The rise and fall of Anna Delvey, who conned New York high society into believing that she was a multi-millionaire heiress. Vicky Baker and Chloe Moss dig deeper into the scandal.
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Fake Heiress
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Ultravox5050
1 out of 5 stars
Very, very bad
What others said: the dramatizations are very bad. Very, very bad.
erica.laye
5 out of 5 stars
Better than Netflix
After trying -and failing- to get into the Netflix version this was exactly what I was looking for. Not over the top but clearly telling the story of Anna -and keeping me entertained!- I devoured all 6 episodes today
ChicagoGals
5 out of 5 stars
Great podcast
I think people are overanalyzing Anna. To me she is a simple girl who wished she had come from a wealthy family and wanted the same treatment the real trust funds kids get. Since she didn’t have it she played make believe in real life so that she could feel this. And she’s still delusional. The people she encountered simply couldn’t fathom that such a delusional individual can even exist.
livelylistener
5 out of 5 stars
Interesting podcast
Anna was intelligent, did her homework and was very cunning.I can understand her longing for success and making her dreams come true. I can also understand the people she met wanting to believe in her; but using people was inexcusable. This podcast also highlighted weaknesses in the system and human frailty.
Adops10
2 out of 5 stars
The whining voice and bad accent
Story line could be okay, but the voice actors were really bad, especially Ana.
manayunk wall
1 out of 5 stars
farce of a podcast
Oh, this is just a audio play (re-enactments) about the story. Not an actual journalistic approach to telling the story. Not going to listen beyond the first episode. It's all made up (I guess an homage to Anna??).
riah505
5 out of 5 stars
Morocco
I still think Rachel is a stupid girl!! she used her friend Anna! Anna only had intentions to have fun with her and have a friend! Anna felt lonely and had no one to turn to! Rachel and all the other girls Anna talked to are not friends they’re just money hungry jealous girls! They probably thought Anna was a one way ticket to the rich life! Rachel just leaves her in Morocco alone?? If She was a true friend that cared I wouldn’t have left her in Morocco alone!!! Rachel is not a true friend and she just sounds fake and jealous when she talks about Anna you could just hear it i her voice she has resentment towards Anna.. even before she took her money the way Rachel moved was just selfish..
alex x 22
1 out of 5 stars
Laughably Terrible
Who wrote, directed and cast the re-enactments?? They all need to find other lines of work, because they’re incredibly bad at their current ones.
Schelin1964
5 out of 5 stars
credible & jaw dropping
Contains interviews with people actually involved with real life Anna. The re-enactments are excellent. Bottom line is where netflix left me confused, this podcast has all the answers.
lacegrl130
5 out of 5 stars
Loved it
This is a perfect companion piece to the Netflix show and you learn the actual trajectory. Highly recommend.
Marge321
5 out of 5 stars
Incredible
Loved it. So perfect. Combo of drama, actual audio clips from witnesses, and reporting.
Ladymcquaid
1 out of 5 stars
This had so much promise
The re-enactments were unfortunately so so terrible and embarrassing that I couldn’t make it through half of an episode. YIKES.
SaltyRadish
2 out of 5 stars
Corny and Awkward
So much cringey dialogue.
MJ HALESTONES
5 out of 5 stars
Great listen
Can’t believe the depths at which people deceive other people.. How do they sleep. Wow!
TheBalouBlue
1 out of 5 stars
Don’t waste your time!
The moral of this podcast seemed to be to fantasize over parts the journalist didn’t bother to research. This is the lowest level podcast, clearly made with very minimal effort. I’m out at episode 3. The story itself is fascinating so I hope someone else puts in the work to actually tell it in the future.
himynameisval
4 out of 5 stars
Very enjoyable
I’m glad I didn’t pay attention to the negative reviews. I found this a very informative and entertaining podcast. Loved the music too. Definitely give it a listen.
Zelda queen of the world
5 out of 5 stars
Loved it
such an interesting podcast!
ItsUNotMe27
1 out of 5 stars
CRINGE
Annoying all of it.
