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Bunkum & Ballyhoo
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A podcast about liars, grifters, con artists, showmen, hoaxers, hustlers and bullshit through history, hosted by @patrickwreed.bsky.social

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Meanwhile, Patreon subscribers get exclusive access to a new episode of Bonus Ballyhoo, redressing the balance when it comes to Arthur Conan Doyle by examining a hoax that, rather than being suckered in by, some have claimed he was responsible for - the Piltdown Man.

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September 4, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Culminating in part 2 with a closer look at the men at the heart of the Highgate Vampire panic, and some of their other equally unusual, and often unsavoury, beliefs - and why I do Bunkum & Ballyhoo in the first place, and why we should always pay attention to the weirdoes.

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bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social Bunkum & Ballyhoo @bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social · Apr 7
To end series two of Bunkum & Ballyhoo, we return to Highgate, to look at the afterlife of the Highgate Vampire, to more closely explore the lives of the principle players, and to ask why unusual beliefs are worth paying attention to.

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April 30, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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And finally, an epic two part finale looking at one of the strangest stories of the 20th century press - the Highgate Vampire, the supernatural fiend that stalked a London cemetery in the 1970s, and the intertwined lives of the two men who sought to exorcise it.

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bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social Bunkum & Ballyhoo @bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social · Mar 31
Series two comes to an end with a bumper two-parter about an infamous bit of 1970s spooky nonsense; this is the story of the Highgate Vampire, of the afterlife of a moral panic, of the feud between two vampire hunters, and of why it matters.

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The newspaper headline reads "MIDNIGHT VIGIL FOR THE HIGHGATE VAMPIRE". The accompanying photo is of David Farrant, a white man with medium length slightly shaggy hair, dressed all in black, with a cross in one hand and a wooden stake in the other, stood outside a stone vault, on which are written the words "THE FAMILY VALUT OF SIR JAMES TYLER".
April 30, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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In an episode I had planned since first creating Bunkum & Ballyhoo, and eagerly anticipated putting together, a look at the life of Grey Owl, an indigenous North American conservationist who turned out to not be what he seemed.

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bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social Bunkum & Ballyhoo @bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social · Mar 17
Grey Owl was a pioneering conservationist, an inspiration to legendary figures in that field, and one of the most famous indigenous North American figures in the world.

But Grey Owl harboured a secret. Find out all about it in the latest Bunkum & Ballyhoo.

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From the world of wrestling, looking at the life behind the meme and the viral video, exploring the extraordinary life story of The Great Antonio.

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bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social Bunkum & Ballyhoo @bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social · Mar 3
In the latest Bunkum & Ballyhoo, a look behind an early viral pro-wrestling video, to explore the larger than life story of The Great Antonio - from poverty to international stardom, to the peripatetic life of a beloved eccentric.

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How about Carlos Kaiser, the Brazilian footballing star who never spent a single minute of a single game on the pitch?

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bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social Bunkum & Ballyhoo @bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social · Feb 17
Carlos Kaiser had a 13 year career with some of the biggest football teams in Brazil, & an unmatched record - 0 goals scored. In fact, he never even made it on to the pitch. Hear the story of football's greatest faker in the latest episode:

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Or Frank Searle, Monster Hunter Extraordinaire, and his exploits on the banks of Loch Ness.

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bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social Bunkum & Ballyhoo @bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social · Feb 3
The camera never lies. Bunkum & Ballyhoo takes its first cautious steps into the murky waters of cryptozoology, as we head to the shores of Loch Ness, and the caravan of Frank Searle, Monster Hunter Extraordinaire.

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