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Podcast Episode #79 - Pleasant Green: Exploring the World of Internet Scammers with Ben Taylor

Ben Taylor likes to make friends with internet scammers. He's the man behind the Pleasant Green YouTube channel, where he tells the stories of -- and gives a human face to -- people we often think of as entirely nefarious. AJ and Joerg talk to him about what drew him to this, the very human stories behind many internet scammers, and what we can all do to help others. (Interview starts at 10:00)

Links related to this episode:

• Pleasant Green: https://bydgraceofgod.com
• Pleasant Green on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/pleasantgreen
• Pleasant Green on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pleasantgreen

Videos referenced:

• Sending Poop to Online Scammers in Nigeria: https://youtu.be/msN_wUgt-M8
• From Scammer to Saint: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_yEnZlZFnM
• Exclusive Interview with Joel: https://youtu.be/6JYDq0gRrCU
• Undercover with a Social Security Scammer from India: https://youtu.be/ttzmM6U9VX0
• The Worst Photographer in Liberia: https://youtu.be/ZZ5O-l_Ww4k
• By d Grace of God - The Movie: https://youtu.be/LrLzax3g8wA

Other stuff we talked about:

• Blast Annual 2020: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2286690961659824/
• Lily Stitches: https://www.facebook.com/lilystitches/
• The Micronics: https://www.themicronics.com
• The Micronics Amiga 500 Keyboard on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/micronics/commodore-amiga-500-upgrade-new-mechanical-keyboard
• Earthworm Jim The Comic Book: https://earthwormjimcomic.com
• Paleotronic Retro-Magazine: https://paleotronic.com
• RetroManCave: https://www.youtube.com/user/RetroManCave

These guys:

• Joerg’s crap blog: http://nafcom.eu/
• Joerg on Twitter: http://twitter.com/nafcom
• Joerg on Instagram: https://instagram.com/nafcom

• AJ: http://justwestofhell.com
• AJ on Twitter: http://twitter.com/derision64
• AJ on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/derision667/
• AJ's Dog is also on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elmersworld/

Intro promo by Scotty Allen: https://strangeparts.com
Music by Richard Bayliss: http://tnd64.unikat.sk

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