<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1781911/open_sms">Tell me what's on your mind.</a>Two brothers turned their bar into a political machine that ruled Kansas City. From 1925 to 1939, the Pendergast brothers lined many pockets -- mostly their own -- by controlling public projects and contracts.They ran the city, the county, the state and, eventually, helped Harry Truman into the White House.We'll tell you how it was done, how taxpayers were aware of it and why they went along.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tell me what's on your mind.Two brothers turned their bar into a political machine that ruled Kansas City. From 1925 to 1939, the Pendergast brothers lined many pockets -- mostly their own -- by controlling public projects and contracts.They ran the city, the county, the state and, eventually, helped Harry Truman into the White House.We'll tell you how it was done, how taxpayers were aware of it and why they went along.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

<a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1781911/open_sms" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tell me what's on your mind.</a>Two brothers turned their bar into a political machine that ruled Kansas City. From 1925 to 1939, the Pendergast brothers lined many pockets -- mostly their own -- by controlling public projects and contracts.They ran the city, the county, the state and, eventually, helped Harry Truman into the White House.We'll tell you how it was done, how taxpayers were aware of it and why they went along.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Harry Truman and the Kansas City mob

Scammers don't steal your money, they create a world where it makes perfect sense to hand your cash over to them. Three-card-monte, the longest running show on Broadway, seems easy. You're watching the tosser and you always see the queen. What you don't see is a group of shills working you into the gate where you'll lose everything you have.Sometimes a large sum of money is accidentally sent to you and the sender asks for the additional cash to be sent back. In the meantime, they empty your bank account.We'll tell you all about the scams, how they work and why people fall for them. Don't become a sucker. Listen in.

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Scammers don't steal your money, they create a world where it makes perfect sense to hand your cash over to them. Three-card-monte, the longest running show on Broadway, seems easy. You're watching the tosser and you always see the queen. What you don't see is a group of shills working you into the gate where you'll lose everything you have.Sometimes a large sum of money is accidentally sent to you and the sender asks for the additional cash to be sent back. In the meantime, they empty your bank account.We'll tell you all about the scams, how they work and why people fall for them. Don't become a sucker. Listen in.

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