{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Fire the Canon","title":"How to Scam the French Lottery for Fun and Profit, by Voltaire (Patreon Preview)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/c087a5f2\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":586,"description":"You may recall that a few weeks back we briefly discussed how the writer and philosopher Voltaire became a (relative) millionaire. Although we knew it had something to do with scamming the official French government lottery, at the time we believed the answer was, “he bought every lottery ticket.” Rachel has since realized it was a little more complicated than that! Join Jackie and Theo as they learn what to do, and perhaps more importantly what NOT to do, when running a grand scheme back in the 1700s.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ThbUCisdeEy3wffCIV0lqYlIfJsLXgCjMQ9ORkg9uZE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI5NDcyLzE2NDg2/NzQyODgtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}