The Beanie Baby Bubble w/ Lisa Gilroy

What’s poppin’ con-gregation? This week, Lisa Gilroy joins us to discuss how Beanie Baby Mania took the 90’s by storm with people collecting and selling Ty Inc. stuffed toys for thousands of dollars. Plus, influencer scammer Caroline Calloway is accused of owing her landlord over $40,000. Stay Schemin’! Research by Kaelyn Brandt. 

Sources:  https://www.insider.com/influencer-caroline-calloway-accused-of-not-paying-40000-in-rent-2022-3 https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22870250/nft-beanie-baby-price-guide-bubble-princess-value https://www.yahoo.com/news/weather/great-beanie-baby-bubble-went-110000959.html#:~:text=In%201999%2C%20Jeffrey%20White%2C%20a,the%20best%20of%20him%2C%20too. https://thehustle.co/the-great-beanie-baby-bubble-of-99/ https://theweek.com/articles/461977/great-beanie-baby-bubble https://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/May-2014/Ty-Warner/ The Great Beanie Baby Bubble by Zac Bissonnette

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Scam Goddess is an award-winning comedy podcast dedicated to fraud and all those who practice it. Every episode, the Scam Goddess herself Laci Mosley (iCarly, Better Call Saul) covers the hottest scams on the streets today while also giving in-depth breakdowns of the wildest robberies, rackets, and capers throughout history. It's like true crime, but without all the death—aka True Con! Plus, Laci's always joined by hilarious guests like Conan O'Brien, Miranda Cosgrove, Jameela Jamil, JB Smoove, Nicole Byer, or Matt Rogers. Join the Scam Goddess "Con-gregation" to experience the funny side of fraud. And as Laci always says, stay schemin'! New episodes every Tuesday. Classic episodes re-released every Friday. The Scam Goddess TV show based on the podcast is coming soon to ABC!