"What the Hack with Adam Levin" is the award-winning weekly true cybercrime podcast--the place to hear memorable stories and get good advice.
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Ana Marie Cox has been covering politics for twenty years, and she's back to make sense of the decade's worth of crazy that's been happening everyday in this election cycle. Here's your countdown podcast to make sense of it all. Tune in three times a week!
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Bookable features established authors and emerging talent in conversation with host and author Amanda Stern, author of Little Panic and creator of the Happy Ending Music & Reading Series at Joe's Pub and Symphony Space. With an immersive sound experience designed around each episode, Bookable takes you on an audio exploration of a book—usually new, sometimes classic and occasionally obscure but always worth knowing about.
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Morgan Davie (@mr_orgue on twitter) reads his tweets out loud, so you can hear them read out loud.
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FanOff is a network of podcasts that center around all things fandom, created for fans, by fans. Whether it be sports, movies, comics, or television, FanOff is the place for fanatics to be loud and be proud.
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Welcome to Day 69 of "90 Days with Ana Marie Cox." Today, Ana talked to writer Parker Molloy about the imperfect nature of fact-checking, trans rights and the MAGA obsession with genitals. — Watch along on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/@90DaysWithAnaMarieCox Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Episode 163: Carl's Nasty Puppy Scammer Leads Him to the Cutest Surprise
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The isolation caused by the Covid pandemic led to record pet adoptions, and more than usual activity online. It was like chum to sharks for scammers who flooded social media accounts with adoption opportunities for popular breeds. This week’s guest, Holly got in touch with us about her friend Carl who joins us too to talk about his St. Bernard-size…
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Welcome to Day 73 of "90 Days with Ana Marie Cox." Today, Ana talked to international relations expert and author Daniel W. Drezner about the final night of the DNC and the deadly donut debacle. — Watch along on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/@90DaysWithAnaMarieCox Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Welcome to Day 75 of "90 Days with Ana Marie Cox." Today Ana talked to journalist Elizabeth Spiers about the Obamas at the DNC, dreams of unity and the feral comms teams of Harris Walz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Loud Tree Media and Ana Marie Cox
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Welcome to Day 77 of "90 Days with Ana Marie Cox." Today Ana talked to comedian and writer Josh Gondelman about labor unions, Mountain Dew, and why we should talk more about genocide. — Watch along on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/@90DaysWithAnaMarieCox Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Episode 162: Elizabeth Warren Tackles Big Tech
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Elizabeth Warren put the kibosh on bad banking practices with her vision for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and now, with the Digital Consumer Protection Commission Act, she’s taking on Big Data. She joined us to talk about reigning in the Wild West of online life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Welcome to Day 81 of "90 Days with Ana Marie Cox." Today Ana talked to “Death Sex & Money” host Anna Sale about the “period” election, the state of journalism today and the real reason “Tampon Tim” is “interesting.” — Watch along on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/@90DaysWithAnaMarieCox Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho…
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Welcome to Day 83 of "90 Days with Ana Marie Cox." Today Ana talked Betsy Hodges, anti-racism consultant and former Mayor of Minneapolis, about White Women for Kamala, door-knocking, and "Minnesota nice." — Watch along on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/@90DaysWithAnaMarieCox Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Welcome to Day 84 of "90 Days with Ana Marie Cox." Today, Ana talked to Texas Congressman and founder of Powered by People, Beto O'Rourke, about Tim Walz, shabby hotels, Minnesota punk, and the power of a genuine smile. — Watch along on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/@90DaysWithAnaMarieCox Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a…
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Episode 161: Andy Pham Claws Back a Multi-Million Dollar Heist
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There are tens of millions of small and medium-size businesses in the United States alone, and depending on their state incorporation, many are in danger of business identity theft. Andy Pham is an American hero by many standards, for sure with regard to the right to become wildly successful. He’s truly living the American Dream. Having grown up in…
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Welcome to Day 88 of of “90 Days with Ana Marie Cox.” Today Ana talked to international relations expert and author Daniel W. Drezner about Trump tics, the MAGA urge to bomb Mexico, South and Central America and the hundred dollar-question someone needs to ask. — Watch along on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/@90DaysWithAnaMarieCox Learn more a…
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Welcome to the first episode of “90 Days with Ana Marie Cox.” Today Ana talked to “Fast Politics” host and Vanity Fair Special Correspondent Molly Jong-Fast about the rise of Coach Tim Walz, serious momentum, and, of course, the couch joke. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Ana Marie Cox has been covering politics for twenty years, and she's back to make sense of the decade's worth of crazy that's been happening everyday in this election cycle. Here's your countdown podcast to make sense of it all. Tune in three times a week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Episode 160: Joyce and a Bank Robber Play MahJong