Marna P
2 out of 5 stars
More a radio drama than real reporting
This felt like the bare minimum effort put into reporting and focus was instead on the “dramatics” of the “actors”. Which was as good as my quotations suggest. Good if you sleep with podcasts on at night but otherwise, pass.
fauxdeux
1 out of 5 stars
It’s not fiction
I found this under the fiction section. I was expecting an audiobook type podcast. It’s some sort of reenactment of a true story with “fictionalized dialogue”. Two thumbs down.
Putty McClegg
2 out of 5 stars
Strained accents
The dramatized scenes were too painful to listen to - the phony American accents sounded stilted and petulant
GW NYC
5 out of 5 stars
Excellent Podcast!
Excellent podcast! Compelling, true story and very well produced. *Interestingly, the best podcast acting/dramatization I have ever come across. -Gabriel New York City
Duncanomics
5 out of 5 stars
Superb
Five stars. The narration and re-enactments spot on.
alexjouve
3 out of 5 stars
Great story - Horrible Re-enactments
Should have saved the music licensing budget and spent it on better actors and a screenwriter. Sounds like a 14 year old wrote these scenes.
AdvocateBLM25
5 out of 5 stars
So intriguing!
Love the blend of documentary and acting in this podcast and the music too! The story is absolutely unbelievable, so crazy that it really happened. I can't wait for Netflix show to come out!
rosa manzo
4 out of 5 stars
I liked it
I don’t know if the dramatic scenes were necessary.
Mr Piggy Can Fly
3 out of 5 stars
Good info TERRIBLE voice over
Good info TERRIBLE voice over
beakeeeper
4 out of 5 stars
Ugh. The ridiculous dramatic acting..
Fascinating story, but the unnecessary dramatic acting and terrible accents are enough to make you stop listening! They should edit this podcast all over again without them, then I would feel comfortable recommending the show to friends.
Khlopin
5 out of 5 stars
LOVE
Sorry about those cranky pants that gave their crabby reviews. I love everything about this podcast. I’m obsessed w/ cons and I’ve listened to many versions of Anna D. None of them compare- From the music to the HIGHLY annoying (and perfect) voice of that ***hole Anna delvey. Yep- that voice is totally cringe- as it’s supposed to be! 💜😂💜😂😂💜💜
YayaofOdhranRonan&Emma
5 out of 5 stars
New fan of Vicki Baker
Providing these podcasts was no small task. I listened from beginning to end in an afternoon. Provides different reporting. The accents of actors are believable. The main subject and comments , as acted , are credible... I could “ hear” maladapted people I’ve met in my life. No judgment on those “ Anna” hoodwinked . She was , initially, a master at manipulation and lies.
MaripaMD
1 out of 5 stars
Could have been a great story
Very interesting story, awful narrative and production. There is no in depth story telling here, really poor acting d as no overall unimpressive. It could have been so much more...
JPATC
1 out of 5 stars
Great story- poor production
The previous reviews are spot on. The actors could have spent a little more time learning the American accents, or avoided it altogether. Comes off almost like a caricature poking fun at them. Kitschy soundtrack.
Psblueskies
5 out of 5 stars
Fake Heiress was real to me
I don’t know how I missed this story when it happened but I happened onto this podcast and could not stop listening. Anna Delvey pulls off posing as a rich young heiress in the NYC even though she was a young working class Russian immigrant to the UK. Journalist Vicky Baker and playwright Chloe Moss work together to creat this stage worthy podcast.
YogaMat123
3 out of 5 stars
Interesting story, bad podcast
The story is fascinating but this podcast is cringeworthy to listen to. It’s an exercise in self-discipline for me to get through each episode because of the very distracting lame fictional dialogue that peppers the actual reporting. It makes the production feel very cheap and I feel it compromises the integrity of the journalism. It sounds more like a particularly bad Lifetime movie about superficial high school drama turned into a podcast, if that makes any sense. I feel like it makes more a mockery of the story than anything else, which is a shame because it’s actually quite interesting. I found myself googling articles to read instead.
Beka_Bo
1 out of 5 stars
Too noisy
I was interested in listening to this but their background sounds and songs were too distracting. I had a hard time hearing the actual story.
BudLightDarts
4 out of 5 stars
Different but good
I’m not sure about the “acting” part but I enjoyed on my morning work from home walk.
