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UnFictional
UnFictional

The Hoax Artist

Hosted by Bob Carlson Apr. 01, 2016 Arts
Some grifters are just in it for cash. Others are in it for something much more valuable.

Some grifters are just in it for cash. Others are in it for something much more valuable. 

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For Kenny Tarr, hoaxing wasn’t a way to make quick a buck, it was his art. And the world of daytime television was his canvas. A gypsy, an adulterous trucker, a plumber...

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He's been a hacker, bank robber, furniture designer, pilot, filmmaker and, now, an internationally known neuroscientist. Since he's done everything else, you have to assume...

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Host:
Bob Carlson

Producers:
Bob Carlson, Nick White

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