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#453 - The Allure of Charlatans: A Dialogue with Quico Toro

#453 - The Allure of Charlatans: A Dialogue with Quico Toro

Converging Dialogues

November 16, 20251h 27m

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Show Notes

In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Quico Toro about the current trends with modern charlatans. They talk about how charlatans have become more mainstream in present society, who is their audience, infamous charlatans, astrology, belief, social media, Trump, and many more topics.

Quico Toro is a writer and editor who serves as the global opinion columnist for the Washington Post. He is based in Tokyo, Japan. He is the co-author (with Moises Naim) of the book, Charlatans: How Grifters, Swindlers, and Hucksters Bamboozle the Media, the Markets, and the Masses.



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