Listen Now: Scamfluencers

British Scandal

Wondery

Scandal, Alice Levine, Great Britain, Society & Culture, Exhibit C, British, England, History, Matt Forde, Documentary

4.5 • 6.4K Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2024

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

To anyone who grew up in the 2000s, Martha Stewart is probably more famous for going to jail than for her pumpkin pie. But there’s so much more to her story. And her saga lets us crack into the value of women’s work, the shifting nature of celebrity over the 2000s, and the most American scam of all: obscene wealth.

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0:00.0	Scamers are best known for living the high life, globetroting on private jets, dining at five-star
0:05.2	restaurants, and driving six-figure sports cars. That is, until they're forced to trade it all in for handcuffs in an
0:11.1	orange jump suit once they're finally caught.
0:13.2	Scam influencers is a weekly podcast from Wondry that takes you along the twists and turns
0:17.5	of some of the most infamous scams of all time, the impact on victims, and what's left
0:22.0	once the facade falls away.
0:24.0	To anyone who grew up in the 2000s, Martha Stewart is probably more famous for going to
0:28.1	jail than for her pumpkin pie.
0:30.0	But there's so much more to her story, and her saga lets us crack into the value of women's work.
0:34.8	The shifting nature of celebrity over the 2000s and the most American scam of all,
0:39.3	obscene wealth.
0:40.3	You're about to hear a preview of scam influencers.
0:42.6	While you're listening, follow scam influencers on the Wundery app
0:45.2	or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:47.0	Sarah, hello.
0:54.0	Hello.
0:55.0	Hey, Sachi. Okay, so a lot of times the people we cover on this show are not household
0:59.7	names, but the subject of today's episode absolutely is. I think she might be one of the most
1:05.3	famous people on the planet. Sarah, what are your thoughts on Martha Stewart?
1:11.5	It's complicated because I do think she has some of the best recipes and like they're
1:16.1	always going to be good but also I have a feeling she's a little bit evil.
1:20.7	Okay you know what that's a good assessment.
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