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Like many of us, Joyce spent hours during the Covid lockdown connecting with friends by playing games online--in her case a MahJong app. Imagine her surprise when using a legitimate app to find a scammer trying to empty her entire bank account. The most likely culprit? You will rethink your game time when you hear what it was. Learn more about your…
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Episode 159: The Wild West of the Loophole Economy
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We’ve all been there. You see something perfect online, you do all the clicks and then think, “Wait, was that legit?” Scam-lite transactions are the way of the web these days, whether it’s direct-from-manufacturer or super-sticky subscriptions, we have your back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Episode 158: Kristin Bride Lost Her Son and Now She’s on a Mission
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Kristen Bride’s 16-year-old son died by suicide after being cyberbullied on Snapchat. Setting her sites on anonymous messaging apps that intentionally traumatize children, Bride heads to Washington DC to fight for change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Loud Tree Media
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Episode 157: Keren Elazari Decrypts the Ransomeware Nightmare
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Ransomware is a type of malware that allows hackers to commandeer data on a device or an entire network. Increasingly, the threat actors behind these crimes set their sites on mission critical targets. We talked about it with renowned cybersecurity expert Keren Elazari this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Episode 156: Beau’s Cousin Makes the Right Call
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There was a video chat, phone messages and a lot of back and forth before Beau’s cousin began to wonder if he was thinking straight, and called to see if we thought he was being scammed. This week we get a rare look at a pig butcher in action. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Episode 155: Andrew Steven Finds a Red Flag in His Dream Backyard
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From handshake deals to digital pat-downs, the rental market is filled with great opportunities (that is, for scammers). Our very own producer, Andrew Steven recently got some first-hand experience when he and his partner tried to find a new place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Episode 154: Can AI Commit the Perfect Crime?
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AI is everywhere – in the news, on our devices, assisting us, making life easier for us, and for criminals, too, harnessing AI to swindle people more efficiently. What’s next? We dive into the dark side of AI and ask two experts: Could AI commit the perfect crime? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Episode 153: Roy Gets Hacked by an Evil Clown
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Did you know that you can activate malware on your computer just by looking at an image posted in the comments of an online discussion? We're big on good cyber hygiene. Our first episode provides an important life lesson: Always use a burner computer to troll your enemies. And of course beware of evil clowns. Check out Roy’s story about the time he…
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Episode 152: Max McCoy Investigates $47 Million That Isn’t in Kansas Anymore
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Max McCoy stumbled on a $47 million swindle that starts just north of the Oklahoma panhandle and bounces to Australia before things get really confusing in a haze of small town corruption, secretive law enforcement and competing theories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Episode Notes this is another weekly episode of me reading my own tweets out loud find me on bluesky as @fromthemorgue.bsky.social don't worry if you don't though because i will read out all my important tweets every week, i will never miss a week and i never have
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Episode 151: Axton Betz-Hamilton Gets the Shock of a Lifetime (Part 2)
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Growing up in the shadow of child identity theft can be a struggle. For Axton Betz-Hamilton, her discovery of the culprit led to the shock of a lifetime. In the second installment of this two-part episode, we examine the massive financial and emotional toll of finding out a loved one wasn’t all that they seemed, and how to recover. Also discussed: …
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Episode 150: Axton Betz-Hamilton Goes Looking For Her Identity Thief (Part 1)
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By the time most people find out that they’ve been the victim of child identity theft, their credit is trashed. That’s what happened to Axton Betz-Hamilton. And like most victims of child identity theft, she was targeted by someone she knew. In the first installment of this two-part episode, the mystery of who stole Axton’s identity unravels in a v…
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Episode 149: Paul Raffile Fights Sextortion No Matter What
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Paul Raffile was in national security and corporate threat assessment before (almost) running human exploitation investigations for a major social media company (therein lies this week’s tale). He talked with us about this "silent epidemic” and vanishing job offers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Episode Notes another weekly episode of me reading my own tweets out loud find me on bluesky as @fromthemorgue.bsky.social don't worry if you don't though because i will read out all my important tweets right here ok every week, i never miss a week
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Episode 148: Beth Should Have Dated the IT Guy