Soft Whisper
4 out of 5 stars
Ok
Interesting story but the voice of Anna was hard to listen to. Otherwise, this is a well done podcast and I enjoyed the soundtrack.
Orwell2611
4 out of 5 stars
Interesting Story
This story is very interesting, full of twists and turns, and flew under the radar outside of New York (I’m an American but not a New Yorker). The narration is great, loved the music. The acted parts added to the narrative. My only issue was the lack of authentic American accents. Normally, I don’t pick on details like this, but couldn’t the BBC have used American actors? It was so distracting to me. I get that everyone criticizes foreign actors feigning accents, but because this is an all audio platform, I found it grating - strange NYC accents, funny lilting, weird use of American slang that didn’t go over well (“axed”? Really?).
kwhite228
3 out of 5 stars
I’ll save you some time
I was going to listen to this but right in The opening it clearly States there are fictional parts of the story. Disappointing and not my thing. I’d be interested in the story without fictionalization
Seriously_1990abcdefg
5 out of 5 stars
Very Fun
Entertaining & a really good listen 😊
bappibubu
1 out of 5 stars
Lazy
Super lazy reporting.... this feels like someone read the articles around this fascinating story and then made up some dialogue around it... Bummer.
asqwrfwrfsrt
1 out of 5 stars
Terrible voice actors
Couldn’t make it through the first episode
Newba04
2 out of 5 stars
Cool story but cringeworthy
Listening to the voice of “Anna” was like nails on a chalkboard. So cliche for a vapid 20-something. The story itself is fascinating but this form of storytelling left much to be desired.
sfn177
1 out of 5 stars
Awful
This is laughably bad. Whose idea was it to ruin a good story?
AvidLstener
1 out of 5 stars
Very bad idea
This story should have been done as straight long form journalism . All this music and nonsense dramatisation is a cheap (literally) alternative to real reporting!!! You are insulting the intelligence of your audience!!!
clsullie
1 out of 5 stars
The worst. Don’t waste your time
Oh, man. So disappointed. What a compelling story. Seemingly impossible to mess up. This “podcast” managed. If your into Sesame Street you might like it.
Unica Sola
5 out of 5 stars
100% guilty pleasure
Can’t believe the podcast’s score isn’t higher! It’s totally addictive. Binge-listened without taking a pause!
handbag_hobby
5 out of 5 stars
Loved it!
First, if anyone has HEARD Anna speak on tv, etc.; this IS how she sounds!! The actor on the podcast played it perfectly, in my opinion! I’ve followed Anna’s tale, read Rachel’s book, pretty much whatever I can get my hands on and this podcast was icing on the cake! Hit all the details while keeping succinct, I highly recommended it!
PW from GR
3 out of 5 stars
Engrossing story but...
I thought it was just me but Anna’s voicing was ridiculous. She sounded like a spoiled brat airhead who never would have commanded the attention of powerful people.
courtcase1128
2 out of 5 stars
The actor accent of Anna ruined it for me
I really wanted to like this podcast, but by the third episode I just couldn’t take the actors accent of Anna any longer. Had to unsubscribe..
Ukmichael
5 out of 5 stars
Listen to the Story , Don’t listen to the Accent !
Very compelling story , amazing how the Banks , Hotels fell for it One friend this person had and she abused that friendship and ended up owing her $thousands Podcast could of been improved if there were more realistic accent!
Angie_taco
5 out of 5 stars
Don’t listen to the bad reviews!
This was by far the most interesting and fun podcast I have ever listened to. I couldn’t stop listening until it was over.
M_______L
1 out of 5 stars
Yikes
Lost me in the first minute at the terrible fake vox pop about where her wealth comes from. Nobody does that. Where was the editor on this project? That bit was an insult to journalism, podcasting, and acting.
SergeantMELON
1 out of 5 stars
Voice Actors- so bad 😩
Interesting subject matter- I was really looking forward to this- but could hardly get through the first episode. The voice actors! Seriously to most annoying podcast I have ever (tried to) listen to bc of the voicing
MikeJay 1@71
3 out of 5 stars
Thi could have been really good
Story was okay but I am not sure why they decided to have Anna sound like an airhead or a valley girl when she was obviously a clever person who got away with Cons for a while.
