What’s Poppin’ Con-gregation? This week, comedian Seth Morris joins the show to discuss Adelheid Spitzeder, a womanizing actress who became known not for her talent on the stage, but for conducting history’s first recorded Ponzi scheme. Stay Schemin’! This was recorded on January 9th 2024.  Follow on Instagram:Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspodLaci Mosley: @divalaciSeth Morris: @sethismorris Sources:https://www.aier.org/article/adele-spitzeder-the-queen-of-confidence-tricksters/“Foreign exchange rates 1804–1914” by Håkan Lobellhttps://www.riksbank.se/globalassets/media/forskning/monetar-statistik/volym1/6.pdfhttps://books.google.com/books?id=4ySERiKHkb4C&pg=PA291#v=onepage&q&f=falsehttps://www.science.org/content/article/scienceshot-did-lead-poisoning-bring-down-ancient-rome#:~:text=When%20in%20ancient%20Rome%2C%20don,and%20hastened%20the%20empire's%20fall.https://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/apr/21/ancient-rome-tap-water-contaminated-lead-researchers#:~:text=Ancient%20Rome's%20tap%20water%20heavily%20contaminated%20with%20lead%2C%20researchers%20say,-This%20article%20is&text=Tap%20water%20in%20ancient%20Rome,local%20spring%20water%2C%20researchers%20say.https://www.wineenthusiast.com/culture/wine/lead-toxicity-wine-history/ Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Scam Goddess ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.