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The Grift
When we hear about confidence games, we think, “never me.” Welcome to The Grift, a show about con artists and the lives they ruin. Best-selling author and New Yorker writer Maria Konnikova takes us to the darker side of human nature and deceit. Ten stories about card sharks, cult leaders, art forgers, impostors, and more. Why do we fall for them time and time again?
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4.3 stars from 533 ratings
Still hoping for season 2
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“I always enjoyed the stories of The Grift, and recently old episodes have been randomly popping back into my feed. Please bring more stories! Of course I’m giving the old shows are-listen when they come into my feed, but new shows would be much appreciated. Thanks!”
Sharon in Barcelona via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/18/22
Terrible Narration
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“I really want to enjoy this podcast, but the narration is very strange and unnatural. There is no natuaral rhythm or flow to the narration. Each sentence is read in a different rhythm and its difficult to get in to it. THe voice seems forced but pretending to be natural. Just weird. I can't.”Read full review »
BSharpe77 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/02/22
Wonderful stories, incredible characters
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“This podcast lies at the intersection of what you hope isn’t true and what you want to believe. The tales of grifting are akin to what Da Vinci did for inventions. There are certainly parts that are fanciful, but everything is rooted in truth. The trouble is that you can never tell what is an...”Read full review »
Billy472747 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/07/20
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