April 15, 2024

EP. 238 — The Pigeon Ponzi King w/ Tre Stewart

What’s Poppin’ Con-gregation? This week, Tre Stewart joins the show to discuss Arlan Galbraith, who for seven years was the reigning Pigeon King of Canada. But his kingdom fell when it was discovered his pigeons were useless. Stay Schemin’!

 

This was originally recorded on April 02, 2024.

 

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Research by Kaelyn Brandt.

 

Sources:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-22613247
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/05/magazine/the-pigeon-king-and-the-ponzi-scheme-that-shook-canada.html
https://www.wellingtonadvertiser.com/pigeon-king-international-owner-arlan-galbraith-charged-with-fraud/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigeon_racing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_be_evil#:~:text=%22Don’t%20be%20evil%22,its%20corporate%20code%20of%20conduct.

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