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Trouble in River City

@TroubleInRiverCityTracked since May 2026

a show about scams, flim flam, grifts, and graft.

Observed Aug 12, 2026 · stalePublic earnings

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Paid members

533

−1.1% · 30-day rate from 21 observed days

Total audience

1,951

incl. free followers

Observed monthly earnings

$2.5K

Starting price

$6/mo

2 membership tiers

Where the 1,951 observed tier members sit

Membership tiers

CAD 072.7%$627.3%

Largest observed tier is CAD 0 Free. Tier totals include free-tier members and come from the Aug 12, 2026 public snapshot, so they do not reconcile to the paid-member total.

CAD 0/moFree1,41872.7% of observed tier members

$6/moMark53327.3% of observed tier members

Growth signals: Trouble in River City

−1.1%

533 paid members · 30-day rate from 21 observed days

Membership

537527517

May 202618 weeks trackedNow

Trouble in River City533 members · $2.5K/mo

The chart only uses Trouble in River City's observed public history. Comparison peers are listed below, but comparable trend series are not available yet.

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Ranking data · includes stale rows

Trouble in River City's paid members rank in Recommended cohort
Rank	Creator and why included	Paid members	Gap vs Trouble in River City	Freshness
#2	Chilluminati PodcastPodcastsContent relevance + business context	763	230 more	Aug 24, 2026
#3	RoderickOnTheLinePodcastsContent relevance + business context	689	156 more	Aug 19, 2026
#4	Trouble in River CityProfileGamesPaid members position in Recommended cohort	533	Reference	Aug 12, 2026Stale
#5	LauraKBuzzPodcastsContent relevance + business context	417	116 fewer	Aug 25, 2026
#6	3 Black HalflingsGamesContent relevance + business context	253	280 fewer	Aug 22, 2026

The rank uses the full fixed cohort. This table shows up to five creators around Trouble in River City; the coverage summary above still counts everyone.

Recent posts

What they publish

64Posts total3 postsLast month41.7%Members-only

Previews available for 64 posts

Audio Latest postPublic32 - The Ensorcelled Scousers (Part 2)

Hesse concludes the story of how Magic Alex ensorcelled those inimitable lads famed for walking across London's Abbey Road Street. Subscribe

4 days ago at Aug 23 crawl 6 likes 4 comments

31 - The Ensorcelled Scousers (Part 1)Hesse tells the story of Magic Alex, a dubious engineer that ensorcelled a wily band of Liverpudlian moptop Scousers known only as The BeatlAudioAugust 11Public 15 9

30 - Lurking Uncle, Hidden DragonRiley tells the story of teen millionaire Barry Minkow, who made his fortune by running a carpet cleaning business and did not do any fraudAudioAugust 4$6 tier & up 5 7

29 - Cheeky Todger (ft. Devin O'Shea)Devin O'Shea joins Hesse and Dan for a freewheeling episode covering book-tour life, harassment by Veiled Prophet thugs, an AI scam afflictiAudioJuly 28Public 18 10

28 - Trouble in Jiangxi ProvinceUsing the 17th Century Chinese text The Book of Swindles as our guide, we intend to inform listeners of strategies to avoid falling victim tAudioJuly 21$6 tier & up 6 7

27 - The First Monégasque AstronautRiley unspools an elaborate telemarketing scam that begins in the Monégasque Community and ends in Dnipro. Plus an update on the BC ostrichAudioJuly 16Public 12 5

26 - Now You See MeHesse forces Charles and Dan to watch the 2013 blockbuster film Now You See Me. Subscribe to Trouble in River City on Patreon. Join our DiscAudioJuly 7$6 tier & up 5 6

25 - Little Miss Muffet Nation (ft. John Semley)John Semley discusses his Wired article about GLP-1 telehealth scams. Read John's article for WIRED. Subscribe to Trouble in River City on PAudioJune 30Public 16 12

24 - Chinese The StingCharles tells the story of a phony Chinese bank that went to great lengths to set up a believable brick-and-mortar location. Subscribe to TrAudioJune 23$6 tier & up 8 1

23 - Field WerehouseRiley tells the story of a hands-on salad oil swindle (and explains what salad oil is). Subscribe to Trouble in River City on Patreon. JoinAudioJune 16Public 20 8

22 - Climbing Mt. GoxHesse chronicles the rise and fall of the Magic the Gathering / Bitcoin site Mt. Gox. Subscribe to Trouble in River City on Patreon. Join ouAudioJune 9$6 tier & up 10 3

21 - Afscamistan (ft. Nate Bethea)Nate Bethea joins us to explore the large-scale fraud and graft that took place during the American occupation of Afghanistan. Listen to NatAudioJune 2Public 23 7

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