What podcasts say about Mariana van Zeller
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What Mariana van Zeller has said on podcasts
47 statements · 18 positive · 25 negative · 1 mixed · 3 neutral
Loneliness contributes substantially to romance scams.
“I think the loneliness epidemic is a huge part of this, quite frankly.”
Open the episode · #2567 - Mariana van ZellerListen at 1:20
Loneliness is a major reason romance scams are widespread.
“And I think it's absolutely one of the biggest reasons why scams are rampant these days. I mean, particularly. Romance scams.”
Open the episode · #2567 - Mariana van ZellerListen at 1:39
Scammers exploit emotions shared by everyone.
“Because I think what these scammers are so good at doing is that they prey on emotions that we all share.”
Open the episode · #2567 - Mariana van ZellerListen at 2:25
Many romance-scam victims continue relationships after recognizing the deception.
“So there are actually a lot of romance scam victims that continue having these relationships even after they realize the person wasn't who they said they were.”
Open the episode · #2567 - Mariana van ZellerListen at 8:01
AI companionship may provide companionship benefits.
“Is one of the benefits or possible benefits of AI.”
Open the episode · #2567 - Mariana van ZellerListen at 8:26
Men are as likely as women to fall victim to scams but report them less often.
“the majority of the people we spoke to were women, but actually men are as likely... to falling victim to these scams as women, but they just have a lot more shame around it, so they're less likely to talk about it.”
Open the episode · #2567 - Mariana van ZellerListen at 13:55
Scammers benefit from victims’ silence and shame.
“They use the silence to their advantage.”
Open the episode · #2567 - Mariana van ZellerListen at 14:53
Scam compounds are concentrated in Myanmar and Cambodia but spreading elsewhere after crackdowns.
“Myanmar. Myanmar and Cambodia were the two main spots. But now, because there's been a crackdown in both countries... Particularly in Cambodia, they are spreading to other places like Dubai and other places.”
Open the episode · #2567 - Mariana van ZellerListen at 19:30
- on Yatai International scam compoundNegativeOct 16, 2026· The Joe Rogan Experience: Protect Our Parks
Chinese criminal gangs funded the scam compound operated by Yatai International.
“Funding all comes from a lot of it is from these Chinese criminal gangs who operate in the case of where I visited. It was a company called Yatai International.”
Open the episode · #2567 - Mariana van ZellerListen at 24:10
Pig-butchering scams groom victims before extracting their money.
“So you fatten the pigs so you give a lot of love to your victim or you pretend they're going to get a lot of money. You build their confidence and trust and then you slaughter them.”
Open the episode · #2567 - Mariana van ZellerListen at 28:50
Pig-butchering scammers use convincing fake investment platforms showing fabricated gains.
“they create these. platforms that when you look at it looks completely legitimate and then it looks like your money is going up”
Open the episode · #2567 - Mariana van ZellerListen at 31:18
- on online platforms and government scam oversightNegativeOct 16, 2026· The Joe Rogan Experience: Protect Our Parks
Governments should do more and platforms should be accountable for scams.
“Why isn't our government doing more to protect us? Why are these online platforms, why don't they have, why aren't they accountable? They should be held accountable for allowing this to happen.”
Open the episode · #2567 - Mariana van ZellerListen at 32:13
Sextortion is a major problem affecting teenagers.
“Sextortion. Huge”
Open the episode · #2567 - Mariana van ZellerListen at 48:30
Meta has technology capable of detecting scam content.
“Of course they have the technology in place.”
Open the episode · #2567 - Mariana van ZellerListen at 53:52
Most reported fake celebrity profiles reportedly remain on Meta weeks later.
“the vast majority of them, she goes and checks weeks later and they're still there.”
Open the episode · #2567 - Mariana van ZellerListen at 55:12
Investigative journalism is needed to uncover corporate misconduct.
“And this is why we need good journalism, good investigative journalism to find the stuff, the truth that people have.”
Open the episode · #2567 - Mariana van ZellerListen at 1:01:01
- on online platform accountability legislationPositiveOct 16, 2026· The Joe Rogan Experience: Protect Our Parks
Legislation should hold online platforms responsible for scam harms.
“There should be legislation out there that does something to make sure that they are held responsible because they're not going to hold themselves responsible.”
Open the episode · #2567 - Mariana van ZellerListen at 1:06:31
AI can create convincing identities and content for impersonation.
“now you don't even need to. You know, you can pretend you're anyone. You can create anything on AI.”
Open the episode · #2567 - Mariana van ZellerListen at 1:12:30
Government should do more to address loneliness.
“I think partly it's also the government should be doing more to address this.”
Open the episode · #2567 - Mariana van ZellerListen at 1:21:38
Human-like AI companions are likely to become widespread.
“It's coming. It is ex machina. It's coming”
Open the episode · #2567 - Mariana van ZellerListen at 1:24:34
AI companionship may reduce the need for romance scammers.
“I think the only good thing about AI is that it will do away with scammers because you're not going to need them anymore, right? For companionship, at least.”
Open the episode · #2567 - Mariana van ZellerListen at 1:27:36
AI companion services will use subscription pricing.
“No, it's going to be a subscription.”
Open the episode · #2567 - Mariana van ZellerListen at 1:28:30
Household cleaning robots will eventually improve substantially.
“They don't look that good yet. I think maybe eventually they will be.”
Open the episode · #2567 - Mariana van ZellerListen at 1:34:38
Many people consider El Mayo more powerful than El Chapo in cartel operations.
“Many people say he was actually more powerful, more important for the running of the cartel than El Chapo.”
Open the episode · #2567 - Mariana van ZellerListen at 1:35:31
Sinaloa cartel trafficking and growth depended on corruption.
“None of it would have worked either. None of the narco-trafficking and the rise of the cartel, the Sinaloa cartel in particular, without corruption”
Open the episode · #2567 - Mariana van ZellerListen at 1:37:28
El Mayo pleaded guilty and received a life sentence in the United States.
“he decided to plead guilty, and he's now facing life in prison. He is charged, sentenced to life in prison in the U.S.”
Open the episode · #2567 - Mariana van ZellerListen at 1:41:34
Cartels corrupt politicians, law-enforcement agents, and Border Patrol through large payments.
“they're corrupting politicians. They're corrupting agents. They're corrupting Border Patrol because just the amount of money is so large”
Open the episode · #2567 - Mariana van ZellerListen at 1:48:11
More than 70% of guns found at Mexican crime scenes are American.
“I think it's 70-something percent of the guns found in Mexico in crime scenes are American guns.”
Open the episode · #2567 - Mariana van ZellerListen at 1:49:49
Law-enforcement incentives to build cases can lead to delayed fentanyl seizures.
“there's enormous incentive to build cases. Actually, New Mexico did one of the biggest busts, fentanyl busts, in the past few years. Like millions of pills were caught, so they were building bigger cases.”
Open the episode · #2567 - Mariana van ZellerListen at 1:55:51
Portugal established treatment infrastructure before decriminalizing drugs.
“So what Portugal did, and this is important, is that two years before they decriminalized drugs, they started creating... rehab facilities and treatment centers for people with addiction two years before, before they even decriminalized.”
Open the episode · #2567 - Mariana van ZellerListen at 1:58:41
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