The Magic of Yuri Geller was written by James the Amazing Randy. The book inspired Mike to try and convince a psychology class that he is psychic. He eventually got an invitation from professor David Whitsett, who invited him to speak at his class.
We sit down with Brian Brushwood to discuss how he put together this most recent season of The World's Greatest Con, his podcast about incredible scams. This season is all about how two teenagers pulled off an incredible hoax called Project Alpha, a con job and a publicity stunt, meant to improve scientific rigor and methodology when it comes to studying the possibility of the existence of psychic phenomena.