Podcasts by ScamWow
Scammers, swindlers, con artists: unethical rogues who should be brought to justice? Or brilliant players in the game of capitalism that can help you get a free mattress? Comedian and author Caitlin Brodnick can’t always decide. Each week, join Caitlin and a special guest as they dive into current and historic scams, from skillful mobsters to Real Housewives fraudsters, from MLMs to YouTube grifters. Together, they’ll explore the thin line between swindle and survival, between fleecing an easy mark and just launching a startup. Listen and embrace the art of the dupe with true crime’s less-disturbing sister: the true con.
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S02E07 - “Kate Spencer is Our High Priestess”&The Many Ways We Scam Ourselves with McKenzie Brodnick! from 2022-02-24T17:43
Welcome to all of our new listeners! On today’s very special episode, the incredible Kate Spencer, from the award-winning podcast Forever35, is our guest. We briefly discuss the Netflix hit, The Ti...
ListenS02E06 - The Government Won't Use Emojis: WhatsApp Scams with Rommel Ojeda and Allen Arthur from 2022-02-17T11:00
New York State probably won’t email you a holiday card or ask you to share a stimulus opportunity with 10 of your family members to get paid. Journalist Rommel Ojeda from Documented digs into a st...
ListenS02E05 - If You Like Acappella, You’ll Love Our Cult! With Sarah Berman from 2022-02-10T13:11
Investigative journalist and VICE contributor Sarah Berman joins Caitlin this week to talk about Keith Raniere and NXIVM. Sarah has been at the forefront of this story since the beginning, but she’...
ListenS02E04 - Bishop Sycamore on ESPN with Investigative Journalist, Allen Arthur from 2022-02-03T11:00
A fake boarding school that wanted to be a high school football powerhouse??! What could go wrong? This week, journalist and Caity’s husband Allen Arthur brings a scam hot off the ESPN broadcast! ...
ListenS02E03 - Part 2: Keeping Up With The Digital Joneses, Crypto and NFT With Sabra and Stephen Boyd from 2022-01-20T11:00
This week is the 2nd half of our Crypto, shmipto, bipto episode. This episode is about NFTs and how to make them, sell them, and become obsessed. Are NFTs the new answer to financial stability as a...
ListenS02E02 - Keeping Up With The Digital Joneses, Crypto and NFT With Sabra and Stephen Boyd from 2022-01-13T17:59
Did you know that you can buy a 600k dollar invisible yacht? The incredibly kind, brilliant, and generous Sabra and Stephen Boyd join Caitlin Brodnick today to explain cryptocurrency and NFTs! Bitc...
ListenS02E01 – That’s One Salty Jen Shah W/ Ellen Haun from 2022-01-06T11:00
Happy New Year from Caitlin Brodnick and Ellen Haun. Ellen joins Caitlin to discuss the trial of Real Housewife of Salt Lake City, Jen Shah. They discuss the Hulu documentary, The Housewife and the...
ListenS01E148. Producer Cait's Favorite Scam Moments! from 2021-12-23T19:05
Caity is off living her best holiday life, celebrating Christmas, Chanukah, and time with family. Producer Cait is stepping in to reminiscence about the last year of scams and great scam episodes. ...
ListenS01E147: Just a bunch of Phonies! Cell Sales Scams with Kevin Smith! from 2021-12-16T16:17
This week Caitlin is joined by Scamspondant , resident Magician, and friend of the pod, Kevin Smith! Kevin shares his experience as a salesperson at a noted cell phone provider store, and all the c...
ListenS01E146: A Cocky Christmas Romance: Holiday Book Scam Special With Carrie McCrossen from 2021-12-09T20:07
Happy holiday shopping season! Have no fear that with the many ways you can be bamboozled in shopping this year, ScamWow is here to guide you down the right path. Author and comedian Carrie McCross...
ListenS01E145: Sextortion Scam Club with Josh Gondelman from 2021-12-04T20:59
Josh Gondelman joins Caity to discuss the ever popular sextortion scams that are probably sitting in your junk folder as you read this. Josh is a comedian, writer, kind human, and quite possibly th...
ListenS01E143: Caitlin Comes Clean: How To Scam Yourself With Credit Cards from 2021-11-11T15:41
Oh geeezzzz this episode is maybe too up close and personal? But Caitlin gets incredibly honest about her current state of financial affairs. Something has to change quickly before she becomes so d...
ListenS01E142: Is Horse Therapy A Solution Or A Scam? With Jess Keefe from 2021-10-29T01:10
Caitlin is welcomed by Comedian and writer Jess Keefe and they’re talking about scams inside addiction treatment centers. Treatment centers vary wildly between services and prices, but when the bil...
ListenS01E141: LulaRich Bitch : A Scam Classic with Sue Smith! from 2021-10-21T14:19
That’s right, Sue’s back! And she’s brought an absolute scam classic, the documentary LulaRIch on Amazon Prime. True scammers will know that this was literally the very first episode of ScamWow cov...
ListenS01E140: The Cult of Theranos : Elizabeth Holmes Trial Update with Rebekah Sebastian! from 2021-10-15T15:38
Little bit of blood but a lotta bit of trouble! Rebakah Sebastian guest on this week’s episode to update us on the Elizabeth Holmes/Theranos trial. Caity and Rebekah go over the new evidence, the b...
ListenS01E139: College is a Scam! Operation Varsity Blues Update With Taylor Kay Phillips from 2021-10-07T16:00
Comedian, writer, Harvard graduate and college prep tutor (YES SHE DOES IT ALL) Taylor Kay Phillips, joins Caitlin to break down the nitty gritty details behind college admissions scams. Taylor and...
ListenS01E138: Scamspondants Sound Off! It’s a Mailbag Episode! Part 2 from 2021-10-02T22:17
Producer Cait is back for the second half of our special mailbag episode. We learn about fraudulent archaeology, creepy kinks, and the power of pig GIFs. Learn how to protect yourself with cash le...
