Our Fake History podcast has an excellent series on PT Barnum. He was something of a genius promoter (and self-promoter). Today he's best remember for his cir

Our Fake History podcast has an excellent series on PT Barnum. He was something of a genius promoter (and self-promoter). Today he's best remember for his circus act, but that was just one of a long line of productions he put on. In Barnum's parlance, a "humbug" was a practical joke played on his audience. A less charitable interpretation is that of some of Barnum's humbugs are downright fraudulent. It's a fun story. Episode 1 of 3 is here: https://ourfakehistory.com/index.php/season-2/episode-32-who-was-the-prince-of-humbugs-part-i/ https://ourfakehistory.com/index.php/season-2/episode-32-who...