Season 11
14 episodes in season 11.
The Real Catch Me If You Can part 9 (update)
Frank is Back! This update episode is loaded with new allegations and never-before-told capers. Like the time Frank Abagnale: Impersonated a cop with a paper badge and a toy gun.…
S509: The Santa Claus Man Revisited
This is the story about a Christmas con artist pretending to be Santa Claus. Brian Earl, the host of the Christmas Past podcast , joins me to tell a little-known…
S505: The Prank Revisited (featured on Netflix Don’t Pick Up the Phone)
The Prank series inspired the new Netflix documentary series "Don't Pick Up the Phone." This docuseries follows the investigation into a hoax caller who talked managers into strip-searching employees at…
S401: The One Who Got Away Revisited
Larry Douglas Jones is not your typical fugitive. He had a wife and three kids. And to be honest, he's not a dangerous man. He became overwhelmed with life and…
S101: The Prophet Revisited - Word of Faith Fellowship Cult
When I started this podcast, I reported on a secretive church in the foothills of western North Carolina called the Word of Faith Fellowship. The church, accused of being a…
S806: The Real Vampires Revisited
John Browning investigates real blood-sucking vampires—people who need human blood to survive. In today's episode, we will talk about real people who claim to be real vampires. Self-harm You know,…
The Real Catch Me If You Can part 8
On September 12, 2022, Frank Abagnale was honored with a Heroes in Ethics award at Xavier University. An ethics award for a conman! Unlike the general public, who were spellbound…
The Real Catch Me If You Can part 7
What if I told you that Frank Abagnale wasn't the only con artist in his family? His older brother used multiple aliases, faked his career as a therapist, and was…
The Real Catch Me If You Can part 6
This series is not just a story about a con man who lied about his past experiences. No, it's much bigger than that. This series is about correcting history. For…
The Real Catch Me If You Can part 5
I confronted Frank Abagnale in Las Vegas, NV. He claims he posed as a pilot, a lawyer, a doctor, and a professor from the age of sixteen to twenty-one years…
The Real Catch Me If You Can part 4
We've spent the last three episodes debunking the infamous Frank Abagnale myth. If he wasn't posing as a doctor, a lawyer, or a professor, then what the heck was Frank…
The Real Catch Me If You Can part 3
Two reporters destroy Frank Abagnale's story. Yet nobody cared. _______ Listen to part 4 right now on Patreon: https://pretendradio.org/donate/ Special Thanks to: Fact-checking for this episode by Kate Gallagher. Special…
The Real Catch Me If You Can part 2
Frank Abagnale claims he never stole money from the little guy—it was all victimless crimes. But that's not what I found. Hear the story of one family who says they…
The Real Catch Me If You Can part 1
This might be my favorite PRETEND series of all time. Remember the movie Catch Me If You Can? Most people believe the film is based on a true story. But,…