Podcasts by Heist Podcast

Magic Cards, Chicken Wings and Casino Stacks. A "HEIST THIS BOOK" Mini-episode [#200.5] from 2023-09-19T09:00

In celebration of our new audio book, HEIST THIS BOOK, we decided to dust off the ol' mics and record a special mini-episode.  We've missed you, Heist Nation so we wanted to drop in, scream "HEE...

The Last Episode of Heist Podcast (For Now) [#200] from 2021-12-21T13:11:12

We did it, we got to episode two hundred! if you've been following along then you know that this will be our last episode, at least for a while. So in celebration of heist nation and all its glo...

Best Heist of all time - The Société Générale Job [#199] from 2021-12-14T08:51:04

For our pen-ultimate episode we go back to where it all began, Albert Spaggiari the man who pulled off a true, made for Hollywood, right out of a blockbuster screenplay, heist. He was the topic ...

D.B. (Dan) Cooper [#198] from 2021-12-07T09:00

You asked for it, we're finally doing it. It's time to cover D.B. Cooper and jump in to the theories of what we think may have happened during America's first and only unsolved skyjacking. Matt ...

John Dillinger Part Deux [#197] from 2021-11-30T08:30

In part two of the John Dillinger special we pick up right when the Dillinger Gang have all broken out of jail and gear up to go on the robbing spree that made them famous. Also we discuss the c...

Public Enemy #1 and Big Pod Announcement [#196] from 2021-11-23T09:00

We are finally doing it, an episode all about John Dillinger, this guy was way crazier than we ever expected, not only was he and his gang the most prolific bank robbers in American history, his...

The Baron of Bank Robbery [#195] from 2021-11-16T20:45:12

We hop into the time machine and cover Herman Lamm, a pioneer in the heist industry. Every heard of the term "Going on the Lamm" Yeah that's Herman, he invented it, he also kind of invented casi...

Stealing a Billion Dollars of Art Just for Funsies [#194] from 2021-11-09T18:54:40

Today we cover Stephane Beitwieser and  Anne-Catherine Kleinklaus a couple that loved art so much they spent six years grabbing everything they could from Galleri...

Selling a fake $124 million airport [#193] from 2021-11-02T22:29:37

Today we tell the story of Emmanuel Nwude a crazy schemer that sold a Nigerian airport that didn't exist to a bank in Brazil. It's a tale that really puts a spot...

Halloween Heist! [#192] from 2021-10-26T08:00

It's a spooky, ghoul and ghost filled episode of Heist podcast. Okay, maybe it's not technically spooky but it's a great heist that goes down on Halloween. Do you like Bonnie and Clyde, dangerou...

The Biggest Heist in San Antonio [#191] from 2021-10-19T18:10:42

A Homecoming queen, a Super cop and Bert. Today we tell the tale of the biggest bank robbery in San Antonio. It all went down at a drive-thru bank, a fact that made the whole thing a little....s...

The Most Successful Slot Machine Cheat in America [#190] from 2021-10-12T07:30

Today we cover the story of Dennis Nikrasch, an extremely skilled locksmith that worked as a safe cracker for the mob as a teenager then took his skills to Vegas where him manipulated slot machi...

The Trench Coat Bandits [#189] from 2021-10-06T16:49:31

Today we cover a prolific duo of robbers that pulled off numerous huge payout heists in the 80s. We're talking over a million for a bank robbery! That is unheard of in the heist world. Find out ...

The Social Registry Heisters [#188] from 2021-09-29T10:09:48

Today we tell the story of Raymond Flynn a mastermind that lead a crew that robbed the ultra rich by using their secret lil rich person phone book against them. HEEEIST

The Conrail Boyz, Tommy Hilfiger and Da Brain [#187] from 2021-09-21T13:08:32

Today we coverer the Conrail boyz, a crew of amazing contemporary train robbers that hacked the system and cleaned out cargo trains of all their sweet, sweet, late 90s, merch like Tommy Hilifige...

$1.9 Billion Green Vault Heist!!! Remmo Clan Part II [#186] from 2021-09-14T07:30

That's right the Remmo Clan pulled off Germany's Green Vault Heist, one of the biggest heists to go down in recent history. Yes, you read that right that's "1.9 Billion" with a "B." In this epis...

