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Going Downhill With Janet Cooke Jul 20, 2015

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Listen as Liar City celebrates an arbitrary anniversary with a very special episode. From Janet Cooke's perky prose to Jimmy Gronen's magnets, the 25th edition of Liar City is chock full of lies.

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God Only Knows: Brian Wilson Meets Eugene Landy Jun 26, 2015

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Few things in life are as timeless as the music of The Beach Boys. They had a magical combination of soaring harmonies and an unepected level of technical sophistication coupled with the constantly-evolving talents of their once-undisputed leader Brian Wilson.

What happened to Wilson when the pressure got to be too much is what we're talking about this week.

Investing 101: Ponzi, Patreon, and Plush Toys Jun 18, 2015

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This week, we'll tackle a true rags to riches story: Charles Ponzi. While his specific exploits are a lot less remembered than his name, his plucky, can-do attitude in the face of overhwhelming odds gave inspiration to dozens of upstarts with names like Bernie Madoff, Nicholas Cosmo, and Charles Keating.

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Satanic Panic III: West Memphis Boogeymen Jun 05, 2015

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The case of the West Memphis Three might be the last gasp of the satanic panic that gripped America a couple decades ago. A horrible crime against three innocent boys, with teenagers dressed in black the only suspects in sight, the story reads like a John Grisham novel.

Will we ever know the truth of it?

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Henry Hill: Goodfella, College Basketball Enthusiast May 19, 2015

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This week, rather than talk about deflated footballs, we take a stroll down memory lane and discuss the weird ending that GoodFellas should've had: The fallout from the 1978-1979 Boston College points shaving scandal.

Billy Collins and Luis Resto's Gloves May 04, 2015

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Madison Square Garden was packed to capacity on the night of June 16th, 1983. Everyone was expecting a good fight, but nobody was all that excited about the undercard -- a fight between two welterweight fighters that nobody had ever heard of.

Pretty quickly, that changed. Billy Collins and Luis Resto have had their names etched into history, but for all the wrong reasons.

The Raccoon Attack / Andrew Wakefield's Truth Inoculation Apr 24, 2015

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Brian and Bren explain their unexpected absence last week, then explain why Andrew Wakefield and Jenny McCarthy are dangerously insane human beings.

Drinking The Kool-Aid With Jim Jones Apr 10, 2015

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Jonestown, Guyana. A 3,500 acre commune in the middle of a jungle, was supposed to be a socialist paradise on earth for Jim Jones and his many followers. Instead, it became a metaphor for all the reasons why you should never put your life in someone else's hands.

Join us as we detail the history of The People's Temple, Jim Jones, and Leo Ryan -- the congressman who came to South America for answers, but found something much, much worse waiting for him.

Go Ask Alice and A Million Little Pieces Apr 03, 2015

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This week, we talk about two books: one a memoir, one a diary, both of them total bullshit.

Join us as we discuss the origins of, and the fallout from, two of the most ridiculous pieces of "non-fiction" ever published.

Operation Freakout and Project Normandy Mar 27, 2015

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"What is true is what is true for you," L. Ron Hubbard was fond of saying.Wise words from a dangerously insane human being.

Join us as we tell the tale of Scientology's humble beginnings, its dramatic growth spurt, and the horrible things the group has done in their quest to 'clear the planet.'

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