The Gift of Grift: With Pickpocket Magician James Harrison
True Crime Campfire
True Crime Campfire
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🗓️ 18 September 2020
⏱️ 75 minutes
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Summary
As long as there have been humans, there have been scams. We’ve been perfecting the art of the steal for thousands of years. From the cutpurses and pickpockets of ancient times to the faux Nigerian princes of today, we’ve been robbin’ and scammin’ and griftin’ our way across the millenia, and we show no signs of stopping. Different hustles require different skills, of course, and different levels of skill. Today we welcome our first special guest on True Crime Campfire, a guy who’s something of an expert on artful thievery. He’ll teach us a bit about the skills involved, and we’ll tell you some wild stories about people who were blessed with the gift of grift.
James Harrison's Instagram--check out his amazing videos: https://www.instagram.com/pickpocketjames/?hl=en
Sources:
https://forzonimagic.com/mindreaders-history/alexander-man-knows/
https://www.lybrary.com/modern-magic-p-121.html
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/lily-dale-spiritualist-community
https://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Thomas_Nelson_Downs
https://skepticalinquirer.org/newsletter/spirit-painting-2/
Breaking Vegas: The True Story of the MIT Blackjack Team (documentary)
CNBC's "American Greed," Episode "Psychic Fiend's Network"
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| 0:44.0 | true crime campfire. |
| 0:47.0 | As long as there have been humans, there have been scams. We've been perfecting the art of the steel for thousands of years. |
| 1:00.0 | From the cut purses and pick pockets of ancient times to the foe Nigerian princes of today, |
| 1:05.7 | we've been Robin and Scammon and Grift in our way across the millennia, |
| 1:09.6 | and we show no signs of stopping. |
| 1:12.8 | Different hustles require different skills, of course, and different levels of skill. |
| 1:17.4 | Today we welcome our first special guest on True Crime Campfire, a guy who's something of an |
| 1:22.2 | expert on artful |
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