PRETEND

By Creative Babble

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Subscribers: 1173
Reviews: 14
Episodes: 213

Pascale
 Sep 19, 2024
Amazing podcast, the Ladonna story is great, as much as the other stories. great investigative reporting.

Rebecca
 Feb 18, 2024
Absolutely fascinating! I really enjoy this podcast! I got hooked on "The Stalker" episodes and also strongly recommend "The Real Catch Me If You Can." Check it out!

just gone downhill
 Aug 31, 2021
wow, bashing sovereign citizens? I Iiked this podcast until he started judging SC. out of all the criminals he has interviewed and not judged...he really goes hard at bullying these sovereign citizen people. so negative and harsh. unsubbed

Be brave
 Aug 5, 2021
It was a ok listen until the sovereign citizen episode, which reviled how simple minded and submissive the host Havier is.


 May 25, 2021
great perspective, great narration, great subjects

Description

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 those who've pretended to be someone they're not.

Episode Date
1902: The Greatest Footballer Who Never Played
Oct 08, 2024
1901: The Return of the Stalker
Oct 01, 2024
1816: Who's Afraid of LaDonna Humphrey part 16
Sep 24, 2024
1815: Who's Afraid of LaDonna Humphrey part 15
Sep 17, 2024
1814: Who's Afraid of LaDonna Humphrey part 14
Sep 10, 2024
BONUS: A Swing and a Miss
Sep 03, 2024
1813: Who's Afraid of LaDonna Humphrey part 13
Aug 27, 2024
1812: Who's Afraid of LaDonna Humphrey part 12
Aug 20, 2024
1811: Who's Afraid of LaDonna Humphrey part 11
Aug 13, 2024
1810: Who's Afraid of LaDonna Humphrey part 10
Aug 06, 2024
1809: Who's Afraid of LaDonna Humphrey part 9
Jul 30, 2024
1808: Who's Afraid of LaDonna Humphrey part 8
Jul 23, 2024
1807: Who's Afraid of LaDonna Humphrey part 7
Jul 16, 2024
1806: Who's Afraid of LaDonna Humphrey part 6
Jul 09, 2024
1805: Who's Afraid of LaDonna Humphrey part 5
Jul 02, 2024
1804: Who's Afraid of LaDonna Humphrey part 4
Jun 25, 2024
1803: Who's Afraid of LaDonna Humphrey part 3
Jun 18, 2024
1802: Who's Afraid of LaDonna Humphrey part 2
Jun 11, 2024
1801: Who's Afraid of LaDonna Humphrey part 1
Jun 04, 2024
TRAILER: Who's Afraid of LaDonna Humphrey
May 31, 2024
1705: Hockey Dad Poses as Delta Force Agent to Scam Parents part 2
May 14, 2024
1704: Hockey Dad Poses as Delta Force Agent to Scam Parents part 1
May 07, 2024
1703: The Doula BREAKING NEWS
May 02, 2024
1702: The Doula part 2
Apr 23, 2024
1701: The Doula part 1
Apr 22, 2024
Confessions of a Ponzi Schemer
Apr 09, 2024
The Treasure Hunter Revisited
Apr 02, 2024
How to find people who don’t want to be found
Mar 26, 2024
1609: The Truth Experts part 2
Mar 19, 2024
1608: The Truth Experts part 1
Mar 12, 2024
1607: The Fake Lawyer
Mar 05, 2024
1606: The Grave Detector (Junk Science Bonus)
Feb 20, 2024
1605: The Stalker - Case Closed
Feb 15, 2024
1604: The Grave Detector part 3
Feb 13, 2024
1603: The Grave Detector part 2
Feb 06, 2024
