Peter Fenton made a career out of crafting that con we’ve all fallen for: the con of fantasy, of alternative realities that are much more pleasant than the existing one. This week, we go inside the world of carnival game scams, why we fall for them even when we know the odds are against us. Later, Peter recounts his career as a tabloid fabulist. Peter Fenton is the essential grifter – he sells us the stories we most want to believe.
Virginia Heffernan talks to Reza Aslan about Christianity and religion as a whole in the age of Trump.
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Mike Pesca with three things: 1) Trump isn't done appointing billionaires to his administration; 2) Is Google doing enough to fight Holocaust deniers?; 3) No, John Bolton's mustache is not statesmanlike.
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On this week's special, transatlantic episode of Slate Money, Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O'Neil of Columbia University and special guest John Gapper of the Financial Times discuss Citigroup's multi-billion dollar mortgage settlement, the merger of two
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