{"id":125,"date":"2025-12-17T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedorksidepodcast.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/17\/the-art-of-the-con-ep-25-051\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T14:00:00","slug":"the-art-of-the-con-ep-25-051","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedorksidepodcast.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/17\/the-art-of-the-con-ep-25-051\/","title":{"rendered":"The Art of the Con &#8211; Ep 25-051"},"content":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-125-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/rss.art19.com\/episodes\/cf6e9f3c-ab7a-42ae-be61-81c212e9ba90.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.art19.com\/episodes\/cf6e9f3c-ab7a-42ae-be61-81c212e9ba90.mp3\">https:\/\/rss.art19.com\/episodes\/cf6e9f3c-ab7a-42ae-be61-81c212e9ba90.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>We&#8217;re starting a deep dive into the most elegant hacks in human history: not of computers, but of trust. 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