Lie, Cheat, & Steal

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PATREON PREVIEW: What Happened on Swamp Camp Road Mar 05, 2026

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Pat tells Kath about a wrongful death case in his beloved Myrtle Beach involving a complicated stand your ground law, corrupt cops, a child custody battle, and more hallmarks of the Southern USA.

To hear the rest of this episode, sign up at patreon.com/liecheatandsteal!

Why Keanu Reeves is DMing Your Mom Feb 26, 2026

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Kath returns to the main podcast feed with a story about celebrity impersonators running romance scams on older women, and the efforts being made to stop them.

Much of the info in this episode comes from Rebecca Keegan's Hollywood Reporter Article, "Not Keanu, Not Costner: Inside the Billion Dollar Celebrity Impersonation Bitcoin Scam", published in July 2025.

Influencing Influencers ft. Holly Hart and Katrina Walters Feb 12, 2026

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at talks to friends of the show Holly Hart and Katrina Walters about the emerging trend of social media influencers being influenced by dark money media groups.

When Athletes Bet On Sports ft Zac Brooks and Nick Saverino Jan 29, 2026

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Pat talks to friends of the show Zac Brooks and Nick Saverino about the questionable legal status and murky outcomes that occur when professional athletes gamble on sports. They cover current scandals such as Shohei Ohtani as well as the granddaddy of them all: the 1919 World Series.

Adam Iza, The Crypto Godfather Jan 15, 2026

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Kath tells Pat about a crypto criminal who's corruption caused (yet another) scandal in the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department.

2025: The Year In Scams Jan 01, 2026

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Pat brings Kath a rundown of the year in scams, including some superlative awards for the finest scammers. This one was going to be a bonus but we decided to make it free in honor of the new year!

Stéphane Bourgoin, true crime criminal Dec 11, 2025

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This week, Pat tells Kath about a big name in the world of true crime that turned out to be a fraud himself.

Pageturner Press and the World of "Author Services" Nov 20, 2025

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Kath tells Pat about Pageturner Press and Media, one of many fraudulent "author services" companies based in the Philippines and targeting self published authors.

Most of the info in this episode comes from the July 2025 Bloomberg article by Brent Crane titled "Pageturner's 44 million dollar fraud casts a spotlight on author services". You can read it here.

"Chatfishing": Chat GPT use on dating apps Nov 06, 2025

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Kath and Pat discuss "Chatfishing", the name The Guardian has coined for people who use Chat GPT to help with (deceive?) their matches on dating apps.

The information in this episode comes from the Guardian article on Chatfishing, by Alexandra Jones, which you can read here: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/oct/12/chatgpt-ed-into-bed-chatfishing-on-dating-apps

The Secret History of IQ Oct 23, 2025

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Pat tells Kath about the pseudoscientific history of the IQ test, and how eugenicists used the idea of innate genius to justify their racist aims.

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