
Chameleon
Audiochuck | Campside Media
Show overview
Chameleon launched in 2025 and has put out 37 episodes, alongside 2 trailers or bonus episodes in the time since. That works out to roughly 20 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 31 min and 40 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. Roughly 35% of episodes carry an explicit flag from the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language True Crime show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 5 days ago, with 27 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2026, with 27 episodes published. Published by Audiochuck | Campside Media.
From the publisher
We are living in a golden age of deception. It feels like everyone has an angle and that, everywhere you turn, someone’s trying to scam you. Chameleon is a new weekly show from veteran journalist Josh Dean (co-creator and host of The Clearing, Hooked, White Devil, and the original Chameleon season, Hollywood Con Queen) that takes you inside an incredible, stranger-than-fiction story about someone—or some people—pretending to be something they aren’t. Are you obsessed with cons, frauds, and impostors? Then this is the podcast for you. Get your new weekly true crime obsession every Thursday from Campside Media and Audiochuck.
Latest Episodes
View all 37 episodesMother of All Stories Part 2: Mom On The Run
Mother of All Stories: A Daughter Falls Under A Spell
Mr 10 Percent: The Suburban Dad Who Fleeced Global Soccer
Fetal Attraction: The Reality Star And The Woman He Wished He’d Never Met
Laundry Man: The Wild Ride of the Pig Butcher's Banker
Introducing: Crimeless
Dumpster Fire Phoenix: The “Festival” Organizer Who Just Can’t Stop Himself
Catch Him if You Ken: The Dating Scammer Who Targeted Influencers
Whiteout: The Olympic Snowboarder Who Became A Cocaine Kingpin
High Stakes: Life inside a Vampire Cult
The Journalist And The Voyeur: It’s Not So Easy When You’re The One Being Watched
A Master's Puppet: Jeffrey Epstein's Money Man
The Real Eddie: His Scamming Is Insaaaaane!
Ep 22The Mesh Mill: How Scammers Took Advantage of Women's Pain
Shortly after Christmas, Sharon gets a terrifying call. A stranger tells her the pelvic mesh inside her body has been recalled. It's a “ticking time bomb," and she needs emergency surgery to remove it. So Sharon flies to Florida. What she’s walking into is a scam embedded in America’s mass tort machine: stolen medical data, a call center, and huge profits powered by the pain of women like Sharon. To learn more about this story: Book: The Pain Brokers, Elizabeth Chamblee Burch, Atria/One Signal, 2026 Article: How Profiteers Lure Women Into Often-Unneeded Surgery, New York Times, 2018 Chameleon is a production of Campside Media and Audiochuck. Follow Chameleon on Instagram @chameleonpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 21Harry And Rachel Part 2: When True Love Dies
EFor 563 days, Harry believed the love of his life was dying of stage-four cancer. Then Rachel’s husband called, and everything Harry thought he knew collapsed. A pattern emerges, revealing a woman he no longer recognizes and a trail of emotional wreckage stretching back decades. Chameleon is a production of Campside Media and Audiochuck. Follow Chameleon on Instagram @chameleonpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 20Harry And Rachel Part 1: When True Love Lies
EIn 2001, Harry meets Rachel in Houston. And so begins a complicated and uncertain kind of love story. An on-again, off-again connection that would stretch across two decades of tragedies, lucky breaks, and relentless second chances. Sometimes the hardest lies to see are the ones you want to believe the most... Chameleon is a production of Campside Media and Audiochuck. Follow Chameleon on Instagram @chameleonpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 19Extra Credit: The Rise and Fall of a Frat House Ponzi Scheme
ESyed Arbab looked like the next financial prodigy—a frat house day trader who turned beer-soaked bravado into a successful hedge fund. Except that wasn't exactly the whole truth. When the SEC came knocking, Syed doubled down, lied, and kept going. Chameleon is a production of Campside Media and Audiochuck. Follow Chameleon on Instagram @chameleonpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 18Master Manipulator and Commander: Trust Your Gut
EShe thought she'd met the real deal: a decorated Navy officer, stationed at the Pentagon, opening hospitals in war zones. But what begins as a whirlwind romance slowly unravels into a portrait of compulsive deception. In the aftermath, this seasoned journalist is determined to get to the bottom of not just how and why her partner lied, but why she believed him. Chameleon is a production of Campside Media and Audiochuck. Follow Chameleon on Instagram @chameleonpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 17The Vampire Catfish: A Message Board And The Boy Who Believed
EMichael was 16, lonely, and stuck in a small Southern town when he met someone called Dennis on a vampire-themed online message board. What began as a thrilling, romantic connection soon spiraled into something darker. We follow Michael’s journey as he tries to make sense of the many layers of deception two decades later.Chameleon is a production of Campside Media and Audiochuck.Follow Chameleon on Instagram @chameleonpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 16Goodfellas: The Country Bar Theme Scheme
EWhen an Arizona reporter starts looking into a flurry of closures at country music-themed restaurants, he thinks it’s just another boring business story. But he uncovers a collapsing franchise empire and millions in fraud, all linked to a mysterious character with mob connections living a double life.Chameleon is a production of Campside Media and Audiochuck.Follow Chameleon on Instagram @chameleonpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.