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EP. 216 — Scam Me Now!: Scam Goddess Live w/ Alex English, Punkie Johnson, Marie Faustin and Sydnee Washington
What’s poppin’ Con-gregation? Live from the Bell House theatre in Brooklyn New York, Laci welcomes comedians Alex English, Punkie Johnson, Marie Faustin and Sydnee Washington to regale the story behind the most famous psychic from the 90s, Ms. Cleo and the Psychic Readers Network. Stay Schemin!
Recorded October 8th 2023.
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Alex English @alex3nglish
Punkie Johnson @punkiejohnson
Marie Faustin @reeezy
Sydnee Washington @justsydbw
Laci Mosley @divalaci
Scam Goddess Podcast @scamgoddesspod
Research by Kaelyn Brandt, Emily Jones and Laci Mosley.
Sources:
“Call Me Miss Cleo” – a Max documentary directed by Celia Aniskovich and Jennifer Brea
https://www.advocate.com/politics/commentary/2006/09/25/miss-cleo-comes-out
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12/21/magazine/the-lives-they-lived-miss-cleo.html
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