Lie, Cheat, & Steal

Kath tells Pat about a theft that rocked the foundations of the close knit world of Star Wars collectors, where a single plastic Boba Fett can sell for tens of thousands of dollars. The info in this episode is from the 2019 Popular Mechanics article "The Great Star Wars Heist" by Alexander Huls. Read it here: https://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/movies/a26364375/star-wars-toy-theft/

Pat tells Kath about Huey Long, the most influential politician in the history of Louisiana, for better and for worse. Is he a member of the good guy club? Decide for yourself!

Kath tells Pat about a mysterious caller who bewitched famous and powerful men throughout the 1980s, and her surprising true identity.Much of the information in this episodes comes from Bryan Burroughs 1999 Vanity Fair article, "The Miranda Obsession". Read it here: https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/1999/12/miranda-catfish-movie-199912

In honor of our latest war-based-on-nothing, Pat tells Kath about some historical examples of leaders using trumped up or fully manufactured circumstances in order to justify starting a war. PS - Cuomo conceded like 20 minutes after we finished recorded this, and the Liver King got arrested a couple hours after that. LOL

Kath tells Pat about a crypto scam that took a small town in Argentina by storm.For the full episode and over 110 additional patreon-only episodes, navigate to patreon.com/liecheatandsteal on your browser and sign up! (don't do it on the app, theyll charge you more fees)

Kath tells Pat about a local Brooklyn mystery, that when unraveled reveals a predatory real estate scheme run by a notorious slumlord.The information in this episode is from investigative reporting from The City, which can be read here: https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/05/19/sherita-billboard-dinosaur-mystery-real-estate-deed-theft/

Pat tells Kath about the Shaun King of 1880s Scotland, Annie Gordon Baillie. To hear the rest of this episode, go to patreon.com/liecheatandsteal on your browser and sign up for our patreon today for 100+ bonus episodes, ad-free version of our main episodes, and discord access!

Pat explains how our new "technofeudalist" economy, where increasingly, goods and services are rented rather than paid for outright (our podcast subscription is the exception of course).

Kath tells Pat about the King of Bougainville, Noah Musingku, who turned a ponzi scheme borne of an economic crisis into a would-be monarchy in the emerging island nation of Bougainville. Much of the information in this episode comes from the Harper's article The Island King by Sean Williams, which you can read here: https://harpers.org/archive/2024/11/the-island-king-sean-williams-bougainville/ To hear the rest of this episode, navigate on your browser to patreon.com/liecheatandsteal and subscribe to our patreon :)

Kath tells Pat the story of Alan Todd May, who turned an engaging personality and a small inherited oil claim into a Ponzi scheme that had him living large across the country with a series of young boyfriends. Much of the info in this episode comes from Charles Bethea's article on May in the New Yorker, "The Fake Oilman", which you can read here: https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-the-south/the-fake-oilman