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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

true crime documentary

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00:35:58

White Lies: The Scammer Who Left Brides In The Lurch...

Chameleon ·

2026/01/08

Michael Esposito hired 50 journalists, promised them a dream job, and disappeared without paying a dime. Years later, he resurfaced under various new names, taking tens of thousands from couples on their wedding day. But one of his early victims never let it go in their attempt to unmask the scammer who just wouldn’t stop.Chameleon is a production of Campside Media and Audiochuck.Follow Chameleon on Instagram @chameleonpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information

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00:31:13

The de Kooning Job: Teachers Turned Thieves

Chameleon ·

2026/01/01

In 1985, a priceless painting vanished from a university museum in Arizona. The FBI had no leads. 32 years later, it turned up behind a bedroom door in a suburban New Mexico home. Turns out the retired couple living there may have pulled off one of the most audacious art heists of the 20th century.Chameleon is a production of Campside Media and Audiochuck.Follow Chameleon on Instagram @chameleonpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and

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00:42:44

Gay Girl in Damascus: A Viral Kidnapping And An...

Chameleon ·

2025/12/25

The story of a Syrian-American blogger whose posts during the Arab Spring captured hearts around the world—including a woman in Montreal who believed she was falling in love. But Amina Arraf, the author of Gay Girl in Damascus, wasn’t real. She was a hoax. So how did so many people, including news organizations and governments, fall for it? And at what cost?Chameleon is a production of Campside Media and Audiochuck.Follow Chameleon on Instagram @chameleonpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company

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00:35:40

Fake It 'Til You Graduate: The Honor Student Who...

Chameleon ·

2025/12/18

In 2012, a Ukrainian man enrolled at a high school in Pennsylvania, pretending to be a teenage prodigy named Asher Potts. He made the honor roll and became a local hero. Until the day police showed up in class and arrested him. The immigrant who scammed his way into the American dream.Chameleon is a production of Campside Media and Audiochuck.Follow Chameleon on Instagram @chameleonpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of

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00:28:03

The Spine Collector

Chameleon ·

2025/12/11

For years, someone was tricking publishers into handing over yet-to-be-published manuscripts—from bestselling authors and total unknowns alike. There were no ransom demands. The books were not leaked. The motive was unclear. An international mystery that baffled the publishing world for years. But two journalists in lockdown set out to solve the mystery and uncover the peculiarly obsessed culprit.Chameleon is a production of Campside Media and Audiochuck.Follow Chameleon on Instagram @chameleonpod

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00:29:38

The Barefoot Bandit: Catch Him If You Can

Chameleon ·

2025/12/04

Colton Harris-Moore was just a teenager when he began breaking into homes across the Pacific Northwest. But soon, he was stealing cars, boats... and then planes. This is the unbelievable true story of a kid outrunning the cops to become one of the first folk heroes of the internet age.Chameleon is a production of Campside Media and Audiochuck.Follow Chameleon on Instagram @chameleonpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of

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00:32:46

The Undead Tour: How The Fake Zombies Fooled America

Chameleon ·

2025/11/27

A British band called The Zombies had a smash hit single in America with ‘Time of the Season’ in the late 60s. Shortly afterwards, four handsome Texans hit the road pretending to be the Zombies. This is the unbelievable true story of rock’s most brazen imposters… two of whom went on to form ZZ Top.Chameleon is a production of Campside Media and Audiochuck.Follow Chameleon on Instagram @chameleonpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and

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00:28:39

An Admission of Lies: The Man Who Fooled Princeton

Chameleon ·

2025/11/20

A gifted, mysterious young man with a tragic past and talent for long-distance running is admitted to Princeton. He dazzles everyone from admissions officers to elite dinner clubs. But behind the alias “Alexi Santana” was James Hogue, a serial imposter who had left a long trail of lies in his wake. This week, the extraordinary story of the man who scammed his way into the Ivy League—and kept going.Chameleon is a production of Campside Media and Audiochuck.Follow Chameleon on Instagram @chameleonpod

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00:29:43

The Kid Who Couldn't Stop Playing Cop

Chameleon ·

2025/11/13

In 2009, Vincent Richardson walked into a Chicago police station and reported for duty. No one noticed he wasn’t actually a cop. No one noticed he was 14 years old. This is the story of the teenager who fooled the system time after time. Was it a prank? A cry for help? Or something else entirely?Chameleon is a production of Campside Media and Audiochuck. Launching November 13th wherever you get your podcasts. Follow Chameleon on Instagram @chameleonpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See

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00:31:10

The Follieri Affair: Who Conned Anne Hathaway?

