Maria Konnikova on her new podcast, the Grift.

The Gist Presents Maria Konnikova’s New Podcast

The Gist Presents Maria Konnikova’s New Podcast

A daily news and culture podcast with Mike Pesca.
April 14 2017 5:02 PM

The Gist Presents the Grift

A special presentation of Maria Konnikova’s new podcast, about long cons and the characters who perpetrate them.

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Maria Konnikova has been a special correspondent on The Gist since it began, debunking common myths and pseudoscience. Now, she’s starting her own show, a narrative podcast about cons called the Grift. The first two episodes are available for download on your podcatcher of choice.

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Mike Pesca is the host of the Slate daily podcast The Gist. He also contributes reports and commentary to NPR.