Introducing Season Five of Chameleon: Dr. Dante

Chameleon: Dr. Miracle

Sony Music

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, Tv & Film

4.6 • 8K Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2022

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Ronald Dante is a talented hypnotist (and not an actual doctor) whose mind-bending schemes span decades. Dante worked the smoke-filled nightclubs of 1960s Hollywood and rode the self-help craze of the 1980s and 90s, hypnotizing women out of their fortunes, taking out hits on his rivals and opening up one of the biggest fake universities in history. Host Sam Mullins tracks Dante through yacht clubs, prison cells, trailer parks and theme parks to uncover the unbelievable true story of the greatest con man you’ve never heard of. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	My name is Ronald Dante and I'd like to thank you for inviting me into your subconscious.
0:10.7	The legend of Dr. Ronald Dante spans decades, movie stars, fugitive yachts, continents,
0:18.1	if you believe his version of events.
0:20.7	But it all started on a stage.
0:25.8	Before he was so many other things, Dr. Ronald Dante was a stage hypnotist like no other.
0:33.3	There were people who believed that Dante could mesmerize you with his eyes alone.
0:37.8	I've heard stories of comedians, lawyers, famous Hollywood actors who were afraid to
0:43.2	look the man in the eye for fear of being hypnotized.
0:47.3	Deep breath.
0:48.3	I'm sleepy.
0:50.3	I'm sleepy.
0:51.3	I'm sleepy.
0:52.3	I'm sleepy.
0:53.3	A master of his craft.
0:55.3	For his day, he was like the Muhammad Ali was the best.
0:57.8	You get in the ring with Dante at one of his hypnotism shows and you had no idea what might
1:02.6	happen.
1:03.6	Suddenly you're a child.
1:04.6	We are nine years old, happy, wiggly, gay, and we're a savior.
1:08.2	You're a savior.
1:09.2	What's about me?
1:10.2	Now you're cold.
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