The Grammys and Super Bowl might be over but that doesn't mean all the fun has to end!! Today, we’re going through our top 5 scams of 2024, plus some honorable mentions... In our discussion, we realize that all roads lead back to George Santos, so we finally give him the credit he deserves. And you won’t want to miss as we unleash the power of artificial intelligence to deliver a segment certain to both haunt and delight. But that’s not all… Today is THE DAY we unveil a new game on the pod, and any opportunity to relive Lauren Boebert at Beetlejuice the musical should always be seized… so, are you a hero, a weirdo, or a freak? There’s only one way to know for sure: LISTEN NOW!
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Bloomberg News. 2024. “‘Roaring Kitty’ orchestrated GameStop pump and dump, class action alleges.” Investment News. July 1. https://www.investmentnews.com/industry-news/roaring-kitty-orchestrated-gamestop-pump-and-dump-class-action-alleges/254929
Watson, Calum, Morven Mckinnon & Megan Bonar. 2024. “Willy Wonka experience: How did the viral sensation go so wrong?” March 2. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-68431728
Bradner, Eric, Kristen Holmes, et al. 2024. “Gaetz withdraws from attorney general consideration after Trump told him he didn’t have the votes in the Senate.” CNN, November 21. https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/21/politics/matt-gaetz-withdrawing-attorney-general/index.html
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King, Hope, and Sarah Grillo. 2024. “Trump swag sales skyrocket on Amazon.” Axios, July 16. https://www.axios.com/2024/07/16/trump-shooting-t-shirt-sales-amazon
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