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ScamtimeSeason 4 Ep 47: Did you do something with your hair?!?! (Karen's Facebook Marketplace scams and The Great Buenos Aires Bank Heist)Welcome back to our scattered schedule of scams! We are your hosts Stephanie Wolfe and Karen Johnson-Diamond and we'll bring you the scams that our tickling our fraud fancies at the moment. This episode: Karen talks about almost falling for a Facebook Marketplace scam, and Stephanie brings us a bank heist to beat all bank heists!Bots!No Guns!Floaty-gigs!Things to help make this episode make senseWanna see a HEIST live on stage? See HEIST at Vertigo Theatre in CalgaryStephanie mentions this great p...2023-09-181h 03ScamtimeThe Return of SCAMTIME! Season 4! Episode 46 (Geek Squad and Stephanie's spam emails)Well Stephanie and Karen went away, but scams sure didn't. We're always going to tell you about them, but probably not as frequently as before. Join us for our first episode in...forever. It's Season FOUR of SCAMTIME! A podcast where your hosts Stephanie Wolfe and Karen Johnson-Diamond share stories of liars, cheaters, hoodwinkers and swindlers, not to mention scoundrels, dirtbags, bamboozlers and toeheads. We are not investigative journalists , though at times we have played the part of investigative journalists in our daily lives as actor/improvisers.In this episode: Karen shares a scam that a...2023-08-091h 02ScamtimeEpisode 43 - Season 3- Debunk Me If You Can (Frank Abagnale fools us all)It's Season THREE of SCAMTIME! A podcast where your hosts Stephanie Wolfe and Karen Johnson-Diamond share stories of liars, cheaters, hoodwinkers and swindlers, not to mention scoundrels, dirtbags, bamboozlers and toeheads. We are not investigative journalists , though at times we have played the part of investigative journalists in our daily lives as actor/improvisers.WE LOVE OUR LISTENERS!Thanks to a listener named Karen (EXcellent name...) we bring you today's episode that might even be more fun/heartbreaking to listen to if you listen to Episode #8 first. You can find that here: ...2022-12-2358 minScamtimeEpisode 41 - Season 3- Can't Find My Crockpot (PART TWO of The Bush Boys and an Intro to T. Lobsang Rampa)It's Season THREE of SCAMTIME! A podcast where your hosts Stephanie Wolfe and Karen Johnson-Diamond share stories of liars, cheaters, hoodwinkers and swindlers, not to mention scoundrels, dirtbags, bamboozlers and toeheads. We are not investigative journalists , though at times we have played the part of investigative journalists in our daily lives as actor/improvisers.In this episode; Stephanie concludes the story of The Bush Boys (If you haven't listened to episode 40, you'll probably want to go back and listen to that one for Part One) and Karen teases the beginning of the T. Lobsang Rampa tale)2022-11-1754 minScamtimeEpisode 40 - Season 3 -Bears Don't Peel Avocados! (Bush Boys PART ONE, and Heather Tallchief)It's Season THREE of SCAMTIME! A podcast where your hosts Stephanie Wolfe and Karen Johnson-Diamond share stories of liars, cheaters, hoodwinkers and swindlers, not to mention scoundrels, dirtbags, bamboozlers and toeheads. We are not investigative journalists , though at times we have played the part of investigative journalists in our daily lives as actor/improvisers.In this episode; Karen looms around the story of Heather Tallchief, Loomis armored car thief, and Stephanie beats around the Bush Boys and leaves us on a cliffhanger! (TRIGGER WARNING; Eating disorders are discussed)Sex Magic(k)! Fin...2022-10-311h 21ScamtimeEpisode 39 - Season 3 - This is How Mad I am at Hitler! (You Say Tomato, I Say Matisse) (Art stolen by Nazis and what is 'swatting'?)It's Season THREE of SCAMTIME! A podcast where your hosts Stephanie Wolfe and Karen Johnson-Diamond share stories of liars, cheaters, hoodwinkers and swindlers, not to mention scoundrels, dirtbags, bamboozlers and toeheads. We are not investigative journalists , though at times we have played the part of investigative journalists in our daily lives as actor/improvisers.In this episode; Stephanie searches for lost art stolen by the Nazis in WWII, and Karen SWATS you across the face with the truth about swattingPablo Picasso! Call of Duty!Die Ver...2022-10-241h 36Scamtime(Repaired) Episode 38 Season 3 - A Tasty Mix of Porridge (The Catfishing of Manti-Te'o and the American National Ballet )Thanks for your patience as we repaired this episode. If you downloaded it before 2022/10/04, please download this version.It's Season THREE of SCAMTIME! A podcast where your