iHeartPodcasts Launches New Series ''Hoax!'' Podcast

RADIO ONLINE | Wednesday, August 6, 2025 | 2:40pm CT

Hoax!

iHeartPodcasts has unveiled its latest original podcast, Hoax!, a new series that uncovers some of the most outrageous and compelling pranks, cons, and scams throughout history. Hosted by Noble Blood creator Dana Schwartz and journalist Lizzie Logan, Hoax! explores real-life tales so strange and elaborate they challenge listeners to question what they believe.

In the debut episode, "Cottingley Fairies," Schwartz and Logan examine the infamous 1920 case of two young girls in England who claimed to have photographed fairies near their home. The photos drew widespread attention - and even convinced Sherlock Holmes author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle they were authentic. The episode unpacks how Doyle, the man behind literature's most rational detective, became entangled in a fantasy that was later exposed as a childhood fabrication.

Upcoming episodes will cover a range of infamous deceptions, including the Balloon Boy hoax and a fake Shakespearean author, delving into the cultural ripple effects of each stunt.

Schwartz is a New York Times bestselling author and host of the podcast Noble Blood, with writing credits in The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and GQ. Logan, a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, has contributed to Vulture, Flood, McSweeney's, and The New Yorker.

Hoax! is distributed by iHeartPodcasts and will release new episodes every other Monday. The series is available on the iHeartRadio app and all major podcast platforms.