftpod@catchdalton@austinagogo@charly_buttersInstagram: @catchmygriftpodhttps://www.facebook.com/IfYouCatchMyGrift/

    28. See You in Hell: Fred Phelps and The Westboro Baptist Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 120:36


    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

    27. Going Apesh!t: NFTs

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 123:48


    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/

    26. For the Simps: Belle Delphine ft. Ed and Stacy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2022 134:47


    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/

    25. The Million Dollar Scam: Ted Dibiase

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2022 124:00


    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

    24. Sealand: Money Laundering, Pirates, and the Murder of Gianni Versace

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2022 98:01


    You Can Follow The Show Here!https://ifyoucatchmygrift.com/Twitter: @catchmygriftpod@catchdalton@austinagogo@charly_buttersInstagram: @catchmygriftpodhttps://www.facebook.com/IfYouCatchMyGrift/Show Notes: https://panamapapers.sueddeutsche.de/articles/57207ab2a1bb8d3c3495bd29/https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/caretakers-of-sealandhttps://narratively.com/the-plot-against-the-principality-of-sealand/https://sealandgov.org/about/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Sealandhttps://www.wired.com/2000/07/haven-2/https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20200706-sealand-a-peculiar-nation-off-englands-coasthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Versace#Murderhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Cunananhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Sealand#1978_attack_and_Sealand_Rebel_Governmenthttps://lasvegassun.com/news/1997/jul/31/torsten-reineck-is-not-owner-of-houseboat-where-cu/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1997-07-25-9707240669-story.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2000/apr/12/3https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/a14442138/who-is-andrew-cunanan-gianni-versace-murderer/https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/1997/may/22/cover-la-jolla-gentlemen-and-the-party-boy/#https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/19/us/first-killing-may-offer-clues-to-four-others.htmlhttps://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/1997/09/cunanan199709

    23. You Just Got Loomered: Laura Loomer ft. Duane

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2021 126:43


    You Can Follow The Show Here!https://ifyoucatchmygrift.com/Twitter: @catchmygriftpod@catchdalton@austinagogo@charly_buttersInstagram: @catchmygriftpodhttps://www.facebook.com/IfYouCatchMyGrift/

    22. The Biggest Loser: Ed Mezvinsky

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2021 96:30


    You Can Follow The Show Here!https://ifyoucatchmygrift.com/Twitter: @catchmygriftpod@catchdalton@austinagogoInstagram: @catchmygriftpodhttps://www.facebook.com/IfYouCatchMyGrift/

    21. Sex God: Ellen Peck

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2021 101:49


    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

    20. Nice Place You Got Here, It Would Be A Shame If It Burned Down: Facebook

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2021 105:16


    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

    19. Chop Your Dollar: Nigerian Email Scam

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2021 88:31


    You can follow the show here:https://ifyoucatchmygrift.com/Twitter: @catchmygriftpod@catchdalton@austinagogoInstagram: @catchmygriftpodhttps://www.facebook.com/IfYouCatchMyGrift/

    18. Christian Big Ones: Joel Osteen ft. Ed from Pod Van Dam

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2021 155:15


    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

    17. Just a Nice Lady: Dorothy Allison

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2021 102:44


    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

    16. *NSYNC with the Ponzi Scheme: Lou Pearlman (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2021 99:06


    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/

    15. I Love It When You Call Me Big Poppa: Lou Pearlman (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2021 102:26


    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/

    14. Peace, Love and Riots: Woodstock '99

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2021 100:09


    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

    13. Dynamite Gospel: Leroy Jenkins

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2021 84:00


    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

    12. Punk Rock Preacher: A.A. Allen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2021 95:58


    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

    11. Power Bottom Extraordinaire: Aleister Crowley ft. Orange Flaccidy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2021 153:40


    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

    10. The Pirate King of Beaver Island: James Strang (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2021 60:29


    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

    9. HE JUST GOT HERE?!: James Strang (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2021 84:38


    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.

    8. Oddly Pyramid Shaped: Sunil Tulsiani and the Private Investment Club

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2021 83:03


    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

    7. The Podcast "THEY" Don't Want You To Hear: Kevin Trudeau

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2021 107:58


    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

    6. Born Bad: Ann O'Delia Diss Debar

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2021 126:28


    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

    5. It was not God! It was Aliens!: Erich Von Daniken and the Ancient Aliens

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2021 106:20


    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

    4. Boatloads of Postage: Charles Ponzi

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2021 117:00


    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

    3. Your First Three Minutes Are Always Free: Miss Cleo and the Psychic Readers Network

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2021 81:01


    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

    2. The Undoing (and Rebirth) of Jesus Clown: Peter Popoff (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2021 79:46


    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

    1. Profit of the Lord: Peter Popoff (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2021 77:24


    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

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