Persona: The French Deception

A podcast by Wondery | Pineapple Street Studios

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28 Episodes

  1. Search Engine: Who's behind these scammy text messages we've all been getting?

    Published: 3/18/2024
  2. Where to find Episodes 2-8 of Persona

    Published: 2/1/2024
  3. Listen Now: Dr. Death: Bad Magic

    Published: 1/22/2024
  4. Listen Now: Spellcaster: The Fall of Sam Bankman-Fried

    Published: 6/5/2023
  5. Presenting Deep Cover: Never Seen Again

    Published: 3/15/2023
  6. Introducing: Back Issue

    Published: 2/27/2023
  7. Wondery Presents: Stolen Hearts

    Published: 2/6/2023
  8. Introducing SUSPECT: Vanished in the Snow

    Published: 1/9/2023
  9. Wondery Presents Against The Odds: Chowchilla School Bus Kidnapping

    Published: 12/15/2022
  10. Amazon Music Presents SUSPECT: Vanished in the Snow

    Published: 11/28/2022
  11. Amazon Music Presents COLD: The Search for Sheree

    Published: 11/14/2022
  12. Wondery Presents: The Vanished

    Published: 11/1/2022
  13. Wondery Presents: The Generation Why Podcast

    Published: 10/17/2022
  14. Wondery Presents - The Rewatcher: Buffy The Vampire Slayer

    Published: 10/3/2022
  15. Wondery Presents: Fed Up

    Published: 8/31/2022
  16. Wondery Presents: This Is Actually Happening

    Published: 8/29/2022
  17. Introducing Project Unabom

    Published: 8/18/2022
  18. After the Deception | 9

    Published: 8/1/2022
  19. What To Listen To Next: Scamfluencers

    Published: 7/20/2022
  20. Cards on the Table | 8

    Published: 7/18/2022

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What does it feel like to pick up the phone and scam someone out of $50 million? This is the story of Gilbert Chikli, one of the greatest con artists of all time. Host and award-winning journalist Evan Ratliff investigates how Chikli duped some of the world’s most powerful people into handing over their fortunes. He explores how Chikli evaded the law for years and became a Robin Hood-like hero. More than just a tale of criminal genius, this is a show about the moment we’re living in right now — the golden age of scammers — and the power of seduction. But what happens when the fantasy we’ve been lured into finally crumbles away?