What’s Poppin’ Congregation? Today, Sarah Marshall is back to discuss Teal Swan, a 38-year-old self-proclaimed spiritual leader whose practices have led some of her followers to self-harmful behaviors. She denies that “she is in any way a cult leader.” Plus, a bible salesman has been accused of orchestrating a multi-million dollar fraud in a scheme that spans almost a decade. Stay Schemin’!
Research by Kaelyn Brandt
SOURCES
https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2018/08/205915/the-gateway-teal-swan-youtube-cult-jennings-brown
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What's poppin, con-gregation? Lala Milan is on the show this week to unpack a man who stole dozens of women's hearts... and also their wallets. Stay vigilant! Stay schemin!
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The iconic stand-up comedian Ms. Pat makes her debut on Scam Goddess. Laci tries to gently break the news that the D.A.R.E. program was designed by the same man who was in charge when Rodney King was beaten by the police and who invented SWAT. Ms. Pat discusses sharing a Sears credit card, past scheming, and Smokey the Bear.
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Laci Mosley: @divalaci
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SOURCES
https://www.instagram.com/p/DQ2isCBlVhw/
https://www.publicbooks.org/dare-is-more-than-just-anti-drug-education-it-is-police-propaganda/
https://www.npr.org/2023/11/09/1211217460/fentanyl-drug-education-dare
https://www.silvermistrecovery.com/the-downfall-of-d-a-r-e-how-a-failed-program-shaped-substance-use-trends/
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/dope/dare/truth.html
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1448384/
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09687637.2016.1208731
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-09-09-mn-33226-story.html
https://slate.com/human-interest/2023/09/dare-history-police-surveillance-schools.html
https://priceonomics.com/dare-the-anti-drug-program-that-never-actually/
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/dare-program-reshape-image-police-officers
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Buying a car is stressful, but is it worth a stack to hire a middleman to negociate for you? Juruys still out, but comedian and voice of comedy central, David Gborie is here to help Laci get to the bottom of this scam. Along the way these long time friends discuss that time David bought fancy art in the middle of Colorado and why credit scores are a scham to withhold wealth from the Black community.
SOCIALS:
David Gborie: @coolguyjokes87
Laci Mosley: @divalaci
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SOURCES:
https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/tomi-mikula-youtube-car-buying-negotiations-4a4c3d63?mod=mhp
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/the-guy-who-made-a-career-out-of-negotiating-car-prices-answers-your-questions-2b50557d?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqfMpmeOplWlJUvQk6hI84xJlmKvbMLEGKBy24Va_meMUWb5LBXwdj2VgOICRzY%3D&gaa_ts=69c460f0&gaa_sig=7Wbqu7-FkckPduY7NZabVPpjGjthyPNNUMSH_ZPUM3OJcPO0TT2bfMPF08NSRZV0TZo54ACD6_U9_ZJ6qw9_xQ%3D%3D
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/car-price-purchase-negotiate-d0bef925?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqc2rFqXcwYKnzl-kob44qHQbm_owMAPG-PKZiRiDiipDRRh7RAjknt7PXketX8%3D&gaa_ts=69c451a7&gaa_sig=HXfBC6b8TR0dV2aqMcjdV8ixgLYj9OeFvitobxYoNgJ6uCaGvzEZxOXHakt7e-K5Cdl_SLtDGKcHhYQx_10N3Q%3D%3D
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/classroom/daily-news-lessons/2026/03/afroman-prevails-in-defamation-lawsuit-brought-by-police
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/03/23/afroman-police-pound-cake-free-speech/
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Joel Kim Booster (Wondery’s Bad Dates and Bravo’s Love Hotel) joins Laci to dive into all of your scams and stories, CON-gregation! First, Joel shares his own heartbreaking story of being caught shoplifting. Then, they dive into letters revealing an Ocean’s Eleven-level grocery store checkout scam (also… stop locking everything up, grocery stores!!!), how to dupe the public transit system with a screenshot, a boss becoming someone's “John,” and a text-ual relationship that was sketchy as hell. Stay schemin’!
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Confession Stories by the CONgregation
Curated By Jessica Cisneros
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BookTok used to be the place where readers went to argue about their favorite authors, ship the gays, and learn which creatures their friends were sexually attracted to, and now, like all good things, it's being used to scam. Writer and comedian Ashley Ray joins Laci to discuss the Fyre Fest of book link-ups. A shared cabin, no food, in the middle of the wilderness could be a good time if properly funded; instead, it left a pack of women and one very nice male author hungry and feeling ripped off. Will there be justice or a second round of schemes?