hosts Stephanie Wolfe and Karen Johnson-Diamond share stories of liars, cheaters, hoodwinkers and swindlers, not to mention scoundrels, dirtbags, bamboozlers and toeheads. We are not investigative journalists , though at times we have played the part of investigative journalists in our daily lives as actor/improvisers.In this episode; Karen reels in the story of how pro football player Manti Te'o was catfished, and Stephanie 'points' us towards more a...2022-10-031h 39ScamtimeEpisode 37 - Welcome to Season 3! : Gbuhgbuhgonkers (Gucci Billionaire Master and the fake Academy Award)It's Season THREE of SCAMTIME! A podcast where your hosts Stephanie Wolfe and Karen Johnson-Diamond share stories of liars, cheaters, hoodwinkers and swindlers, not to mention scoundrels, dirtbags, bamboozlers and toeheads. We are not investigative journalists though, at times, we have played the part of investigative journalists in our daily lives as actor/improvisers.This week, Karen gives and Academy Award to a fake Oscar prank, and Stephanie is head-to-toe tickled with the Gucci Billionaire Master. What I did over Summer Vacation!Antiseptic Palace!Hummus! 2022-09-181h 22
The Breakfast Dish#75 - Alex SarianWelcome to Season 3 of The Breakfast Dish! Join Griffin Cork and his mom, Karen Johnson-Diamond every Monday morning for get-to-know-you conversations with the artists behind today's dance, film, music, visual art, and theatre. This podcast is dairy and gluten free!This week, for the finale of the third season of The Breakfast Dish Podcast, Karen and Griffin are joined by the quick-witted Alex Sarian. Previously working at the prestigious Lincoln Centre in New York, Alex has been the CEO of Arts Commons since 2019 and comes on the show to chat about Calgary, burps, and building a vision...2022-05-3140 min
Bridging The Gap Between Generations Who Assume Things About Each OtherEpisode Fawnda - age 40Welcome to Bridging the Gap Between Generations who Assume Things About Each Other, the podcast where your hosts Stephanie Wolfe and Karen Johnson-Diamond speak to people of different generations and breakdown assumptions. (We, as women in our 50s do not actually sit in bed all day knitting, not all 13 year-olds play video games and 40 year-olds don't have to know what they are doing)This week, Stephanie and Karen chat with (almost) 40 year-old Fawnda, The Alberta Podcast Network's own programmer!Self Care!Shakespeare!ALWAYS BE ARRIVING!Here are some things to help this...2022-05-2944 minThe Breakfast Dish#74 - Luc TellierWelcome to Season 3 of The Breakfast Dish! Join Griffin Cork and his mom, Karen Johnson-Diamond every Monday morning for get-to-know-you conversations with the artists behind today's dance, film, music, visual art, and theatre. This podcast is dairy and gluten free!This week, Karen and Griffin are joined by actor, director, and educator Luc Tellier. Luc is the is the Director of Education and Outreach at the Citadel Theatre, but he's mostly here to chat about Theatre Alberta's Summer Drama Camp for Teens: ARTSTREK! After a year away and a year online, they are back IRL with Qui...2022-05-2534 minThe Breakfast Dish#73 - Spencer Estabrooks (Live at the Calgary Expo!)Welcome to Season 3 of The Breakfast Dish! Join Griffin Cork and his mom, Karen Johnson-Diamond every Monday morning for get-to-know-you conversations with the artists behind today's dance, film, music, visual art, and theatre. This podcast is dairy and gluten free!This week, Karen and Griffin were invited to record an episode live at the 2022 Calgary Expo! So, who better to chat with than filmmaker, author, and Expo Expert; Spencer Estabrooks. Spencer sits down with our hosts to chat about One Hit Die, Sharkasaurus, love comics, and BIKEPOCALYPSE.SPENCER ESTABROOKS: https://www.instagram.com/spencer.easy/2022-05-1848 minThe Breakfast Dish#72 - Arlene Orchard and Dai MatsuzakaWelcome to Season 3 of The Breakfast Dish! Join Griffin Cork and his mom, Karen Johnson-Diamond every Monday morning for get-to-know-you conversations with the artists behind today's dance, film, music, visual art, and theatre. This podcast is dairy and gluten free!This week, Karen and Griffin chat with Dai Matsuzaka and Arlene Orchard, a Grade 12 drama student/drama teacher combo at Foundations for the Future Charter Academy. Dai just finished starring in, directing, choreographing and designing a one act play for his high school and he tells us just how that is humanly possible. Arlene, besides being a...2022-05-1033 minThe Breakfast Dish#71 - Col Cseke & Mike KeirWelcome to