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Chameleon

Chameleon

By: audiochuck | Campside Media
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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 Dean (co-creator and host of The Clearing, Hooked, White Devil, and the original Chameleon season, Hollywood Con Queen) that takes you inside an incredible, stranger-than-fiction story about someone—or some people—pretending to be something they aren’t. Are you obsessed with cons, frauds, and impostors? Then this is the podcast for you. Get your new weekly true crime obsession every Thursday from Campside Media and Audiochuck.audiochuck Art Social Sciences True Crime
Episodes
  • An Admission of Lies: The Man Who Fooled Princeton

    An Admission of Lies: The Man Who Fooled Princeton
    Nov 20 2025

    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.

    Follow Chameleon on Instagram @chameleonpod


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    29 mins
  • The Follieri Affair: Who Conned Anne Hathaway?

    The Follieri Affair: Who Conned Anne Hathaway?
    Nov 13 2025

    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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    31 mins
  • The Kid Who Couldn't Stop Playing Cop

    The Kid Who Couldn't Stop Playing Cop
    Nov 13 2025

    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.

    Follow Chameleon on Instagram @chameleonpod


    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    30 mins
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