$1.9 Billion Green Vault Heist!!! Remmo Clan Part II [#186] from 2021-09-14T07:30

That's right the Remmo Clan pulled off Germany's Green Vault Heist, one of the biggest heists to go down in recent history. Yes, you read that right that's "1.9 Billion" with a "B." In this epis...

200 Pound Gold Coin Heist and the Story of the Remmo Clan [#185] from 2021-09-07T21:19:04

Today we dive in to the background of the infamous Remmo clan, a criminal organization that's rising to fame. They might just be behind one of the biggest heists in recent years but we don't wan...

Golden Oldie, Summer break and Crazy Heist News from 2021-08-31T07:30

Heist podcast is taking the last weekend of the summer off but we didn't want to leave you hanging, so here is a re-issue of one of our favorite episodes The Dirt Biking Ninja, it's an amazing s...

$13 million Purolator Heist [#184] from 2021-08-24T16:17:16

In 1974 a crew pulled off a $13 million job at the Purolator head quarters in Chicago. And they did it all with out firing a bullet, or even showing a single weapon. This is a real classic heist...

$80 million Farmville Clone Heist [#183] from 2021-08-17T14:12:22

Today we tell the sweet little tale about a lil' baby faced rapper named Mehmet Aydin who scammed tons of people into investing into his mobile game. But the real story here is what a hilarious ...

The Indiana Jones of the Art World - part II [#812] from 2021-08-10T16:22:56

We pick up where we left off with our crazy international art smuggler Michel Van Rijn, this time he's pulling a fast one on a small time art dealer looking to make a name for herself. And at th...

The Indiana Jones of the Art World - Part I [#181] from 2021-08-03T07:30

Today we tell the story of Michel Van Rijn, probably the biggest international art smuggler in history, this guy has lived a crazy life. He hung out with the Russian mob one minute and clinked g...

$10 million in Microsoft Gift Cards [#180] from 2021-07-27T15:18:05

Today we tell the story of the Microsoft quality assurance agent who stole millions and millions of dollars in gift cards from his employer. Think about how many sweet Minecraft skins you could ...

The Department of Justice Prosecutor that Became a Serial Bank Robber [#179] from 2021-07-20T07:30

Captain Andrew McKenna was a DOJ prosecutor in Washington D.C. A few years later he was blasting 60 bags of Heroin a day and robbing banks to fuel his $300 a day habit. Don't do drugs kids. 

The Mormon Mafia's $500 Million Government Heist [#178] from 2021-07-13T13:54:09

The Order is a religious sect that broke off from the Mormon church after they got rid of their polygamy policy. These dudes run Salt Lake City maintaining hundreds of profitable business. Their...

Mesrine, Full Blown Maniac - Part Two [#177] from 2021-07-06T08:00

We pick up where we left off on Part One. Mesrine is an international fugitive and escapes back to his homeland to get into some even crazy trouble, like I don't know, using a judge as a body sh...

Mesrine, Full Blown Maniac - Part One [#176] from 2021-06-29T08:00

Jacques Mesrine (1936-1979) was a french criminal who never met a crime he didn't like. Robbery, burglary, bank jobs, kidnapping, prison breaks outs, prison break ins, you name it he was down. M...

$250 Million in Bitcoin, Vanished! [#175] from 2021-06-22T15:28:08

Today we are telling the strange and mysterious Story of Gerald Cotten. A pioneer in the bitcoin world who held the cold wallets of thousands of people. Until he died in India four days after he...

$3.5 million Rubens Heist [#174] from 2021-06-15T08:00

In 1986 a mysterious man stole two Rubens sketches from the Fine Arts Museum in La Coruña, Spain then he disappeared. When one of the sketches showed up at an art appraisers office a ye...

The $4.3 Million Halloran Hotel Gem heist [#173] from 2021-06-08T17:02:48

Are you ready for twists, turns, British royalty and learning what a "push-in" robbery is? Well check out our latest episode about Darius Guppy (like the fish, as...

The DuckTales Bandit AKA Dagobert [#172] from 2021-06-01T14:28:53

DuckTales is HUGE in Germany and so was an inventive extortionist that used Scrooge McDuck as his calling card. All Arno Funke ever wanted was to become a successful satirical cartoonist but aft...

