Introducing: PRETEND

Nobody Should Believe Me

True Story Media

True Crime, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.3 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

From cult leaders to con artists and undercover FBI agents, PRETEND exposes those pretending to be someone they're not. *** LaDonna Humphrey, a respected true crime author and podcaster, has built a strong reputation through her detailed investigations. However, beneath her acclaimed public image lies a troubling undercurrent of allegations and dark secrets. As former associates, friends, and family come forward with disturbing claims. These people have never spoken out... until now. The question arises: Who's really afraid of LaDonna Humphrey? *** Listen to PRETEND on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2vaCjR7UvlN9aTIzW6kNCo Listen to PRETEND on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pretend/id1245307962 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	True Story Media.
0:08.7	Hello, it's Andrea, and today I want to introduce you to a show that I love, pretend.
0:15.7	This is the podcast from super talented creator Javier Lever.
0:20.1	Javier tells stories about people pretending to be someone else.
0:23.9	So con artists, fraudsters, cult leaders, and much, much more.
0:28.1	There's even a previous season that involves a surprise, nobody should believe me, crossover
0:33.1	moment.
0:33.8	No spoilers as to which one.
0:35.9	But I think you will love this show because it takes you deep
0:39.0	into the process of unraveling webs of deception, sound familiar, and Javier is both a thorough
0:45.2	and ethical storyteller. Javier started his career in news, and he brings a lot of journalistic
0:50.9	muscle to these stories, which are all his original reporting.
0:59.7	So today, we're sharing the first episode of his breakout 2024 series, Who's Afraid of Ladana Humphrey, in which Javier digs into the deceptions and manipulations of a popular
1:04.6	true crime creator. This season tackles so many fascinating questions about the ethics and
1:10.0	boundaries of true crime storytelling.
1:12.2	And Javier just did really incredible research on this case and he even spoke to Ladana herself.
1:17.4	I think you will love this season.
1:20.4	You can find Pretend, wherever you listen to podcasts, and of course, we will include a link in our show notes.
1:25.9	Enjoy.
1:44.0	Well, friends, it's 2025. It's here. This year is going to be, well, one thing it won't be is boring, and that's about the only prediction
1:45.9	I'm going to make right now. But one piece of news that I am excited to share is that the wait
1:51.0	for my new book, The Mother Next Door, is almost over. It is coming at you on February 4th from
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