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How to Take Money from Strangers
Originally aired 12.12.1997
Three stories of how to get money from strangers. In every story, the money is made by people who make the strangers feel good about themselves and about their nation.
A con man named Nick Ward who's so good he's thanked. (24 minutes)
Act Two. What Makes Grammy Run?
Sarah Vowell, on selling the secrets of art dealer Graham Arader. (14 minutes)
The story of how writer Stephen Glass took money from strangers by selling hope and fear when he got a job as a telephone psychic. A look inside that very American business. (19 minutes)
