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Pretend - a true crime podcast about con artists

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PRETEND exposes the masterminds behind some of the most notorious scams and cons. From cult leaders to con artists and undercover FBI agents, this podcast pulls back the curtain on...

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Episode list

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  • July 29, 2025

    45 min

    2203: The Playwright part 3

    Melanie dies. Jayson takes control of her estate. Then he moves in with her mother. Her children are stunned. They suspect something isn’t right, especially as questions about Mela...

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  • July 23, 2025

    7 min

    Listen Now: Business Wars

    In the year 2000, the merger of AOL and Time Warner seemed like the moment that the pendulum shifted from offline to online media. But the megamerger went off script fast. In-fight...

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  • July 22, 2025

    40 min

    The Playwright part 2

    In Part 2 of The Playwright, we shift focus to the show at the center of it all: The History of Now. Written and directed by Jason Bartlett, the play was billed as a bold, politica...

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  • July 15, 2025

    43 min

    The Playwright part 1

    In this episode, we investigate the mysterious Jayson Bartlett and the many women whose lives he upended. Emma was a single mother in England who fell for Bartlett’s charm and arti...

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  • July 9, 2025

    13 min

    BONUS: The Digital Trail to Epstein’s Island

    What if your phone could place you at the scene of a crime—years later? In this bonus episode of PRETEND, we uncover how nearly 200 mobile devices that visited Jeffrey Epstein’s pr...

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  • July 1, 2025

    45 min

    The Pale Faced Lie Revisited

    David Crow says he was his father's criminal accomplice. In today's episode, we delve into the extraordinary story of David Crow, author of the book titled "The Pale-Faced Lie." It...

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