Brian Brushwood is a touring stage magician and author. He has appeared on the Tonight Show, Roseanne Show,. CNN, Steve Harvey's big time challenge; his own show called Hacking the System. His first season was all about how the British in World War II pulled off Operation Mintsmead. In this clip, Brian explains the history of a quiz show scandal.
In this episode, we sit down with famed stage magician and infamous instructor of the school of scams, Brian Brushwood, whose new podcast explores the world's greatest con artists and con jobs from World War II to modern game shows.
We cover everything in this episode from why you can't con an honest person to the power of shame and fame to folk psychology to how the British conned Hitler using one of the oldest tricks in the book to how one man broke the code for Press Your Luck earning him the most money ever awarded in a single day on any program in the history of game shows.