World's Greatest Con

Twenty One and the 1950s Quiz Show Scandals - Game Shows Part I

World's Greatest Con

Show Notes

A producer decides to juice his quiz show by feeding answers to contestants. The attention makes them rich and famous but the revelation of the scheme extracts a terrible societal cost from everyone who took the bargain. "...Baby One More Time" Piano Cover: Björn Gottschall http://www.bjoerngottschall.com Ad Free Episodes: Patreon.com/GreatestCon Support The Show: http://betterhelp.com/WGC http://ExpressVPN.com/WGC http://Blinkist.com/WGC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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