Part Two: India's Most Famous Con-Man

Part Two: India's Most Famous Con-Man

Up next

Part Two: The Fake Bomb Detector Grift That Killed Hundreds

Robert concludes the heroic story of a fake bomb detector that got forced on Iraq leading to hundreds of deaths. Sources: https://corruption-tracker.org/case/the-worldwide-fake-bomb-detector-scam https://archive.is/ykgSC https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-29459896 https://www.bbc.com/ne ...  Show more

Part One: The Fake Bomb Detector Grift That Killed Hundreds

Robert sits down with Ed Zitron to discuss one of the deadliest fake tech products in history: the Gopher, a fake golf ball detector that became a fake bomb detector and got hundreds of people killed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Recommended Episodes

Aliens?
Worst Year Ever

A conversation with Robert and Cody. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

SYMHC Classics: Harriet Tubman, Part 1
Stuff You Missed in History Class

We're revisiting this 2013 topic in honor of Juneteenth. Most people are familiar with Tubman's involvement with the Underground Railroad, but she was also a spy for the Union during the Civil War, among many other things. Untangling the truth from the myth is the trickiest part ...  Show more

12 | "I Love You Too"
Up and Vanished

We find out who George Harrison really is and we talk to several new people with some very important information in this case. 

Sammy Davis Jr: National Treasure
Stuff You Should Know

Today Josh and Chuck sit down and detail the complicated life of the late, great Sammy Davis Jr.

Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listen ...

  Show more