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William Chaloner and Victor Lustig

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Culture, Humor, Popculture, Satire, Wikipedia, Comedy, Society, Wiki, Society & Culture, Politics, News

4.82.8K Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2019

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

William Chaloner (1650 – 22 March 1699)[1][2] was a serial counterfeit coiner and confidence trickster, who was imprisoned in Newgate Prison several times and eventually proven guilty of high treason by Sir Isaac Newton, Master of the Royal Mint. He was hanged on the gallows at Tyburn on 22 March 1699.[1][3]

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0:00.0

So the Hulk is Loki. No, no Bruce banner is Loki and that's why you can't turn into the Hulk. Where's the Hulk?

0:09.1

I don't know. I don't know what to find out and

0:13.5

Then you give me 30% of your income. I will make you a t-shirt. We can't afford not to do this Tom

0:20.9

We got to do it right. I was sold when he told us we were grandfather. Yeah, we have to do it guys guys

0:26.9

Horse. What are you? What are you doing? No, Cecil Cecil. I know what this is. Okay every time we do an episode about a con man or something

0:34.7

Eli has to trick Tom and Heath into some wacky scheme. No, no actually what look I get it

0:40.4

It's thematic, but Tom heath you guys have to know this actually he's it's something he's not no

0:45.7

He's Eli is not starting a new business or offering you a great opportunity. He's conning you Noah

0:51.9

Listen, yes, yes Tom. I was just reading the new patreon terms of service email. Oh

0:59.7

Oh carry on then sorry, right so as I was saying when you get a dollar now

1:05.2

They'll only take a nickel instead of 90 cents

1:08.9

Wow, well, that's nice to them right and they're gonna answer our emails. Oh stop drilling cuz you have hit oil. Yeah

1:21.3

Oh

1:37.5

Hello and welcome to the citation needed the podcast where we choose a subject radio single article about it on Wikipedia and

1:44.7

Pretend we're experts is this is the internet. That's how it works now. I'm Eli and I'll be Bosnick

1:50.9

But I'll need some co-conspirators first up two men whose greatest trick was convincing the devil he didn't exist Cecil and Noah

1:57.6

I'm with the cart none of you exist

2:01.3

I'll say what I once convinced a computer it was Alan Turing

2:07.6

And also joining us tonight two men who've never met an all you can eat they can't scam Heath and Tom dude

2:13.6

Everything is all you can eat if you bring enough coupons they have to give it to you

2:16.9

All right, it's not a scam. Everyone knows if you lick it you claimed it

2:23.1

Also some joke about food

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