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PATREON PREVIEW: Water Crimes Jun 04, 2026

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Water scarcity has shaped everything about life in the Western US, including its criminal activities. Pat tells Kath about the lengths some people are willing to go to profit off of the American West's most valuable commodity: water.

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Gas Crimes May 28, 2026

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With gas prices reaching all time highs, Pat tells Kath about the creative methods gas thieves employ to obtain the blood of American life.

PATREON PREVIEW: The Feed is Fake: The Social Engineering of Social Media May 21, 2026

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Kath tells Pat about the world of clipping, narrative campaigns, and other discursive manipulations that affect our algorithms, taste in music, and culture at large.

This episode is primarily a discussion of the Vulture article "The Feed is Fake" by Lane Brown. Read it here: https://www.vulture.com/article/social-media-feeds-chaotic-good-projects-clipping.html

We also discuss and quote from Eliza McLamb's article "Fake Fans", which kicked off this discussion a few weeks ago: https://substack.com/@elizamclamb/p-192801490

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AI MAGA girls May 16, 2026

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Kath tells Pat about one of the easiest and most lucrative scams on the internet: Using AI to thirst trap MAGA men.

Lost Boy Larry Apr 30, 2026

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Pat tells Kath about Lost Boy Larry, a hoax (maybe?) that spawned the most expensive search and rescue mission in New Mexico history.

Emma Perrier's Catfish Apr 16, 2026

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Kath tells Pat the story of a French woman living in England who's tale of being catfished has some surprising twists and turns.

The information in this episode comes from Jeff Maysh's article "A Catfishing With A Happy Ending", published October 2017 in The Atlantic. You can read it here.

PATREON PREVIEW: Loopholes Apr 09, 2026

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Pat tells Kath some stories involving enterprising individuals exploiting various loopholes - through gambling, insurance fraud, and even the KFC app.

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The Price of Groceries Mar 26, 2026

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We all know grocery prices are going up. But is it all just "inflation"? Or are mega-corporations dictating the price of our pepsis? Take a guess (hint: Ronald Reagan is involved)! Pat tells Kath about some shady dealings that affect the cost of groceries.

PATREON PREVIEW: Chuck Seidman and the Sweepstakes Scam Mar 19, 2026

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Kath tells Pat the story of a scam from the height of America's sweepstakes craze, featuring a cast of unusual characters and a cameo by Donald Trump himself.

The reporting in this episode comes from Jeff Maysh, an incredible documenter of scams, who wrote about Chuck Seidman and CBS in the New Yorker in 2022. You can read his reporting here.

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The Danbury Trashers Mar 12, 2026

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Pat tells Kath about the real life inspiration for Tony and AJ Soprano, who's short-lived, mob-connected Connecticut hockey team has become the stuff of legend.

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