Episode 231 - You Lost Me With the Stonks

They say honesty is the best policy, but where's the fun in that? This week, we’re diving headfirst into the wildly unhinged world of white-collar wizardry, fake credentials, and people who decided that "fake it 'til you make it" is a lifelong career path. Grab your spreadsheets and your most skeptical side-eye—things are about to get legally questionable. Research links below! Britannica - "The Craziest Cam? Gregor MacGregor Creates His Own Country" Historic UK - "Gregor MacGregor, Prince of Poyais" Radical Tea Towel - "Gregor MacGregor: The most absurd radical of the 19th century" BBC - "The conman who pulled off history's most audacious scam" History Today - "Gregor MacGregor, the Prince of Poyais" Bruce Wilson Author - "Gregor MacGregor and the Poyais Scam" Vanity Fair - "How Sarma Melngailis, Queen of Vegan Cuisine, Became a Runaway Fugitive" Eater - "Raw Food Star Fugitive Sarma Melngailis Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Theft" Oxygen - "Why Was A Dominos Pizza So Important In Tracking Down Sharma Melngailis From 'BadVegan'?" The Brooklyn District Attorney's Office - "Owner of Vegan Food Business and her Husband Indicted for Allegedly Stealing from Employees, Defrauding Investors, not Paying Taxes" Parade - "How Bad Vegan Sarma Melngailis' Affair With Her Lawyer May Have Landed Her In Jail"