He Wants to Be a Paperback Writer: Clifford Irving
Want to make a splash in publishing? Try ghostwriting an autobiography for a super famous man. Just make sure the famous man knows about it first.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
26 Jan 202352min
Come on Barbie, Let’s Go Party: The Barbie Bandits
Two blonde bombshells get famous after they turn pro as…bank robbers. Heather and Ashley were just a pair of all-American girls who decided that the street crime life was for them. One problem, though...
24 Jan 202353min
Patron Saint of Confidence Women: Cassie Chadwick
She told fortunes. She faked documents. She changed her name. She crashed the economy of a major American city. Sorry, Cleveland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
19 Jan 202352min
The Family Jewel Heist: the Testicle Thieves of Chicago
In 1920s Chicago there was a crime wave plaguing the city — no, not Al Capone and gangland mayhem — there was an epidemic of gland piracy, testicle thieves were out there stealing balls.See omnystudio...
17 Jan 202345min
Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves: The 40 Elephants Gang
Organized shoplifting, streamlined fencing, prosthetic arms, hidden pockets, driving cars through shop windows, a strict code of thievery — this London gang (which may have predated the Sicilian mafia...
12 Jan 202347min
The Battlin' Fleetwood Macs
Once upon a time... there was a band called Fleetwood Mac, but one day someone had an affair with Mick Fleetwod's wife, and boom, suddenly there were two Fleetwood Macs. This became a big problem for ...
10 Jan 202348min
The Falcon and the Showman: The Epic Journey of Balloon Boy
It was a developing news story that gripped the nation: a little boy flying high in the sky in an uncontrolled electrified experimental balloon. When it crashed to earth and he wasn't in it, panic tur...
5 Jan 202350min
Houston, We Have A Problem… A Love Problem
Add two astronauts, mix in one younger woman, stir in a 900-mile drive from Houston to Orlando, and garnish with an adult diaper — that’s how you make an Astronaut Love Triangle! This true story is an...
3 Jan 202357min