ListenS01E138: Scamspondants Sound Off! It’s a Mailbag Episode! - Part 1 from 2021-09-30T15:49
Producer Cait is our special guest this week, and gives all the tips and tricks to avoid your homework! We are having a big catch up, but don’t get too close- one of them unfortunately smells like ...
ListenS01E137: The Man Who Hacked A Game Show w/ Rekha Shankar from 2021-09-24T14:25
Comedian, writer, and pictionary enthusiast Rekha Shankar, joins Caitlin to discuss the savant who destroyed the Press Your Luck game in 1984. Michael Larson single handedly brought down an entire ...
ListenS01E136: Hottie with a Body or Bot with a Twat? Interview with a Professional CATFISH! from 2021-09-16T20:47
We’re on the line with Stasia, a former professional catfish! Caitlin asks Stasia about what is was like working for a dating website. The dig into what exactly is the almost mathematical process t...
ListenS01E135: The Wilhelmina Modeling Agency of Philadelphia Scam w/ Lindsay-Elizabeth Hand! from 2021-09-09T23:50
Cozy up with a hot cup of choice and settle down for a great discussion as Caity is joined by special guest Lindsay- Elizabeth Hand. Lindsay is a three time Emmy nominated producer, actor, writer a...
ListenS01E134: Lie like a Superhero! Catfishing and Cyber Scams w/ the hosts of What The Hack Podcast With Adam Levin from 2021-08-26T17:30
Two scam crazed worlds collide this week as Caitlin welcomes the hosts of “What The Hack Podcast, With Adam Levin” . Adam Levin, Beau Friedlander, and Travis Taylor help breakdown cyber hackers and...
ListenS01E133: “I Think I Was Almost Kidnapped?” A Brutally Honest Episode w/ Fumi Abe from 2021-08-19T16:54
Fumi Abe, comedian and writer for the Late Late Show with James Corden, joins Caitlin to reminisce about all the times they have been scammed. Fumi is an hysterical host of the “Asian Not Asian Pod...
ListenS01E132: Ding Dong It’s The Donners For Dinner! from 2021-08-12T10:00
Caitlin is joined by the iconic Maggie Brodnick, AKA her mother, as they discuss The Donner party. That’s right, the cannibals! Although that should be debated, because cannibalism was just an itsy...
ListenS01E131: Fraud or Financial Abuse? The Saga of Erika Jayne and Tom Girardi from RHOBH w/ Ellen Haun! from 2021-08-05T16:25
Scamspondant Ellen Haun is back! She brings us breaking housewives news about the Erika Jayne and Tom Girardi divorce, bankruptcy, and embezzlement scandal. You guys, this story has now evolved to ...
ListenS01E130: This Is A Robbery and a Podcast! Part 2 - The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Art Heist w/ Brandon Saloy from 2021-07-29T10:00
You didn't think Caitlin could contain her excitement with the first inperson guest in over a year to just one episode, did ya???? Good! Because this is part 2 of one of the most gripping unsolved ...
ListenS01E129: This Is A Robbery and a Podcast! Part 1 - The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Art Heist w/ Brandon Saloy from 2021-07-22T15:21
The comeback kid - Brandon Saloy is the first guest post-break and in-person! Caitlin hasn't been able to sit next to a guest in, well, what feels like forever. Up first, Caitlin shares her most re...
ListenS01E128: We’re Back BABY! It's a Mailbag Episode! from 2021-07-15T15:06
After a long hiatus, Sue and Caitlin are back in the studio with all of your incredible emails and messages to share to the world! In just two months Caitlin was scammed, listeners were scammed, an...
ListenS01E127: How to Scam the Lottery w/ Murf Meyer from 2021-05-06T10:00
Murf Meyer, an old UCB comedy friend and host of the Murf Meyer is Self-Medicated podcast, joins us to talk about a legendary lottery scam that happened in the ‘80s in Pennsylvania. Honestly? This ...
ListenS01E126: All The Scams w/ Gabrielle Bluestone from 2021-04-29T15:55
The queen of scam reporting, Gabrielle Bluestone, joins us this week to talk about all of our favorite scams. This woman broke the news about the Fyre Festival, people, and now she has a new book o...
ListenS01E125: Cult Linguistics w/ Amanda Montell from 2021-04-15T10:00
Girlboss. Oily Mamas. Bridesmaid fonts. Linguist Amanda Montell joins us to discuss the languages cults use to control you. Check out her new book, Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism, coming to bo...
ListenS01E124: When Cults Become Comforting w/ Sabra Boyd from 2021-04-08T16:10
This week Sue and Caity realize they've always been one tupperware party away from joining a cult. Luckily, journalist Sabra Boyd, schools them on how to graduate from college and a cult, simultane...
ListenS01E123: Fraud Masterclass w/ David Fleck PLUS JEN SHAH’S SCAMS! from 2021-04-01T04:00
Sue and Producer Cait are joined by legendary LA prosecutor, David Fleck, to discuss the legacy of legendary scammer, Mickey Henschel. This guy scammed for 40 years before he was finally caught! Pl...
ListenS01E122: I’d Fu#K That Butter: Armie Hammer and Art Scams from 2021-03-25T10:00
This week Caitlin and Sue kidnap Cait as she tries to flee the city, to discuss a scam which has the entire team completely divided. First they cover the complicated, shady, provocative and creepy ...
ListenS01E121: Billy McFarland&Survivor Scams w/ Jenny Gorelick from 2021-03-18T04:00
Comedian, actor, and Emmy-nominated producer, Jenny Gorelick, joins Sue and Caitlin to discuss the scams pulled by contestants on the legendary show Survivor. Jenny is the host of the Receipts podc...
ListenFeed Drop - We Stan Together Podcast with Pat Regan! from 2021-03-11T11:00
Caitlin and Sue are taking a much needed week off and will be back next week with more scammy cons and Anna Delvey updates! Check out this episode of We Stan Together, another hot More Banana show....
ListenS01E120: Mailbag: The Podcast That Survived Covid from 2021-03-04T16:40
It’s been a minute, but we are finally sitting down to read your emails, voicemails, and Instagram messages. What’s up, everyone? Sue here and man am I loopy! We’re talking about such a range of st...