1602: The Grave Detector part 1
Jan 30, 2024
1601: The High School Hoax (Shelby Hewitt)
Jan 23, 2024
1510: How to Disappear Revisited
Jan 16, 2024
1509: The One Who Got Away - Revisited
Jan 02, 2024
1508: The Christmas Con
Dec 24, 2023
1507 - The Stalker - It Will Never End (part 18)
Dec 12, 2023
1506: The Maury Povich Olive Lady
Dec 05, 2023
1504: The Red Collar Killer part 2
Nov 28, 2023
1503: The Red Collar Killer part 1
Nov 21, 2023
The Stalker - Is this the end?
Nov 20, 2023
1502: The Stalker - Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (part 17)
Nov 14, 2023
PREVIEW: The Stalker Settlement Conference
Nov 10, 2023
The Lie Detector Revisited
Nov 07, 2023
The Babalawo Revisited
Oct 31, 2023
1413: The Haunted Tourist
Oct 24, 2023
1412: The Puppet Master
Oct 17, 2023
1411: The Lost and Found part 2 (Rudy Farias)
Oct 10, 2023
1410: The Lost and Found part 1 (Rudy Farias)
Oct 03, 2023
1409: The Shit Show (plus Stalker update)
Sep 26, 2023
1408: The Digital Pickpocket part 2
Sep 19, 2023
1407: The Digital Pickpocket part 1
Sep 12, 2023
1405: The Pests part 5
Sep 05, 2023
Criminal Conduct Season 4 - Getting Away with Murder
Aug 29, 2023
1404: The Pests part 4
Aug 22, 2023
1403: The Pests part 3
Aug 15, 2023
1402: The Pests part 2
Aug 08, 2023
1401: The Pests part 1 (Gang stalking)
Aug 01, 2023
1311: The Stalker - Interview with the Doctor (part 16)
Jul 18, 2023
1310: Love and Taxes (plus Stalker update)
Jul 04, 2023
1309: The Pale-Faced Lie part 2
Jun 13, 2023
1308: The Pale-Faced Lie part 1
Jun 06, 2023
1307: The Stalker - Fly on the Wall (part 15)
May 30, 2023
George Santos & The Harbor City Capital Ponzi Scheme (THE PONZI PLAYBOOK)
May 23, 2023
1305: The Stalker - In Time You'll Get the Truth (part 14)
May 16, 2023
1304: The Cuban Spy part 2
May 09, 2023
1303: The Cuban Spy part 1
May 02, 2023
1302: The Real Catch Me If You Can - The Promissory Note
Apr 25, 2023
1301: The Real Catch Me If You Can part 9 (update)
Apr 18, 2023
1215- The Proxy part 2
Apr 11, 2023
1214- The Proxy part 1
Apr 04, 2023
S1213: The Stalker part 13 (The Arraignment)
Mar 28, 2023
S1212: The Stalker part 12
Mar 21, 2023
S1211: The Stalker part 11
Mar 14, 2023
S1210: The Stalker part 10
Mar 07, 2023
S1209: The Stalker part 9
Feb 28, 2023
S1208: The Stalker part 8
Feb 21, 2023
S1207: The Stalker part 7
Feb 14, 2023
S1206: The Stalker part 6
Feb 14, 2023
S1205: The Stalker part 5
Feb 07, 2023
S1204: The Stalker part 4
Jan 31, 2023
S1203: The Stalker part 3
Jan 24, 2023
S1202: The Stalker part 2
Jan 17, 2023
S1201: The Stalker part 1
Jan 10, 2023
S509: The Santa Claus Man Revisited
Dec 20, 2022
S505: The Prank Revisited (featured on Netflix Don’t Pick Up the Phone)
Dec 06, 2022
S401: The One Who Got Away Revisited
Nov 22, 2022
S101: The Prophet Revisited - Word of Faith Fellowship Cult
Nov 08, 2022
S806: The Real Vampires Revisited
Oct 25, 2022
S1108: The Real Catch Me If You Can part 8 (finale)
Oct 11, 2022
