45: The Ethics Of Mentalism with Jon Archer
What’s the difference between a con artist and a magician? A great magician tells you they’re about to lie you. They admit it out right. And then fool you anyway. But a great con artist will suck you ...
30 Juni 201749min
44: The Doctor Will See You Now with Dr Vyom Sharma
How do working GPs deal with alternative medicine? These frontline healthcare practitioners have to deal with constant red tape, constant education, strict laws and pesky professional ethics. Alterna...
19 Juni 201749min
43: OzLockCon and Lockpicking with Topaz.
OzLockCon is Australia’s first conference dedicated to locksport and physical security. From the amateur lockpicker to the professional security expert, the conference has something for everyone inter...
30 Maj 201732min
42: The Gullibility Test with Alessa Teunisse
Why, given the constant need for people to measure everything from their personalities to their intellect, is there no test for gullibility? Alessa Tenunisse, a pHd student at Macquarie University’s D...
20 Apr 201739min
41: Fake News with Toby Halligan
We are living in a golden age of bullshit. Nowhere is this more evident than in the media where fake news is now almost indistinguishable from the real deal. So how do you spot fake news? How do you s...
14 Mars 201754min
40: Paper Moon with Sarah Baggs
🎶It's only a paper moon, sailing over a cardboard sea.🎶And this week's episode is only pop culture queen Sarah Baggs exploring the whimsical and heartwarming world of Paper Moon. From the Peter Bogd...
16 Jan 20171h 14min
39: The Annals of Gullibility with Stephen Greenspan
Stephen Greenspan has dedicated a large part of his career to explaining why people act gullibly. As a psychologist and author, he’s drawn from research, literature and his own personal experience as ...
9 Jan 201737min
38: I Love Phillip Morris Vs FOCUS with Martin Dunlop
There are no two con artists films less alike than I Love You Phillip Morris and FOCUS. One is a true story, the other fiction. One is slick and cool, the other bright and slapstick filled. One featur...
15 Dec 20161h 38min
