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Duped: The Dark Side of Online Business — 78 episodes

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The Grift Halftime Report

2

The Grift Halftime Report

3

Celebrity Entrepreneurship: New Faces, Same Old Playbook

4

The Grift of Audience Growth: 2026 Edition

5

The Income Claim Cycle (And Why It's Worse Right Now)

6

Why We Trust Influencers Over Experts & What It Costs

7

Amanda Frances and The Worship of Wealth

8

2025 Year in Review

9

You Can't Sit With Us: Inside Mean Girl Marketing

10

Everyone's an AI Expert Now (Except…They're Not)

11

The Grift of Program Promises

12

Everybody's Lying (and We're All Tired of It)

13

The Rise of the Doubt Economy

14

The Cult of the Web Celeb

15

The Cult of Oversharing

16

The Very Tired Tropes of Online Business: 2025 Edition

17

Inception: Online Business Edition

18

Hoodwinked: How Cult Marketing Took Over Your Feed with Dr. Mara Einstein

19

AI and the Enshittification of Everything

20

The BFF Next Door: The Most Dangerous Celebrity Entrepreneur in 2025

21

2024 Year End Wrap Up

22

Is It About to Sink? Spotting the Warning Signs of a Failing Online Business

23

Weapons of Influence (Part Two)

24

Weapons of Influence (Part One)

25

Masterminds Unmasked: Support System or Total Scam?

26

Exposing MRR: The Crumbling of a 'Get Rich Quick' Dream

27

Why Do We Fall for Get Rich Quick Schemes

28

Consumer Caution: Understanding the Risks of Payment Plans in Online Business

29

How To Read a Sales Page (Part 2)

30

The Bundle Breakdown: What Consumers Need to Know Before Buying

31

How to Read a Sales Page Part One

32

The State of "Ethical" Business 2024

33

Friend or Foe? Understanding Parasocial Relationships in Marketing

34

Payment Pitfalls: Navigating Guarantees, Refunds, and T&Cs

35

January Patreon Teaser

36

Behind the Curtain: Decoding Deceptive Tactics in Summits and JVs

37

Manipulating Minds: The Need to Know About NLP

38

Schemes on Your Screens: A 2023 Recap and 2024 Predictions

39

The Fakery of Financial Feminism

40

The Grift of Audience Growth

41

The State of Online Business Right Now (Fall 2023 Update)

42

MLMs and Online Business with Emily Lynn Paulson

43

TEASER: The Art of Livin' with Matthew McConaughey

44

The Millionaire Messenger: Duped Bookclub TEASER

45

You've Been Scammed: Now What?

46

The Manipulation of Manifestation

47

Artificial Authority: Why You Shouldn't Take that Expert at Face Value

48

Coaching Scams: What to Watch for in 2023

49

The Rise of the Fake Expert

50

The Myth of the Million Dollar Business

51

The Truth About Critique, Criticism, and Cancellation

52

Coaching, Consulting and the Current Chaos of Online Business

53

The Racket of Recession Proofing Your Business

54

Vetting Coaches and Programs: What to Watch For

55

The Trouble with Triggering and Traumatic Stories

56

Certifications: Credibility Booster or Money Making Scheme?

57

The Grift of Group Programs

58

The Hype About Hiring

59

Chasing Celebrity Enterpreneurship

60

Predatory Pricing Practices in the Online Business Pyramid Scheme

61

Questioning Online Business Practices

62

Critical Thinking: How Not to Get Sucked into the Cult of Online Business

63

The Scam of Sales Psychology

64

Seriously Shady Sales Practices

65

The Freedom Paradox

66

The Entrepreneurial Industrial Complex

67

The High Stakes of Speak to Sell

68

The High Ticket Hustle

69

Courses: Moneymaking Dream or Business Nightmare?

70

The High Cost of the Dark Side of Online Business

71

The Predatory Culture of Plagiarized Content

72

The Luxury Life

73

The Very Tired Tropes of Online Business

74

The Culty Side of Online Business

75

The Bro Marketing Binary

76

The Truth About Influencers & Experts

77

Ethical Businesses In Name Only

78

The Bait and Switch