Sir Francis Drake and the Great Iowa Swindle
Ridiculous History
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4.2 • 4.7K Ratings
🗓️ 10 September 2019
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
When Oscar Hartzell's mother met Milo and Sudie, she fell for a story too good to be true: She, as an heir to the fortune of Sir Francis Drake, was eligible to receive a large part of his treasure -- all she had to do was help pay for court costs in the UK. Yet when Oscar finally figured out the con, he joined forces with the fraudsters, eventually becoming the head of one of the largest scams of the age. Join Ben and special guest Christopher Hassiotis as they explore the bizarre rise (and fall) of Oscar Hartzell.
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| 1:52.4 | Welcome to the show Ridiculous Historians. Here's hoping today's episode finds you well in good |
| 2:07.3 | health and not being beguiled by con artist, flim flam folks, confidence, men. My name is Ben. |
| 2:15.6 | Trusty co-host Nol is on the road, but don't worry. You won't have to listen to me monologue at KC |
| 2:23.4 | for 30 minutes because today we are joined again by one of our long time favorite guests on the show, |
| 2:31.7 | our former research associate and now executive producer at I Heart Media, Christopher Hosseotis. |
| 2:39.0 | Hello Ben. Hello everyone. Hello KC. Hello. Hello. And that's our super producer, KC |
| 2:45.0 | Pegra. Christopher, it is, I always say this and I always mean it is a pleasure to join forces |
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