Jason and Rachel are both fascinated by the way wealth is portrayed on social media. Social media elevates this infatuation with wealth, they say. Is there a moral to this story in terms of society's relationship with the rich? Jason: I've really seen wealth play out is more in the disparity of perspectives on the other side of the crime.Rachel: There's a real distraction to the story with Anna that has to do with materialism and money.
Anna Delvey and Simon Leviev, now infamously known as The Fake Heiress and The Tinder Swindler, are two characters who have infiltrated pop culture and gripped Netflix viewers over recent months. Their joint claim to fame? They're both notorious con artists. So why are viewers and listeners so drawn to these stories of true crime? Writer and author Rachel Williams and journalist Erlend Ofte Arntsen were closely involved in the real-life stories that shaped Netflix's The Tinder Swindler and Inventing Anna. They join journalist and broadcaster Manveen Rana to help provide some answers.
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