By all accounts, Sir Walter Raleigh was an abundantly gifted charming nobleman in the the court of Queen Elizabeth I who got away with more than his fair share of rule-breaking. What he could not get away from however, was the allure of discovering and claiming the riches of the fabled El Dorado. This obsession led him into interesting adventures, but ultimately cost him his life.

In an episode with incredibly dramatic twists and turns, Bibi and Sibel bring their comedic observations and dramatizations to this story which, if told by anyone else, would be a tragedy!

Episode References:

Why Sir Walter Raleigh Was Beheaded https://www.history.com/news/sir-walter-raleigh-execution-reasons

Sir Walter Raleigh https://www.biography.com/explorer/walter-raleigh

Sir Walter Raleigh, English Explorer https://www.britannica.com/biography/Walter-Raleigh-English-explorer

Walter Raleigh's bloody quest for El Dorado https://www.livescience.com/walter-raleighs-quest-for-el-dorado.html

In Search of El Dorado - The fascinating life of Sir Walter Raleigh http://www.historyisnowmagazine.com/blog/2016/11/13/in-search-of-el-dorado-the-fascinating-life-of-sir-walter-raleigh

Sir Walter Raleigh https://schoolhistory.co.uk/notes/sir-walter-raleigh/

Podcast Socials:

https://linktr.ee/hairbrainedschemes

It's an utter travesty that most people don't know that a woman named Sarah Howe was actually responsible for inventing the con widely known as the Ponzi Scheme. 40 years before Charles Ponzi arrived on the scene, Howe had run the scam multiple times, making several millions of dollars in today's money.

Join Bibi and Sibel as they take a comedic route through the story of this incredible hare (or hair) -brained scheme!

Episode References:

The Woman Who Invented The Ponzi Scheme https://medium.com/crimebeat/the-woman-who-invented-the-ponzi-scheme-115888be8666

Great frauds in history: Sarah Howe https://moneyweek.com/509014/great-frauds-in-history-sarah-howe

BEFORE CHARLES PONZI, THERE WAS SARAH HOWE https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/before-charles-ponzi-there-was-sarah-howe

Famous Fraudsters - The Originator Of The Modern Ponzi Scheme https://www.fraugster.com/resources/post/famous-fraudsters-sarah-howe

Podcast Socials:

https://linktr.ee/hairbrainedschemes

Co-hosts Bibi Sofowote and Sibel Mufti make it through the trailer for their new podcast, Hairbrained Schemes with as many hilarious detours as possible. Hairbrained Schemes is a production of The Podpire Network and is available wherever you find podcasts.