Smooth Criminal Tanya Smith (w/ Margaret Cho)

Scam Goddess

Earwolf

Comedy, True Crime

4.8 • 7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Legendary comedian Margaret Cho joins the CONgregation as a self-proclaimed deacon. Margaret helps Laci uncover the surprising connection between Prince, Michael Jackson, and the art of smooth talk—and how it all leads to wire fraud scammer Tanya Smith, who, to her chagrin, is the last person you’d expect to pull one over on the FBI. Laci and Margaret also dive into a "purr-fectly" peculiar lesson about buying a new pet with gift cards and so much more. Stay schemin'! Check out Margaret's new single "Lucky Gift" and tickets to her Live and Livid stand-up tour are on sale now at https://margaretcho.com/tour/ Follow on Instagram: Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod Laci Mosley: @divalaci Margaret Cho:@margaret_cho Research by Kate Doyle. SOURCES https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/28/books/review/never-saw-me-coming-tanya-smith.html https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/aug/22/tanya-smith-stole-40m-evaded-fbi-broke-out-prison https://www.instagram.com/neversawmecomingbook/reel/C_egcnYPTTT/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zfS7IYWx-k https://www.chicagotribune.com/1986/09/24/twin-sisters-found-guilty-of-fraud/

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0:00.0	Scam!
0:02.1	Cards, robbery, and fraud.
0:09.0	Scam!
0:11.3	Cards, robbery, and fraud.
0:17.3	Gave goddess!
0:19.5	Was popping congregation, happy new year! God is What's popping congregation?
0:22.3	Happy new year.
0:25.3	New year, new me.
0:27.6	New year, new scheme.
0:29.8	Yes.
0:31.4	Congregation, y'all already know I'm what.
0:34.2	Yes, excited.
0:35.6	But I'm also incredibly lucky to be joined by one of the greats.
0:41.4	I'm talking about a true pioneer.
0:43.7	She was named one of Rolling Stones 50 best stand-up comics of all time.
0:49.5	And CNN chose her as one of the 50 people who changed American comedy, and I agree.
0:55.5	She's currently touring the country on her live-and-stand-up tour, and tickets for new
1:01.0	2025 dates are on sale right now. Plus, her new music album, Lucky Gift, will be released
1:07.9	on February 14th of 2025, but you can listen to the album's title track
1:12.5	right now. Get it to the single. Yes, I am talking about the one, the only, the queen herself,
1:20.3	Margaret Cho. Margaret, welcome to the show. Thank you. I'm such a long-time listener,
1:25.9	longtime congregation. I love you. I love the show. I'm so proud to be able to be on it. And I'm so glad we finally got to make it happen.
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