Scammers, swindlers, con artists: unethical rogues who should be brought to justice? Or brilliant players in the game of capitalism that can help you get a free mattress? Comedian and author Caitlin Brodnick can’t always decide. Each week, join Caitlin and a special guest as they dive into current and historic scams, from skillful mobsters to Real Housewives fraudsters, from MLMs to YouTube grifters. Together, they’ll explore the thin line between swindle and survival, between fleecing an easy mark and just launching a startup. Listen and embrace the art of the dupe with true crime’s less-disturbing sister: the true con.
ScamWow
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Podcast Overview
Scammers, swindlers, con artists: unethical rogues who should be brought to justice? Or brilliant players in the game of capitalism that can help you get a free mattress? Comedian and author Caitlin Brodnick can’t always decide. Each week, join Caitlin and a special guest as they dive into current and historic scams, from skillful mobsters to Real Housewives fraudsters, from MLMs to YouTube grifters. Together, they’ll explore the thin line between swindle and survival, between fleecing an easy mark and just launching a startup. Listen and embrace the art of the dupe with true crime’s less-disturbing sister: the true con.
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Recent Episodes
October 28, 2022
S02E33 - Special Announcement & Special Mailbag Episode!
With over 180 episodes of ScamWow (HELL YEAH) we can’t thank you enough!!!!!! Thank you to all our listeners and fans and guests who have supported ScamWow from the beginning! We are not going anywhere, don’t worry. We explain it all in the episode and how you can have special and additional access to even more! We covered so much today, so let’s start with our listener Dabney’s Book! And sadly Caitlin does not understand that Shopkins are not Neopets. For a great resource everyone should check out the podcast What The Hack with Adam Levin with great tips and tricks to protect yourself from scams. Caitlin receives a visit from The Fly that sucks, the invasive insect all New Yorkers hate. We have important questions being asked about our Summer Of Scam Movies: Never Been Kissed or Never Been Convicted? With Sarah Grace Welbourn. And some extra NFT help as you attempt to venture into the world of NFTs from another brilliant friend of the pod. Plus hear exclusive episodes on our Patreon. RESOURCES: @caitybrodnick @scamwowpodcast Scamwowpodcast.com DISCLAIMER: We are comedians and this is satire. C’mon Send us your scams! scamwowpodcast@gmail.com Or call: 347-509-9414 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
October 6, 2022
S02E32- I Want My Chickens To Be Sexually Active W/ Priya Patel and Chet Siegel
This week Caitlin is joined by comedians Priya Patel and Chet Siegel, hosts of their own podcast, Nibbles and Bits. This episode covers so many scams. Without exaggeration, the wild ride of today’s episode includes: Food marketing scams Modern gathering and foraging 30-minute meals Crude animal protein PSAs Sexual chickens The Tara Reid of Pittsburgh Mommy bloggers Diet culture Pink Sauce TikTok Animal shelters Childbirth And Lady Gaga’s Bad Romance. Enjoy! Plus hear exclusive episodes on our Patreon. RESOURCES: Nibbles and Bits Podcast Add to Cart Podcast, with Kulap Vilaysack & SuChin Pak Trader Joe’s Baby Chicks! TikTok’s Pink Sauce Is a Gooey, Pepto-Colored Mystery Forbes, Food Scams You Need To Avoid Darius Cooks @niceonepriya @chetsiegel @caitybrodnick @scamwowpodcast Scamwowpodcast.com Get those couch DISCOUNTS!!! https://allform.com/lp/scamwow/podcasts DISCLAIMER: We are comedians and this is satire. C’mon Send us your scams! scamwowpodcast@gmail.com Or call: 347-509-9414 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 29, 2022
S02E31 - The Worst Catfish In The World W/ Cara Devins
One of the nicest people in New York City and also one of the funniest comedians, Cara Devins joins Caitlin to discuss the time her entire family was catfished in person by a lonely soldier. Did he want to marry Cara’s dad or did he just want to buy everyone a round of drinks? Maybe if your recent wedding was held at The Four Seasons and has a trending hashtag, it’s not the best decision to start dating. It’s the tale as old as time: lonely soldier meets a wonderful family but is hiding his own bride in a neighboring state. Plus hear exclusive episodes on our Patreon. RESOURCES: @c_devs @caitybrodnick @scamwowpodcast Scamwowpodcast.com Get those couch DISCOUNTS!!! https://allform.com/lp/scamwow/podcasts DISCLAIMER: We are comedians and this is satire. C’mon Send us your scams! scamwowpodcast@gmail.com Or call: 347-509-9414 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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