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Are you a creative engineer who recently lost a job? Are you an unemployed actor? Are you looking to get back at the “man”? Well this is your summer because scam call centers need smart, self-starters, and creatives like you!  Writer and comedian Gwynna Forgham-Thrift joins Caitlin to discuss the scam phone calls they receive on a daily basis. Unlike Caitlin’s Grandma, who puts those callers in their place, Gwynna engages in the most interesting conversations we’ve heard yet. How do you rescue an iPad from an oven? Also, did you know Publishers Clearing House still exists????? Find out more on this week’s episode!  Plus hear more on our Patreon.  RESOURCES:  https://kfor.com/news/local/oklahoma-city-police-warn-about-hostage-scams/  https://www.nbc4i.com/news/investigates/better-call-4/better-call-4-how-to-avoid-getting-scammed-by-an-amazon-impersonator/  https://www.koaa.com/money/consumer/robocalls-and-scam-texts-pose-a-threat-this-summer-for-those-who-arent-prepared  https://www.wdam.com/2022/06/10/alert-forrest-county-reports-publishers-clearing-house-scam/  https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/publishers-clearing-house-phone-scam/  https://www.usmarshals.gov/news/chron/2022/052022a.htm  https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdtx/pr/scammers-pretending-be-us-attorney-s-office-asking-money  @caitybrodnick  @scamwowpodcast Scamwowpodcast.com Find us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/scamwowpodcast?fan_landing=true  Get those couch DISCOUNTS!!! https://allform.com/lp/scamwow/podcasts  DISCLAIMER: We are comedians and this is satire. C’mon Send us your scams! [email protected] Or call: 347-509-9414 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedian and Producer Dara Katz joins Caitlin to discuss her coverage on the current baby formula shortage. In her recent article for Pure Wow “I Need You to Care About the Baby Formula Shortage” Katz addresses the major problems with this crisis. It involves a cover up, whistle blowers, and babies.  You can blame the shortage on supply chains but that is only a fraction of the story. This episode is packed with shocking facts and upsetting truths that can no longer be ignored. And for all the parents out there, we see you.  Plus hear more on our Patreon.  RESOURCES:  I Need You to Care About the Baby Formula Shortage by Dara Katz.  FDA Infant Formula Recall CNBC Abbott Nutrition restarts baby formula production in reopened Michigan plant ByHeart  Bobbie Hipp Baby Formula  https://abc13.com/baby-formula-shortage-enfamil-similac/11954705/ The Hill, House passes bills to address baby formula shortage CNN Senate passes bill to improve access to baby formula for families in need President Biden Enacts Bipartisan Law to Address Baby Formula Shortage https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2333/text https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7790/text @Kdara  @caitybrodnick  @scamwowpodcast Scamwowpodcast.com Find us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/scamwowpodcast?fan_landing=true  Get those couch DISCOUNTS!!! https://allform.com/lp/scamwow/podcasts  DISCLAIMER: We are comedians and this is satire. C’mon Send us your scams! [email protected] Or call: 347-509-9414 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Summer of Scam Movie of The Week is the iconic Great Muppet Caper. And this week’s guest, performer Chelsey Whitelock, is not only an actor/singer/dancer, but also a muppet expert. The gang’s all here, from Kermit and Miss Piggy to Lady Holiday and Charles Grodin.  Caity and Chelsey unpack the actual caper while indulging in 80’s nostalgia and tallying the benefits of being a blonde. Is lying about your occupation to infiltrate a prison to visit your love who’s in there because she lied about her occupation also and possibly stolen her boss's diamonds a romantic gesture? Find out how this beloved movie (and Miss Piggy’s glamorous grifts) shaped them into the “weirdos” they are today. Plus, you guys think cartoon fox Robin Hood is hot too right??? Plus hear more on our Patreon.  