Let 'Er Rip: The Adventures of Bum Farto
Being named Bum Farto is ridiculous. Selling drugs is a crime. Being named Bum Farto and selling drugs in front of a fire station? Now THAT'S a ridiculous crime.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...
11 Aug 202254min
The Great Kansas City Royals Uniforms Heist of 1977
The Milwaukee Brewers were scheduled to face the Kansas City Royals, but the night before thieves broke in and stole the Royals’ uniforms. The game that went down the next day became baseball history;...
9 Aug 202254min
Whiskey Robber, Take My Mind: Attila Ambrus
What do you get when you take one part hardscrabble Eastern Bloc kid, three parts lousy ice hockey skills, twelve parts booze, six parts non-violence, and infinite amounts of determination? You get on...
4 Aug 202259min
Always on my Mind: The Theft of Albert Einstein’s Brain
Albert Einstein was one of the greatest scientific minds of all time. So of course people wanted to study his brain after he died. One man, though, wanted the brain more than anyone else. His career-r...
2 Aug 202248min
The Great Imposter: The Many Faces (and costumes) of Barry Bremen
A sports-loving jokester with a desire to be seen by the masses, Barry Bremen fraudulently made his way into some of the biggest sporting and entertainment events of the 70s and 80s. It's one thing to...
28 Jul 202249min
The Winning Numbers of the Beast
Everybody loved Nick Perry. The host of “Bowling for Dollars” was Pittsburgh famous for his loud suits and friendly demeanor. But that wasn’t enough. Nick Perry made a big money move — he rigged the P...
26 Jul 202249min
Best in Show: The Canine Cons of Margaret Lydia Burton
If you have an interesting accent and know how to act fancy, you can get away with a lot. Margaret Lydia Burton used that fact to her advantage, moving from town to town, conning people and living wel...
21 Jul 202255min
Champagne for My Horses
Rita Crundwell seemed like a simple woman. As a kid, she liked 4H, horses, and country living. She grew up to work in City Hall in her small hometown of Dixon, Illinois. For decades, though, this all-...
19 Jul 202255min