The Oldest Heister There Ever Was [#171] from 2021-05-25T08:30

Forest Tucker spent most of his life behind bars but that didn't stop him from breaking out multiple times, his first jail break was at 15 years old and he was on a chain gang at 16. Not only di...

Burglar to the Stars AKA Michael Jackson's best friend's son[#170] from 2021-05-18T16:22:55

During the 90s Blane David Nordhal was the biggest cat burglar in the united states, possibly the world. He robbed the mansion of the wealthiest people on the eas...

The mastermind that used Point Break, Heat and Reservoirs Dogs like DIY Heist videos [#169] from 2021-05-11T09:00

Today we talk about famous heist mastermind slash prison escape artist Redoine Faid. From stealing packs of gum at 6 to running a gang of thieves at 18 to robbing armored vehicles and escaping p...

The $690 Million Hollywood Ponzi Scheme [#168] from 2021-05-04T08:30

F-list actor Zack Horwitz (Stage name Zack Avery) was on his way to becoming a big time actor and at the same time he was the head of a massive investment group that was selling movie rights to ...

The Soccer player that stole the Scream [#167] from 2021-04-27T09:00

Today we cover the crazy tale of Pal Enger a professional soccer player/career criminal that stole Edvard Munch's Scream from Norway's national museum on the night of their Olympic opening cerem...

One of the Biggest Heists in History, Still Unsolved, or is it? ...Probably [#166] from 2021-04-20T08:00

Beirut 1976, in the middle of a civil war one of the biggest bank heists in history went down. $150 million in cash and gold was stolen, to never be seen again. To this day this highly skilled e...

A Fake Saudi Prince, $200 mill. Amex limit and Dom Deliuse [#165] from 2021-04-13T16:39:16

Tony Gignac spent decades pretending to be part of the Saudi royal family conning everyone from Saks on fifth, to the Beverly Hilton, to the uber wealthy people that live on a secret island in F...

Mission Impossible Romanian style [#164] from 2021-04-06T14:27:37

Today we cover the Mission Impossible Gang. Gavril Popinciuc ran heist crews all over Europe, and he stuck to one moral code. Don't crap where you eat. His crews...

Landon Moore: worst heister we've ever covered [#163] from 2021-03-30T16:35:24

Today we tell the tale of Langdon Moore a man who pretty much failed at everything he did. Langdon is what we refer to in the industry as a "heat bag" always bringing way too much attention to h...

950 Million in sunken treasure: Gold makes you crazy [#162] from 2021-03-23T17:40:32

Today we are telling the story of Tommy Thompson, an underwater engineer that discovered the SS central America, a ship that went down in a hurricane in 1857 with upwards of 3/4 of a billion dol...

Cute lil' pick pocket, Sophie Lyons [#161] from 2021-03-16T17:35:08

Today we're telling the story of Sophie Lyons, one of the best criminals in 1860s. Sophie Lyons was trained at a young age to slice open rich woman's purses with a razor blade. From there she gr...

Thermal lances, triads and explosions: The Chinese Take Away Bank Heist from 2021-03-09T16:45:29

NYE 1987 Sydney Australia, the country is celebrating their bicentennial meanwhile at an Australian National Bank in Chinatown a crew are having a different kind of party, a heist party.

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The hockey playing, pelt smuggling, church painting bandit [#159] from 2021-03-02T10:30

Today we tell the story of Atilla Ambrus aka The Whiskey Robber. A Hungarian born in communist Romania. Atilla turned to robbing post offices to make a better life for himself after the iron cur...

Robbing a Bank Black Out Drunk: Adventures with the Boyd Gang[#158] from 2021-02-23T13:30

Today we tell the amazing story of The Boyd Gang, a crew of Canadian heisters that really caused a rukus in Ontario in the 40s and 50s. While the gang was named after Edwin Boyd he wasn't the ma...

The Teddy Crown Affair - Heist and ScamWow Cross-over Episode [#157] from 2021-02-16T22:59:51

On this very special episode of Heist Podcast we invite poders from another foder, Caitlyn and Sue of Scam Wow Podcast to discuss the mysterious heist story of Theodore Conrad. A man who walked ...

Knock off Robin Hood [#156] from 2021-02-09T10:30

College student Stephen Jackley made it his mission to take from the rich and give to the poor. So he decided to rob banks in order to fund he's new NGO "The Organisation." It turned out raising...

