Scam Factory

Crime Writers On...True Crime Review

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True Crime, Comedy Interviews, Comedy, Performing Arts, Panel, Writer, Crime, Author, Review, Arts

4.4 • 3.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Lured by the promise of good wages, they instead found themselves in the jungle, forced to make scam calls from a compound patrolled by armed guards. We’ll talk about the podcast “Scam Factory” from Wondery.

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0:00.0	You can support this podcast at patreon.com slash partners in crime media.
0:05.5	I'm Rebecca Lavoie, and this is Crime Writers On.
0:25.6	Crime Writers On is the original True Crime Review podcast that digs in a true crime,
0:30.9	pop culture, other podcasts. And on this episode, lured by the promise of good wages, they instead found themselves in the jungle, forced to make scam calls from a compound
0:35.6	patrolled by armed guards. We'll talk about the podcast, Scam Factory from Wondry.
0:41.0	Joining me to get this done and more is my true crime co-author, TV journalist, and host of.
0:45.5	These are their stories podcast, my husband, a love of my life.
0:48.1	Kevin Flynn, hi, Kevin.
0:49.3	Hello, Rebecca.
0:50.2	Kevin, you would think that after 10 years, I wouldn't need to read that.
0:53.7	And there was like a little mistake in it.
0:55.5	What do you mean?
0:56.1	I mean, it says true crime author.
0:58.0	I mean, it's just a little different than sometimes it is.
1:00.1	I don't know.
1:00.5	Anyway.
1:00.9	I think it's our special summer script.
1:03.8	That might be right.
1:04.6	Yeah.
1:05.5	Also with us is private investigator, certified pet detective resident cat lady and author of the final curtain,
1:11.2	Lara Bricker. Hi, Laura. Hey, Rebecca, and I'm a first-time Aqua Zumba survivor. I have questions.
1:18.3	And finally, our captain of all things cynical, author of the city trilogy of novels,
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