S1107: The Real Catch Me If You Can part 7
Sep 27, 2022
S1106: The Real Catch Me If You Can part 6
Sep 13, 2022
S1105: The Real Catch Me If You Can part 5
Aug 30, 2022
S1104: The Real Catch Me If You Can part 4
Aug 16, 2022
S1103: The Real Catch Me If You Can part 3
Aug 02, 2022
S1102: The Real Catch Me If You Can part 2
Jul 19, 2022
S1101: The Real Catch Me If You Can part 1
Jul 05, 2022
Trailer: The Real Catch Me If You Can
Jul 04, 2022
S1004: The Man Who Wears Many Hats part 2
Jun 21, 2022
S1003: The Man Who Wears Many Hats part 1
Jun 07, 2022
S1002: The Sperm Donor
May 24, 2022
S1001: The Dadbot
May 10, 2022
S908: The Deepfake
Apr 19, 2022
S907: The Forensic Musicologist
Apr 05, 2022
PRETEND's 100th Episode
Mar 22, 2022
Javier Interviews a Serial Killer — Criminal Conduct Season 3
Mar 08, 2022
S905: The Business of Cults part 3
Feb 22, 2022
S904: The Business of Cults part 2
Feb 14, 2022
S903: The Business of Cults part 1
Feb 08, 2022
S902: Cons, Scams, and Flim-flams
Jan 25, 2022
S901: The KGB Agent
Jan 11, 2022
S811: The Truth About Santa
Dec 24, 2021
S810: The Hypnotist part 4 - Alien Abductions and Hypnosis
Dec 21, 2021
S809: The Hypnotist part 3 - Is hypnosis admissible in court?
Dec 07, 2021
S808: The Hypnotist part 2
Nov 23, 2021
S807: The Hypnotist part 1
Nov 09, 2021
S806: The Real Vampires
Oct 26, 2021
Bonus: Michael plays air guitar
Oct 12, 2021
S805: The King of Lies
Sep 28, 2021
S804: The Ransomware Negotiator
Sep 14, 2021
S803: The Sovereign Man
Aug 31, 2021
S802: The Naked Sovereign Surgeon
Aug 17, 2021
S801: The Sovereign Citizen
Aug 04, 2021
Birth of a Con Man (Revisited)
Jul 20, 2021
The Hijacker (Revisited)
Jul 06, 2021
PRETEND turns 4
Jun 22, 2021
S710: The Sham vol. 1
May 11, 2021
S709: The Liquor Guy
Apr 27, 2021
S708: The Constable (Criminal Conduct)
Apr 13, 2021
S707: The Lie Detector part 2
Mar 30, 2021
S706: The Lie Detector part 1
Mar 16, 2021
S705: The Word of Faith Fellowship Update
Mar 02, 2021
S704: The Confident Woman
Feb 16, 2021
S703: The Pharmacist
Feb 02, 2021
S702: The Pill Mill
Jan 19, 2021
S701: The Real Donnie Brasco
Jan 04, 2021
S611: The Santa Claus Man (Rebroadcast)
Dec 22, 2020
S610: The Party Crasher
Dec 09, 2020
S609: The Treasure Hunter part 4
Nov 25, 2020
S608: The Treasure Hunter part 3
Nov 11, 2020
S607: The Treasure Hunter part 2
Oct 30, 2020
S606: The Treasure Hunter part 1
Oct 16, 2020
S605: The Inheritance
Oct 02, 2020
S604: How to disappear part 4
Sep 18, 2020
S603: How to disappear part 3
Sep 04, 2020
S602: How to disappear part 2
Aug 21, 2020
S601: How to disappear part 1
Aug 07, 2020
S512: COVID-19 Scams: The Rattlesnake King
Jun 16, 2020
S511: COVID-19 Scams: How to Steal a Stimulus Check
May 26, 2020
Inside Criminal Conduct
Mar 16, 2020
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: Criminal Conduct
Feb 03, 2020
S510: The Joe Schmo Show
Jan 14, 2020
S509: The Santa Claus Man
Dec 18, 2019
S508: The Prank Call part 4
Dec 04, 2019
S507: The Prank Call part 3
