We Don't Call That Money Over Here: Hushpuppi
This episode has it all: internet scammers, Instagram, Gucci, North Korea, ATMs, Zaron getting Cher's "If I Could Turn Back Time" stuck in your head. You're welcome, thanks for asking.See omnystudio.c...
7 Des 202344min
"They Call Me Fancy Dan, AKA the Flying Bank Robber"
For nearly a year to the day, the FBI chased this elusive bank robber all around the country. And for that year, the Flying Bank Robber embarrassed J. Edgar's G-Men on the front pages of the nation's ...
5 Des 202356min
Threshold Resistance: Alfred Taubman
Al Taubman was a good guy, until he wasn't. Captain of industry, supporter of civil rights, mega-developer, art world magnate…crime breaker. This is the story of how one man went from doing deals to d...
30 Nov 202345min
Mother Gerlach and Her Band of Rebel Nuns
Deep in the heart of Texas, in the summer of 2023, a band of rebel nuns had "gone to the mattresses" in an ecclesiastical war against the Bishop of Fort Worth. The leader of this cloistered convent of...
28 Nov 202352min
The Effing of F1, or Flavio Briatore Can’t Lose
What does it take to become so rich that you’re wholly unafraid of the criminal justice system? Eventual clothing magnate Flavio Briatore found a winning combination in great hair, a distaste for hard...
23 Nov 202353min
Diver Down: The Wonderful World of Narco Subs
When you think of drug smugglers, you generally think of speedboats, small planes, kilos of coke shoved into the side panels of cars, and tummies full of balloons. But there exists another sort of dru...
21 Nov 202359min
Fake It 'Til You Make It: William and Beryl Toye
A man and his wife (with more than 100 cats and a house full of booby traps) have a plan. Forge paintings, sell them, and when caught, accuse the buyer of swapping the real painting for a fake. And wh...
16 Nov 202354min
The Great Sheffield Tree War
The UK town was gifted with green spaces and millions of trees, everything was cool and lovely on those shaded lanes –– that is, until the Highways Team announced its plans for mass tree removal. The ...
14 Nov 202350min
