Season 1 · Episode 23
The Hipster Grifter Speaks: Kari Ferrell on Scamming & Redemption
The Sam Sanders Show · KCRW
February 28, 202548m 16sExplicit
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Show Notes
<p dir="ltr">Kari Ferrell became a viral sensation in 2009 after her small time cons gained international attention. She was living in Brooklyn, working at Vice News when she was exposed and dubbed “The Hipster Grifter.” Sam chats with Kari about what led her to become a scammer, why the media became so obsessed and her road to redemption. Kari Ferrell’s new memoir <a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250288226/youllneverbelieveme/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>You'll Never Believe Me: A Life of Lies, Second Tries, and Things I Should Only Tell My Therapist</em></a> is out now. </p>
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