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353: Jordan Harbinger | A Darknet Diaries Origin Story

Podcast Episodes

May 18, 2020

Jordan shares the seedier side of his origin story — from hacking phones and buying pizza with fake credit card numbers to catching online predators and understanding the fundamentals of social engineering — with Jack Rhysider (@JackRhysider) of Darknet Diaries. [Featured art by habblesthecat] What Jack and Jordan Discuss: What Jordan learned about the mysterious […]

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326: Austin Meyer | Slaying the Patent Scam Trolls

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Mar 16, 2020

Austin Meyer (@x_plane_austin) is the software developer of flight simulator X-Plane and aircraft sensor fallback Xavion, an entrepreneur fighting against the unjust incursion of patent trolls, and producer of the documentary The Patent Scam. What We Discuss with Austin Meyer: How the patent troll industry shakes down innocent victims through legal loopholes for massive profits. […]

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308: Kris Buckner | Who Does Counterfeiting Really Hurt?

Podcast Episodes

Feb 3, 2020

Kris Buckner is the president of Investigative Consultants, with over 22 years of experience in investigations related to trademark counterfeiting, piracy, and other intellectual property matters. [Featured photo by Ryan Hartford of Ecliptic Media] What We Discuss with Kris Buckner: Why the trillion-dollar counterfeiting industry should concern you — even if you don’t care that […]

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290: He’s Wasting Inheritance on Pyramid Scheme | Feedback Friday

Feedback Friday

Dec 12, 2019

When a family inheritance is split between two siblings, only one of them is given control over how the money is spent due to the other’s penchant for get-rich-quick scams and bad investments. What can the family do to close the rift this power dynamic is causing while ensuring half of the inheritance isn’t wasted […]

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282: Ken Perenyi | The Secret Life of an American Art Forger

Podcast Episodes

Nov 25, 2019

Ken Perenyi is a former art forger who spent 34 years creating fake paintings that passed muster among the experts in the world’s major auction houses and galleries. He comes clean to tell us how he got away with it in his book Caveat Emptor: The Secret Life of an American Art Forger. What We […]

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272: How to Sue Your Parents for Identity Theft | Feedback Friday

Feedback Friday

Oct 31, 2019

Last week you texted your parents to let them know you’d be able to make it home for Christmas this year. They called back to tell you how they decided several years ago to buy a boat. The only problem was that they didn’t have the $20,000 to buy it. Their solution? Take out a […]

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