Musing Interruptus is a podcast for sharing thoughts and stories and enjoying idiomatic phrases and words. You can read along; the transcription is in the description of this episode. The idiomatic expressions are in italics. Try to get the meaning from the context and then look them up to see if you were right. If you like it, share it, but more importantly, continue the conversation. The music is called Iowana by Blue Dot.

Hello, Welcome. I’m Renée Valentina and this is Musing Interruptus. Today's episode Loved Today, Conned Tomorrow.

A charlatan can give you a run for your money, I mean, if they are any good at what they do. The conartist wannabe is not intelligent enough to run a play to completion. I have a feeling that  ...