Marysuzcon
1 out of 5 stars
Great story, bad execution
I really couldn’t take the dramatic re-enactments with horrible accents. If it were a normal podcast it would’ve been amazing.
alexvetter21
5 out of 5 stars
One day listen
I put this on thinking I’d listen to it over a period of time, ended up binging the whole thing in one day
anonymousdetroit
5 out of 5 stars
Loved
This woman was ballsy! So New York. Fascinating story and wonderfully told. I enjoyed the accents and fictional scenes. I forgot it wasn’t true. Storytelling straddling the line between fiction and non done right.
eye330
5 out of 5 stars
The Way We Live Now
If Anthony Trollope were alive, this is the story he would write.
DaniBird3
1 out of 5 stars
A shame... Do yourself a favor, just wait for the movie
Wow. I was really ready to love this.... but, where do I start? I’m going to start with the good- it’s a fast paced ride, the music suits the material, it’s well researched. The bad- the vignettes are BEYOND HORRIBLE, the accents are Cringeworthy and borderline insulting. The audio isn’t mixed well so when listening to interviews that were conducted by phone, those sound like they are under water, the vignettes are generally too loud, and you have to constantly turn the volume up or down depending on what portion you’re actually listening to. I’m hoping it gets better but they should have just stuck to solid reporting and interviews to shape the story. The fictitious storyline that weaves throughout doesn’t help the reporting and in fact makes it harder to commit to listening to this podcast.
Liz gallardo
5 out of 5 stars
I want more!
Really good! ♥️
Surferbettygal
3 out of 5 stars
Good but annoying
Fun to listen to but Anna’s voice is super annoying!
ExpatAle
4 out of 5 stars
Entertaining
The story is fast-paced and interesting, though the acting and accents are kind of comically bad. The soundtrack is quite good. Overall, very entertaining and I liked that it wasn’t too long. It’s probably helpful if you’ve already read some of the articles that the podcast is based on.
Lovelypolly
3 out of 5 stars
Disappointing
This podcast seemed to me like someone just reading from a script and not really invested in the material. The whole thing also seemed a little rushed. The voice of Anna reminded me of Villanelle!! I though Missing Crypto Queen was outstanding and it’s also about a con woman (although an extremely intelligent one, which Anna Sorokin is not). If you were interested in this, you should listen to that!
Krikket
5 out of 5 stars
All good things....
This is an outstanding podcast telling the rise and fall of a con artist and how faking it till you make it never ends well. Well done BBC4
KHerbel
5 out of 5 stars
Great Podcast
This was really interesting. A nice quick listen with fast pacing.
Podcast information
- Amount of episodes
- 7
- Subscribers
- 47
- Verified
- No
- Website
- Explicit content
- Yes
- Episode type
- episodic
- Podcast link
- https://podvine.com/link/..
- Last upload date
- July 24, 2022
- Last fetch date
- March 28, 2023 10:48 AM
- Upload range
- DAILY
- Author
- BBC Radio 4
- Copyright
- (C) BBC 2019
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- Ep 6. Fake HeiressReporting by Vicky Baker Drama by Chloe Moss Anna Delvey was due to come into a trust fund of $67m on her 26th birthday. She was on her way to establishing the Anna Delvey Foundation, a multi-million dollar visual-arts centre in the heart of New York City. She filled her time with champagne brunches and stays in penthouse suites, as she wined and dined the New York elites to secure investment for her project. It all sounded wonderful. Except, it was all a lie. Behind Anna Delvey, the heiress, was Anna Sorokin, the recent magazine intern. Out of nothing, this otherwise unremarkable twenty-something had reinvented herself as a multi-millionaire socialite, conning businesses and friends out of thousands of dollars in the process. But how? How did she manage to live a life of luxury for so long? How did she make anyone believe her story? How did she get people to trust her enough to give her their money? Journalist Vicky Baker and playwright Chloe Moss dig deeper into the New York scandal, and mix drama with documentary to tell the story of Anna Delvey's rise and fall. Anna is played by Bella Dayne Other parts are played by Chris Lew Kum Hoi, Heather Craney, Will Kirk, Scarlett Courtney, Neil McCaul, Clive Hayward, Ian Conningham, Lucy Reynolds, Adam Courting, Greg Jones, Laura Christy, Jessica Turner, Ikky Elyas, Sinead MacInnes. Director: Sasha Yevtushenko0 comments0
