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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.

From this Episode:

A Star Is Born

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...

18 min

Throw-Up Knows Trivia

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...

11 min

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Host:
Bob Carlson

Producers:
Bob Carlson, Nick White

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