Trouble in River City

Trouble in River City

A show about scams, flim flam, grifts, and graft with Dan Boeckner, Riley Quinn, Hesse Deni, and Charles Austin.

  1. 2d ago

    [PREVIEW] 28 - Trouble in Jiangxi Province

    Using the 17th Century Chinese text The Book of Swindles as our guide, we intend to inform listeners of strategies to avoid falling victim to common deceptions. This episode covers the following real-life situations: —Stealing silk with a decoy horse —Chen Quan scams his way into the arms of a famous courtesan —Using broom handles to play a joke on sedan bearers Subscribe to Trouble in River City on Patreon. Join our Discord server.

    [PREVIEW] 28 - Trouble in Jiangxi Province

  2. Jul 16

    27 - The First Monégasque Astronaut

    Riley unspools an elaborate telemarketing scam that begins in the Monégasque Community and ends in Dnipro. Plus an update on the BC ostrich farm. Subscribe to Trouble in River City on Patreon. Join our Discord server.

    27 - The First Monégasque Astronaut

  3. Jul 7

    [PREVIEW] 26 - Now You See Me

    Hesse forces Charles and Dan to watch the 2013 blockbuster film Now You See Me. Subscribe to Trouble in River City on Patreon. Join our Discord server.

    [PREVIEW] 26 - Now You See Me

  4. Jun 30

    25 - Little Miss Muffet Nation (ft. John Semley)

    John Semley discusses his Wired article about GLP-1 telehealth scams. Read John's article for WIRED. Subscribe to Trouble in River City on Patreon. Join our Discord server.

    25 - Little Miss Muffet Nation (ft. John Semley)

  5. Jun 23

    [PREVIEW] 24 - Chinese The Sting

    Charles tells the story of a phony Chinese bank that went to great lengths to set up a believable brick-and-mortar location. Subscribe to Trouble in River City on Patreon. Join our Discord server.

    [PREVIEW] 24 - Chinese The Sting

  6. Jun 16

    23 - Field Werehouse

    Riley tells the story of a hands-on salad oil swindle (and explains what salad oil is). Subscribe to Trouble in River City on Patreon. Join our Discord server.

    23 - Field Werehouse

  7. Jun 9

    [PREVIEW] 22 - Climbing Mt. Gox

    Hesse chronicles the rise and fall of the Magic the Gathering / Bitcoin site Mt. Gox. Subscribe to Trouble in River City on Patreon. Join our Discord server.

    [PREVIEW] 22 - Climbing Mt. Gox

  8. Jun 2

    21 - Afscamistan (ft. Nate Bethea)

    Nate Bethea joins us to explore the large-scale fraud and graft that took place during the American occupation of Afghanistan. Listen to Nate's album. Subscribe to Trouble in River City on Patreon. Join our Discord server.

    21 - Afscamistan (ft. Nate Bethea)
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A show about scams, flim flam, grifts, and graft with Dan Boeckner, Riley Quinn, Hesse Deni, and Charles Austin.

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