Chameleon

Chameleon

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Chameleon episodes

  • Spine Collector: Where Have All The Manuscripts Gone?

    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.

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    29 min
  • The Barefoot Bandit: Catch Him If You Can

    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.

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    30 min
  • The Undead Tour: How The Fake Zombies Fooled America

    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.

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    33 min
  • An Admission of Lies: The Man Who Fooled Princeton

    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.

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    29 min
  • The Kid Who Couldn't Stop Playing Cop

    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. 

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    30 min
  • The Follieri Affair: Who Conned Anne Hathaway?

    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


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    32 min
  • Introducing... Chameleon: The Weekly

    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


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    3 min
  • Chameleon

    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.


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    3 min
  • Introducing Origin Stories

    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 Origin Stories at https://link.mgln.ai/chameleon

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    37 min
  • He Was Everything They Wanted. Until He Was Gone.

    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 brought you Chameleon, comes Catch Me If You Ken, the latest true crime series to drop on The Binge Channel.


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    7 min

About Chameleon

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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…