Jack Nicholson, speedballs and six heists in one day - The Yankee Bandit [#155] from 2021-02-02T10:00

During the 70s Eddie Dodson AKA the Yankee Bandit ran a hip antique shop in Hollywood. He partied with many of the biggest stars at the time and at those parties ...

The Cops ARE the Robbers [#154] from 2021-01-26T20:00

During the 1970s and 80s the Medford Mass. police department was CRAZY corrupt. So bad in fact that the cops were pulling off even worse crimes that the criminals were. And that brings us to our...

Marius Jacob: Child Pirate [#153] from 2021-01-19T09:00

Today we tell the insane life of Marius Jacob. A ship hand at 11 and a by mistake pirate at 13. Marius was the hardest teenager possibly in history. After that Marius started a crime gang / anar...

Sneaking into Princeton and going to Highschool at 26 [#152] from 2021-01-12T15:00

Today we are telling the story of James Hogue a life long con-man that decided the best way to become America's top running champ was to steal a dead kids identity, pose as a 16 year old and go ...

The Happy Couple that Robbed 56 banks [#151] from 2021-01-05T17:30

Johnny and Carolyn Williams lived a quiet life in San Luis Obispo, they liked nice meals, wine, cigars and....robbing banks! Check out this modern and way less violent Bonnie and Clyde tale of t...

150th Episode Listener Extravaganza!!! from 2020-12-29T15:00

It's finally here, the episodes we love the most. When we get to sit back and let our listeners tell their own heist stories. Settle in and get cozy as we share some of the best listener submitt...

Canada's Most Legendary Train Robber (who wasn't Canadian) [#149] from 2020-12-22T20:00

Today we tell the story of Bill Miner, a serial criminal who was prolific in robbing, getting caught for robbing and having anyone he robbed with getting a shotgun blast to the face. Bill Miner ...

The Biggest Book Heist at Transylvania University ft. Shane Cunningham [#148] from 2020-12-15T12:00

On this very special episode of Heist we welcome great buddy Shane Cunningham (This Family Tree & Mike on Much, Podcasts) Shane tells us yet another crazy heist he's pulled off and we dive into ...

Crazy Eddie's Crazy Crimes [#147] from 2020-12-08T16:55:51

During the 1980s, Crazy Eddie's was the biggest electronics chain in the Tri-State area with 49 stores and 300 million in annual sales. But guess what? It was all just a massive scam to rob Wall...

Sweden's Crown Jewels, Speed Boats and a whole lotta blood [#146] from 2020-12-01T17:58:37

Today we cover the ridiculous story of the time two guys decided it would be a good idea to steal the Crown Jewels of King Karl. Well guess what? It wasn't HEEEEIIISSST!

The North Hollywood Shootout - Part II [#145] from 2020-11-24T16:22:36

Welcome back to our North Hollywood Shootout two parter. In this episode we jump right in to the action. The day of the heist, when Emil and Phillips (cranked up on muscle relaxers) entered the ...

The North Hollywood Shootout - Part I [#144] from 2020-11-17T09:30

You asked for it and we delivered. Today we are covering The North Hollywood Shootout, in two parts. While it may go against our motto of “True Crime without the murder” this heist ha...

The Six Million Dollar Man-dolin Heist [#143] from 2020-11-10T15:50:46

Okay so it wasn't a mandolin it was a violin, but come on we had to go for that pun.

Today we cover a man who thought it would be a good idea to steal one of the most valuable and reconiz...

Always ask for references when hiring a heist crew [#142] from 2020-11-03T09:30

Michel Ferrari put together the perfect heist, he even out sourced all the criminal work to some nice Corsicans who may or may not have been in the biggest crimi...

Biggest Tunnel Heist in Swedish History [#141] from 2020-10-27T08:30

In 1992 a crew drilled into the vault of the Gota Bank in Stockholm. Inside they broke into over 600 safety deposit boxes and set off pretty much every alarm the bank had but somehow they still ...

YARRR IT'S A PIRATE'S HEIST MATEY! [#140] from 2020-10-20T08:30

We thought we'd switch it up and cover a pirate heist this week. Turns out Pirates aren't exactly as funny as they seem in cartoons, because the one we're covering in this episode is a down righ...

