{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60de27e6-b679-4a3b-a9aa-53fa8e6d0313/63f8854c-b80a-42a7-82fc-df04812917e8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"192 - Conman, “Prince” Gregor MacGregor","description":"<p>Throughout the 1800s Scottish solider Gregor MacGregor fought in wars across South America before returning home and claiming to be a prince of a country that he'd created called Poyais. He started selling land and shares in what he claimed to be a true paradise on Earth, which was all well and good until hundreds of people wanted to go and live on the land that they'd bought...</p><p><br></p><p>Tickets to our 200th episode and quiz live in Brisbane August 11 <a href=\"https://tickets.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/9a610633-a295-4d5e-9774-124c8ece5f52\" target=\"_blank\">here.</a></p><p><br></p><p>Our website: <a href=\"https://create.acast.com/episodes/b1ffbedf-836f-4b19-bfd7-adb0ff9537e4/dogoonpod.com\" target=\"_blank\">dogoonpod.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>Support the show and get rewards like bonus episodes:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://create.acast.com/episodes/c6441c4a-cafc-445e-bb68-e583512d2d8c/www.patreon.com/DoGoOnPod\" target=\"_blank\">patreon.com/DoGoOnPod</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Submit a topic idea directly to the hat:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://omny.fm/shows/do-go-on/playlists/podcast/dogoonpod.com/Submit-a-Topic\" target=\"_blank\">dogoonpod.com/Submit-a-Topic</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Twitter:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://omny.fm/shows/do-go-on/playlists/podcast/twitter.com/dogoonpod\" target=\"_blank\">@DoGoOnPod</a></p><p>Instagram:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://omny.fm/shows/do-go-on/playlists/podcast/instagram.com/dogoonpod\" target=\"_blank\">@DoGoOnPod</a></p><p>Facebook:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/DoGoOnPod/\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.facebook.com/DoGoOnPod/</a></p><p>Email us:&nbsp;dogoonpod@gmail.com</p><p><br></p><p>Check out our other podcasts:</p><p>Book Cheat:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat\" target=\"_blank\">https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat</a></p><p>Prime Mates:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/\" target=\"_blank\">https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Our awesome theme song by&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/evanms\" target=\"_blank\">Evan Munro-Smith</a>&nbsp;and logo by&nbsp;<a href=\"https://peaderthomas.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Peader Thomas</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING</strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/mac/gregormacgregor.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/mac/gregormacgregor.html</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.historytoday.com/miscellanies/gregor-macgregor-prince-poyais\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://www.historytoday.com/miscellanies/gregor-macgregor-prince-poyais</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160127-the-conman-who-pulled-off-historys-most-audacious-scam\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160127-the-conman-who-pulled-off-historys-most-audacious-scam</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ancestry.com.au/contextux/historicalinsights/poyais-scheme\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://www.ancestry.com.au/contextux/historicalinsights/poyais-scheme</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregor_MacGregor\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregor_MacGregor</strong></a></p> ","author_name":"Do Go On Media"}