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Texas Delight: Meet the Man Who Made Millions Telling People They Could Lose Weight in Their Sleep
Manage episode 224890021 series 1985592
Harry Siskind is a photographer-turned-entrepreneur who made a lot of promises about his weight-loss company, Body Solutions -- including that it could help you lose weight as you slept.
Maybe he made too many promises. Countless radio ads and more than $100 million later, the Texas high roller caught the eye of some feds who tore his diet empire down.
Our music this episode is "3 Kinds of Sun" by Norma Rockwell.
You can read more about Harry Siskind here: https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Ex-CEO-of-San-Antonio-weight-loss-firm-gets-prison-1783806.php
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69 episodes
Manage episode 224890021 series 1985592
Harry Siskind is a photographer-turned-entrepreneur who made a lot of promises about his weight-loss company, Body Solutions -- including that it could help you lose weight as you slept.
Maybe he made too many promises. Countless radio ads and more than $100 million later, the Texas high roller caught the eye of some feds who tore his diet empire down.
Our music this episode is "3 Kinds of Sun" by Norma Rockwell.
You can read more about Harry Siskind here: https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Ex-CEO-of-San-Antonio-weight-loss-firm-gets-prison-1783806.php
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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