Rerun: The Messenger (Kevin Trudeau)
Swindled
Swindled
4.6 • 10.3K Ratings
🗓️ 1 May 2025
⏱️ 83 minutes
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Summary
Originally published April 30, 2023.
A series of infomercials lands a TV pitchman in federal prison. Prelude: The founder of Hooked on Phonics is criticized over dubious advertising claims before he settles a sexual assault lawsuit with his corporate attorney, who then purchases a ranch from a phony French noblewoman who faked her own death.
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| 0:30.9 | Hello, it's that time again to revisit a classic swindled episode. This one is a fan favorite |
| 0:36.9 | about Kevin Trudeau, the well-known infomercial pitchman, an author |
| 0:40.9 | who a U.S. District Judge once described as deceitful to the core. |
| 0:45.6 | We're digging this one out of the vault, not because we are contractually obligated to publish |
| 0:50.0 | an occasional rerun, and not because I'm buying myself more time for the next episode, which |
| 0:55.1 | will be released in a few days. |
| 0:57.2 | And definitely not because the multi-level marketing organization mentioned in this episode |
| 1:01.7 | filed a copyright strike against us on YouTube to hide their nefarious activities, |
| 1:05.8 | and this is our petty response. |
| 1:08.0 | No, but rather because the health misinformation peddled here seems timely and |
| 1:13.5 | relevant. That's all. So enjoy. Oh, and also, if for some reason you find yourself annoyed by |
| 1:21.6 | seeing these completely free reruns of content pop into your feeds, first of all, get some real |
| 1:27.3 | problems, but secondly, and more importantly, you can get rid of them by of content pop into your feeds. First of all, get some real problems. |
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| 1:35.2 | You know the spill. |
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