In our current era, Choc full of headline-making scammers, Anadelvi is one of these splashes.

Several years ago, she posed as an ares and kind of a whole bunch of wealthy people out

of their money before ultimately spending time in prison.

And now, her schemes have been dramatized in inventing Anna, a Netflix miniseries created

by Shonda Rhymes.

The show is inspired by a viral New York magazine article, but is Anna's story as fascinating

on the screen as it was on the page.

Emma Yisha Harris and today we're talking about inventing Anna on Popculture Happy Hour

from NPR.

Joining us is Kristen Minzer.

She is the co-host of the podcast, Movie Therapy with Raffer and Kristen.

She's also the co-author of How to Be Fine.

Welcome back, Kristen.

So happy to be back to talk about this scammer.

Yes.

Also joining us is Jeffrey Masters, he's the host of the podcast, LGBTQ&A.

That's Q&A with an ampersand.

Welcome back, Jeffrey.

Hey, thank you.

So the Netflix miniseries inventing Arenal was created by Shonda Rhymes.

Julia Garner plays Anadelvi, a Russian-born German in her mid-20s, who claims to be an

ares while pallying around with some of Manhattan's wealthy and powerful.

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