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Scamapalooza with Nicholas J. Johnson

You can’t trust anyone.Particularly not author, entertainer and collector of scams Nicholas J. Johnson.Scamapalooza attempts to separate facts from fraud as Nicholas explores the worlds of deception, ... Read more

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16: Scam School with Brian Brushwood

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, Br... Read more

26 Oct 2015

41mins

Ranked #2

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41: Fake News with Toby Halligan

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 ... Read more

14 Mar 2017

54mins

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12: The Magic Castle with Rob Zabrecky

12: The Magic Castle with Rob Zabrecky

Rob Zabrecky was once the leader singer of indie rock band Possum Dixon. Now he’s a magician on the board of trustees of... Read more

28 Sep 2015

38mins

Ranked #4

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17: The Cottingley Fairies with Sarah Baggs

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 tha... Read more

2 Nov 2015

41mins

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43: OzLockCon and Lockpicking with Topaz.

43: OzLockCon and Lockpicking with Topaz.

OzLockCon is Australia’s first conference dedicated to locksport and physical security. From the amateur lockpicker to t... Read more

30 May 2017

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34: The Gentle Grafter with Tosh Greenslade

34: The Gentle Grafter with Tosh Greenslade

Do you remember that story about the man who sold his fob watch to buy his wife a comb while she sold her hair to buy hi... Read more

26 Sep 2016

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40: Paper Moon with Sarah Baggs

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... Read more

16 Jan 2017

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35: Now You Seem Mean 2 with Nick Mason

35: Now You Seem Mean 2 with Nick Mason

Nick Mason, from the Weekly Planet Podcast, returns to help Nicholas deal with complex feelings about the 2016 film Now ... Read more

5 Oct 2016

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23: The Great Moon Hoax with Matthew Goodman

23: The Great Moon Hoax with Matthew Goodman

On 25 August 1835, The Sun newspaper in New York reported that a telescope had been invented so powerful that it could s... Read more

14 Dec 2015

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20: Sucker with Lawrence Leung

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 ... Read more

23 Nov 2015

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19: Sleights of Mind with Stephen Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde

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 neuro... Read more

15 Nov 2015

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38: I Love Phillip Morris Vs FOCUS with Martin Dunlop

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 ... Read more

15 Dec 2016

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13: The Man Who Lost Himself with Robyn Annear

13: The Man Who Lost Himself with Robyn Annear

The Tichborne Claimant was either a 19th century lord, long thought missing at sea or a butcher from Wagga spinning an e... Read more

5 Oct 2015

46mins

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42: The Gullibility Test with Alessa Teunisse

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 t... Read more

20 Apr 2017

39mins

Ranked #15

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21: The Sting with Matthew Specktor

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 Matchst... Read more

30 Nov 2015

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Ranked #16

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22: Piff The Magic Dragon with John Van Der Put {Explicit}

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 Talen... Read more

7 Dec 2015

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14: Snipe Hunt with Laura Davis

14: Snipe Hunt with Laura Davis

The snipe hunt is a grand and nobel tradition. Jerks the world over from trades to the armed forces have sent apprentice... Read more

12 Oct 2015

32mins

Ranked #18

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37: Charles Dawson at The Labrastory (LIVE)

37: Charles Dawson at The Labrastory (LIVE)

The Laborastory is a science storytelling event in Melbourne that comes to tell the stories of science – the heroes, the... Read more

28 Nov 2016

22mins

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18: Keeping The Bastards Dishonest with Dee Madigan

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 an... Read more

9 Nov 2015

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39: The Annals of Gullibility with Stephen Greenspan

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 ... Read more

9 Jan 2017

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