RESOURCES:  The Great Muppet Caper Robin Hood  @chelseywhitelock @caitybrodnick  @scamwowpodcast Scamwowpodcast.com Find us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/scamwowpodcast?fan_landing=true  Get those couch DISCOUNTS!!! https://allform.com/lp/scamwow/podcasts  DISCLAIMER: We are comedians and this is satire. C’mon Send us your scams! [email protected] Or call: 347-509-9414 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week is Caitlin’s brother Conor’s birthday and what better way to celebrate than to listen to him talk about a super creepy cult/religion/belief system ?! Sit back, relax and learn all about the Hermetic Order of the Gold Dawn, with Conor Brodnick!  Music by Conor Brodnick  Resources: Aleister Crowley: The Beast in Berlin-Art, Sex, and Magick in the Weimar Republic by Tobias Churton Theosophical Enlightenment by Joscelyn Godwin https://heterodoxology.com/2011/10/22/who-was-fraulein-sprengel-new-evidence-on-the-origin-of-the-golden-dawn-or-vale-soror-ave-frater/ Plus hear more on our Patreon.  RESOURCES:  @caitybrodnick  @scamwowpodcast Scamwowpodcast.com Find us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/scamwowpodcast?fan_landing=true  Get those couch DISCOUNTS!!! https://allform.com/lp/scamwow/podcasts  DISCLAIMER: We are comedians and this is satire. C’mon Send us your scams! [email protected] Or call: 347-509-9414 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Artist, actress, and filmmaker Angel Yau shares her lifelong journey of pulling the kindest scams you’ve ever heard of. Is loving your family so much that you simply lie to them about your life such a bad thing? Maybe it’s secretly the answer to a peaceful home! The emotional level of these scams pushes us closer to “very special episode” territory than we’ve ever been. Should ScamWow sell “Love. Laugh. Lie” throw pillows? Probably not, but this episode covers all that anyway.  Plus hear more on our Patreon.  RESOURCES:  http://angelyau.com Angel on BBC More Angel  @yauangel  @caitybrodnick  @scamwowpodcast Scamwowpodcast.com Find us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/scamwowpodcast?fan_landing=true  Get those couch DISCOUNTS!!!  https://allform.com/lp/scamwow/podcasts  DISCLAIMER: We are comedians and this is satire. C’mon Send us your scams! [email protected] Or call: 347-509-9414 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedian and writer Laura Willcox and Caitlin rewatch the iconic movie Hustlers. Though Hustlers and JLo have been celebrated in past episodes, this conversation takes a sharp turn. They discuss rhinestone thongs, economic challenges, and chinchilla coats. Laura and Caitlin roll up their sleeves and get down and dirty to discuss their new manifesto: Money is worth shit.  Plus hear more on our Patreon.  RESOURCES:  Read Laura’s Book! http://laurawillcox.com/contact https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5503686/ https://www.thecut.com/2015/12/hustlers-the-real-story-behind-the-movie.html https://time.com/5671735/hustlers-movie-true-story/  @laura_willcox  @caitybrodnick  @scamwowpodcast Scamwowpodcast.com Find us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/scamwowpodcast?fan_landing=true  Get those couch DISCOUNTS!!! https://allform.com/lp/scamwow/podcasts  DISCLAIMER: We are comedians and this is satire. C’mon Send us your scams! [email protected] Or call: 347-509-9414 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Summer of Scam Movies is alive and thriving, and the best actor in this week’s film is dead.  And that is where this episode starts.  Comedian and artist Suni Reyes joins Caitiln to dive into the beloved 1989 classic, Weekend at Bernie’s. Were the 80’s so coke-addled that to die is to thrive? Even though it was a box office success, Suni and Caitlin are  absolutely baffled by this scam story that has become a cult classic.   This movie asks the important questions like: Can you have an affair in front of an open window? Do butts jiggle? And would your face remain peaceful if you were dragged behind a boat? Join us for a classic scam that’s too stupid not to have been tried at least once since this movie came out.  Plus hear more on our Patreon.  RESOURCES:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GRuqYPzeGk https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3976511/ https://www.youtube.com/user/sunilda1/featured https://twitter.com/SuniReyes?