Ex-Wives Undercover: Liars, Cheaters & Love Cons
Coming to Paramount+ as a 3-part docuseries on October 28, 2025 - Don't Date Brandon. Ex-Wives Undercover is a powerful true crime podcast that exposes the hidden world of charming con artists, narcissists, and master manipulators—men who cheat, scam, and gaslight their way through relationships, leaving devastation behind. Told by the women who lived it, these are the real, raw stories of survival, sisterhood, and taking back power. This isn’t just about the con—it’s about the comeback. Listeners will gain insight into the red flags of emotional abuse, learn how to spot a scammer before it's too late and hear firsthand how women rebuilt their lives after betrayal. Whether you’ve been through it, know someone who has, or just love true crime with a deeper purpose—this podcast is your reminder that knowledge is power, and healing is possible.
Episodes
In this jaw-dropping first season, hosts Amber Rasmussen and Athena Klingerman share the story of abuse by their mutual ex-husband. Ben wasn't your everyday, run-of-the-mill POS but a conniving and manipulative con man who shocked even his most loyal followers. But that's how a psychopath works, right? They make the victim out to be the crazy one.
It turns out that his worst nightmare came true when two women [his ex-wives]...
It's time to start at the very beginning with Athena [Wife #1]. Her story begins in 2007 when she first met Ben. Even though she was fresh out of a divorce, her life seemed to be on an upswing. That was until one fateful night when she was bitten by a poisonous spider and forced to stay home and recover for a full month. What better way to pass the time than to do a little online dating? Will she see any red flags? Only ti...
Ben and Athena fall right into a relationship, as suspected, but unfortunately, Athena is not prepared for what will happen only a few months in. Will Ben be able to talk his way out of what he did to Athena and win her back, or is this where she says goodbye for good?
Please Note: When launching this podcast, we used a faux name, 'Ben', for our ex-husband. Since then, we've revealed his real name 'Brandon Johnson' to prot...
In this episode, Ben moves back in with Athena after being caught in a lie about building a home in Fremont. But, just when things were back on track, Athena found out Ben had been stalking an ex-boyfriend of hers. Amber and Athena discuss a psychological manipulation tactic called FUTURE FAKING that was used by Ben - and other predatory men - to get Athena to take him back! Can it get any worse? It does.
While Athena's dau...
In less than a year of dating Ben, Athena had picked up on some serious red flags, from lying about building a home in Fremont to stalking her ex-boyfriend and now steroid abuse. The cracks were beginning to show in the facade of the sweet and kindhearted man she met online. The red flags were there, her intuition was on high alert...she knew what she needed to do. It was time to end things with Ben...and the next day she ...
Athena had just received an anonymous email stating that Ben had fathered a baby girl. In case Ben was indeed lying and hiding from his responsibilities as a new father, Athena decides to find the mother of the child on Facebook and send her a message. With Ben unaware of what Athena has done, he eventually answers a knock at the door and is served with paternity papers from the court. Is he or isn't Ben the father?
Ple...
Athena begins seeing signs of jealously between Ben and Lexus, then she has a strange encounter with a woman from his past, and her dreams of owning a home are shattered. She's had enough...but is it over?
Please Note: When launching this podcast, we used a faux name 'Ben' for our ex-husband. Since then, we've revealed his real name 'Brandon Johnson' to protect other victims.
DO YOU HAVE YOUR OWN STORY TO SHARE? EMAI...
After kicking Ben out of her home, Athena is set free to live it up during the summer of 2008. But, that was short lived when she began dating a new guy and the stalking began...but how far will Ben go? Will he kill for love?
Please Note: When launching this podcast, we used a faux name 'Ben' for our ex-husband. Since then, we've revealed his real name 'Brandon Johnson' to protect other victims.
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Athena struggles financially, but just when she's ready to be done with Ben forever she finds out she's pregnant....again! A butt dial from Vegas the night before her baby shower changes everything.
Please Note: When launching this podcast, we used a faux name 'Ben' for our ex-husband. Since then, we've revealed his real name 'Brandon Johnson' to protect other victims.