SOCIALS:
Ashley Ray: @theashleyray
Laci Mosley: @divalaci
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SOURCES:
https://www.tiktok.com/@_britunfiltered/video/7654234457108450591?_r=1&_t=ZT-98fYoRoIcmb
https://www.today.com/popculture/books/what-is-booktok-meaning-rcna70362
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f20kEAinag0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM7_h_sFVyQ
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What's poppin, con-gregation? Sasheer Zamata drops by the pod this week to expose the man who told people he was a government spy who needed money, and those people were like, "sure." Plus, a clip from the Scam Goddess premium show Con-Fessions, hosted by Laci and Priscilla Davies. Stay schemin!
Research by Sharilyn Vera
Sources:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/former-dea-spokesman-garrison-courtney-guilty-plea-cia-operative-4-4-million-fraud-scheme/
https://www.google.com/amp/s/federalnewsnetwork.com/people/2020/06/ex-federal-worker-pretended-to-be-cia-to-steal-millions-2/amp/
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Kerry Coddett, actress and comedian known for her work in Flatbush Misdemeanors, Ramy, Crashing, and The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, joins Laci for one of the most colorful scams we've ever covered. In Astoria, Queens, one couple scammed multiple members of their immigrant community with one of the ugliest houses ever seen on Zillow. Multiple fronts, including a fashion house, delayed justice, but as with most scams, greed eventually caught up with the perpetrators.
SOCIALS:
Join us on YouTube! See Laci, the guests, and fraudsters: https://www.youtube.com/@ScamGoddess
Find Kerry Coddett on Instagram @overfab
SOURCES
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/realestate/queens-real-estate-fraud.html?unlocked_article_code=1.mk8.d-iS.Nsr2d5cWNFO7&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/queens-man-pleads-guilty-real-estate-fraud-scheme
https://nypost.com/2025/09/17/real-estate/the-dark-story-behind-the-most-colorful-house-in-queens/
https://toptenrealestatedeals.com/weekly-ten-best-home-deals/home/as-seen-on-zillow-gone-wild-queens-most-colorful-home
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article311691934.html
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What's poppin, con-gregation? Caleb Hearon joins us to discuss a cheating chief of police who falsified documents to hide his many affairs. Plus, a Texas resident scams millions of CARES Act money from Uncle Sam. Stay schemin!
Research by Sharilyn Vera.
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SOURCES:
https://heavy.com/news/jason-collier/
https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts/three-timing-texas-police-chief-jason-collier-arrested-by-texas-rangers-11982954
https://abc7news.com/ppp-fraud-houston-covid-funds-scam-business-owners-bought-luxury-cars-with-loans-ladonna-wiggins/10385500/
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Laci is joined by the hilarious Jay Jurden in this extra long episode exploring the heist of a Nicolas Cage film from a flash drive someone left on a desk. Throughout Cage's (née Coppola) storied career, he's starred in some of the greatest movies of all time (Adaptation), and he's led some of the worst (see streaming titles). But no one predicted an entire film could be stolen. Now, producers are suing, and we're left wondering if this film about the man who inspired the creation of James Bond will ever see the light of day.
SOCIALS:
Jay Jurden: @jayjurden
Laci Mosley: @divalaci
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Join us on YouTube! See Laci, the guests, and fraudsters: https://www.youtube.com/@ScamGoddess
SOURCES:
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/movies/articles/stole-nic-cage-movie-101902325.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAIwADEcUY9qM8gaeyUSJ-KgjbBgeOCeWkNtnjXdbFXDDf101h9-IAWhf2bYsRC1gjfEdZDknxU0fPTZhMr6AdAq1obsfW3v9NuXo_hUQINbod5SQG-94ZXB7ta-KX27UB1NnbyHDqHB3NIc26CFQvUr-wVflw9QMt83SNY4Yx10Z
https://pagesix.com/2026/08/06/hollywood/stolen-nicolas-cage-film-from-netflix-hq-rattles-filmmakers/
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2026-07-30/producer-sues-netflix-over-lost-unreleased-nicolas-cage-movie
https://arstechnica.com/civis/threads/man-invested-45m-in-a-nicolas-cage-movie-it-got-stolen-off-netflix%E2%80%99s-desk.1514186/
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jul/30/netflix-sued-nicolas-cage-war-thriller
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What's poppin, con-gregation? This week, Gabe Dunn is on the show to discuss donations Donald Trump allegedly gave to charity. And no, charity is not the name of a porn star. Stay schemin!
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