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Duped: The Dark Side of Online Business — 73 episodes

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Why We Trust Influencers Over Experts & What It Costs

2

Amanda Frances and The Worship of Wealth

3

2025 Year in Review

4

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

5

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

6

The Grift of Program Promises

7

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

8

The Rise of the Doubt Economy

9

The Cult of the Web Celeb

10

The Cult of Oversharing

11

The Very Tired Tropes of Online Business: 2025 Edition

12

Inception: Online Business Edition

13

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

14

AI and the Enshittification of Everything

15

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

16

2024 Year End Wrap Up

17

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

18

Weapons of Influence (Part Two)

19

Weapons of Influence (Part One)

20

Masterminds Unmasked: Support System or Total Scam?

21

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

22

Why Do We Fall for Get Rich Quick Schemes

23

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

24

How To Read a Sales Page (Part 2)

25

The Bundle Breakdown: What Consumers Need to Know Before Buying

26

How to Read a Sales Page Part One

27

The State of "Ethical" Business 2024

28

Friend or Foe? Understanding Parasocial Relationships in Marketing

29

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

30

January Patreon Teaser

31

Behind the Curtain: Decoding Deceptive Tactics in Summits and JVs

32

Manipulating Minds: The Need to Know About NLP

33

Schemes on Your Screens: A 2023 Recap and 2024 Predictions

34

The Fakery of Financial Feminism

35

The Grift of Audience Growth

36

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

37

MLMs and Online Business with Emily Lynn Paulson

38

TEASER: The Art of Livin' with Matthew McConaughey

39

The Millionaire Messenger: Duped Bookclub TEASER

40

You've Been Scammed: Now What?

41

The Manipulation of Manifestation

42

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

43

Coaching Scams: What to Watch for in 2023

44

The Rise of the Fake Expert

45

The Myth of the Million Dollar Business

46

The Truth About Critique, Criticism, and Cancellation

47

Coaching, Consulting and the Current Chaos of Online Business

48

The Racket of Recession Proofing Your Business

49

Vetting Coaches and Programs: What to Watch For

50

The Trouble with Triggering and Traumatic Stories

51

Certifications: Credibility Booster or Money Making Scheme?

52

The Grift of Group Programs

53

The Hype About Hiring

54

Chasing Celebrity Enterpreneurship

55

Predatory Pricing Practices in the Online Business Pyramid Scheme

56

Questioning Online Business Practices

57

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

58

The Scam of Sales Psychology

59

Seriously Shady Sales Practices

60

The Freedom Paradox

61

The Entrepreneurial Industrial Complex

62

The High Stakes of Speak to Sell

63

The High Ticket Hustle

64

Courses: Moneymaking Dream or Business Nightmare?

65

The High Cost of the Dark Side of Online Business

66

The Predatory Culture of Plagiarized Content

67

The Luxury Life

68

The Very Tired Tropes of Online Business

69

The Culty Side of Online Business

70

The Bro Marketing Binary

71

The Truth About Influencers & Experts

72

Ethical Businesses In Name Only

73

The Bait and Switch