Who was the man that tried to sell the Eiffel Tower? This week, Maia takes us on a podcast journey to the Titanic (well, ships like the Titanic) and a man who knew how to sell. Maia, and Grant shift into full-on true-crime mode to unravel the unbelievable tale of Victor Lustig, the only man bold enough to sell the Eiffel Tower…twice. You’ll hear how he honed ocean-liner gambling scams with Nicky Arnstein, flirted with Al Capone, swindled metal tycoons out of millions, and danced around dozens of arrests—only to be finally cornered by counterfeit bonds in Texas. Plus: impromptu wedding poems about fish and love, board-game design secrets, and the cheeky “commandments” every master con artist swears by. Ready for reality to out-con your wildest fiction? This episode delivers.

00:00:00 Catch-Up

00:35:13 DNA Detective Work

00:40:24 Fool Me Twice

01:10:15 Meet Victor Lustig

01:28:00 High-Seas Hustle

01:45:50 Bonds for Dirt

02:03:20 Capone’s Curiosity

02:20:10 The Romanian Money Box

02:35:45 Havana Broadway Bluff

02:50:02 Escape Artist

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