Gone in 60 Seconds...To China [#139] from 2020-10-13T16:25:51

Today we cover one of the biggest car theft rings in US history. Ring leader Minjiang Yang ran a crew that stole $40 million in luxury cars in NYC and then had them shipped to China for a seriou...

Heisting a nation [#138] from 2020-10-06T08:30

Today we tell the story of Jordan Goudreau, a real wild boy who decided to single handedly take over Venezuela to get at those sweet, sweet oil reserves. And gue...

Stealing $10 Million from the bank, without a single threat [#137] from 2020-09-29T08:30

Back in the late 1800s four men conned the Bank of England, "The safest bank in the world" at the time, out of ten million dollars. All it took was the charm of a handsome rascal, a skilled forg...

Thomas Crown Affair II - The Golden years [#136] from 2020-09-22T14:27:08

Arther Welleslley was a british retiree living on a very meager pension. What really got him steamed up was that he had to pay for a TV license. Listen

80's Hollywood Tunnel Heist [#135] from 2020-09-15T08:30

In 1986 a mysterious heist crew tunneled into the First Interstate Bank in Hollywood, California. They got away with millions of dollars and sped down the Los Angeles underground flood tunnels o...

Selling the Eiffel Tower [#134] from 2020-09-08T08:30

In 1925 Victor Lustig sold the Eiffel tower to an up-and-coming scrap metal dealer. One thing though, the Eiffel tower wasn't for sale and the whole thing was a big ol' scam. This also wasn't Lu...

Jockey Smith [#133] from 2020-09-01T08:30

Today we tell the tale of Edward James "Jockey" Smith a ruthless and totally insane criminal from Australia. While Jockey wasn't exactly Danny Ocean, he made up for it by being a full rage machi...

Tree forts, Hippies and Meth [#132] from 2020-08-25T08:00

Scott Scurlock aka the Hollywood Bandit, was passionate about a lot of things. Primarily, robbing banks, cranking meth, building cool tree forts and most importan...

The Great GOLD train Robbery [#131] from 2020-08-18T14:58:42

This isn't the Great Train Robbery, the is the Great Gold Train robbery that took place almost 100 years before. Picture a full on bank heist, but on a moving train! In 1850, fo...

Toys 'R' Us Hideout [#130] from 2020-08-11T08:30

Jeffrey Manchester pulled off over 60 McDonald's Heists. But that's just the beginning of the story. This dude not only broke out of a max security prison he also built a secret fort inside Toys...

The Biggest Heist in Denmark [#129] from 2020-08-04T08:30

Burning garbage truck diversions, smashing concrete walls with front loaders, and a crazy mastermind that put together one of the biggest heist crews we've ever covered. This is the story of Den...

Super Bowl Ring Heist [#128] from 2020-07-28T08:00

In 2008, career criminal Sean Murphy was pissed after his New England Patriots lost to the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLVI. So what did he do to get revenge? Well he stole 14 of their Super B...

$40 Million Coupon Counterfeit Ring [#127] from 2020-07-21T08:30

Robin Ramirez, wasn't your average coupon-cutting suburban housewife.  Through her website savvyshoppersite.com Robin sold exact copies of high value coupons and with the profits amassed a colle...

The American Government Can Heist Too (#126) from 2020-07-14T08:30

During the 1970s Douglas Groat worked at the super secret heist department of the CIA called "The Shop." That's right, the CIA has a special elite team of heisters whose primary goal is to break...

A Heisty Nation - North Korea - Part II [#124] from 2020-07-07T07:30

We jump right back in to our special on the criminal enterprises of North Korea. Last episode it was about super bills, this episode is all about hacking. HACK THE PLANET. So log in to AOL and c...

A Heisty Nation - North Korea - Part I [#124] from 2020-06-30T08:00

Room #39, North Korea, what is it? On this episode we deep dive into the criminal enterprises of the North Korean government. And the deeper we got, the craziest things got.  As far as internati...

The Postcard Bandit - Part 2 [#123] from 2020-06-23T08:30

Today we picking up where we left off. Part two of the wild tale of Australia's infamous bank robber The Postcard Bandit. This time we pick up after The Postcard Bandit's jail-break from Fremant...

