Scammers Are Taking Over The Internet Ft. Gabrielle Bluestone

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Willy's Chocolate Experience - AKA The Fyre Fest Of Chocolate Factories

Sara and Danny are back for the final time, to cover Willy's Chocolate Experience in Glasgow - an event organized by a company named House of Illuminati, that was giving more Fyre Fest than "Pure Imagination." Sara and Danny get into it all, from the AI generated, spelling error- ...  Show more

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist Ft. Josh Gondelman

This week, Sara is joined by writer and comedian Josh Gondelman to cover a story from his hometown of Boston: the still-unsolved Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist. In 1990, two thieves dressed as policemen walked into the museum in the middle of the night, and carried out the ...  Show more

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