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Lie, Cheat, & Steal

Kath Barbadoro, Pat Sirois

A podcast about liars, frauds, thieves, and bullshitters. Subscribe to our bonus feed for two more episodes a month! patreon.com/liecheatandsteal

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  • Thursday · 1 hr 19 min

    White Boy Rick

    Kath tells Pat the tale of White Boy Rick, East Detroit's famed teenage crack dealer, who's fate was sealed not just by his drug dealing but by his entanglements with a corrupt police department and an FBI playing fast and loose with its rules about informants. Most of the info in this episode came from Evan Hughes' 2014 article "The Trials of White Boy Rick", which you can read here.

  • September 12 · 1 hr 8 min

    PATREON UNLOCKED: Daejon Love

    In this episode originally recorded for our patreon, Pat tells Kath about a developing story in which a man pretended to be simultaneously a Swiss banking heir, a real estate agent, and a member of the San Francisco 49ers, all in service of a romance scam that ensnared at least 26 different women. If you like this episode, sign up for more bonus eps at patreon.com/liecheatandsteal!

  • September 3 · 1 hr 3 min

    Tim Pughsley and Red44

    Kath tells Pat about Tim Pughsley, who ran a wildly successful offshore sportsbook that combined gambling with multi level marketing, until it all came crashing down. Info in this episode is primarily from Keith O'Brien's New Yorker Article from June 2026, "America's Last Bookie Goes Down", which you can read here.

  • August 20 · 55 min

    Scams of the Monarchy

    Pat tells Kath about some recent bad behavior by history's perennial scammers - members of various royal families.

  • August 6 · 1 hr 9 min

    Mike Smith, the (alleged) Music Streaming Fraud

    Kath tells Pat the story of the first person prosecuted in the US for gaming music streaming services, aspiring musician Mike Smith. Much of the info in this episode comes from a January 2026 Rolling Stone article by Jon Blistein called The Wannabe Rock Star Accused of Scamming Streamers. Read it here!

  • July 23 · 1 hr 1 min

    July Scam Roundup

    Pat tells Kath about some recent scam stories - from Mitch McConnell Misinfo, to a bear related theft, to some small town scammers with big city scam dreams.

  • July 16 · 51 min

    PATREON UNLOCKED: Pearl Brewery, Otto Koehler, and the Three Emmas

    In this unlocked patreon episode recorded in person! Pat tells Kath about a San Antonio beer magnate, who's complicated affairs with three women sharing the same first name ultimately lead to his death, and a subsequent coverup by powerful interests.

  • July 9 · 59 min

    Travel Scams

    In this episode (recorded IN PERSON!) Pat and Kath discuss common travel scam tactics to part tourists from their money and belongings.

  • June 25 · 1 hr 4 min

    Ken Paxton

    Pat tells Kath about Ken Paxton, a politician so corrupt even the Texas Republican Party can't stand him.

  • June 11 · 1 hr 7 min

    Testosterone Replacement Therapy

    Are you feeling old, sad, tired, less horny than you'd like? RFK and manosphere podcasters say testosterone might make you feel better. Or maybe it'll render you infertile. Who's to say? Most of the info in this episode comes from a NYT article by Azeen Ghorayshi. You can read it here.

  • June 4 · 10 min

    PATREON PREVIEW: Water Crimes

    Water scarcity has shaped everything about life in the Western US, including its criminal activities. Pat tells Kath about the lengths some people are willing to go to profit off of the American West's most valuable commodity: water. To hear the rest of this episode, check out our patreon! patreon.com/liecheatandsteal

  • May 28 · 1 hr 12 min

    Gas Crimes

    With gas prices reaching all time highs, Pat tells Kath about the creative methods gas thieves employ to obtain the blood of American life.

  • May 21 · 8 min

    PATREON PREVIEW: The Feed is Fake: The Social Engineering of Social Media

    Kath tells Pat about the world of clipping, narrative campaigns, and other discursive manipulations that affect our algorithms, taste in music, and culture at large. This episode is primarily a discussion of the Vulture article "The Feed is Fake" by Lane Brown. Read it here: https://www.vulture.com/article/social-media-feeds-chaotic-good-projects-clipping.html We also discuss and quote from Eliza McLamb's article "Fake Fans", which kicked off this discussion a few weeks ago: https://substack.com/@elizamclamb/p-192801490 To hear the rest of this episode, check out our patreon at patreon.com/liecheatandsteal!

  • May 16 · 1 hr 3 min

    AI MAGA girls

    Kath tells Pat about one of the easiest and most lucrative scams on the internet: Using AI to thirst trap MAGA men.

  • April 30 · 55 min

    Lost Boy Larry

    Pat tells Kath about Lost Boy Larry, a hoax (maybe?) that spawned the most expensive search and rescue mission in New Mexico history.

  • April 16 · 54 min

    Emma Perrier's Catfish

    Kath tells Pat the story of a French woman living in England who's tale of being catfished has some surprising twists and turns. The information in this episode comes from Jeff Maysh's article "A Catfishing With A Happy Ending", published October 2017 in The Atlantic. You can read it here.

  • April 9 · 10 min

    PATREON PREVIEW: Loopholes

    Pat tells Kath some stories involving enterprising individuals exploiting various loopholes - through gambling, insurance fraud, and even the KFC app. Subscribe to our patreon to hear the rest of this episode! www.patreon.com/liecheatandsteal :)

  • March 26 · 1 hr 3 min

    The Price of Groceries

    We all know grocery prices are going up. But is it all just "inflation"? Or are mega-corporations dictating the price of our pepsis? Take a guess (hint: Ronald Reagan is involved)! Pat tells Kath about some shady dealings that affect the cost of groceries.

  • March 19 · 10 min

    PATREON PREVIEW: Chuck Seidman and the Sweepstakes Scam

    Kath tells Pat the story of a scam from the height of America's sweepstakes craze, featuring a cast of unusual characters and a cameo by Donald Trump himself. The reporting in this episode comes from Jeff Maysh, an incredible documenter of scams, who wrote about Chuck Seidman and CBS in the New Yorker in 2022. You can read his reporting here. For the rest of this episode, check out our Patreon at patreon.com/liecheatandsteal!

  • March 12 · 1 hr 2 min

    The Danbury Trashers

    Pat tells Kath about the real life inspiration for Tony and AJ Soprano, who's short-lived, mob-connected Connecticut hockey team has become the stuff of legend.

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