The Postcard Bandit - Part I [#122] from 2020-06-16T08:00

Today we tell the story of Australia's infamous bank robber The Postcard Bandit. This is a story we've wanted to tell for a long time. Brenden James Abbott stole millions, as well as pulled off ...

Mission Impossible Burglar [#121] from 2020-06-09T07:30

The press love to throw around the term "Mission Impossible style heist", but this is the rare situation that the title suits the crime. In this episode of Heist we tell the story of Steven "Jay...

Willy Sutton [120] from 2020-06-02T08:00

Today we tell the tale of Wille Sutton, a bad boy criminal folk hero from the early 1900s. He was known for the crazy amount of bank robberies he pulled off and the fact that he executing them w...

Australian Goodfellas [#119] from 2020-05-26T17:16

In 1976 Ray Bennet and his gang robbed the bookies at the Victoria Club in Melbourne. It ended up being the biggest robbery in Australian history. This is an amazing story chalk full of incredib...

Heist by Parachute! [#118] from 2020-05-19T08:00

Today we tell the story of Gerald Blanchard, an incredible criminal that used his vast technical skills to pull off a series of heists as well as run an internat...

A Heist Right out of a hollywood Screenplay -- for real this time [117] from 2020-05-12T08:00

Here is the story about the infamous 1995 Commerzbank Heist in Berlin. It is a crazy wild ride and we don't want to spoil anything. We've been trying to tell this story for awhile but could neve...

The Dirt Biking Ninja Bank Robber [116] from 2020-05-05T08:00

Today we cover the story of Carl Gugasian a prolific bank robber who's genius robbery techniques allowed him to pull off over 50 bank jobs before he was caught. N...

Hometown Heist [115] from 2020-04-28T08:00

Today we cover a heist from our hometown of Hamilton, Ontario. It features one of Canada's best jail breakouts ever. Foxy Freddie as he was known in jail, stole 150K from CIBC in the 1980s and h...

Heist Movie Pitches - [Mini Episode Friday] from 2020-04-24T08:00

We got Heist Nation to send us fake heist movie titles for a little game we had in mind. Simon and I each pick one at random and pitch a movie based on that title on the spot. 

Simon and ...

The Hardest Partying Deputy in the West [114] from 2020-04-21T08:00

We go way back to cowboy times to cover the story of Burt Alvord. A heavy drink'n, fight start'n, brothel attend'n bad boy from the wild wild west. Burt took many jobs as a Deputy despite the fa...

Heist Mini Episode - Van Gogh Heist 2020 from 2020-04-17T02:14:10

We figured we'd take some time and cover the latest heist news sweeping the nation. A Van Gogh was stolen from an art gallery in the Netherlands, we had so many of you send us the article we kne...

A Brooklyn Robbery with Joe Trohman (Fall Out Boy, The Damned Things) [Eps. 113] from 2020-04-14T08:00

We invited our good friend Joe Trohman (Fall Out Boy, The Damned Things) to join us on this very special, quarantined episode of Heist Podcast. We discuss the biggest heist in New York history a...

The First Getaway Car and Anarchistic Maniacs [112] from 2020-04-07T08:00

Today we are telling the story of the Bonnot Gang that were the first "Heist Crew" in the early 1990's to use a getaway car. Back then the police only had bicycles which made for a very unbalanc...

Stan Rifkin and the Biggest Wire Fraud in US History [111] from 2020-03-31T08:30

Stan Rifkin was a computer consultant in California that in 1978 pulled off one of the biggest wire frauds in US history…at the time. This heist has some of the best ...

The Dinner Set Gang [110] from 2020-03-24T08:00

Today we cover the incredible story of the Dinner Set Gang. A two man crew that pulled off over 80 jewelry heists during the 1970's. It's said they were responsible for stealing up to, gets this...

Jimmy Hope - A huge Heister Almost Lost to History[109] from 2020-03-17T08:00

Jimmy Hope was part of some of the biggest heists in post civil war America. We've covered some of these crazy heists before but now we get to see them from another perspective. Hope everyone is...

Australia's First Bank Heist Ever! [108] from 2020-03-10T08:00

Save on labor costs by getting a bunch of prisoners to build your new fancy pants bank? What could go wrong? Find out on this episode of Heist where we cover Australia's first ever bank heist. P...

