Senator Joe McCarthy and His Love of Heroin
This one is a trip through midcentury America and all its paranoias, moral panics, and witchhunts. In particular, we focus on two men, Senator Joseph McCarthy and Harry J Anslinger. One was responsibl...
10 Okt 202356min
Plymouth Rock Landed on Us: The Plymouth Mail Heist
It's an excellent idea -- hijack a poorly-guarded mail truck. But what if it's just full of junk mail and postcards? Then it wouldn't merit a mention on Ridiculous Crime, now would it? It was full of ...
5 Okt 202351min
Edwin Rist and the Feather Underground
A story about hundreds of rare birds, some British naturalists, one of the wealthiest families in the world, and the young American musician who planned to steal the rare collection and sell them on t...
3 Okt 202354min
A Household Name: Candido and Company
You've heard this name. You may have even used it. The name makes you think of relaxation, luxury, cheesiness, and sexy times. And if we do our job right, every time you hear this word from now on, yo...
28 Sep 202347min
Girl You Know It's...Not True: the Milli Vanilli story
The name Milli Vanilli is now synonmous with a hoax –– but at one time, their heavily-accented pop stardom fooled the whole world. That is, until the truth won out, and when it did it wrecked their mo...
26 Sep 202358min
The Darth Vader of Retail: Crazy Eddie
Crazy Eddie had a slew of stores selling cheap electronics, touted by infectious advertising. Like the universe itself, the Crazy Eddie empire expanded exponentially. Money flowed, celebrities orbited...
21 Sep 202349min
The Need for Speed: Tom Baker
The Italian carmaker Ferrari is known worldwide for the the elegant look, the unique sound, and insane speed and eye-catching design of its sports cars. Some Ferraris are prized as much as works of ar...
19 Sep 202351min
Can You Dig It: The Hole in the Ground Gang
Los Angeles, the bank robbery capital of the world. When bank robberies are commonplace, it takes an inventive heist team to stand out. That's exactly what the Hole in the Ground Gang did. They lifted...
14 Sep 202343min