- Ep 5. Fake HeiressReporting by Vicky Baker Drama by Chloe Moss Anna Delvey was due to come into a trust fund of $67m on her 26th birthday. She was on her way to establishing the Anna Delvey Foundation, a multi-million dollar visual-arts centre in the heart of New York City. She filled her time with champagne brunches and stays in penthouse suites, as she wined and dined the New York elites to secure investment for her project. It all sounded wonderful. Except, it was all a lie. Behind Anna Delvey, the heiress, was Anna Sorokin, the recent magazine intern. Out of nothing, this otherwise unremarkable twenty-something had reinvented herself as a multi-millionaire socialite, conning businesses and friends out of thousands of dollars in the process. But how? How did she manage to live a life of luxury for so long? How did she make anyone believe her story? How did she get people to trust her enough to give her their money? Journalist Vicky Baker and playwright Chloe Moss dig deeper into the New York scandal, and mix drama with documentary to tell the story of Anna Delvey's rise and fall. Anna is played by Bella Dayne Other parts are played by Chris Lew Kum Hoi, Heather Craney, Will Kirk, Scarlett Courtney, Neil McCaul, Clive Hayward, Ian Conningham, Lucy Reynolds, Adam Courting, Greg Jones, Laura Christy, Jessica Turner, Ikky Elyas, Sinead MacInnes. Director: Sasha Yevtushenko0 comments0
- Fake Heiress Dec 16 · Ep 4. Fake HeiressReporting by Vicky Baker Drama by Chloe Moss Anna Delvey was due to come into a trust fund of $67m on her 26th birthday. She was on her way to establishing the Anna Delvey Foundation, a multi-million dollar visual-arts centre in the heart of New York City. She filled her time with champagne brunches and stays in penthouse suites, as she wined and dined the New York elites to secure investment for her project. It all sounded wonderful. Except, it was all a lie. Behind Anna Delvey, the heiress, was Anna Sorokin, the recent magazine intern. Out of nothing, this otherwise unremarkable twenty-something had reinvented herself as a multi-millionaire socialite, conning businesses and friends out of thousands of dollars in the process. But how? How did she manage to live a life of luxury for so long? How did she make anyone believe her story? How did she get people to trust her enough to give her their money? Journalist Vicky Baker and playwright Chloe Moss dig deeper into the New York scandal, and mix drama with documentary to tell the story of Anna Delvey's rise and fall. Anna is played by Bella Dayne Other parts are played by Chris Lew Kum Hoi, Heather Craney, Will Kirk, Scarlett Courtney, Neil McCaul, Clive Hayward, Ian Conningham, Lucy Reynolds, Adam Courting, Greg Jones, Laura Christy, Jessica Turner, Ikky Elyas, Sinead MacInnes. Director: Sasha Yevtushenko0 comments0
- Ep 3. Fake HeiressReporting by Vicky Baker Drama by Chloe Moss Anna Delvey was due to come into a trust fund of $67m on her 26th birthday. She was on her way to establishing the Anna Delvey Foundation, a multi-million dollar visual-arts centre in the heart of New York City. She filled her time with champagne brunches and stays in penthouse suites, as she wined and dined the New York elites to secure investment for her project. It all sounded wonderful. Except, it was all a lie. Behind Anna Delvey, the heiress, was Anna Sorokin, the recent magazine intern. Out of nothing, this otherwise unremarkable twenty-something had reinvented herself as a multi-millionaire socialite, conning businesses and friends out of thousands of dollars in the process. But how? How did she manage to live a life of luxury for so long? How did she make anyone believe her story? How did she get people to trust her enough to give her their money? Journalist Vicky Baker and playwright Chloe Moss dig deeper into the New York scandal, and mix drama with documentary to tell the story of Anna Delvey's rise and fall. Anna is played by Bella Dayne Other parts are played by Chris Lew Kum Hoi, Heather Craney, Will Kirk, Scarlett Courtney, Neil McCaul, Clive Hayward, Ian Conningham, Lucy Reynolds, Adam Courting, Greg Jones, Laura Christy, Jessica Turner, Ikky Elyas, Sinead MacInnes. Director: Sasha Yevtushenko0 comments0
