{"podcast":{"title":"Fraudsters","slug":"fraudsters-4890149","podcast_index_feed_id":4890149,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/3YtSHXzs","website_url":"https://www.lastpodcastnetwork.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/7210fe65-5aaa-4204-9d15-a391366c65cf/126c2f44-333e-44e7-ae6f-672cb7979a63/3000x3000/fraudsters-2024-show-art.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"The Last Podcast Network","episode_count":136,"summary":"Fraudsters is a true-crime comedy docuseries. Comedians Seena Ghaznavi, JD, Justin Williams, PhD, and Ariel Leaty bring you the scams you love from the fraudsters we hate. Our show merges the chat-cast and the deep-dive to take a humorous look at fraudsters that abuse trust, distort reality, and take advantage of vulnerable people financially. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Fraudsters ad-free. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T00:17:16.151163+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fraudsters-4890149"},"episode":{"title":"Operation Pipe Dreams and the Take Down of Tommy Chong","slug":"operation-pipe-dreams-and-the-take-down-of-tommy-chong","published_at":"2025-01-07T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fraudsters-4890149/operation-pipe-dreams-and-the-take-down-of-tommy-chong","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fraudsters-4890149","url":"https://www.lastpodcastnetwork.com","audio_url":"https://stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/3efcc19a-e279-40af-9726-47a519956c3f/episodes/6e8bd42a-3805-4018-8feb-d2943078c3a6/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=3efcc19a-e279-40af-9726-47a519956c3f&awEpisodeId=6e8bd42a-3805-4018-8feb-d2943078c3a6&feed=3YtSHXzs","summary":"What, you thought we were done talking about The War on Drugs?! Well, think again! We’re back with a special epilogue and we're diving into Operation Pipe Dreams, the infamous federal investigation that led to the arrest of Tommy Chong. Join us as we explore how this operation led by John Ashcroft and Mary Beth Buchanon targeted businesses selling drug paraphernalia across the country. We sit down with journalist Brian Conway for an in-depth look at the operation's impact, and Tommy Chong himself alongside his son, Paris, who share their experience getting busted and reflect on the evolving war on drugs. It's a wild ride through one of the most notable moments in the history of drug enforcement.","meta_description":"What, you thought we were done talking about The War on Drugs?! Well, think again! We’re back with a special epilogue and we're diving into Operation Pipe…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3453,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fraudsters-4890149/episodes/operation-pipe-dreams-and-the-take-down-of-tommy-chong/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fraudsters-4890149/operation-pipe-dreams-and-the-take-down-of-tommy-chong.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}