Longreads Senior Editor Kelly Stout speaks with Rose Eveleth about Rose's most recent piece in Longreads, which examines what a 19th-century scammer can teach us about women, lying, and economic boom-and-bust cycles.

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Produced by Mike Rugnetta, with help from Jason Oberholtzer. Mixed by Michael Simonelli. Hosted by Catherine Cusick.

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