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Date Title & Description Contributors
2023-09-16

  Detecting Misinformation with Steve Rathje

PATREON MY STUFF STEVE'S WEBSITE STEVE'S TIKTOK I’ve been sick for the past few months. Which is why there has been an episode of a Scamapalooza in a little while. Instead, I’ve been spending a lot of time in bed feeling sorry for myself while trawl... 		  Nicholas J. Johnson author
2023-07-26

  Collecting Magic with Kent Blackmore

Support the podcast on Patreon! Magicians have secrets that you don’t see on stage. I’m not talking about HOW they do the tricks—the trapdoors and mirrors—but the mundane secrets that make the show happen.  The tour schedules, the marketing plans, t... 		  Nicholas J. Johnson author
2023-07-14

  Nobody's Fool with Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris

Support the podcast on Patreon! If I had an origin story as a magician/con artist/science communicator it would be me, in the early 2000s, hunching over my computer trying to count how many times a basketball is being thrown while completely missing t... 		  Nicholas J. Johnson author
2023-06-28

  Snake Oils with Dr Jo Clyne

Imagine it's 1850 and you live in a rural area, far away from doctors and the latest advances in medical technology. And then you get sick. What would you do? It's this fear that gave rise to The Snake Oil Salesmen, travelling hucksters who sold oint... 		  Nicholas J. Johnson author
2023-06-14

  Deceptive Animals with Lixing Sun

Support Scamapalooza On Patreon I busted my cat scratching the couch yesterday. As soon as she caught my eye, she stopped scratching and started to stretch instead, acting as if she’d hadn't just been digging her claws into our brand new four seater. ... 		  Nicholas J. Johnson author
2023-05-31

  The Sting 2 with Nick Mason

I’m often asked what my favourite con artist movie is and I always have a different answer.  Usually, I’ll say Ridley Scott’s Matchstick Men or David Mamet’s House of Games.  If I’m feeling a little pretentious I might name drop Fellini’s Il Bidone o... 		  Nicholas J. Johnson author
2023-05-17

  The Little Golden Calf with Maya Vinokour

If I told you that “the cafeteria is permanently closed for the schnitzel inventory.” what would you think I was saying? If your Russian, the chances are you’d know exactly what I was getting at. The novel The Little Golden Calf is the story of Ostap... 		  Nicholas J. Johnson author
2023-05-02

  Corporate Bullshit with Ian McCarthy

Have you ever had to deal with corporate bullshit? Had your projects “put on the backburner”? Or had your job “right-sized”?  Also, what hell is “disruption?” Ian McCarthy is the Professor of Innovation and Operations Management at Simon Fraser Uni... 		  Nicholas J. Johnson author
2023-04-26

  Card Counting with Steven Bridges

If I had to guess what the cardinal rule for card counters was, “Don’t draw attention to yourself” would be way up there. While card counting isn’t illegal, casinos aren’t too keen on having players use probability to actually win at blackjack. Flyin... 		  Nicholas J. Johnson author
2023-04-04

  The Shell Game with Nick Stein

Every other week, I am sent a video of someone playing The Shell Game. Maybe it's a cat finding a single treat under three cups, or maybe it's a magician impressing audiences with hand-carved replica walnuts and silicone peas. However, despite being o... 		  Nicholas J. Johnson author