PRETEND

Investigative series on con artists, scammers and their victims KI-Zusammenfassung

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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. © 2026 Creative Babble LLC [CLAIM:B6BT3XC4]

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  1. The Hypnotist, Part 1 (Revisited)

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    13.10.2026 · 56 Min. · Staffel 27, Folge 10

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  7. The Gypsy Rose Obsession, Part 9

    06.10.2026 · 37 Min. · Staffel 27, Folge 9

    When Gypsy Rose Blanchard announced she was pregnant, the internet opened an investigation. The woman who spent her childhood trapped inside her mother's medical lies was now raising a daughter of her own. In this…

  8. BONUS: How Doctors Diagnose Medical Child Abuse

    03.10.2026 · 35 Min.

    How does a doctor actually decide that a parent is making their child sick? Dr. John Melville is a child abuse pediatrician, president of the Ray E. Helfer Society, and one of the people who helped write the board exam…

  9. BONUS: Gypsy Rose Blanchard's Partner Ken Urker Has Died

    03.10.2026 · 15 Min.

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  10. The Gypsy Rose Obsession, Part 8

    29.09.2026 · 40 Min. · Staffel 27, Folge 8

    Gypsy Rose Blanchard thought no one was listening. For years, everything she said from inside Chillicothe was being recorded. Now it's public. More than five hundred hours of it. Some of those recordings broke through…

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Javier Leiva
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06/2017 · seit gut 9 Jahren
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