DO YOU HAVE YOUR OWN STORY TO SHARE? EMAIL US at...
After listening to Ben schmooze with another women in Vegas the night before her baby shower, Athena was DONE! But, desperate times call for desperate measures, so Ben threatened to throw himself off the balcony of his hotel room. Saying he feels 'a darkness within,' he promised to seek help, and over the next two years things were good - baby Sydney arrived and they were relishing in new parenthood, Athena's business was ...
The wedding was over, and Athena was hoping for the best until she came across a burner phone with messages between Ben and another woman! She couldn't believe this was happening right before their honeymoon. Needless to say, their trip to Italy was less than ideal, and she had made up her mind that she would file for divorce. When it rains, it pours...and just when things couldn't get worse for Athena, she finds out her b...
When it rains it pours...Athena's marriage was crumbling before her and she finds out her best friend betrayed her. She lost her inner strength to fight, until a random phone call to Ben's boss lit a fire within her to take the initiative to file divorce. Enough was enough! But, when Ben didn't leave quietly, she was put to the ultimate test.
Please Note: When launching this podcast, we used a faux name 'Ben' for our ex...
Amber (ex-wife #2) meets Ben on a new matchmaking app called Tinder. While it wasn't love at first sight, things picked up fast and furious! By the second date, he dropped a major bomb about a child he fathered...or shall we say 'how she came about.'
Please Note: When launching this podcast, we used a faux name 'Ben' for our ex-husband. Since then, we've revealed his real name 'Brandon Johnson' to protect other victims.
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After that initial first meeting, Ben and Amber were on a love high as they enjoyed the holiday season - attending parties, meeting friends and family - and within just six weeks he put a 'ring on it!' Blindsided by love, she said yes...but the honeymoon period didn't last long when she received an email with some devastating news.
Please Note: When launching this podcast, we used a faux name 'Ben' for our ex-husband. S...
After the engagement, Amber packed up and moved to Seattle. With a growing list of unanswered questions and an ex-wife that was proving to be a problem, reality hit her fast and furious when life wasn't as picture-perfect as she thought it would be.
Please Note: When launching this podcast, we used a faux name 'Ben' for our ex-husband. Since then, we've revealed his real name 'Brandon Johnson' to protect other victims.
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Amber finally gets to meet Athena, and she and Ben try to establish healthy boundaries by proposing to communicate through a family app. But, when Athena claims Ben has stage 3 lung cancer, the gloves are off! Amber continues to question Ben from the boy’s nights out to a supposed ‘dream’ home in Woodinville. But, when she stumbles across an email, Amber is dumbfounded when she learns the REAL story of Ben’s divorce from A...
Amber starts to doubt Ben's story about how baby Opal came to be. And, after looking online for rape documents, she couldn't find anything. After she threatens to leave, he coughs up some legal documents to prove his story is real. She still can't shake the doubt she's feeling so she reaches out to her enemy, Athena, as a last resort in hopes of confirming the truth about baby Opal.
Please Note: When launching this pod...
Out of the blue, Athena received a message from Amber to say that she was breaking up with Ben. It was now or never...time to tell her the REAL truth!
Please Note: When launching this podcast, we used a faux name 'Ben' for our ex-husband. Since then, we've revealed his real name 'Brandon Johnson' to protect other victims.
DO YOU HAVE YOUR OWN STORY TO SHARE? EMAIL US at ExWivesUndercover@gmail.com
Amber and Ben's relationship consists of extreme highs and bottomless lows as they fight about Athena, baby mama #1 drama and infertility struggles. In the meantime, Athena begins dating a new guy and finds herself pregnant. After an epic fight, the cops were called and Amber gets sent to the hospital. Everything is unraveling!
Please Note: When launching this podcast, we used a faux name 'Ben' for our ex-husband. Since...
The relationship between Athena, Ben and Amber continues to deteriorate, leading to Athena filing for domestic violence. But, just when she thinks it's a slam dunk, Ben shows up in court with fake documents and emails he created. And while this is going down, Amber is living her own hell with a failed round of IVF and the death of her best friend.
Please Note: When launching this podcast, we used a faux name 'Ben' for ...
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