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Ep 206 - Gregor MacGregor & The Land That Never Was
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Ep 206 is loose, and we have the tale of one of the boldest confidence tricks in history!
Who was Gregor MacGregor? Where was the wonderous land of Poyais? And how many medals can a man wear and still walk?
The secret ingredient is...the island of Curaçao!
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Ep 206 is loose, and we have the tale of one of the boldest confidence tricks in history!
Who was Gregor MacGregor? Where was the wonderous land of Poyais? And how many medals can a man wear and still walk?
The secret ingredient is...the island of Curaçao!
Sources this week inclue:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregor_MacGregor
allthatsinteresting.com/gregor-macgregor
www.historytoday.com/miscellanies/gregor-macgregor-prince-poyais
www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/Gregor-MacGregor-Prince-Of-Poyais/
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River Donaghey grew up in a cult. Or at least that’s what some people called it. His parents called it a “personal-growth seminar group.” Its leader called it “one big happy family.” But there was a dark side to the world River grew up in. One he never heard about as a kid. In the 1970s and 80s, a self-help company called Lifespring took America by storm. Hundreds of thousands of people walked out of Lifespring as true believers, convinced that the seminars had the power to change the world. ...
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Early in his career, the renaissance man, Premium Pete pioneered the podcasting industry as co-host of the iconic hip-hop program, The Combat Jack Show. In addition to producing podcasts for several major brands such as State Farm & HBO. Premium Pete created his own outlet with The Premium Pete Show. Having a respected voice and being an influential entrepreneur, it only made sense for the goodfella to provide a platform for his guests to tell their stories. Internets! The Premium Pete Show ...
…
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In Man in the Window, Paige St. John, a Pulitzer Prize winning investigative reporter has uncovered never before revealed details about the man who would eventually become one of California's most deadly serial killers. From Wondery and the L.A. Times comes a new series that traces his path of devastation through his victims' eyes.
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continue reading
Join Kristi Lee - an Australian who moved to Canada over a decade ago, for an immersive deep dive into some of the country’s most thought-provoking true crime cases. Using facts curated from court documents, inquiry reports and news archives, Kristi carefully unravels each case—exposing pitfalls of the criminal justice system that all Canadians need to know about. At least two new episodes a month. Learn more at www.canadiantruecrime.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform ...
…
continue reading
The Trail Went Cold is a weekly true crime podcast which explores baffling unsolved mysteries and cold cases. On each episode, host Robin Warder examines a new murder or missing persons case, tackling a wide variety of mysteries from different countries and time periods.
…
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