In this episode of Lost Gods, disaffected trickster Kweku Anansi gets interrupted in the middle of a short con by a mysterious Indian, who schools Anansi in, among other things, the politically correct name for his people (First Nations), the fact that Kweku is far too nice a person to be very threatening, and running a technologically savvy scam can net a thousand dollars a pop.

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Kweku Anansi is just another member of the African diaspora, trying to make a place for himself in his adopted home of Toronto, Canada. He dreams of better days, of a time when he could be stop running small time cons just to make the rent. He dreams of the life he used to live, centuries ago when he was revered as a god.

A chance encounter with a fellow con man with a dark and secretive past of his own, plunges them both into the dark world of the lost gods, gods who would do anything to be worshipped again. Including destroying the world, if necessary.

How far will Anansi go to reclaim his godhood? What will he give up to have true power again? The answers can be found in "Lost Gods", a new weekly podcast novel from author Drew Beatty.