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Ep 224 Snake Oil: The Great American Fraud
Come one, come all to learn of the miraculous news we’re buzzing to share with you at this limited time, low price offer. If you’ve been troubled by aches and pains, sores and sneezes, look no further than this very special episode - good for whatever ails you. Brimming with historical detail and outlandish claims, we’re marching through the wild west of patent medicines in the 19th century. We begin with the widespread rejection of professional medicine in the 1820s (sound familiar??) and continue through the century as quack doctors and snake oil salesmen proliferate and hawk t...
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B2 · Upper-intermediate
Comfortable if you already follow TV news
- 91% of the words are B1 or easier.
- 161 words a minute: natural, fairly fast speech.
- 323 harder words (B2 and up) in the whole episode.
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This is exactly right. I'm Lacey Moseley, author, actor, stand-up comedian, creator, and host of Scam Goddess podcast. The true crime comedy podcast all about robbery, fraud, and those who practice it. Each week I bring on an amazing guest.
Ooh, I scammed him. What? I could talk to you for an hour. You're a generational yapper, like me.
That's why I had to make yapping a job. And now you can catch full episodes of my show on YouTube. Start listening to Scam Goddess on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcast. I was born in Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, and at the age of 14, I took my first trip up the
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