Show Notes
Two boys demonstrate genuine psychic powers in a rigorous academic study in the late 1970s. When the results are revealed, the academics will be at the center of a new field of science coveted by governments, military and Hollywood. The only problem? The boys are frauds, out to debunk the very concept of parapsychology.
For the first time ever, World's Greatest Con interviews the two boys, now men, at the center of the public embarrassment of a study funded for $4 million in today's money.
You may have heard of it, you might even think you know the story but this season everyone will know the truth of Project Alpha.
It all begins, April 10th. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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