ListenS01E119: Free Britney. from 2021-02-25T05:07
We’re talking to #FreeBritney expert, Brennen White, about everything that the Framing Britney Spears documentary left out. Turns out, Britney is being scammed by SO MANY people, including her busi...
ListenS01E118: ScamWow x Heist Podcast Crossover from 2021-02-18T18:35
Sue and Caitlin are joined by Matt and Sie from the Heist podcast to discuss some juicy scams. First, Heist Podcast covers the cutest little thief ya ever did see. They’re talking about Theodore Co...
ListenS01E117: Jason Collier and the Texas Sister Wives from 2021-02-11T12:00
Sue and Producer Cait delve into the scam Jason Collier, the police chief of Stinnett, Texas who is apparently engaged to like eight women in several states, despite being married with four childre...
ListenS01E116: Mary Cosby&Erika Jayne w/ Sarah Galli from 2021-02-04T14:49
Caity, Sue, and special guest Sarah Galli of the Andy’s Girls podcast dive deep into some juicy Real Housewives scams. The investigate Mary M. Cosby from the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City and E...
ListenS01E115: Confident Women w/ Tori Telfer from 2021-01-28T12:57
Feminist author, Tori Telfer, stops by to discuss her new book, Confident Women: Swindlers, Grifters, and Shapshifters of the Feminine Persuasion. It’s chock full of stories about the type of histo...
ListenS01E114: Spotting Celebrity Plastic Surgery w/ Janie Stolar from 2021-01-21T05:00
Grab a seltzer, sit back, relax and let’s talk about something completely superficial: plastic surgery! Watch What Happens Live writer, Janie Stolar, stops by to tell us about the latest plastic su...
ListenS01E113: You Look Great&You’re Perfect! w/ Ellen Haun from 2021-01-14T16:35
Diets are a scam, so tell your New Year's resolution to suck it. Caitlin brings on special guest host, Ellen Haun, to talk about the diet trends that have clawed their way into our lives. These sca...
ListenS01E112: ¡ESCANDALITO! Hilaria Baldwin from 2021-01-07T19:27
This week, Sue bursts forth from maternity leave to talk about Hilaria Baldwin with Caitlin. You know her: the famous mom, yogi, wife, and admirer of all things Spanish. Sue and Caitlin discuss the...
ListenHappy Holidays from Scam Wow! from 2020-12-24T05:00
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ListenS01E111. Jesus Will Dropship You A Horse Mask from 2020-12-17T19:22
Why was Newsweek raided? Is Olivet University trying to sell you mealworms? The International Business Times, Newsweek, Jesus II, and drop shipping all make an appearance in this scam that combines...
ListenS01E110. Ding Dong, it’s the Cops! With Josh Gondelman from 2020-12-10T15:34
Comedian and writer Josh Gondelman is this week’s guest, and he just might be the nicest comedian in New York City. Plus, if you are a scammer, you will love this guy. Josh shares his long history...
ListenS01E109. Oh No? More like, Au Pair! from 2020-12-04T14:49
She’s a talent scout, devoted babysitter, and sometimes impersonates Florida judges: It’s Australian con artist Samantha Azzopardi. Our special guest this week, comedian Ariel Elias, unpacks the ma...
ListenS01E108. Thanksgiving Mailbag from 2020-11-23T05:15
Gobble, gobble! To show our thanks for you and all of our fans, we’ve put together a very special mailbag episode. We received so many great emails from you all about tons of topics like an Audrey ...
ListenS01E107. Big Bertha Heyman w/ Lauren Brickman from 2020-11-19T05:00
The fabulous Lauren Brickman joins us today to talk about a few classic conwomen, including Susanna Mildred Hill and Big Bertha Hayman. Honestly? We stan an old-school lady scammer. Big Bertha was ...
ListenS01E106. #FreeBritney w/ Clark Moore from 2020-11-12T05:00
We love Britney! Clark Moore, host of the Soul Balm podcast, joins us today to break down the #FreeBritney movement. Is Britney getting scammed by conservators who have control over her body, her c...
ListenS01E105. Exposing Magic w/ Kevin Smith from 2020-11-05T14:32
You think magic is all just balls? Well, it’s pickles, too. Listener Kevin Smith joins us to explain some hot hot magic secrets, which we’ve always wanted. Tell us how you’re doing it! He goes over...
ListenS01E104. Ghost Adventures Is A Scam w/ Lawrence Kern from 2020-10-29T04:00
Happy halloween, ya creeps! We’re talking about a scammy bonkers show called Ghost Adventures, which has been on since 2004. Plus, the hosts all wear leather trench coats, so that’s definitely sus....
ListenS01E103. Skincare Is A Scam w/ Lauren Adams from 2020-10-22T23:44
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’s Lauren Adams is here with some hot takes on skincare. You won’t believe the words coming out of her mouth. She even claims that soap is a scam! Plus, what’s really the d...
ListenS01E102. Sour Grapes&Fake Wine from 2020-10-15T10:00
The wine is fake! We’re covering the epic documentary Sour Grapes, made by a man with two very cute kids whom Sue used to babysit. If you’re looking for a film where one of the main characters wear...
ListenS01E101. Hey We’re 100! Part 2 from 2020-10-08T22:16
Hello babies and gentlemen! We’re here to give you the extra special anniversary mailbag episode that your heart craves. We go deep into some dirty diaper scams and some super sad puppy stories. Se...
ListenS01E100. We Turn 100, Part 1! from 2020-10-07T11:42
It’s our 100th episode, people! We’re so excited that we’re doing a special scam retrospective where we look back on our favorite episodes, hottest scammers, and even our least favorite episodes. P...
ListenS01E99. Teddi Mellencamp, Mary Trump, and The Borgen Project from 2020-10-01T10:00
Oy, what a shitshow, eh gang? If you live in America, things here are kind of a total nightmare. I mean, I guess it’s good that we have clean water (some of us) and electricity (for now) but wow, t...
