Endless Thread   /     The Music Man, Part 1

Summary

You may have seen this ad: A frenetic, wild-haired concert pianist says he can make any newbie a virtuoso in months. Just take his online course for $3,000. Too good to be true? Redditors thought so. Posts dating back years cried scam. Some went further and claimed his virtual piano academy is a cover to recruit Scientologists. In Part 1 of "The Music Man," Endless Thread investigates. Credits: This episode was written and produced by Grace Tatter with mixing and sound design by Emily Jankowski. Amory Sivertson and Ben Brock Johnson are the co-hosts.

Subtitle
He says he'll turn you into a virtuoso. Critics say he'll make you a Scientologist.
Duration
00:28:35
Publishing date
2024-03-15 05:00
Link
https://www.wbur.org/endlessthread/2024/03/15/music-man-part-one
Contributors
  WBUR
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Enclosures
https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/chrt.fm/track/284E6C/traffic.megaphone.fm/BUR9328286159.mp3
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Shownotes

You may have seen this ad: A frenetic, wild-haired concert pianist says he can make any newbie a virtuoso in months. Just take his online course for $3,000.

Too good to be true? Redditors thought so. Posts dating back years cried scam. Some went further and claimed his virtual piano academy is a cover to recruit Scientologists.

In Part 1 of "The Music Man," Endless Thread investigates.

Credits: This episode was written and produced by Grace Tatter with mixing and sound design by Emily Jankowski. Amory Sivertson and Ben Brock Johnson are the co-hosts.