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Chameleon

Audiochuck | Campside Media

We are living in a golden age of deception. It feels like everyone has an angle and that, everywhere you turn, someone’s trying to scam you. Chameleon is a new weekly show from veteran journalist Josh Dean (co-creator and host of The Clearing, Hooked, White Devil, and the original Chameleon season, Hollywood Con Queen) that takes you inside an incredible, stranger-than-fiction story about someone—or some people—pretending to be something they aren’t. Are you obsessed with cons, frauds, and

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39:58

Chapter 8: Better Call Paul

Chameleon ·

2021/07/27

During the sting, Emile discussed with an undercover agent a plot to hire a hitman to harm a Las Vegas lawyer. But that local lawyer may have other connections to the FBI’s case. New free episodes every week; subscribe on Apple Podcasts to get ad-free episodes a week early. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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44:52

Chapter 7: House Edge

Chameleon ·

2021/07/20

From behind bars in the Nevada desert, Gus reaches out for help. New free episodes every week; subscribe on Apple Podcasts to get ad-free episodes a week early. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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43:40

Chapter 6: Pahrump

Chameleon ·

2021/07/13

Emile and Gus are arrested at the Las Vegas airport. They find Emile’s friend Mary at the detention facility. New free episodes every week; subscribe on Apple Podcasts to get ad-free episodes a week early. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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39:56

Chapter 5: Dirty Money

Chameleon ·

2021/07/06

Emile introduces Michel and Dennis to his friends and associates, including his girlfriend Kim and his brother Gus. New free episodes every week; subscribe on Apple Podcasts to get ad-free episodes a week early. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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39:12

Chapter 4: Chuck and Dennis

Chameleon ·

2021/06/29

Chuck and Dennis are good friends. Emile isn’t the first man they’ve lured into an elaborate trap. New free episodes every week; subscribe on Apple Podcasts to get ad-free episodes a week early. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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34:48

Chapter 3: The Sting

Chameleon ·

2021/06/22

Michel and Dennis are bringing piles of cash to Emile’s weight loss clinic. But the two aren’t the wealthy businessmen they appear to be. New free episodes every week; subscribe on Apple Podcasts to get ad-free episodes a week early. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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31:16

Chapter 2: The Count

Chameleon ·

2021/06/15

A Moroccan man named Michel and a wealthy man of the world named Dennis discuss business opportunities with Emile. New free episodes every week; subscribe on Apple Podcasts to get ad-free episodes a week early. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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42:45

Chapter 1: What Happens In Vegas

Chameleon ·

2021/06/15

Emile Bouari, owner of a diet clinic, is out there hustling, trying to win in the city of sin. But he’s no stranger to the FBI. New free episodes every week; subscribe on Apple Podcasts to get ad-free episodes a week early before anyone else! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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2:55

Introducing Season Two of Chameleon: High Rollers

Chameleon ·

2021/05/13

The stranger-than-fiction tale of a two-year FBI undercover sting in Las Vegas that went bust, with no one convicted of crimes. Hosted by Trevor Aaronson. A production of Campside Media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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32:08

Hollywood Con Queen | 11. Epilogue

Chameleon ·

2020/12/10

An update on the arrest, plus two voices from Gobind's distant past speak up to help us understand this mysterious man. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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50:58

Hollywood Con Queen | 10. Curtain Call

Chameleon ·

2020/12/03

Friends, classmates, even prison officials help us assemble a story of the Con Queen suspect that goes all the way back to his childhood. Chameleon has been a production of Campside Media Chameleon was developed, created, and written by Josh Dean and Vanessa Grigoriadis. The Executive Producer is Mark McAdam. The Associate Producer is Abukar Adan. Fact checking by Callie Hitchcock Editorial support by Doug Slawin, Natalia Winkelman, Rod Sherwood, and Ashleyanne Krigbaum. Our technical

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28:17

Hollywood Con Queen | 9.5. The Psychology of the Scam

Chameleon ·

2020/11/26

What makes con artists tick. In this special episode, we speak with author/journalist Maria Konnikova and psychoanalyst Alexander Stein. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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45:10

Hollywood Con Queen | 9. Inside the Walls

Chameleon ·

2020/11/19

At long last, the team penetrates the scammer's inner circle — and zeroes in on the Con Queen's identity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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39:10

Hollywood Con Queen | 8. Hunting the Hunter

Chameleon ·

2020/11/12

The hunt for the scammer continues, and frustration is at an all-time-high — until our team gets the big break it's been looking for. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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38:28

Hollywood Con Queen | 7. Ghosted

Chameleon ·

2020/11/05

With no sign of the case being resolved, and the Con Queen very much still racking up victims, the team decides to go hunting for this elusive scammer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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37:35

Hollywood Con Queen | 6. Day Player

Chameleon ·

2020/10/29

Just when you thought the Con Queen scam couldn't get any more mind-boggling, a new twist emerges — one that makes the depravity of this scammer abundantly clear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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39:15

Hollywood Con Queen | 5. Turning the Tables

Chameleon ·

2020/10/22

The scam has a whole other set of victims — the female producers and studio execs who had their names and reputations damaged by the Con Queen. Josh goes to visit Deb Snyder, one of the biggest film producers in Hollywood, and finds that she has some very interesting things to share about our scammer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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34:51

Hollywood Con Queen | 4. Cat and Mouse

Chameleon ·

2020/10/15

Nicole, the private investigator, joins us inside the rabbit hole, and begins to chip away at some of the scammer's defenses. That work also uncovers one incredible secret. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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37:35

Hollywood Con Queen | 3. Into the Rabbit Hole

Chameleon ·

2020/10/08

The Hollywood Con Queen scam is far bigger and more complicated than anyone recognized. Each victim seems to lead to five more victims, and the more Josh and Vanessa unpack this baffling con, the weirder things get. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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47:14

Hollywood Con Queen | 2. Heather

Chameleon ·

2020/10/01

Eddie wasn't the first person to fall into this fake movie trap. Not even close. Two years before Eddie got that call, Heather, a make-up artist in London, heard from a different producer, about a different movie, also in Indonesia. But Heather's trip was far more harrowing. She feared for her life. And her story pulls us deeper into the tangled web of the Hollywood Con Queen scam. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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