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Podcast suggestions - scams, hoaxes and cults

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greenplantsandtrees · 30/04/2024 09:32

I've got a long drive ahead of me at the weekend (15 hour round trip) and looking for some good podcast recommendations!

I loved Scamanda (about a woman who faked a cancer battle) and I have enjoyed most of Something was wrong (largely about women who were victims of romance fraud or toxic relationships).

I like true life stories and preferably like the ones where there's a resolution (the person gets caught etc) rather than unexplained/unsolved. Not a fan of blood or gory detail.

So wonder if anyone has any suggestions - anything to do with Frau, scams, cults, hoaxes etc? Would love to get a bunch of stuff queued up on Spotify to listen to.

Thanks!

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Esgaroth · 30/04/2024 17:41

Oh if you like scams as well, the canoe man series of British Scandal is amazing! Faking your own death is a scam, right? You probably remember the story a bit from when it was in the news but it's still jaw dropping.

Hatsforbats · 30/04/2024 17:41

Who shat on the floor at my wedding?

greenplantsandtrees · 01/05/2024 07:45

Ah thank you everyone! I've just been through all your suggestions and added quite a few to my Spotify list. I'm driving to attend the funeral of someone who has died in horrendous circumstances so something to distract my mind on the journey will be incredibly helpful.

Agree with the PP who mentioned 'Something was wrong'. In the earlier series, some of the stories were jaw dropping. I remember one time not wanting to pull into a car wash and switch my engine off, as I was so engrossed listening to it in the car. Later series...just feels like she'd run out of material sadly. Think she'd have been better doing a spin off or finding a new subject matter.

Anyway, thank you all!

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