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weekend_at_Bernie%27s @comedynightattheq @caitybrodnick  @scamwowpodcast Scamwowpodcast.com Find us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/scamwowpodcast?fan_landing=true  Get those couch DISCOUNTS!!!  https://allform.com/lp/scamwow/podcasts  DISCLAIMER: We are comedians and this is satire. C’mon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oh we’re back for part two because this movie can and should haunt us all. The META scam is finally revealed in our Summer of Scam Movie: Never Been Kissed. Sarah Grace Welbourn and Caity can’t quite figure out where they land and might be questioning all their middle school memories.  Important questions will be asked:  Who is the hero? Would you slow dance with your teacher, under a spotlight, during prom? Which characters had the worst parents? Did your school get enough media coverage? And, most importantly, who is the victim in the movie (aside from the viewer)? Plus hear more on our Patreon.  RESOURCES:  http://www.sarahgracewelbourn.com https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0151738/ @swelbs  @caitybrodnick  @scamwowpodcast Scamwowpodcast.com Find us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/scamwowpodcast?fan_landing=true  Get those couch DISCOUNTS!!! https://allform.com/lp/scamwow/podcasts  DISCLAIMER: We are comedians and this is satire. C’mon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Were you alive in 1999? Were you also watching every teen romcom you could get your greasy little popcorn fingers on? Have you ever been kissed by a senior citizen? These important questions and more are discussed in today’s episode, as comedian and actor Sarah Grace Welbourn joins Caity to talk about this week’s Summer of Scam Movie: Never Been Kissed, starring Drew Barrymore.  They’ll cover the various scams in the movie, the preposterous costumes, and the spy equipment while wondering, “Why does David Arquette, playing a 17-year-old, have a five-o-clock shadow?” Maybe the producers were scamming us too.  Plus hear more about this episode on our Patreon.  RESOURCES:  http://www.sarahgracewelbourn.com https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0151738/ @swelbs  @caitybrodnick  @scamwowpodcast Scamwowpodcast.com Find us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/scamwowpodcast?fan_landing=true  Get those couch DISCOUNTS!!! https://allform.com/lp/scamwow/podcasts  DISCLAIMER: We are comedians and this is satire. C’mon Send us your scams! [email protected] Or call: 347-509-9414 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, comedian and writer Janie Stolar joins Caity to discuss a scam rooted in the most iconic con of all: The American Dream. No matter what your thoughts and feelings are on that picture-perfect lifestyle, the pressure still manages to seep into our daily lives. Do I have a car and two kids and a great IRA by the time I’m 30? Isn’t owning a home a scam, but aren’t you also expected to own a home? Janie joins to confront all the hidden judgments we battle as we age, and the ways we fool ourselves to believe not hitting these imaginary targets makes us flawed. So stop scamming yourselves guys, you are doing great!  In her new podcast Iconic Timing, Janie explores this entire concept with guests each week. Check it out, because we know Scamwow listeners will love it too.  Listen to Janie’s podcast here.  Plus hear more about this episode on our Patreon.  RESOURCES:  https://open.spotify.com/show/678OZNwwwXF0ODyQRjhJg1?si=146f2f309af24b50  https://www.sheknows.com/health-and-wellness/articles/2461387/tiktok-obgyns-to-follow/  https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/08/books/review/unwell-women-elinor-cleghorn.html https://www.codastory.com/waronscience/women-health/ https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-24128176 https://sites.utexas.edu/contemporaryfamilies/2012/07/25/myths-later-motherhood-fact-sheet/ https://www.motherhoodcenter.com/10-myths-about-pregnancy-in-your-40/ @Janiefierce @caitybrodnick  @scamwowpodcast Scamwowpodcast.com Find us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/scamwowpodcast?fan_landing=true  Get those couch DISCOUNTS!!! https://allform.com/lp/scamwow/podcasts  DISCLAIMER: We are comedians and this is satire. C’mon Send us your scams! [email protected] Or call: 347-509-9414 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Summer of Scam Movies starts strong with this week’s scam movie of choice: The Eyes of Tammy Faye. Hysterical comedian and writer, Corinne Caputo joins Caitlin this week to explain this film, or do their best to try. While discussing many scams inside and around this movie, they cover prosthetic cheeks, puppets,and the men Tammy should be having sex with. This episode is full-joy-10 and the most fun you can have while discussing exploitive religious organizations, manifesting with glasses of water, and children peeing their pants.  