PRETEND is a documentary-style podcast about con artists and real people pretending to be someone else. 

Javier Leiva interviews real con artists, snake oil salesmen, and former cult members–anyone living a lie.

PRETEND is consistently in the top True Crime Podcasts in U.S., UK, Canada, and Australia. 

It has been featured in the New York Times, the BBC, and New York Magazine. In 2018, Vulture named PRETEND one of the top 52 True Crime podcasts in the U.S.

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