PRETEND
PRETEND is an investigative true crime podcast about real people who lie for a living — con artists, scammers, and the victims caught in their web. Hosted by journalist Javier Leiva, PRETEND exposes the human psychology behind deception and fraud. Each episode follows a real case of manipulation — from financial scams and Ponzi schemes to digital hoaxes and emotional cons PRETEND explains how and why deception works without shaming victims, combining ethical journalism with cinematic storytelling. Featured in lists of the best podcasts about con artists and scams, PRETEND investigates crimes of persuasion, trust, and betrayal. New episodes drop regularly with stories that reveal how manipulation shapes modern life, both online and off. PRETEND is produced by Creative Babble, LLC. © 2026 Creative Babble LLC [CLAIM:B6BT3XC4]

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2010: The Keepsake Scandal

2010: The Keepsake Scandal

It started with a missing breast milk keepsake. But when Cheyna Lee joined an online group of frustrated customers, she uncovered something much bigger—hundreds of victims, stolen mementos, and a scam...

21 Mars 202534min

2009: The Gambler Revisited

2009: The Gambler Revisited

Episode Summary: While working on the new season of Pretend, I wanted to bring back an episode from 2018 that’s worth another listen. It’s the story of Art Schlichter, a former Ohio State football sta...

11 Mars 202541min

2008: Licensed to Kill part 2

2008: Licensed to Kill part 2

n part two of Licensed to Kill, we continue the shocking investigation into doctors who exploit their patients for profit. This episode follows Patty Hester, a fitness instructor who was misdiagnosed ...

4 Mars 202532min

2007: Licensed to Kill part 1

2007: Licensed to Kill part 1

What if your doctor wasn’t trying to save you, but trying to cash in on you? In this episode of Pretend, we uncover the shocking case of Dr. Thomas Weiner, an oncologist accused of prescribing years o...

25 Feb 202541min

2006: Operation Cock Block

2006: Operation Cock Block

A group of women, all with eerily similar stories, say they were deceived—emotionally and financially—by the same man: William Sullivan. But instead of staying silent, they took matters into their own...

19 Feb 202549min

2005: The Telepathy Tapes B-side part 3

2005: The Telepathy Tapes B-side part 3

Facilitated Communication is marketed as a miraculous tool for non-speaking autistic children. But what happens when this controversial method leads to devastating consequences? In this episode, we he...

11 Feb 202537min

2004: The Telepathy Tapes B-Side part 2

2004: The Telepathy Tapes B-Side part 2

A mother kills her autistic son. Why? Because he asked her to. The mother claims he used facilitated communication to ask her to help him die. This case is just one of many tied to the controversial ...

4 Feb 202548min

2003: The Telepathy Tapes B-Side part 1

2003: The Telepathy Tapes B-Side part 1

The Telepathy Tapes podcast shot to the top of the charts, making bold claims about telepathic abilities in non-verbal autistic children. But are the claims rooted in science—or something else entirel...

28 Jan 202544min

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