Superstar Sports Scammer | Part I | 23
Scamfluencers
Wondery
4.1 • 7K Ratings
🗓️ 10 October 2022
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
When superstar NFL quarterback Tom Brady gets badly injured on the field, he turns to his secret weapon, an unlicensed “body coach” named Alex Guerrero. Together, the duo become unstoppable, creating their own company together and even peddling their own products and philosophies. But their questionable partnership will prove more than controversial… maybe even dangerous.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, Scam Fluencers fans, Sarah here. |
| 0:02.8 | If you love the drama, deception, and mind-blowing reveals, Wondery Plus is your VIP ticket to more. |
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| 0:30.1 | Today I'm joined by a special guest host, Amil Niazzi, who is a writer, and you may have read her work in places like The New York Times, The Guardian, BuzzFeed, and also her monthly |
| 0:35.7 | column at The Cut. |
| 0:37.1 | She's filling in for Sachi for the next two episodes. |
| 0:41.2 | Amil, what's something you're convinced is really good for your health, even though there's not really any evidence for it? |
| 0:48.4 | Water. |
| 0:52.3 | No, but hear me out. You know how people are always like, I drink eight glasses of water a day, and that's why my skin looks so good. And even though I know that that's not true and it's like retinol and Botox, every time I drink a glass of water, I'm like, mm, look at me. Water does not make you look like Gwyneth Paltrow or give you glowing skin. It just |
| 1:12.3 | keeps you from dying, but I've convinced myself that it's like a self-care wellness treat. |
| 1:19.1 | Well, I'm about to tell you a story about a guy who developed some really bizarre and |
| 1:24.0 | scientifically unproven theories about diet and exercise and convinced lots of people, |
| 1:29.8 | including at least one of his super famous clients, to completely upend their lives. |
| 1:39.4 | It's September 7, 2008, and tens of thousands of fans are flooding into Gillette Stadium. |
| 1:45.9 | They're here for the first game of the new football season, and they're wearing red, white, |
| 1:50.1 | and blue for their home team, the New England Patriots. |
| 1:53.9 | Their star quarterback Tom Brady stands on the Patriots sideline. |
| 1:58.2 | Amil, what do you know about Tom Brady? |
| 2:02.9 | Off the top of my head, football, |
| 2:10.3 | obviously, accused of cheating, I think. I know deflated footballs were involved. And of course, |
| 2:16.1 | the most important thing about Tom Brady is that he's married to supermodel Jusel Bunchen, and they are like a scary Uber alpha couple. |
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