Patrons Only: The Grift That Keeps On Giving

In today's patrons-only episode, Katie and Jesse first discuss the controversy surrounding the Queer Appalachia Instagram account and the perils of donating to unvetted online personas and causes. Then they dive deep into the absolutely, completely bonkers lawsuit filed by Bruce Hay, the Harvard Law School professor and so-called "Most Gullible Man in Cambridge" featured in a bizarre story in New York Magazine last year. Turns out it is difficult to sue a magazine for defamation after it printed a bunch of well-documented claims you yourself made, but Bruce is going to try, dagnabit! 

Show notes/Links:

Washington Post: The Tale of Queer Appalachia: A popular Instagram account raises funds for LGBTQ people in Appalachia. But does the money really go where it’s supposed to? -  https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2020/08/03/popular-instagram-account-raises-funds-lgbtq-people-appalachia-its-not-clear-where-those-donations-go/?arc404=true 

New York Magazine: The Most Gullible Man in Cambridge -  https://www.thecut.com/2019/07/bruce-hay-paternity-trap-maria-pia-shuman-mischa-haider.html 

Reason: "The Most Gullible Man in Cambridge" Story Gets Even Stranger -  https://reason.com/2020/08/06/the-most-gullible-man-in-cambridge-story-gets-even-stranger/ 

Hay v. New York Media LLC -  https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.541599/gov.uscourts.nysd.541599.1.0.pdf 

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