The Gift of Grift: With Pickpocket Magician James Harrison

Join us for our very first special guest episode! The first half of
the episode is a lot of talk about cool tricks and cons, and the
second half is more traditional TCC--and of course we give you a
great villain to hate on in the last story. It wouldn't be TCC
without that.

As long as there have been humans, there have been scams. We’ve
been perfecting the art of the steal for thousands of years. From
the cutpurses and pickpockets of ancient times to the faux Nigerian
princes of today, we’ve been robbin’ and scammin’ and griftin’ our
way across the millenia, and we show no signs of stopping.
Different hustles require different skills, of course, and
different levels of skill. Today we welcome our first special guest
on True Crime Campfire, a guy who’s something of an expert on
artful thievery. He’ll teach us a bit about the skills involved,
and we’ll tell you some wild stories about people who were blessed
with the gift of grift.

James Harrison's Instagram--check out his amazing videos:
https://www.instagram.com/pickpocketjames/?hl=en

Sources:
https://forzonimagic.com/mindreaders-history/alexander-man-knows/

https://www.lybrary.com/modern-magic-p-121.html
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/lily-dale-spiritualist-community

https://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Thomas_Nelson_Downs

https://skepticalinquirer.org/newsletter/spirit-painting-2/
Breaking Vegas: The True Story of the MIT Blackjack Team
(documentary)
CNBC's "American Greed," Episode "Psychic Fiend's Network"

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