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Call them the Great Pretenders; some people try to become someone else because they are pulling a con; others do it as a joke, or for reasons that no one can imagine. But one thing is for sure: these people's fake lives are probably way more interesting than your real life.
This week we're talking about some of the biggest impostors, both real and fictional. There's a good chance that Jeff is back to judging while Richard and Michael are debating, but really, can you be too sure?
SHOW NOTES
2:10 - Faker from "He-Man and The Masters of the Universe" (Michael's Choice) 8:38 - Barry Bremen aka "The Great Imposter" of sports (Richard's Choice) 17:22 - Milli Vanilli (Michael's Choice) 25:01 - Iron Eyes Cody aka "The Crying Indian" (Richard's Choice) 33:30 - Frank Abangale Jr. (Michael's Choice) 41:36 - Sarah Emma Edmons - impersonated male soldier during Civil War (Richard's Choice) 47:25 - Danny Kaye in "The Court Jester" (Michael's Choice) 51:14 - Mamoru Samuragochi - deaf composer allegedly neither deaf nor a composer (Richard's Choice)
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Call them the Great Pretenders; some people try to become someone else because they are pulling a con; others do it as a joke, or for reasons that no one can imagine. But one thing is for sure: these people's fake lives are probably way more interesting than your real life.
This week we're talking about some of the biggest impostors, both real and fictional. There's a good chance that Jeff is back to judging while Richard and Michael are debating, but really, can you be too sure?
SHOW NOTES
2:10 - Faker from "He-Man and The Masters of the Universe" (Michael's Choice) 8:38 - Barry Bremen aka "The Great Imposter" of sports (Richard's Choice) 17:22 - Milli Vanilli (Michael's Choice) 25:01 - Iron Eyes Cody aka "The Crying Indian" (Richard's Choice) 33:30 - Frank Abangale Jr. (Michael's Choice) 41:36 - Sarah Emma Edmons - impersonated male soldier during Civil War (Richard's Choice) 47:25 - Danny Kaye in "The Court Jester" (Michael's Choice) 51:14 - Mamoru Samuragochi - deaf composer allegedly neither deaf nor a composer (Richard's Choice)

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