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The King of Discount Electronics w/ Allison Raskin
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Length:
84 minutes
Released:
Mar 28, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
What’s poppin’ con-gregation? This week, Allison Raskin joins the show to discuss Crazy Eddie, a businessman who became popular during the 1970’s and 80’s for his outlandish commercials selling discount electronics. Eventually, he was exposed as the King of Fraud. Plus, a popular social media photographer recently confesses to using AI technology to gain followers. Stay Schemin’! Research by Kaelyn Brandt SOURCES:https://petapixel.com/2023/02/21/popular-instagram-photographer-revealed-as-ai-fraud/https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/02/viral-instagram-photographer-has-a-confession-his-photos-are-ai-generated/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/remembering-crazy-eddie-his-prices-were-insanehttps://nypost.com/2022/09/10/retail-king-crazy-eddie-antar-led-an-even-crazier-real-life/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/09/books/review-retail-gangster-gary-weiss.html
Released:
Mar 28, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
The Dismal Diamond Heist of Antwerp w/ Matt Shively: What’s poppin’ congregation? This week, actor Matt Shively joins the show to discuss the Antwerp Diamond Heist, in which a group of Italian thieves attempted to break into the world’s most impenetrable safe filled diamonds and jewels. Plus, the city of Newark, New Jersey was reportedly scammed into becoming a “sister city” with a fake Hindu nation. Stay Schemin’! Research By Kaelyn Brandt SOURCES: https://www.wired.com/2009/03/ff-diamonds-2/ https://thecinemaholic.com/leonardo-notarbartolo-now-where-is-antwerp-heist-mastermind-today/ https://nbc24.com/news/nation-world/newark-nj-admits-it-fell-for-sister-city-scam-after-holding-official-ceremony-for-fake-country-kailasa-ras-baraka-swami-nithyananda https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/newark-sister-city-scam-kailasa/ by Scam Goddess