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Pretend - a true crime documentary podcast

Javier Leiva

Pretend Radio is a documentary-style podcast about real people pretending to be someone else. I interview con artists, snake oil salesmen, undercover FBI agents—pretty much anyone living a l...

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Listen to Pretend - a true crime documentary podcast, a Society & Culture podcast by Javier Leiva. Stream 308 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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Operation Cockblock Revisited

A Colorado businessman with a criminal record, no credit, and a gift for charm somehow convinced dozens of women to finance his cars, his ho...

54:56May 5, 2026

I Beg Your Pardon part 6: The MAGA Granny

On January 6th, 2021, Pam Hemphill followed the Proud Boys to the Capitol, got trampled by the mob, was carried out by a police officer name...

48:23Apr 21, 2026

I Beg Your Pardon part 5

My cousin spent 23 years in an Illinois prison for a crime she says she didn't know she was committing. She was 33 when a judge handed down...

29:23Apr 14, 2026

I Beg Your Pardon part 4

Content Warning: This episode contains detailed descriptions of nursing home neglect, including accounts of residents found in unsanitary co...

25:50Apr 7, 2026

I Beg Your Pardon part 3

You know that little bottle of 5-Hour Energy sitting on the counter of almost every gas station in America? Someone was faking it. Millions...

36:03Mar 24, 2026

I Beg Your Pardon part 2

Twelve days. That’s how long David Gentile spent in federal prison for a $1.8 billion fraud that wiped out the retirement savings of 17,000...

40:39Mar 17, 2026

I Beg Your Pardon part 1

Jerry Bush was a plumber from Virginia with fourteen employees, a wife battling cancer, and a business his father built from nothing. When a...

38:30Mar 10, 2026

Who's Afraid of LaDonna Humphrey Revisited

CONTENT WARNING: Graphic content. Listener discretion is advised. Who’s Afraid of LaDonna Humphrey — Revisited A lot of people ask: where sh...

42:40Mar 3, 2026

Update on “The Hand That Held Me”

I want to share a quick update about the "Hand That Held Me" series. Due to some recent developments, I’ve made the decision to postpone the...

0:48Feb 28, 2026

The Pests part 3 & 4 Revisited

We conclude one of the most disturbing series ever covered on this podcast. Here are parts 3 and 4 of the Pests. Learn more about your ad ch...

81:14Feb 24, 2026

The Pests part 1 & 2 Revisited

This week, we're revisiting one of the most terrifying series ever produced for PRETEND. It's about a gang-stalking internet group known as...

63:35Feb 17, 2026

Introducing Everything They Missed

Hey guys, it's Javier here with a new recommendation! I've come across a true crime podcast that I just had to share with you all. It's call...

34:47Feb 6, 2026

2504: How to Spot a Fake ICE Agent

Criminals have been impersonating ICE agents, using fake badges to rape, rob, kidnap, and terrorize communities across America. These impost...

33:09Feb 3, 2026

2503: Didn't See It Coming (Part 3)

The sting is set. The bait is in place. Six skeptics are logged into a Zoom call, pretending to be grieving siblings. They've paid $1,400 fo...

43:26Jan 27, 2026

2502: Didn't See It Coming (Part 2)

In Part 1, we watched skeptic Susan Gerbic dissect a celebrity psychic's cold reading techniques. But cold reading is the little leagues of...

33:01Jan 20, 2026

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