Nov 20, 2019
S506: The Prank Call part 2
Nov 06, 2019
S505: The Prank Call part 1
Oct 23, 2019
S504: The Cousins part 2
Oct 09, 2019
S503: The Cousins part 1
Sep 25, 2019
S502: The Sugar Daddy part 2
Sep 11, 2019
S501: The Sugar Daddy part 1
Aug 28, 2019
S411: The Norco Bank Heist part 2
Jul 31, 2019
S410: The Norco Bank Heist part 1
Jul 19, 2019
S409: The Psychic Vampires
Jul 03, 2019
S408: The Psychic Kids (James Randi and Project Alpha)
Jun 19, 2019
S407: The Psychic Spy (featuring Uri Geller)
Jun 05, 2019
S406: The Bounty Hunter Part 2
May 22, 2019
S405: The Bounty Hunter Part 1
May 07, 2019
S404: The Soccer Mom
Apr 24, 2019
S403: The One Who Got Away
Apr 10, 2019
S402: The Shawcross Letters
Feb 20, 2019
S401: The Commander
Jan 30, 2019
S311: The Prophet – Matthew Fenner vs. the Word of Faith Fellowship Cult Part 2
Dec 04, 2018
S310: The Prophet – Matthew Fenner vs. the Word of Faith Fellowship Cult Part 1
Nov 27, 2018
S309: The Prophet – Inside the Mind of Cult Leader Jane Whaley
Nov 20, 2018
S308: The Prophet - Meet Cult Leader Jane Whaley Part 3
Nov 14, 2018
S307: The Prophet - Meet Jane Whaley Part 2
Nov 07, 2018
S306: The Prophet - Meet Cult Leader Jane Whaley Part 1
Oct 31, 2018
S305: The Prophet - Brazil and the Word of Faith Cult
Oct 24, 2018
S304: The Prophet - Allegations of Cult Abuse and Corruption
Oct 17, 2018
S303: The Prophet - Former Cult Members Speak Out
Oct 10, 2018
S302: The Prophet - Who is cult leader Jane Whaley?
Oct 03, 2018
S301: The Prophet - Word of Faith Fellowship Cult Revisited
Sep 28, 2018
S213: The Hijacker, Part 2 - Martin McNally
Jul 24, 2018
S212: The Hijacker, Part 1 - Martin McNally
Jul 18, 2018
S211: The Jolly Roger Social Club
Jul 04, 2018
Pretend Radio Anniversary Bonus Episode
Jun 19, 2018
S210: The Babalawo - Secrets of Santeria
Jun 06, 2018
S209: The Good Cop, Bad Cop
May 22, 2018
S208: The Stranger
May 09, 2018
S207: The Gambler Part 2 - Art Schlichter
Mar 13, 2018
S206: The Gambler Part 1 - Art Schlichter
Mar 07, 2018
S205: The Reporter - Vester Flanagan
Feb 28, 2018
S204: The Taker
Feb 20, 2018
S203: The Boy and the Girl
Feb 14, 2018
S202: The Snake Oil Salesman Part 2 - Curing Autism
Feb 07, 2018
S201: The Snake Oil Salesman Part 1 - Curing cancer & depression
Jan 31, 2018
S111: The Bigamist
Sep 13, 2017
S110: The Pretender Part 2 - Undercover FBI Agent Marc Ruskin
Sep 05, 2017
S109: The Pretender Part 1 - Undercover FBI Agent Marc Ruskin
Aug 27, 2017
S108: The Sculptor
Aug 23, 2017
S107: The Real Estate Agent - Part 2 - Todd Kohlhepp
Aug 10, 2017
S106: The Real Estate Agent Part 1 - Todd Kohlhepp
Aug 09, 2017
S105: Birth of a Con Man Part 2 - Opioid epidemic
Jul 27, 2017
S104: Birth of a Con Man Part 1
Jul 25, 2017
S103: The Prophet Part 3 - Word of Faith Fellowship
Jun 22, 2017
S102: The Prophet Part 2 - Word of Faith Fellowship
Jun 20, 2017
S101: The Prophet Part 1 - Word of Faith Fellowship
Jun 06, 2017
PRETEND Podcast Trailer
Jun 04, 2017