Tell Me a Hoax

It's the holidays so naturally thoughts turn to microplastics and the Barbie Liberation Organization! We discuss their latest hoax where they spoof Mattel, announce EcoWarrior Barbie, and fool the press. We also, of course, talk about the Barbie movie. Support the showYou can now support us by joining Tell Me a Hoax + and help grow the podcast! Our WebsiteThanks to poet and so

Did the BBC broadcast a real ghost haunting on Halloween 1992? Nope, it was a hoax. Before The Blair Witch Project, there was Ghostwatch. We discuss horror films, mockumentaries, BBC personalities, the found footage genre, and ghosts. Support the showYou can now support us by joining Tell Me a Hoax + and help grow the podcast! Our WebsiteThanks to poet and songwriter Morri Creech f

Did Roy Johnson, the coach at the center of HBO's documentary BS High, call us after our Bishop Sycamore episode? Yep. That's not a hoax. Support the showYou can now support us by joining Tell Me a Hoax + and help grow the podcast! Our WebsiteThanks to poet and songwriter Morri Creech for our theme music!Thanks to Mel Clayton for our art!

It's a bird...it's a plane...it's a hoax! Did the Heene's think they had accidentally launched their son in a UFO-shaped balloon into the sky, which turned into a more than an hour chase involving the police and National Guard helicopters? Or was this a publicity stunt to launch their upcoming Wife Swap episode and their reality TV ambitions? SourcesSupport the

Craig created new co-hosts using AI, and Sarah is not happy about it. Join us as we discuss stock voices, AI information, James Frey, authenticity, and whether Sarah will take a vow of silence. Support the showYou can now support us by joining Tell Me a Hoax + and help grow the podcast! Our WebsiteThanks to poet and songwriter Morri Creech for our theme music!Thanks to Mel Clayton

Love or hate those biker shorts, Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus got the short end of the lip-syncing scandal. Join us to talk pop star authenticity, grunge, Frank Farian, the MTV reveal, the press conference, and how big a fan girl Sarah is. SourcesSupport the showYou can now support us by joining Tell Me a Hoax + and help grow the podcast! Our WebsiteThanks to poet and songwriter Morr

We let AI take the wheel. We asked ChatGPT to create an episode on AI generated hoaxes. Instead, it lured us into an audio drama full of twists and turns. We talk about the AI threat, real or imagined. Also discussed: the identity of the Code Master and bunny suits. Tell Me a Hoax, where truth is just a riddle away.Support the showYou can now support us by joining Tell Me a Hoax +

Did people in 1835 think there were bipedal beavers on the moon? I mean, some of them might have, but that was thanks to the Great Moon Hoax pulled off by Richard Adams Locke. And boy was Edgar Allan Poe mad about it, thinking Locke had copied his earlier moon hoax. We get into it. But it's not all fun and games as we also look at Kevin Young's reading of the hoax's

What can a fake high school football team tell us about inequity? Sadly a lot. We discuss the Varsity Blues scandal, IMG Academy, and Roy Johnson. SourcesSupport the showYou can now support us by joining Tell Me a Hoax + and help grow the podcast! Our WebsiteThanks to poet and songwriter Morri Creech for our theme music!Thanks to Mel Clayton for our art!

Want to learn the rules of summer camp pranking? You’ll have to listen to us get in summer mode first as we reflect back on the hoaxes of the year so far and decide what’s the best, the worst, and the weirdest. Special guest Momo. And there will be tarts! Support the showYou can now support us by joining Tell Me a Hoax + and help grow the podcast! Our WebsiteThanks to poet and