Turning Desert Dust Into Gold

47:59 | Jul 13th, 2020

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In 2017 Ben Perez goes to a Mojave Desert resort for a free vacation and ends up signing away his life savings. Turns out Ben is one of tens of thousands to believe a version of this dream over the pa...Show More

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mm recommended:Oct 14th, 2020

One of these podcasts where you go: WHAT THE ACTUAL HECK?!? POCs in California are being targeted to buy into a "land bank" with promises of riches when the land is developed. But of course, it's all a crazy scam. I love how the journalist paints a detailed visual of what she's seeing with her eye...Show More

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