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Beth sent more than $26,000 to a man she met on Tinder. It was a romance scam, but one that brought complex storytelling, nuanced psychology and even acting skills to bear in a way that shocked even us. Check out this week’s episode to hear just how “good” romance scammers can be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Episode 147: Kara Swisher Calls Out the Man Babies of Big Tech
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Kara Swisher has been covering Silicon Valley since the early days, and she’s made a ton of enemies the old fashioned way (by telling the truth about the new robber barons of our digital lives). In a new memoir called Burn Book, she pulls the curtain back on a world run by powerful babies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi…
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Episode 146: Elizabeth Warren Tackles Big Tech
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Elizabeth Warren put the kibosh on bad banking practices with her vision for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and now, with the Digital Consumer Protection Commission Act, she’s taking on Big Data. She joined us to talk about reigning in the Wild West of online life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Episode 145: Becky Holmes Knows Who *Isn’t* Dating Keanu Reeves
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Becky Holmes loves DMing with scammers. When it comes to romance scammers, she will do whatever it takes, pursuing them to the great delight of her fans on social media. From flings with A-listers to the lantern-jawed soldier with a heart of gold, Becky's on a mission to unravel the weird world of online swindler love. Learn more about your ad choi…
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Episode 144: Erin West Puts the Bad Guys to Shame
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Erin West is the Deputy District Attorney in Santa Clara County, California, and the founder of Project Shamrock. Whether she’s prosecuting eye-popping SIM-swap money grabs or putting large-scale pig butchering operations out of business, her stories and experience can help you stay safer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi…
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Episode 143: Carina Follows Her Heart Into a Crypto Scam
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No one’s too smart for a well designed scam. Case in point, neuroscientist, triathlete Carina who thought the finance bro she met on Bumble was the one for her, but the only real thing was the money she lost. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Loud Tree Media
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Episode 142: Tarah Wheeler Narrowly Avoids Getting Got
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No one is immune from being scammed. Just ask Tarah Wheeler, founder and CEO of Red Queen Dynamics, a company that specializes in keeping people scam-free. While onboarding a new hire, a process she put in place stopped a scammer despite a serious cyber misstep. “What the Hack with Adam Levin” is available wherever you get your podcasts. If you lik…
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Episode 141: Secret Service Agent “Mark” Works the Pan-Africa Beat
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Who better to talk to about pan-African crime syndicates than someone tasked with shutting them down? From drug mules and sextortion to romance scams and spearphishing, this week’s talk with Secret Service Agent “Mark” pulls back the curtain on Black Axe and other crime rings operating worldwide. “What the Hack with Adam Levin” is available whereve…
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Episode 140: Cybersecurity Girl Caitlin Sarian Tries to Delete Herself Online
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Every part of life that comes in contact with the Internet is tracked, packed and sold to a a seemingly infinite network of data brokers. Caitlin Sarian AKA Cybersecurity Girl joined us this week to discuss why scrubbing your information is trickier than it sounds and what you can do about it. “What the Hack with Adam Levin” is available wherever y…
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Episode 139: Cory Doctorow Makes Us Wonder if Everything’s a Scam
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Think you’re too savvy to get scammed? Author and activist Cory Doctorow explains how we’re all one muffaletta and a malfunctioning jet door away from falling prey to the most basic of cons. He joins us this week to talk about that and to fill us in about his new book, “The Bezzle.” “What the Hack with Adam Levin” is available wherever you get your…
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Episode 138: Presley Rhodes Fights an Army of Thirst Trap Thieves
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Presley Rhodes makes a living posting what she calls “the subtle art of the thirst trap.” Popular on Instagram, she uses that platform to draw her most parched followers to OnlyFans where she can get paid. But what happens when a scammer buys access to those images? Nothing good. To hear what happened (and try to figure it out) we talked to someone…
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Episode 137: Joy and Michelle Talk Skimmers, Scammers and SNAP EBT Fraud
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SNAP food assistance is a lifeline for more than 40 million Americans experiencing food insecurity. In a growing trend, criminals are targeting major security lapses in SNAP fund distribution, stealing millions in aid, so we asked this week’s guests how we can put a stop to it. “What the Hack with Adam Levin” is available wherever you get your podc…
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M is for Masterpiece Featuring: Andi Preller, David Hopkins and Dave Roberts Running Time: 1:50:09 This week, we discuss Fritz Lang’s M (1931) Before that though, we discuss what we got into in the last 7 days, including: Prey (2022), The Haunted Screen (Podcast), LTAS Ep.342, and Devon Vs Cornwall; The The Great Scone Debate If you’re on social me…
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