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The Sisi Star Snatcher w/ Jay Ellis
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Length:
71 minutes
Released:
Jun 18, 2024
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Podcast episode
Description
What's poppin' con-gregation? This week Jay Ellis (Insecure, Top Gun: Maverick) is here to talk about career criminal Gerald Blanchard, who started out stealing electronics and cars and graduated to bank robberies and jewel heists. Stay schemin'! This episode was recorded on June 6, 2024. Pre-Order Laci’s book “Scam Goddess: Lessons from a Life of Cons, Grifts and Schemes": https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/laci-mosley/scam-goddess/9780762484652/?lens=running-press Pre-Order Jay Ellis' book "Did Everyone Have an Imaginary Friend (or Just Me)?:https://www.jayellis.com/dideveryonehaveanimaginaryfriend Follow on Instagram:Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod Laci Mosley: @divalaciJay Ellis: @jayrellis Research by Kaelyn Brandt. SOURCES:https://time.com/6294160/jewel-thief-hulu-true-story/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/the-jewel-thief-master-criminal-gerald-daniel-blanchard-1234786405/https://www.wired.com/2010/03/ff-masterthief-blanchard/“The Jewel Thief” - Hulu, dir. by Landon Van Soest
Released:
Jun 18, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
The Smooth Talking Swindler of the 1920’s w/ Michelle Buteau & Jordan Carlos: What’s Poppin’ Con-gregation? This week, comedians Michelle Buteau and Jordan Carlos join us to discuss Victor Lustig, a con artist of the 1920’s whose notorious for selling the Eiffel Tower, twice. Plus, a German photographer has rejected an award from the Sony World Photography Awards after winning with an AI-generated “photograph.” Stay Schemin’! Research by Kaelyn Brandt SOURCES: https://www.cnn.com/style/article/ai-photo-win-sony-scli-intl/index.html https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-smoothest-con-man-that-ever-lived-29861908/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/man-who-sold-eiffel-tower-twice-180958370/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/147064321/ https://www.casino.org/blog/lustigs-money-machine-scam/ by Scam Goddess