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Bunk traces the history of the hoax as a peculiarly American phenomenon, examining what motivates hucksters and makes the rest of us so gullible. Disturbingly, Young finds that fakery is woven from stereotype and suspicion, race being the most insidious American hoax of all. He chronicles how Barnum came to fame by displaying figures like Joice Heth, a black woman whom he pretended was the 161-year-old nursemaid to George Washington.

On this show we look at long form comic book series' one volume at a time!

People are used to seeing "fake physics" in science fiction - concepts like faster-than-light travel, antigravity, and time travel to name a few. The fiction label ought to be a giveaway, but some SF writers - especially those with a background in professional science - are so adept at "technobabble" that it can be difficult to work out what is fake and what is real. To confuse matters further, Isaac Asimov's 1948 piece about the fictitious time-traveling substance thiotimoline was written, not as a short story, but in the form of a spoof research paper.

The Book Club is Fake but the Talk is REAL! The F.A.B. Podcast serves cocktails while also serving up stories with a side dish of humor, a sprinkle of sarcasm, and an occasional expletive as garnish. Every hump day, tune in as Moni and Kat playfully and thoughtfully explore compelling books and topics as they relate to the human experience, filtered through the lens as black women in the midwest. Let each episode illustrate the power of storytelling and how it connects us all. This podcast is a reason for them to connect as friends, as individuals, and with their listeners. It’s like therapy...

Telling the story from the beginning of my book "fake love" available on Amazon. Love... the word is so simple, but it cannot be described so easily. People fall in love with madness and desires 💗 but many people ended up with a pain that's inexpressible. Never thought I will go through that pain because my love was genuine. I have gone through such a critical stage of life that I am going to express in this book. I fell in love, fell victim to betrayal and fell in love again. Link: https://amzn.in/d/6vXRtRG

Alternative Stories and Fake Realities is the anthology podcast of the spoken-word audio production company Alternative Stories. Working with poets, novelists and dramatists we tell stories and share the work of writers including radio plays, short fiction, book excerpts and writer interviews. We also explore the things that inspire writers including folklore and mythology as well as sharing content from other podcasts produced by Alternative Stories. With almost 150 podcasts to choose from we hope there'll be something here to enjoy if you're into literature, books and the spoken arts....