Season 3 of The Breakfast Dish! Join Griffin Cork and his mom, Karen Johnson-Diamond every Monday morning for get-to-know-you conversations with the artists behind today's dance, film, music, visual art, and theatre. This podcast is dairy and gluten free!This week, Karen and Griffin chat with Col Cseke and Mike Keir from Inside Out Theatre. Col is the Artistic Director of Inside Out, and will be directing Karen and Mike in an online improv show later this month. They chat about their neighborhoods, their history with improv, lying to bus drivers, and telling time through wrestling.2022-05-0633 minThe Breakfast Dish#70 - Fabienne ColasWelcome to Season 3 of The Breakfast Dish! Join Griffin Cork and his mom, Karen Johnson-Diamond every Monday morning for get-to-know-you conversations with the artists behind today's dance, film, music, visual art, and theatre. This podcast is dairy and gluten free!This week, Karen and Griffin chat with "The Queen of Festivals", Fabienne Colas. Winner of the 2019 Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award, Fabienne Colas is an award-winning actress, filmmaker, speaker, and business owner who works tirelessly and passionately to support and promote diversity off and on screen around the globe. We're focusing on the Calgary Black Film F...2022-04-2543 minThe Breakfast Dish#69 - Jason MehmelWelcome to Season 3 of The Breakfast Dish! Join Griffin Cork and his mom, Karen Johnson-Diamond every Monday morning for get-to-know-you conversations with the artists behind today's dance, music, visual art, and theatre. This podcast is dairy and gluten free!This week, Karen and Griffin chat with Jason Mehmel; the Artistic Director of Sage Theatre and long time D&D buddy of Griffin's. The trio chat about Sage's upcoming production of 'Cantata', the difference between TED and TEDx, and their theories on debunking hypnotists.JASON MEHMEL: https://www.instagram.com/jasonmehmel/CANTATA: https://sagetheatre.com...2022-04-2448 minBridging The Gap Between Generations Who Assume Things About Each OtherEpisode - THE GAME! THE GAME!Welcome to Bridging the Gap Between Generations who Assume Things About Each Other, the podcast where your hosts Stephanie Wolfe and Karen Johnson-Diamond speak to people of different generations and breakdown assumptions. (We, as women in our 50s do not actually sit in bed all day knitting, and not all 13 year-olds play video games)This week, Stephanie and Karen PLAY A GAME! OK BOOMER! (here's a link)Here are some links to help this episode make sense:Typewriter balls!The guy that got caught doing a zoom cal...2022-04-2131 minBridging The Gap Between Generations Who Assume Things About Each OtherEpisode Tulia - Age 17Welcome to Bridging the Gap Between Generations who Assume Things About Each Other, the podcast where your hosts Stephanie Wolfe and Karen Johnson-Diamond speak to people of different generations and breakdown assumptions. (We, as women in our 50s do not actually sit in bed all day knitting, and not all 13 year-olds play video games)This week, Stephanie and Karen chat with 17 year old artist and dragon lover, Tulia!Tulia has been painting for just a few years and you won't BELIEVE their talent!!See their piece PRETTY STATIC Here!High s...2022-04-0644 minThe Breakfast Dish#68 - Tenaj WilliamsWelcome to Season 3 of The Breakfast Dish! Join Griffin Cork and his mom, Karen Johnson-Diamond every Monday morning for get-to-know-you conversations with the artists behind today's dance, music, visual art, and theatre. This podcast is dairy and gluten free!This week, Karen and Griffin chat with Tenaj Williams; Actor, Singer, Dancer, Playwright and T-Rex Fighter! Tenaj tells us about the experience of being an understudy, which is about as stressful for him as his reoccurring dream with the wall of spikes. You can catch Tenaj on Season 3 of the hit CTV sitcom "Jann"TENAJ WILLIAMS...2022-04-0441 minThe Breakfast Dish#67 - Mary-Ellen PerleyWelcome to Season 3 of The Breakfast Dish! Join Griffin Cork and his mom, Karen Johnson-Diamond every Monday morning for get-to-know-you conversations with the artists behind today's dance, music, visual art, and theatre. This podcast is dairy and gluten free!This week, Karen and Griffin chat with Mary-Ellen Perley - the President of the Alberta Drama Festival Association (the minds behind the One Act Festivals)! Mary-Ellen comes on the show to chat about the upcoming regional and provincial festivals, Mark Rylance, and mothers in their natural state of snitching.MARY-ELLEN PERLEY: https://twitter.com/meperley...2022-03-3039 