UI #79 - The Great Venus Swindle

Useless Information Podcast

Airwave Media Podcast Network

History, Comedy, Society & Culture

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2015

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

In 1953 Harold Jesse Berney, head of a Washington, DC television antenna manufacturing operation, was chosen by the US government to be its main contact with Uccelles, a prince visiting our planet from Venus. If that sounds a bit bizarre, listen to this story to learn about one of the most fantastic swindles ever conceived. Also learn about a man who was shot three times and suffered no injuries, the day the circus never came to town, and a truck that could no longer fit through the same garage by which it had entered. Retrosponsor: Eversharp Schick Injector Razors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an Airwave Media Podcast.
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0:51.6	Welcome to the Useless Information Podcast. I am Steve Silverman.
0:56.7	When Harold Jesse Bernie walked out of a Florida State prison on December 15th of
1:01.7	1945 he had already amassed a
1:05.0	mile long dating back to 1917.
1:09.0	With convictions for grand larceny, embezzlement,
1:13.0	Stockford, and violation of federal postal regulations,
1:16.0	Bernie was the classic career criminal.
1:19.0	He probably didn't know it at the time of his release,
1:22.0	but he was about to embark upon what would not only prove
1:24.2	to be his most lucrative scheme ever, but also one that would turn out to be among the most bizarre
1:29.5	cons pulled by anyone ever, and I mean ever.
1:35.1	What's probably most amazing when you hear the details of this story is just how anyone
1:39.8	could have fallen for his scheme.
1:41.7	It was that incredibly ludicrous. The year was 1952. The development
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