Scam Goddess

We back at it, Con-gregation! This is Scam Goddess, the #1 pod dedicated to all things fraud! This week Laci welcomes comedy’s #1 sleepy boy Andrew Ti (Mix-ish, Yo, Is This Racist?) to cover one of Silicon Valley’s finest, Elizabeth Holmes, the CEO of the now defunct Theranos.

Research Assistant: Sharilyn Vera

Sources:
https://www.businessinsider.com/theranos-founder-ceo-elizabeth-holmes-life-story-bio-2018-4#theranoss-business-model-was-based-around-the-idea-that-it-could-run-blood-tests-using-proprietary-technology-that-required-only-a-finger-pinprick-and-a-small-amount-of-blood-holmes-said-the-tests-would-be-able-to-detect-medical-conditions-like-cancer-and-high-cholesterol-13
https://www.thecut.com/2019/03/why-doesnt-elizabeth-holmes-blink-theranos.html
https://www.thedailybeast.com/hbos-the-inventor-how-theranos-elizabeth-holmes-pulled-off-the-scam-of-the-century
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Comedian Josh Johnson joins Laci Mosley for a peek behind the curtain of the "geniuses" behind the push for AI. How'd they get their money? What are their credentials? Are we really doomed to follow their leadership until the whole country sounds like a data center? Josh and Laci look for the hope and call out the crazy.
SOCIALS:
Josh Johnson: @joshjohnsoncomedy
Laci Mosley: @divalaci

WE'RE ON YOUTUBE:
Join us on YouTube! See Laci, the guests, and fraudsters: https://www.youtube.com/@ScamGoddess

SOURCES:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/business/situational-awareness-leopold-aschenbrenner.html
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/aaru-founders-ai-simulation
https://nypost.com/2026/08/05/us-news/ai-prodigy-leopold-aschenbrenners-lavish-wedding-went-on-despite-hedge-funds-implosion/
https://nypost.com/2026/08/06/business/nostradamus-of-ai-leopold-aschenbrenner-makes-new-400m-bet-after-situational-awareness-funds-near-collapse/
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/31/leopold-aschenbrenner-situational-awareness-fund-fire-sale.html
https://www.wsj.com/finance/leopold-aschenbrenner-situational-awareness-ai-fund-597633d3
https://www.vanityfair.com/story/anthropic-situational-awareness-wedding?srsltid=AfmBOooZboH82NQL7d4UHxV4nUylQb8M144YP8gZfLzznSRy_9wdMDFZ
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/why-big-techs-ai-spending-is-3-trillion-higher-than-it-seems-e1067bb2
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/2026/08/13/young-americans-dont-trust-billionaire-ai-leaders-new-poll-finds/
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/11/the-guardian-view-on-ai-money-in-us-politics-not-the-way-to-hold-an-urgent-democratic-debate
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/opinion/peter-thiel-antichrist-ross-douthat.html
https://marcohkvanhurne.medium.com/the-ten-biggest-ai-fails-of-2025-5d14fe876b2a
https://www.npr.org/2026/08/18/nx-s1-5910677/recent-college-graduates-employment-job-artificial-intelligence
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What's poppin con-gregation?This week, comedians Tess Barker and Babs Gray, hosts of the Toxic:The Britney Spears Story podcast, discuss the scam that is the Britney Spears' Conservatorship. Plus, a Danish museum is duped by a concept artist, who literally took the money and ran!


Research By Kaelyn Brandt


SOURCES
https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2021/07/10589818/britney-spears-money-conservators-jamie-spears-return
https://www.vulture.com/2021/06/britney-spears-petition-to-end-conservatorship-guide.html
https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2021/06/10545139/britney-spears-conservatorship-legal-abuse-dangerous
https://www.newyorker.com/news/american-chronicles/britney-spears-conservatorship-nightmare
https://variety.com/2021/music/news/britney-spears-full-statement-conservatorship-1235003940/
https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9445409/britney-spears-conservatorship-timeline/
https://www.freebritney.army/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/maddieberg/2021/02/17/britney-spears-net-worth-revealed--and-its-shockingly-low-compared-to-her-pop-peers/?sh=67fbdfb618ac
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVrhKBhMrEI
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/09/29/arts/britney-spears-conservatorship
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/heidiblake/conservatorship-investigation-free-britney-spears
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/toxic-the-britney-spears-story/id1565880473
https://937theriver.iheart.com/content/2021-09-29-take-the-money-run-museum-gives-artist-84k-gets-blank-canvases/

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Notriously riddled with scandal, Penn State recently upped the anti with a fraternity led coke ring. Ron Funches joined Laci Mosley for a dive into the horrors of campus life in America. Together they try to figure out who else might have snitched, how long you can stay on the line when you know about the drug operation in the basement, and why Penn State became a party school.
SUPPORT RON:
https://ronfunches.com/2025/
SOCIALS:
Ron Funches: @RonFunches
Laci Mosley: @divalaci

WE'RE ON YOUTUBE:
Join us on YouTube! See Laci, the guests, and fraudsters: https://www.youtube.com/@ScamGoddess

SOURCES
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c39egklv2kwo
https://www.thisamericanlife.org/396/1-party-school
https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/jiia/vol6/iss2/5/
https://www.cityandstatepa.com/politics/2026/08/greek-history-recent-timeline-penn-state-fraternity-scandals/415494/?oref=cspa-skybox-post
https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/blog/wild-disturbing-10-hazing-scenes-in-movies-and-tv/
https://nypost.com/2026/08/23/us-news/all-about-the-14-suspects-in-the-alleged-penn-state-cocaine-operation-details/
https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/penn-state-fraternity-cocaine-bust-maryland-arrests/
https://abc7.com/post/penn-state-drug-ring-fraternity-pledges-given-steady-hand-test-before-cutting-cocaine-documents-reveal/19862717/
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What's poppin, con-gregation? Jamie Lee joins the show to discuss an IT help website that accidentally turns into the go-to URL for people seeking murder for hire. Plus, a 50 year old man tricks twitter followers using FaceApp! Stay schemin!

Research by Sharilyn Vera.
SOURCES
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/rent-a-hitman-wendy-wein-murder-for-hire-sting-operation-1066756/
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/it-expert-bob-innes-rent-a-hitman-murder-13086065.php
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5966845/DIY-detective-snared-string-killers.html
https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3g88m/viral-japanese-biker-transformation-woman-faceapp
https://twitter.com/Kai_97R/status/1360039242882187264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1360039242882187264%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vice.com%2Fen%2Farticle%2Fy3g88m%2Fviral-japanese-biker-transformation-woman-faceapp
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