22: Piff The Magic Dragon with John Van Der Put {Explicit}
Piff The Magic Dragon isn’t your usual magician. He plays Las Vegas and wows judges on TV shows like America’s Got Talent and Penn and Teller Fool Us. But, his also a fire breathing dragon with a pet ...
7 Dec 201531min
21: The Sting with Matthew Specktor
The Sting is the king of con artist movies and the godfather of every twist happy heist movie from Ocean’s 11 to Matchstick Men. This week on the podcast writer Matthew Specktor talks about the incred...
30 Nov 201537min
20: Sucker with Lawrence Leung
Based on his award winning one man show, Sucker is the new feature film from comedian Lawrence Leung. Starring John Luc (youtube’s MyChonny) and Timothy Spall (Harry Potter), Sucker is a coming of age...
23 Nov 201550min
19: Sleights of Mind with Stephen Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde
The phrase neuromagic sounds like an obscure genre of cyberpunk fantasy novels. In reality, it is the study of the neuroscience of magicians and magic. Founders of the discipline Stephen Macknik and S...
15 Nov 201536min
18: Keeping The Bastards Dishonest with Dee Madigan
Dee Madigan is an advertising creative and political campaigner who spends her days selling politicians to the public and her nights revealing the secrets of advertising on television shows like the G...
9 Nov 201536min
17: The Cottingley Fairies with Sarah Baggs
The Cottingley Fairies were the talk of the early 20th century. A pair of girls, Elsie and Francis, took five photos that appeared to depict real live fairies. The photos sparked off a series of event...
2 Nov 201541min
16: Scam School with Brian Brushwood
Brian Brushwood is the ultimate drinking buddy. A king of bar magic, propositional wagers and short cons. Since 2008, Brian has been sharing the tricks of social engineering, bar bets and close up mag...
26 Okt 201541min
15: Out Of Your Mind with Art Maines
Art Maines is a clinical social worker and co-host of the Scammercast. On this week's episode Art explains to Nicholas the psychology of being swindled, the impact of elder fraud and what the deal is ...
18 Okt 201535min
