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EPISODE · Apr 29, 2022 · 1H 12M

Cautionary Tales Presents: World's Greatest Con

from Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford · host Pushkin Industries

We'll be back with another story of human error next week, but today we're sharing another podcast you might like. On World's Greatest Con, Brian Brushwood talks about the most audacious con jobs, swindles, and heists in history. In this episode of World's Greatest Con, Brian tells the story of how a game show producer was tempted into upping the ante on his own program by feeding answers to the contestants. Those contestants become rich, famous, and admired...until the scheme is discovered and all they are left with is shame. You can hear more episodes by searching for World's Greatest Con wherever you get podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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