ListenS01E98. Taylor Lorenz on Her Favorite Social Media Scams from 2020-09-24T10:00
The queen has arrived! Legendary New York Times reporter, Taylor Lorenz, joins us to talk about Tik Tok, her favorite internet scams, being Team Tati, and her controversial skincare routine. Plus, ...
ListenS01E97. California City Land Scam w/ Emily Guerin from 2020-09-17T16:54
Real Estate is a scam. We all know that. But what about real estate that’s been bought and sold by the same people in the desert for the last 50 years? Definitely a scam. In her new eight-part podc...
ListenS01E96. The Actual 2008 Financial Crash w/ Ellen Haun from 2020-09-10T13:26
Sometimes you gotta send in a woman to do a job that a man started but truly couldn’t articulate, even though he made a six-part documentary about it. Ellen Haun is here to set the record straight ...
ListenS01E95. Honey Money: News&Mailbag, Part 2 from 2020-09-03T12:04
Mailbag time! We’re reading some amazing listener emails about a skincare scam, gacha games, and even the rigged gubernatorial election in Georgia. (Hey FBI: you might want to get on this.) Thanks ...
ListenS01E94. Bannon, Blues, and Butthead Jake Paul: News&Mailbag, Part 1 from 2020-08-27T11:43
From psoriasis troll Steve Bannon to the Varsity Blues scam, and even Jake Paul’s COVID-infested parties, we’re catching up on the ongoing pop culture scams in America. By the way, we were maybe th...
ListenS01E93. The Inaugural Scammer with Dartanyon Williams from 2020-08-20T13:46
Babes, it’s our first interview with an actual scammer and we are THRILLED! Back in the 90s, Dartanyon Williams began a massive identity theft ring that started in Louisiana and later branched out ...
ListenS01E92. The Man Who Got Scammed By His Best Friend from 2020-08-13T20:54
Today, we talk to Johnathan Walton, of Reader’s Digest fame, about being scammed out of $75,000 by his neighbor, Mair Smyth. What we love about him is that Johnathan didn’t ashamedly slink into the...
ListenS01E91. Scammy iPhone Games from 2020-08-06T17:38
Today, we’re joined by two dudes who are, fortunately, NOT mansplainers, Nick Bernardone and Bryson Pintard. Nick and Bryson tell us all about a scammy freemium Game of Thrones iPhone game that too...
ListenS01E90. Sue&Caitlin Get Conned from 2020-07-30T13:12
Today, we’re talking about the corruption in capitalism that led to the 2008 financial crash, among other things. Our guest today is Patrick Lovell who made a five-part series about corrupt capital...
ListenS01E89. Mailbag: Canine Antivaxxers Are A Thing from 2020-07-23T10:00
Thank you for all of your messages! Our listeners are the best. Today, we’re talking about SO MANY SCAMS! Including ones from Reader’s Digest, Postmates, doulas, MLMs, and way more. Just goes to sh...
ListenS01E88. Spooky Freemason Sh*t from 2020-07-16T14:53
First, a little update on Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Also, Sue and Caitlin both wanted injuries and dabbled in Wicca as children. Who knew?! Then, Conor Brodnick joins us to discuss the...
ListenS01E86. Dave Hill’s Grandfather Killed A Guy from 2020-07-09T04:00
Today, Caitlin and Sue sit down with author and comedian Dave Hill to discuss his new book, The Vapors. Did you know that Arkansas used to be like THE place to go for rest, relaxation, and gambling...
ListenS01E85. ?BREAKING YOUTUBE NEWS ? from 2020-07-03T17:52
Wow, what a week for drama. Mackenzie Thomas joins us to break down everything that’s happening in the YouTube beauty community with Shane Dawson, Jeffree Star, Tati Westbrook (aka “That Old Bag”),...
ListenS01E84. Juicy Youtube Goss, Part 2 from 2020-07-03T02:48
We’re back with Mackenzie Thomas and Amanda Golka to talk about some of our favorite YouTube scammer. We’re discussing Trisha Paytas, Shane Dawson, and Tanacon, too. Speaking of which: do you think...
ListenS01E83. Jake Paul’s Money Scam, Part 1 from 2020-06-25T10:00
Boy oh boy, do we have a special episode for you, folks. We’re taking a break from the heaviness that’s happening in our country to talk about some juicy YouTube scams. We’re joined by Mackenzie Th...
ListenS01E82. COP SCAMS from 2020-06-19T01:44
Let’s face it: the cops are scammers. From PBA cards to signal jammers, and even conspiracy theories about missing protestors, these uneducated and barely-trained oafs will do anything to keep peop...
ListenS01E81. Racists, Get Out from 2020-06-04T10:00
Our country is in a time of crisis. We struggled whether it would be insensitive to put out an episode this week. Ultimately, we decided that, because we’re comedians, our purpose is to make you la...
ListenS01E80. Vinnie The Chin w/ Ellen Haun from 2020-05-28T09:00
Forget about it! Ellen Haun is back and today she’s telling us all about the mafia. She’s spilling the tea on Vinnie “The Chin” Gigante and so many other wiseguys. The mafia's bread and butter is s...
ListenS01E79. Mailbag&Caroline Calloway Catch Up Part 2 from 2020-05-21T10:00
Hey scammers! We’re back with more of your wonderful messages, emails, and phone calls. You’re the best. Key takeaways from this episode: Annie Leibovitz might email you out of the blue, Poshmark i...
ListenS01E78. Mailbag&Caroline Calloway Catch-Up from 2020-05-14T10:00
We all need to distract ourselves right now. And you know what provides a wonderful distraction? Keeping up with Caroline Calloway’s strange antics. Also, we’re reading some wonderful notes from li...
ListenS01E77. Maybe It’s Maybelline, Maybe It’s Gasoline: Fake Makeup w/ Alex Ford from 2020-05-07T10:00
We’ve got a lot to talk about with Alex Ford. Co-host of Take Me There podcast, Alex brings us to the fascinating scam of counterfeit makeup. Did you know that fake makeup is a bigger industry than...
