86: How to Take Money from Strangers
Dec 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.
NOTE: This American Life has removed the audio for this episode because of questions about the truthfulness of the story by reporter Stephen Glass (who’s no relation to Ira Glass). We have removed the audio from our site, and have left the transcript up only for reference.
- 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)
