Know When to Hold 'Em: Canada Bill Jones
Folks, we got us a card sharp. Canada Bill Jones was a three card monte guy, taking rubes for their cash on trains and riverboats across the heart of America. Oddly principled and unrepentant, ol' Bil...
25 Sep 202554min
Ryan Borgwardt: The Wannabe Ghost of Green Lake
Once upon a time... a married man and father of three went online and there he met a mystery woman from Uzbekistan. The two began an internet friendship that blossomed into an online romance. Within m...
23 Sep 202557min
The Salad Oil King of New Jersey: Tino De Angelis
The salad oil business is slippery stuff. Sometimes you have to grease some palms to get what you want. You have to be slick. And you have to trim the fat to keep your business profitable. Lubricating...
18 Sep 202551min
Keith Richards and John Lennon Take an Acid Road Trip
LSD didn't used to be a street drug, originally it was considered a wonder drug, part of the post-war belief in "better living through chemistry." That's when Hollywood mega-star Cary Grant was a big ...
16 Sep 202558min
Aldi Money in the World: Theo Albrecht
Theo and Karl Albrecht build a discount food empire. Aldi is known the world over for "the best quality at the lowest price." Bringing bargains to the people is lucrative business, and the Albrecht br...
11 Sep 202555min
Patrick Critton: the Black Panther Turned Skyjacking Schoolteacher
A one-time revolutionary and member of the Black Panthers was the first person to successfully hijack a plane in Canada. That led to a 30-year life on the lam as an international fugitive from justice...
9 Sep 202554min
Put It on My Tab: Anna Delvey
As Billie Jean King once said, "if you can see it, you can be it." Young Anna Sorokin took this to heart. She saw the fabulously wealthy and became one of them... sort of. She conned the social circle...
4 Sep 20251h 1min
A Fraudulent Aretha Franklin: How Do You Spell Respect?
If a New York City hairdresser who looks a little like James Brown comes up to you and says he can make you a star, don't believe him. But Miss Mary Jane Jones had to learn that lesson the hard way ––...
2 Sep 20251h
