PRETEND is an investigative true crime podcast about real people who lie for a living — con artists, scammers, and the victims caught in their web.
Hosted by journalist Javier Leiva, PRETEND exposes the human psychology behind deception and fraud. Each episode follows a real case of manipulation — from financial scams and Ponzi schemes to digital hoaxes and emotional cons
PRETEND explains how and why deception works without shaming victims, combining ethical journalism with cinematic storytelling.
Featured in lists of the best podcasts about con artists and scams, PRETEND investigates crimes of persuasion, trust, and betrayal. New episodes drop regularly with stories that reveal how manipulation shapes modern life, both online and off.
PRETEND is produced by Creative Babble, LLC.
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Two beauty pageant queens united by a special bond of each one having been crowned the winner of Nuestra Belleza Latina, Univision’s beauty reality competition. Today these trendsetters begin a new adventure with their own podcast. In it they will share their experiences as well as comment on all the major fashion and entertainment events and talk about the hot trending topics. Get ready to join the conversation of beauty secrets, red-carpet gossip, heart to hearts and the reminder that we are all queens, so put your Crown ON!
In this show, the team behind the wildly popular TodayIFoundOut YouTube channel do deep dives into a variety of fascinating topics to help you feed your brain with interesting knowledge.
Quintus Curtius is an attorney, writer, translator, and former Marine officer. His books deal with a variety of ethical, moral, and character topics, using examples in history, biography, literature, and philosophy. The result is both unique and inspiring. His podcasts are his personal dialogues with listeners.
He can be found at www.qcurtius.com
Oh No! Lit Class is a semi-educational comedy literature podcast hosted by Megan and RJ, two bitter English grads who are here to tell you all the weird and sexy things you never knew about the books you had to read in school. Let’s ruin some literary classics together. New episodes released every other Thursday.
Order 9066 chronicles the history of the WWII Japanese American Incarceration through vivid, first-person accounts of those who lived through it. The series explores how this shocking violation of American democracy came to pass, and its legacy in the present.
Enhance your salon experience with the Splitting Hairs Free Salon Education Podcast, where beauty trends, technology, and engaging salon discussions come together in a weekly show. Tune in to join hosts Matt Beck, Christina Cavalcanti, Brian Haire, and Karlie Warehime for a blend of informative and entertaining content. New episodes drop every Monday at 10am EST – don’t miss out!
Author Jon Acuff explores the creative risks we take and pass on with other authors, artists, and entrepreneurs.
It’s me. It’s what’s in my head at the moment I start talking. It’s part Feynman’s technique of teaching in order to learn, and part old man cursing under his breath at the TV. In my mind, it’s really great late-night radio talk…in my mind.
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