ListenS01E76. Literally Literary Scammer JT LeRoy from 2020-04-30T10:00
Books? More like scams. Today, we take a deep dive into late ‘90s literary scammer, JT LeRoy. What a trip, people! Keeping up with the number of characters alone demands a CIA-level chart with push...
ListenS01E75: Like Mrs. Doubtfire, but with Sheep from 2020-04-23T18:53
Before Anna Delvey, before the Fyre Festival, before the most legendary scams of our time, there were sheep. This week, Caitlin dives deep into a medieval mystery and comes out the other side with ...
ListenPodapalooza Annoucement! Visit plza.org for tickets! from 2020-04-17T10:00
Quick annoucement about exciting news!! ScamWow will be contributing to Podapalooza! Podapalooza is a virtual podcast festival to raise money for COVID relief. Check out our episode out April 25th...
ListenIntroducing All D!ck Is Trash Podcast with Milly Tamarez! from 2020-04-16T20:21
Introducing a brand new podcast on he More Banana network, All D!ck Is Trash with Milly Tamarez. Sue and Caity are taking a much needed beak to ramp up more scam content, but in the meantime, enjoy...
ListenS01E74. The Bad Beer Scammer from 2020-04-09T10:00
Investigative journalist Allen Arthur joines us again to talk about a real dark lager of a scam. Fake brewer, Stephen Foster, has been hopping from brewery to brewery around the world, leaving a tr...
ListenS01E73. The Cutco King: Jack Wyrick from 2020-04-02T18:08
Who doesn’t love a good deep dive into a scammy little MLM? This week, we’re interviewing Producer Cait’s husband, a former manager and leading Cutco salesman, Jack Wyrick. We debate just who scamm...
ListenS01E72. TIGER KING LIVESTREAM! from 2020-03-28T01:20
Hey Scam Fam! Just a quick lil reminder that we're having a Tiger King watch party on Saturday, 3/28 at 9pmEST. We can't wait to talk about this insane documentary with you all! Just go to our Inst...
ListenS01E71. Student Loans Are A Scam w/ Stacy Antoville from 2020-03-26T10:00
Comedian and art teacher Stacy Antoville joins us in the studio to talk about the scammy elements of the Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Program. It’s wild, folks. But what did you expect from our...
ListenS01E70. Mackenzie Scams TikTok from 2020-03-19T10:00
Our pop culture scam-spondent, Mackenzie Thomas, is back to update us on her past scams and tell us how she scammed the people of TikTok. She fills us in on the latest with Lori Laughlin, Caroline ...
ListenS01E69. Nice. (Mini-Mailbag) from 2020-03-17T20:31
Hope ya’ll are staying safe and sane during the quarantine. We’ve got a hot mini-mailbag episode for you today featuring some of the amazing scams you’ve sent us over the last few weeks. We’re talk...
ListenS01E68. Rodan&Fields Skin Scams w/ Ellen Haun from 2020-03-12T10:00
Hello Scamsters! This week we get up close and personal with some skin scams. Remember Proactive? Justin Bieber and Sue’s students swore by it. Our special guest is author and comedian Ellen Haun, ...
ListenS01E67. Mailbag: Ponzi Schemes Are Cute from 2020-03-05T11:00
Hey fam! It’s that time of the month. (No, not that time. Well, also probably that time. Where’s the moon at?) The time when we fawn over your emails and messages and then read them back to you. To...
ListenS01E66. Historic Scammer Ann O’Delia Diss Debar w/ Lydia Hensler from 2020-02-27T11:00
Friend of the show and Upright Citizens Brigade comedian, Lydia Hensler, joins us to talk about a truly bonkers historic scammer named Ann O’Delia Diss Debar. Well, that was one of Ann’s names. She...
ListenS01E65. Bitcoin Boi: Cryptocurrency w/James Coker from 2020-02-20T11:00
Noted scamspondent, James Coker, is back! This time he’s telling us all about cryptocurrency. BitCoin, OneCoin, LiteCoin, all the coins. Are they all scams? Plus, we touch on OneCoin scammer, Ruja ...
ListenS01E64. We Stan Caitlin! from 2020-02-13T11:00
We’re giving you a peek at More Banana’s newest show. Caitlin joins Lauren Brickman and Caitlin Bitzegaio of the We Stan Together podcast to talk about her deep love of Love. Jennifer Love Hewitt, ...
ListenS01E63. Fake Bags, Real Talk w/ Claire Downs from 2020-02-06T11:00
Today, writer and comedian Claire Downs joins us to talk about fake bags. Claire went deep into the subreddit RepLadies for Elle magazine to uncover the underground world of high-end luxury purse a...
ListenS01E62. Belle Gibson&The Grammys: Research Your Gurus! from 2020-01-30T11:00
This week, Caitlin dives into the Australian outback to talk about notorious wellness scammer Belle Gibson. This lady convinced thousands she had an inoperable brain tumor and cured herself with ve...
ListenS01E61. Houston Astros Sign Stealing&Scam Rapping w/Austin Rodrigues from 2020-01-23T11:00
Take me out to the ball game! Bring in da noise, bring in da funk! Our husbands join us to weigh in on baseball’s huge sign-stealing scam involving the Houston Astros, the Boston Red Sox, and god k...
ListenS01E60. Mailbag: The Chicken Pot Scam Will Never Die from 2020-01-16T18:11
Thanks for your emails and messages! We’re doing another mailbag episode in which we find out that the legendary chicken pot scam has been around since we were just mere children, suckling our moth...
ListenS01E59. Politics&The Scammer In Chief from 2020-01-09T11:00
Gentle reminder: there’s a literal scammer controlling the White House. Yes, politics are upsetting and the world is probably going to burn in our lifetime if things don’t change. Yes, you are comp...
ListenS01E58. Have Yourself A Scammy Little Christmas from 2019-12-26T11:00
Happy Holidays, fam! We’re taking a few minutes to catch up and bring you the miniest of mini episodes today. I suppose they could get mini-er but then we’d be living in Marwen and no one even saw ...