- Ep 2. Fake HeiressReporting by Vicky Baker Drama by Chloe Moss Anna Delvey was due to come into a trust fund of $67m on her 26th birthday. She was on her way to establishing the Anna Delvey Foundation, a multi-million dollar visual-arts centre in the heart of New York City. She filled her time with champagne brunches and stays in penthouse suites, as she wined and dined the New York elites to secure investment for her project. It all sounded wonderful. Except, it was all a lie. Behind Anna Delvey, the heiress, was Anna Sorokin, the recent magazine intern. Out of nothing, this otherwise unremarkable twenty-something had reinvented herself as a multi-millionaire socialite, conning businesses and friends out of thousands of dollars in the process. But how? How did she manage to live a life of luxury for so long? How did she make anyone believe her story? How did she get people to trust her enough to give her their money? Journalist Vicky Baker and playwright Chloe Moss dig deeper into the New York scandal, and mix drama with documentary to tell the story of Anna Delvey's rise and fall. Anna is played by Bella Dayne Other parts are played by Chris Lew Kum Hoi, Heather Craney, Will Kirk, Scarlett Courtney, Neil McCaul, Clive Hayward, Ian Conningham, Lucy Reynolds, Adam Courting, Greg Jones, Laura Christy, Jessica Turner, Ikky Elyas, Sinead MacInnes. Director: Sasha Yevtushenko0 comments0
- Ep 1. Fake HeiressReporting by Vicky Baker Drama by Chloe Moss Anna Delvey was due to come into a trust fund of $67m on her 26th birthday. She was on her way to establishing the Anna Delvey Foundation, a multi-million dollar visual-arts centre in the heart of New York City. She filled her time with champagne brunches and stays in penthouse suites, as she wined and dined the New York elites to secure investment for her project. It all sounded wonderful. Except, it was all a lie. Behind Anna Delvey, the heiress, was Anna Sorokin, the recent magazine intern. Out of nothing, this otherwise unremarkable twenty-something had reinvented herself as a multi-millionaire socialite, conning businesses and friends out of thousands of dollars in the process. But how? How did she manage to live a life of luxury for so long? How did she make anyone believe her story? How did she get people to trust her enough to give her their money? Journalist Vicky Baker and playwright Chloe Moss dig deeper into the New York scandal, and mix drama with documentary to tell the story of Anna Delvey's rise and fall. Anna is played by Bella Dayne Other parts are played by Chris Lew Kum Hoi, Heather Craney, Will Kirk, Scarlett Courtney, Neil McCaul, Clive Hayward, Ian Conningham, Lucy Reynolds, Adam Courting, Greg Jones, Laura Christy, Jessica Turner, Ikky Elyas, Sinead MacInnes. Director: Sasha Yevtushenko0 comments0
- Ep 0. Fake HeiressReporting by Vicky Baker Drama by Chloe Moss Anna Delvey was due to come into a trust fund of $67m on her 26th birthday. She was on her way to establishing the Anna Delvey Foundation, a multi-million dollar visual-arts centre in the heart of New York City. She filled her time with champagne brunches and stays in penthouse suites, as she wined and dined the New York elites to secure investment for her project. It all sounded wonderful. Except, it was all a lie. Behind Anna Delvey, the heiress, was Anna Sorokin, the recent magazine intern. Out of nothing, this otherwise unremarkable twenty-something had reinvented herself as a multi-millionaire socialite, conning businesses and friends out of thousands of dollars in the process. But how? How did she manage to live a life of luxury for so long? How did she make anyone believe her story? How did she get people to trust her enough to give her their money? Journalist Vicky Baker and playwright Chloe Moss dig deeper into the New York scandal, and mix drama with documentary to tell the story of Anna Delvey's rise and fall. Anna is played by Bella Dayne Other parts are played by Chris Lew Kum Hoi, Heather Craney, Will Kirk, Scarlett Courtney, Neil McCaul, Clive Hayward, Ian Conningham, Lucy Reynolds, Adam Courting, Greg Jones, Laura Christy, Jessica Turner, Ikky Elyas, Sinead MacInnes. Director: Sasha Yevtushenko0 comments0
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