minThe Breakfast Dish#66 - Monty HaughianWelcome to Season 3 of The Breakfast Dish! Join Griffin Cork and his mom, Karen Johnson-Diamond every Monday morning for get-to-know-you conversations with the artists behind today's dance, music, visual art, and theatre. This podcast is dairy and gluten free!This week, Karen (bravely, without Griffin) is joined by Monty Haughian from Grande Prairie Live Theatre. Monty took some time to tell Karen all about the theatre in Grande Prairie, how not to bank on working wheels and about why he 'comes alive' for Theatre.MONTY HAUGHIAN: https://www.instagram.com/montyhaughian/GRANDE PRAIRIE LIVE...2022-03-2138 minThe Breakfast Dish#65 - Alixandra CowmanWelcome to Season 3 of The Breakfast Dish! Join Griffin Cork and his mom, Karen Johnson-Diamond every Monday morning for get-to-know-you conversations with the artists behind today's dance, music, visual art, and theatre. This podcast is dairy and gluten free!This week, Karen and Griffin are joined by actor, musician and honey lover Alixandra Cowman. Alix is a co-creator and company member of 'Alberta Kitchen Party' - playing now at Alberta Theatre Projects. She'll rap, she'll reminisce, she'll really warm your heart, AND she wrote and performs our podcast jingle!ALIXANDRA COWMAN: https://www.instagram.com/a...2022-03-1437 minThe Breakfast Dish#64 - Gabriel CovarrubiasWelcome to Season 3 of The Breakfast Dish! Join Griffin Cork and his mom, Karen Johnson-Diamond every Monday morning for get-to-know-you conversations with the artists behind today's dance, music, visual art, and theatre. This podcast is dairy and gluten free!This week, Karen and Griffin are joined by actor and lovely human, Gabriel Covarrubias! Gabriel originally hails from Mexico City and is now living in Vancouver. He and Karen have been working together on the Citadel Theatre's production of 'Peter Pan Goes Wrong' - and she realized we had to have him on the show!GABRIEL...2022-03-0833 minThe Breakfast Dish#63 - Crystal McGrathWelcome to Season 3 of The Breakfast Dish! Join Griffin Cork and his mom, Karen Johnson-Diamond every Monday morning for get-to-know-you conversations with the artists behind today's dance, music, visual art, and theatre. This podcast is dairy and gluten free!This week, Karen and Griffin are joined by Canadian country music artist, Crystal McGrath. Crystal ( a fellow podcaster and host of Crushing Chaos) comes on the show to chat about her new single "All These Things", Live With Love, The Artists Behind The Music, and a full cup of icing.CRYSTAL MCGRATH: https://www.crystalmcgrath.ca/2022-03-0236 minBridging The Gap Between Generations Who Assume Things About Each OtherEpisode "Granny" - Age...98?Welcome to Bridging the Gap Between Generations who Assume Things About Each Other, the podcast where your hosts Stephanie Wolfe and Karen Johnson-Diamond speak to people of different generations and breakdown assumptions. (We, as women in our 50s do not actually sit in bed all day knitting, and not all 13 year-olds play video games)This week Stephanie and Karen have a short but sweet chat with Twitter personality "Granny". This ol'gal is full of piss, vinegar and opinions. Are we making tons of assumptions about the age 98? Yes. Yes we are. But there is fun to be ha...2022-02-2620 minThe Breakfast Dish#62 - Dave SmithWelcome to Season 3 of The Breakfast Dish! Join Griffin Cork and his mom, Karen Johnson-Diamond every Monday morning for get-to-know-you conversations with the artists behind today's dance, music, visual art, and theatre. This podcast is dairy and gluten free!This week, Karen and Griffin are joined by Dave Smith. If you're in the Albertan theatre community, you probably know the jack-of-all-trades Dave. He's a designer, an actor, and now an instructor at the University of Lethbridge! He chats with our Breakfast Hosts about the strike at U of L, and his favorite memories working with K + G.2022-02-2344 minThe Breakfast Dish#61 - Louis B. HobsonWelcome to Season 3 of The Breakfast Dish! Join Griffin Cork and his mom, Karen Johnson-Diamond every Monday morning for get-to-know-you conversations with the artists behind today's dance, music, visual art, and theatre. This podcast is dairy and gluten free!This week, Karen and Griffin are joined by Louis B. Hobson! Louis is an actor, director and playwright - but he is best known as a pillar in the Calgary theatre community because of his work as the theatre critic for the Calgary Herald. Karen and Griffin chat with Louis about his life, his career, and his part...2022-02-1440 min