ListenS01E57. Baby Formula and An Emotional Baby from 2019-12-19T11:00
Merry Impeachment morning, everyone! In honor of this special day, we’re talking about a guy with a GoFundMe, one leg, and a dream. It’s Brian Kolfage and his personal quest to build a wall along t...
ListenS01E56. James Coker’s Dad Was A Scammer from 2019-12-12T11:00
Comedian and friend of the show, James Coker, is in the UCB studio sharing his family secrets! You’ll have to listen to hear all the juicy tea, but let’s just say his parents drove a British Rolls ...
ListenS01E55. Shane Dawson, Jeffree Star, and YouTube Scams w/ Mackenzie Thomas from 2019-12-05T11:00
Pop culture correspondent Mackenzie Thomas is back to talk about her favorite scammy guilty pleasure: YouTube. Together with Producer Cait Moldenhauer, Sue and Mackenzie carefully analyze the probl...
ListenS01E54. Thank You, Listeners! from 2019-11-28T11:00
To show how thankful they are for their listeners, Sue and Caity have a very special mailbag episode. Your emails, voicemails, and DMs are all here in one place. From conspiracies about Shane Dawso...
ListenS01E53. Polygamist Con Artists w/ Web Crawlers from 2019-11-21T11:00
Wow, wow wow! It’s a piping hot one today, folks. Sue and Caitlin are doing a deep dive into the many scams of the polygamist cult, The Kingston Clan, with Melissa Stetten and Ali Segel from Web Cr...
ListenS01E52. Live Show That Ruins Your Childhood from 2019-11-14T11:00
Sorry to ruin your childhood but the guy who created all your favorite boy bands - the Backstreet Boys, N’SYNC, and LFO - is a total scammer. That’s right: at their first live show at the UCB Sunse...
ListenS01E51. Dispatches From An Italian Honeymoon: The Airbnb Scam! from 2019-11-07T11:00
Sue is reporting live on everything from TikTok’s CandyKen to which horror films you should walk out of. Then Sue breaks brings us some shady Airbnb booking scams. Caitlin is on her way to Californ...
ListenS01E50. The Bad Girls of The Wedding Industry w/ The Secret Life of Weddings from 2019-10-31T10:00
Sue and Caity are chatting with Rebecca and Lisa from The Secret Life of Weddings podcast to break down everything that may or may not be scammy in the bridal industrial complex. For example: weddi...
ListenS01E49. 90 Day Fiancé w/ Katie Not Holmes from 2019-10-24T10:00
This week, internet sensation Katie Not Holmes joins Sue and Caitlin to share her professional expertise and opinions on 90 Day Fiancé. They talk about secret brides, DMs from cast members, and the...
ListenS01E48. Hot Takes&Radical Transparency w/ Danielle Gibson from 2019-10-17T10:00
It’s a fun one, folks. Danielle Gibson joins us in the studio to give her hot takes on just about everything, including but not limited to YouTube makeup drama with Jaclyn Hill, Tati Westbrook, Jam...
ListenS01E47. Why The Opioid Epidemic Is A Scam w/ Erin Barker from 2019-10-10T10:00
The opioid epidemic is a scam. This week, Sue and Caity learn what happens when one rich family gets an entire country addicted to painkillers. Special guest, Erin Barker, helps them break down the...
ListenS01E46. The Scam Is Coming From Inside the House from 2019-10-03T09:00
It’s time for another mish mosh episode! Sue and Caity are reporting on your calls and emails today, and they’re talking about everything from aflac and sex workers to eating disorders and the IRS....
ListenS01E45. Gold Is A Scam? w/ Yuri Beckelman from 2019-09-26T10:00
Right after the financial collapse, everyone thought the world was going to end and they all dealt with their fears in different ways. Some people made fruit cellars, some people bought seeds, and ...
ListenS01E44. Mini-Ep. Caity Got Scammed! from 2019-09-25T13:31
Surprise! Here’s a quick little story for ya. Sometimes you might get to the airport in a random city and think it’s fun and quaint to take a cab instead of a rideshare app. Ya gotta support small ...
ListenS01E43. Poop Tea Is A Scam w/ May Wilkerson from 2019-09-19T15:03
We all know that pooping is a healthy bodily function, but poop tea? Now that’s a scam. (Unless you’re Sue and your bowels aren’t quite right.) May Wilkerson of the Crazy; In Bed podcast swings by ...
ListenS01E42. The Jonestown Massacre w/ Odd From Frau Pow from 2019-09-12T10:00
Cults are scams! Odd from the Frau Pow podcast joins Sue and Caity to talk about their obsession with the Jim Jones, the Jonestown Massacre and The Peoples Temple. They learn to always question the...
ListenS01E41. Chrisley CLEARLY Doesn’t Know Best from 2019-09-05T10:00
Sue and Caitlin said they were going to take the week off for Labor Day, but they just can’t stop laboring. They’re too addicted to scams! Today, they’re bringing you a mini-episode about one of th...
ListenS01E40. Catfishing For Babies on Instagram from 2019-08-29T10:00
Well hello! Caitlyn and Sue are both on the East Coast, reporting from their family homes, wrapped in blankets and soundproofing foam like the delicate, fragile angels they are. First, Caity gives ...
ListenS01E39. Is Jeffrey Epstein Even Dead, and Who Sullied Sweden? from 2019-08-22T16:49
Did Jeffrey Epstein even die? Or is the government trying to conceal an international sex trafficking ring comprised of several foreign leaders? Sue and Caity explore some serious conspiracy theori...
ListenS01E38. Caroline Calloway Gave Mackenzie Thomas a Tiny Candle from 2019-08-15T15:44
Are we being scammed by Tana and Jake Paul? What about by Caroline Calloway? First, we’re catching up on Jake Paul and Tana Mongeau’s scammy wedding and livestream. (We love garbage content.) Also ...
ListenS01E37. Cambridge Analytica&The Great Hack w/ Producer Cait! from 2019-08-08T13:35
We’re reading your emails, playing your calls, and talking about propaganda.Producer Cait, aka Caitlyn Moldenhauer, aka Pod Mom, aka the founder of More Banana, joins us in the studio to talk about...
