Join us for our very first special guest episode! The first half of the episode is a lot of talk about cool tricks and cons, and the second half is more traditional TCC--and of course we give you a great villain to hate on in the last story. It wouldn't be TCC without that.

As long as there have been humans, there have been scams. We’ve been perfecting the art of the steal for thousands of years. From the cutpurses and pickpockets of ancient times to the faux Nigerian princes of today, we’ve been robbin’ and scammin’ and griftin’ our way across the millenia, and we show no signs of stopping. Different hustles require different skills, of course, and different levels of skill. Today we welcome our first special guest on True Crime Campfire, a guy who’s something of an expert on artful thievery. He’ll teach us a bit about the skills involved, and we’ll tell you some wild stories about people who were blessed with the gift of grift.

James Harrison's Instagram--check out his amazing videos: https://www.instagram.com/pickpocketjames/?hl=en

Sources: https://forzonimagic.com/mindreaders-history/alexander-man-knows/ https://www.lybrary.com/modern-magic-p-121.html https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/lily-dale-spiritualist-community https://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Thomas_Nelson_Downs https://skepticalinquirer.org/newsletter/spirit-painting-2/ Breaking Vegas: The True Story of the MIT Blackjack Team (documentary) CNBC's "American Greed," Episode "Psychic Fiend's Network"

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