Chameleon ·

2025/11/13

He dated a Hollywood princess and claimed to be the Vatican’s man in America. But Raffaello Follieri wasn’t all he appeared to be. He convinced some of the world’s richest people to hand over millions — before it all came crashing down. How did a charming Italian from a small town in Puglia rise to the top? Now, following deportation, is he rising again?Chameleon is a production of Campside Media and Audiochuck.Follow Chameleon on Instagram @chameleonpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See

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00:02:37

Introducing... Chameleon: The Weekly

Chameleon ·

2025/11/06

Introducing Chameleon. A new weekly show about scammers, con artists, and imposters hosted by Josh Dean. Every week, a new twisty, jaw-dropping story about someone, somewhere, pretending to be something they are not. Chameleon is a production of Campside Media and Audiochuck. Launching November 13th wherever you get your podcasts. Follow Chameleon on Instagram @chameleonpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for

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00:02:51

Chameleon

Chameleon ·

2025/10/02

Are you obsessed with cons, frauds, and imposters? Well, then, Chameleon is the show for you. Every week, veteran journalist Josh Dean (co-creator and host of The Clearing, Hooked, and White Devil) takes you inside an incredible, stranger-than-fiction story about someone — or some people — pretending to be something they aren’t. Coming this November, your new weekly true crime obsession, from Campside Media and Audiochuck. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information

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36:25

Introducing Origin Stories

Chameleon ·

2025/09/10

Sharing a new podcast from Campside Media called Origin Stories, about the creative process and the craft of writing and reporting. Each episode drills down on a single work. What inspired it? How was it created, and why? What kind of challenges and hurdles cropped up along the way? And above all, what can the rest of us learn from the guest’s creative process? In this episode, Matt talks with Noah Hawley, the showrunner behind the new FX series Alien: Earth . You can listen to more episodes of

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6:24

He Was Everything They Wanted. Until He Was Gone.

Chameleon ·

2025/06/13

He told each of them a different story: billionaire’s son, crypto genius, tech founder. None of it was true.From the outside, Ken was everything—successful, charming, generous. But when the women he deceived compared notes, they uncovered something far more sinister: a scam that stretched from Los Angeles to Italy, a man who kept reinventing himself, and a mystery no one had fully solved. Now, they’re fighting back. And the search to uncover the real Ken is on. From the same team that

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31:32

Chameleon Recommends: Agent Pale Horse

Chameleon ·

2025/03/25

Sharing an episode of Agent Pale Horse. It tells the story of FBI undercover agent Scott Payne, whose job it was to infiltrate the most dangerous gangs of our times: outlaw bikers, drug cartels and the international neo-Nazi networks hellbent on inciting a race war. He was taking down these groups from within. And Scott was good at it — people confided in him their most audacious plans for mass violence and domestic terrorism. After a 28-year-long career pretending to be somebody else, agent Payne

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6:05

Chameleon Recommends: We Came to the Forest

Chameleon ·

2025/02/03

Vienna is working a delivery job when she hears about Cop City, a massive police training facility being built in Atlanta. She decides to join a group of activists attempting to stop construction. When Vienna arrives in the South River Forest, she quickly finds a community, a cause –- and a love unlike any other. But the events of one morning shatters everything. Vienna and everyone connected to the forest begin asking themselves a question: what are you willing to die for?To connect with the

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39:31

The Tapes, from Radioactive: The Karen Silkwood Mystery

Chameleon ·

2024/11/12

Sharing an episode of the new podcast Radioactive: The Karen Silkwood Mystery. It details thedeath of a 28-year-old whistleblower which, 50 years later, continues to haunt Oklahoma and the nation. The young plutonium plant worker died in a fatal crash while driving to meet a reporter with The New York Times. She’d agreed to deliver sensitive documents that were never found. Two reporters who covered the story in 1974 have spent years trying to piece together what many in Oklahoma speculate:

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22:56

"Inside the Tent" with The Michigan Plot hosts Ken...

Chameleon ·

2024/10/16

Campside was born to tell stories: big, surprising, original stories that can only originate from the beats of the world's best journalists. We’ve made dozens of hit podcasts and we’re now welcoming you inside the tent. In this episode, Campside Co-founder Josh Dean talks with The Michigan Plot co-hosts, Ken Bensinger and Jessica Garrison, about reporting during the pandemic, why most big stories are way more complicated than you think, and the fine line between 'setting up a bunch of hateful

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20:01

"Inside the Tent" with Dr. Miracle host Larrison...

Chameleon ·

2024/10/08

Campside was born to tell stories: big, surprising, original stories that can only originate from the beats of the world's best journalists. We’ve made dozens of hit podcasts and we’re now welcoming you inside the tent. In this episode, Campside Co-founder Vanessa Grigoriadis and Larrison Campbell, the host of Doctor Miracle, talk about how popular the alkaline diet became and how Miracle Ranch took advantage to attract patients desperate for their diseases could be cured. Let us know what you

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2:46

Introducing Noble

Chameleon ·

2024/08/07

In the winter of 2002, police discovered more than 300 bodies on one property in the tiny town of Noble, Georgia. What followed was one of the biggest and most expensive investigations in the history of the American South. To get to the bottom of this forgotten case, journalist Shaun Raviv visits a rural community with plenty of secrets.He discovers the epic history of the well-respected family who owned the property, uncovers the fates of the bodies sent to a crematory called Tri-State, and

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