ListenS01E36. Fundamentalist Christianity w/ Rachel Overvoll from 2019-08-01T10:00
Support us and More Banana Podcasts!Trigger warning: this is an episode about feminism, Christianity, and a little bit of abuse. Author Rachel Overvoll joins Sue and Caitlin to discuss her new memo...
ListenS01E35. Gambling w/ Austin Rodrigues from 2019-07-25T11:00
Support us and More Banana Podcasts!Austin Rodrigues (a comedian and also Sue’s husband!) joins us today to share his expert insight on gambling. And he’s been playing cards since he was a mere bab...
ListenS01E34. This Is Kids: The Hipster Grifter&Threatin from 2019-07-17T12:56
Support us and More Banana Podcasts!Before there was Anna Delvey, Elizabeth Holmes, or even Tana Mongeau, there was an early-aughts Brooklyn scammer by the name of Kari Ferrell. Also known as The H...
ListenS01E33. I Looked Aunt Becky in The Eyes: The Lori Loughlin Scam from 2019-07-10T14:45
Support us and More Banana Podcasts!In this episode, Caitlin and Sue break down the fresh-out-of-the oven college admission scam led by Rick Singer, with comedian, current college student, and scam...
ListenS01E32. It’s A Mish Mosh from 2019-07-03T13:45
Support us and More Banana Podcasts!Listen, this episode is a mish mosh of lots of stuff. We’re talking about bits and pieces of lots of little things. We have a listener email from Texas, an inter...
ListenS01E31. Tanacon Part 2: It’s Like Fyre Festival, But YouTube from 2019-06-26T10:00
Support us and More Banana Podcasts!Ok, we are BACK with Part 2 of this epic shitshow. First of all, happy 21st birthday, Tana! And congrats on your engagement to Jake Paul! Unfortunately, you’re a...
ListenS01E30. Tanacon Part 1: It’s Like Fyre Festival, But Youtube from 2019-06-19T10:00
Support us and More Banana Podcasts!IS THIS REAL LIFE!!!?? Sue and Caitlin are in the studio together and are so excited to be in the same place at the same time to talk about something that was a ...
ListenS01E29. Infomercial King Kevin Trudeau (w/ Maggie Serota) from 2019-06-05T15:15
Mega Memory: ever head of it? Today, Caitlin and Sue are talking to SPIN reporter, Maggie Serota, about the legendary infomercial salesman slash conman, Kevin Trudeau. You may remember him from suc...
ListenS01E28. RICO, The Five Families&The Concrete Club w/ Allen Arthur from 2019-05-29T10:00
Support us and More Banana Podcasts!Goons are gonna get whacked! Investigative journalist, Allen Arthur, is back and this time he’s talking about the mob. The mob did this thing where they monopoli...
ListenS01E27. Barbara Gray Conjures "The Queen of the Underworld" from 2019-05-22T13:19
Support us and More Banana Podcasts!Ride or die listeners will remember Marm Mandelbaum, the godmother of American scammers from our very first episode. But Marm wasn’t the only boss lady at her sc...
ListenS01E26. Anna Delvey : How to Scam in Supreme from 2019-05-15T16:45
Support us and More Banana Podcasts!Today’s guest is the ultra cool journalist Alexis Cheung. She and our hosts Sue and Caitlin dive into the Anna Delvey case. Anna Delvey (Sorkin) is known as the ...
ListenS01E25. Sue Worked For A Scammer from 2019-05-08T10:00
Support us and More Banana Podcasts!Once upon a time, right after this podcast was born, Sue moved her entire life to Los Angeles for a job that she knew would be only medium. It was not going to b...
ListenS01E24. Is Disney A Scam? w/ Carlye Wisel from 2019-05-01T10:00
Support us and More Banana Podcasts!Sue and Caity chat with theme park journalist (yes, that’s her job), Carlye Wisel. Carlye spends all day, every day at Disney so she breaks down some of the park...
ListenS01E23. Did Patty Hearst Scam Us? w/ Let’s Get Civical from 2019-04-24T14:28
Support us and More Banana Podcasts!Hey, did you know that ScamWow is on an all-female podcast network calle More Banana? It’s true! We are. It’s run by our awesome producer, Cait Molden. In additi...
ListenS01E22. Avoiding Financial Scams w/ Paco de Leon from 2019-04-17T16:55
Support us and More Banana Podcasts!Today’s episode features the coolest financial advisor on the planet, Paco de Leon, and she’s truly THE BEST. Found of The Hell Yeah Group, Paco is the co-host o...
ListenS01E21. TargeTED from 2019-04-10T14:30
This week Sue and Caitlin talk to Ted Limpert, Comedian who just might be the kindest man in West Hollywood. Ted, a filmmaker and comedian, also happens to be Caitlin's TV husband. He is also the p...
ListenS01E20. Audrey Kitching, The Myspace Energy Scammer w/ Nayomi Reghay from 2019-03-27T10:45
Wow. We all occasionally suspect that energy healers and new age stuff is kind of BS, but investigative journalist for the Daily Dot, Nayomi Reghay, proved that our suspicions are sometimes correct...
ListenS01E19. Scams of The Real Housewives: Part 2 from 2019-03-20T12:21
Sue&Caitlin are joined in the studio by comedian and writer, Caitlin Bitzegaio once more for the second half of Scams of The Real Housewives! Their coverage of The Housewives franchise continues wi...
ListenS01E18. Scams of The Real Housewives: Part 1 from 2019-03-13T14:59
Sue&Caitlin are joined in the studio by comedian and writer, Caitlin Bitzegaio. Caitlin has written for shows on BET, Bravo, ESPN, MTV, CMT, truTV, A&E Lifetime, Nickelodeon, PBS, and The Travel Ch...