https://www.patreon.com/scamwowpodcast?fan_landing=true  RESOURCES: http://www.corinnecaputo.com/ https://www.bustle.com/profile/corinne-caputo-1907890  https://twitter.com/corintellectual https://www.amazon.com/Corinne-Caputo/e/B01NGTC5NY%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9115530/ https://abcnews.go.com/US/scandals-brought-bakkers-uss-famous-televangelists/story?id=60389342 https://www.biography.com/news/tammy-faye-jim-bakker-relationship-scandals https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jim-bakker-is-indicted-on-federal-charges https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tammy_Faye_Messner https://www.forbes.com/sites/palashghosh/2021/06/23/televangelist-jim-bakkers-church-to-pay-156000-fake-covid-cure/?sh=39b1dfe2875a @caitybrodnick  @corintellectual @scamwowpodcast Scamwowpodcast.com Find us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/scamwowpodcast?fan_landing=true  Get those DISCOUNTS https://allform.com/lp/scamwow/podcasts  DISCLAIMER: We are comedians and this is satire. C’mon Send us your scams! [email protected] Or call: 347-509-9414 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week is about actions we can take to help others. Caitlin has gathered a ton of resources for supporting and donating to people in or fleeing Ukraine. She has combed through organizations and charities to find the ones that will directly benefit those in need. Has the fear of scammy charities or misused funds prevented you from giving? Now you can rest assured that your help will make a difference.  You will be saved from scams in this episode… unless you are in the black market for seeds. Then you’re on your own!  If you would like Caitlin to do the work for you, contribute here with a note for which group you’d like it to go to: Through ScamWow Podcast on Cash App:  cash.app/$ScamWowPodcast   Or Cash.app/$CaitlinBrodnick  https://www.patreon.com/scamwowpodcast?fan_landing=true  RESOURCES: https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6399477 https://www.europeaninterest.eu/article/nova-poshta-global-starts-delivering-humanitarian-aid-to-ukraine/  https://www.instagram.com/villaverde.farm/ https://www.instagram.com/echo_mass/ From a woman I have been working with in Ukraine, the organization she is working for: “Now Found Спанбонд have concentrated efforts to help wounded children in Ukrainian hospitals, unfortunately their number is critically growing in hospitals across Ukraine. Vacuum-assisted closure of a wound systems are needed, we find them, buy and send it directly to hospitals. If you're willing to help please find our banking details here (USD, EUR and Paypal) https://sbf.charity/en_helpukraine#rec423675880 THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP “ From our flower farm friends on instagram, you can donate directly to them here or send to Caitlin and she will forward: Квіткова ферма під Києвом growing peony, hydrangea, ranunculus & more HELP rebuild OUR FARM  PP: [email protected] Venmo: andriidanylov This is a link to donate to an organization on the ground in Ukraine who are collecting medical supplies and gear backpacks to hand out.  https://send.monobank.ua/29JSgMPAxp  Other ways to donate: https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17866057592638866/ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeQg3cqH46KhUF9oGb1FOYba4PrBNv1MRxfp1HY56XjwljCgg/viewform @caitybrodnick  @scamwowpodcast Scamwowpodcast.com Get those DISCOUNTS https://allform.com/lp/scamwow/podcasts  DISCLAIMER: We are comedians and this is satire. C’mon Send us your scams! [email protected] Or call: 347-509-9414 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices