Cheat!
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Cheat!
Is it ever okay to break the rules? Cheat! is a weekly podcast hosted by award-winning journalist and comedian Alzo Slade that dives into the epic stories behind the biggest cheats and scandals out there, looking for answers about who they are and why they skirt the rules. From the allure of get-r...
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107 ਐਪੀਸੋਡShe Read Their Minds Then Stole Their Money: The Psychic Scammer Exposed
What would you do if one handwritten letter from a psychic promised to change your life forever?
This is the story of 1 mil...
Whose Joke Is It Anyway?
Joke stealing. It's a cardinal sin in the comedy community, but it happens...a lot. Sometimes it's truly unintentional or a case of parallel thinking....
NFL’s Bountygate
After New Orleans was hit by the catastrophic national disaster of hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans Saints quickly became the symbol of America’s te...
The Dark Side of Conservatorships
A conservatorship or guardianship is a court appointed order which gives someone permission to act on behalf of an individual who can’t make decisions...
My Fake Restaurant
Oobah Butler is a professional prankster. In 2017, he managed to convince the London restaurant scene that he was the owner of the coolest, most popul...
Jim and Tammy Faye
In the 1980s, The PTL or Praise The Lord Satellite Network founded by Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker broadcast into millions of homes throughout the world...
Fantasy Football School
In 2017, Roy Johnson, a former life insurance salesman turned entrepreneur, opened a new football high school in Ohio. The school's mission was to hel...
Scammed By The State
How did a trusted British institution manage to have over 600 people convicted for crimes they didn’t commit? In the early 2000’s, the UK Postal Servi...
The Toaster Hoaxster
Goofing around in class one day, Alex and Alan had no idea that they were about to create a decade-long Wikipedia hoax that would spread into some pre...
The Dine and Dash Dater
Dating is hard. Just about anyone can relate to having trouble meeting new people and making connections. That's why in 2018 Carol Meredith, an actres...
The Artifakes Exhibition
Collector Marty Martin spent years finding and sourcing incredible ancient artifacts, which he shared with the world in his touring museum. From dinos...
The Cowgirl’s Con
Growing up in Dixon, Illinois, in the 90s, Li Arellano never understood why his town seemed to be crumbling, the streets were a mess, the library’s ro...
The Sturgeon General
Caviar, those little salty fish eggs – are prized by foodies all over the world. The fish that produces caviar, sturgeon, has been struggling to survi...
The World's Most Trafficked Mammal
It's likely you've never heard of a pangolin - they're scaly mammals that look kind of like a cross between an artichoke and an anteater. But these el...
The Rise Of Insta-Therapy
When it comes to social media, there's no shortage of mental health content. And there's a growing number of influencers who are using their platforms...
Big Fish to Fry
Every spring, the best anglers in the Midwest converge on Lake Erie to try to catch the biggest Walleye and win tens of thousands of dollars in cash p...
Unwrapping Hipster Chocolate (Rerun)
In 2007, two Iowa-born brothers launched an artisanal chocolate company, Mast Brothers, out of an apartment in Williamsburg, Brooklyn—the hipster hear...
Letters to Santa
In the 1910s, the New York City Post Office was having trouble delivering children's letters addressed to Santa Claus. So every Christmas, thousands o...
The Missing Link
In 1912, a British amateur archaeologist found fossils that would change the face of evolution. Charles Dawson claimed he had found the missing link -...
The Bad Doctor
In the early 2000’s, a man called Ian Paterson was considered one of the best breast surgeons in England. He was a trusted and respected name within t...
Founding Fraudsters
During the 19th and 20th centuries, the people who helped build and shape American society were some of history’s most notorious swindlers. Many of th...
Bitcoin Baddies
In 2016, over 100,000 Bitcoin were stolen from customers using the cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex. The theft rattled the crypto world. At the time o...
Gaming the Gamers
Cheating usually takes the fun out of games. But with the rise of competitive gaming in the past decade, more people are willing to cheat – and are pa...
Operation Snow White
The Church of Scientology has been the subject of public fascination, government investigations, movies, and books for as long as the organization has...
Fixing to Win
Lotteries should be all about luck. But what if you could beat the odds? Would you do it? In 2010, Hot Lotto – a multi-state lottery game – featured a...
The Talking Gorilla
Koko is perhaps the world's most famous gorilla. She was known for her ability to communicate using thousands of signs and gestures taught to her by h...
Mystery Meat
In 2013, beef burgers—and other products advertised as beef—that were sold across Europe were found to contain traces, and in some cases, substantial...
Phishy Business
When Indian journalist Nidhi Razdan was tapped for a job as an associate professor at Harvard, she was overjoyed. She went through a full hiring proce...
Brokerage on the Brink
Toby Groves was running a mortgage brokerage when he discovered a small mistake that had been losing the company money, hundreds of thousands of dolla...
The Rise & Fall of Nigeria's SuperCop
Nigeria was struggling with a kidnapping crisis, that is until Abba Kyari took over as the head of an elite police unit. Kyari earned the spotlight th...
Introducing: Wolves Among Us, Season 1, The Larry Lavin Story
On the surface, there was nothing remarkable about Larry Lavin. He lived in a quiet neighborhood with his wife and family, drove a Volvo, and practice...
Journey to the Omegaverse
When Zoey Ellis lands a contract with a publisher to write a novel, she is thrilled. It's a dream come true. That is until she gets hit with accusatio...
When Pigs Can Fly
Pigs on planes? Snakes in stores? Alpacas in pharmacies? Most are emotional support animals (ESAs). And the demand for ESAs has grown considerably ove...
The truth about recycling
Anyone growing up in the US in the 90s probably remembers hearing about how important it was to recycle. By the early 1990s, the US’s landfills were...
Mysterious Mango Business
How far would you go to eat a food that reminds you of home? Would you be willing to smuggle it over the border from Canada? Drive four hours each way...
The Gucci Billionaire Master
Instagram influencer Hushpuppi earned millions of followers by posting a window into the life of the ultra-rich, with his runway-ready designer outfit...
Sister Swindler
For 30 years, Sister Mary Margaret Kreuper served as the principal of St. James Elementary—a Catholic school in Torrance, California. She implemented...
Cheat! is back. New episodes weekly!
Cheat! returns with new episodes weekly. Hosted by award-winning journalist and comedian Alzo Slade, Cheat! dives into the epic stories behind the big...
The (Rare) Book Thief (Fan Pick)
New Cheat episodes weekly starting in August with a whole new season of Cheat!
Greg Priore was thrilled to be named the hea...
Hook, Wine and Sinker (Fan Pick)
New Cheat! episodes weekly starting in August with a whole new season of Cheat! Here’s the final installment of fan favorites.