ListenS01E17. Felicity Huffman, Aunt Becky Are Going to Jail?! Emergency Episode! from 2019-03-13T01:48
*BREAKING NEWS* We interrupt your regularly scheduled scam to discuss COLLEGE ADMISSIONS-GATE 2019! Sue&Caity dropped everything for a bi-coastal skype to talk about Lori Loughlin, Felicity Huffman...
ListenS01E16. H.H. Holmes w/ Jiji Lee: Don’t Get Trunked! from 2019-03-06T07:00
This week, Caitlin and Sue welcome JiJi Lee, whose writing has appeared in Reductress, McSweeney’s, The New York Times, and The New Yorker. JiJi comes to the studio bearing significant research and...
ListenS01E15. DoTerra, Young Living&Caitlin’s Infomercial Scam: I Love the Boom Boom! from 2019-02-27T12:48
Listen, if an MLM (multi-level marketing) company thinks that they are going to get by Caitlin and Sue without being ridiculed, then they have another thing coming. These two girls will mock them a...
ListenS01E14. The Government Won’t Tell You to Get A Cab: An Awful Telephone Scam w/ Abby Holland from 2019-02-20T13:12
Sue and Caitlin are joined in the studio by comedian and Lady Parts Justice League activist, Abby Holland. You may also recognize Abby from a popular gif that was once retweeted by none other than ...
ListenS01E13. Isaac Newton&90 Day Fiancé: The Real Valentines from 2019-02-13T14:47
Hello, scammers! In honor of Valentine’s Day, Caitlin and Sue are talking about the cons that they’re truly in love with: Sir Isaac Newton and 90 Day Fiancé. Did you know that, in addition to provi...
ListenS01E12. FYRE Festival : Part 2 from 2019-02-07T15:58
“I need you to take one for the team.” This is a directive from con-artist Billy McFarland to his loyal employee, Andy King. At the time, Billy was asking Andy to go to the Bahamian Customs Office ...
ListenS01E11. FYRE Festival : Part 1 from 2019-02-06T12:52
It’s HERE! The Fyre Festival. The entire reason Sue and Caitlin started this podcast. Fyre – a legendary tale of white male arrogance, social media branding, and rich kids trapped on an island as t...
ListenS01E10. Baby Scams at the Magic Castle from 2019-01-30T09:00
Sue and Caitlin do a bicoastal call for a mini-scamisode about Sue’s trip to the legendary Magic Castle in Hollywood. Yes, it’s a real place! And Caitlin lets go of a scam-struggle to give her fami...
ListenS01E9. Magical Scams w/ Mark Philip Lichtenstein from 2019-01-23T15:31
Wow, wow, wow. Who knew that magic could be so intense and controversial? We sure didn’t. That was until magician Mark Philip Lichtenstein joined us in the studio to explain some classic magic tric...
ListenS01E8. Baron von F**k: Clark Rockefeller w/ Anna Drezen from 2019-01-16T14:32
Saturday Night Live writer and hilarious comedian, Anna Drezen, takes a break from 30 Rock to stop by the studio and talk to us about the amazing con-artist, Clark Rockefeller. aka Christopher Chic...
ListenS01E7. Bloody Scams! Theranos&MacGregor Island from 2019-01-09T15:26
We didn’t mean to get bloody and gruesome, but we couldn’t help it. First we dive into the billion dollar blood-testing company, Theranos, and get REAL personal about genetic testing. Then, we take...
ListenS01E6. Don’t Get Relished: Moviepass With Carolyn Bergier from 2019-01-02T15:14
Wow, wow, wow what a show! First, Sue and Caitlin receive an amazing anonymous tip from a caller who experienced personal chaos at the hands of self-help group, Life on Fire. Then, Carolyn Bergier ...
ListenS01E5. NXIVM Update: They’re Sponsoring Our Songs! from 2018-12-26T07:00
Raniere’s request for bond has been denied, and, also, NXIVM is really into acapella. Acapella DramaThe Greatest A Cappella Mystery Ever W?r?i?t?t?e?n? Posted! RARB/CASA ForumsRaniere’s Request For...
ListenS01E4. NXIVM Not Nexxus: Marie Antoinette’s Diamonds&A Sex Cult from 2018-12-19T14:43
Ooh la la! Caitlin and Sue take a trip to France to learn about Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy ds using Marie Antoinette’s name to get her hands on some diamonds. Badass! Then they explore the infamou...
ListenS01E3. The Vegan Pizza Fiend: One Lucky Duck w/ Allen Arthur from 2018-12-05T07:00
Sue and Caitlin are joined by criminal justice reporter Allen Arthur (USA Today, Documented, The Tennessean), who brings them delicious details about the vegan chef who was swindled out of her fort...
ListenS01E2. The Funky Internet Boys: Baby Scams w/ Adrienne Cooper from 2018-11-21T14:16
Happy Thanksgiving! It’s time for a tasty little baby scam. Adrienne Cooper tells us about the time she was scammed via email. If you even THINK of dark-webbing her, she’ll sic the FBI on ya. Plus,...
ListenS01E1. Scammed by Leggings&The First Feminist Gangster : LulaRoe and Marm Mandelbaum with Sue Smith and Caitlin Brodnick from 2018-11-14T07:00
Caitlin Brodnick and Sue Smith are obsessed with scams. Caitlin confesses she was a child con artist and Sue gets scammed by leggings! They could be getting scammed during this podcast! Who knows!?...
ListenS01E1. Scammed by Leggings&The First Feminist Gangster : LulaRoe and Marm Mandelbaum with Sue Smith and Caitlin Brodnick from 2018-11-14T07:00
Caitlin Brodnick and Sue Smith are obsessed with scams. Caitlin confesses she was a child con artist and Sue gets scammed by leggings! They could be getting scammed during this podcast! Who knows!?...
ListenS01E1. Scammed by Leggings&The First Feminist Gangster : LulaRoe and Marm Mandelbaum with Sue Smith and Caitlin Brodnick from 2018-11-14T07:00
Caitlin Brodnick and Sue Smith are obsessed with scams. Caitlin confesses she was a child con artist and Sue gets scammed by leggings! They could be getting scammed during this podcast! Who knows!?...
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