Trouble in River City

By Trouble in River City

A show about scams, flim flam, grifts, and graft with Dan Boeckner, Riley Quinn, Hesse Deni, and Charles Austin.... more

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The podcast currently has 34 episodes available.

Trouble in River City episodes:

September 01, 2026 [PREVIEW] 34 - Boiler Room
The gang opens a dot-com-era time capsule: the 2000 Ben Younger film Boiler Room.
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5min
August 25, 2026 33 - Wild West Hornswogglin': The Tale of Soapy Smith
Dan shares the story of Jefferson Randolph "Soapy" Smith II, the king of the frontier conmen.
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58min
August 18, 2026 [PREVIEW] 32 - The Ensorcelled Scousers (Part 2)
Hesse concludes the story of how Magic Alex ensorcelled those inimitable lads famed for walking across London's Abbey Road Street.
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5min
August 11, 2026 31 - The Ensorcelled Scousers (Part 1)
Hesse tells the story of Magic Alex, a dubious engineer that ensorcelled a wily band of Liverpudlian moptop Scousers known only as The Beatles.
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42min
August 04, 2026 [PREVIEW] 30 - Lurking Uncle, Hidden Dragon
Riley tells the story of teen millionaire Barry Minkow, who made his fortune by running a carpet cleaning business and did not do any fraud of any kind.
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5min
July 28, 2026 29 - Cheeky Todger (ft. Devin O'Shea)
Devin O'Shea joins Hesse and Dan for a freewheeling episode covering book-tour life, harassment by Veiled Prophet thugs, an AI scam afflicting a band and its fans, and Herman Melville's The Confidence Man.
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1h 7min
July 21, 2026 [PREVIEW] 28 - Trouble in Jiangxi Province
Using the 17th Century Chinese text The Book of Swindles as our guide, we intend to inform listeners of strategies to avoid falling victim to common deceptions. This episode covers the following real-life situations:
—Stealing silk with a decoy horse
—Chen Quan scams his way into the arms of a famous courtesan
—Using broom handles to play a joke on sedan bearers
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6min
July 16, 2026 27 - The First Monégasque Astronaut
Riley unspools an elaborate telemarketing scam that begins in the Monégasque Community and ends in Dnipro. Plus an update on the BC ostrich farm.
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47min
July 07, 2026 [PREVIEW] 26 - Now You See Me
Hesse forces Charles and Dan to watch the 2013 blockbuster film Now You See Me.
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5min
June 30, 2026 25 - Little Miss Muffet Nation (ft. John Semley)
John Semley discusses his Wired article about GLP-1 telehealth scams.
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49min

FAQs about Trouble in River City:

How many episodes does Trouble in River City have?

The podcast currently has 34 episodes available.