Nazis, Nuclear Weapons and Reindeer meat [107] from 2020-03-03T09:00

In WWII, a division of the british army known as "The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare" put together a secret mission to blow up a secret nazi nuclear program. It has all the crazy aspects of a...

The Mona Lisa of Heists....The Mona Lisa Heist [106] from 2020-02-25T09:30

The Mona Lisa only truly became famous after it was stolen from the Louvre back in 1911. During the manhunt the painting was plastered on the front page of every newspaper around the world. That...

Guinness World Record's biggest robbery in US history [105] from 2020-02-18T09:30

Today we cover the tale of Phillip Johnson, a Wells Fargo security guard who got tired of being paid 7 bucks an hour so he took what he thought he deserved. 18.8 million dollars. Heeeist. 

The Lufthansa Heist - Go get your shine box! [#103] from 2020-02-11T13:00

Today we cover the famous Lufthansa heist which was featured in one of the best movies of all time Good Fellas. We deep dive into this crazy robbery that some people say was the biggest heist on...

Marm Mandelbaum - Part II - The most infamous heist mastermind in history [#103] from 2020-02-04T12:00

Marm, AKA Queen of Fences ran the New York City underground in the late 1800s, and in this episode we dive in to the juicy heists and crimes she organized. It's choke-full of awesome tales. From...

Marm Mandelbaum - The most infamous heist mastermind in history [#102] from 2020-01-28T09:00

We are super excited to be telling the story of the biggest bad*ss ever...Marm Mandelbaum. AKA The Queen of Fences. Marm ran a criminal enterprise during the late...

100th Episode Spectacular Clip Show! from 2020-01-25T14:00

For our 100th episode we thought we'd spend some time looking back over the last two years, dive into the Heist Nation mailbag, give some shouts out, and cover some listener heist. 

The biggest hold up in canada. $68 million! [101] from 2020-01-22T08:14:46

This episode we're talking about the biggest stick'em up ever. Sixty eight million dollars in bearer bonds, all thanks to a crazy character named Mingo and a security guard with one weakness. 

The biggest hold up heist in Canada! $68 million! [101] from 2020-01-22T08:08:14

The west end gang, a crazy crew that pulled off the biggest stick em' up in history, we're talking about a sixty eight million dollar mugging. Mingo Bango! Check it out. HEEEIST!

Machine Gun Molly from 2020-01-14T05:30

Monica Proietti aka Machine Gun Molly grew up in Montreal surrounded by crime, her sweet ol' grandma started a school for criminal children and not to reform them, to teach them how to be better...

Bathroom Smash'n Jewel thieves from 2020-01-07T06:30

Today we cover the crazy story of a crew of jewel thieves that stole between 10-15 million dollars of loot, state hoping in a tiny airplane. Also at one point they even produced 1995's indie hor...

Another classic Brinks Heist w/ Ed Voccola (Rick and Morty) from 2019-12-31T06:30

We had writer Ed Voccola (Rick and Morty, Last Man on Earth) swing by Heist HQ to talk about another amazing Brinks Depot robbery. 

Heist Christmas special! from 2019-12-24T21:30:33

Happy Holidays! We wanted to something fun and special for this holiday season so we decided to cover the famous 1920s Santa Claus Robbery. It a crazy, jolly, super violent episode. Ho Ho Ho Mer...

Rick and Morty Heist Mini Episode with writer Ed Voccola from 2019-12-19T06:30

Rick and Morty recently released an episode all about heists. It was amazing and we knew we had to cover it on the pod. Writer Ed Voccola (Rick and Morty, Last Man on Earth) joins us in the stud...

Blowing up ATMs in Liverpool from 2019-12-17T06:30

In 2013 a rash of ATM attacks started popping up in England. It was a technique using explosive gas that the authorities had never seen in the UK. Listen along as we dive into the characters tha...

The man who stole 13 million from the Sacramento Kings from 2019-12-10T06:30

For almost a century the Sacramento Kings have struggled to stay in one place and be financially viable. Then Jeff David showed up and helped the team make millions in sponsorships and marketing...

The Biggest Hotel Heist in History featuring guest Kelleth Cuthbert from 2019-12-03T06:30

On this very special episode of Heist Podcast we invite actress and model Kelleth Cuthbert to discuss the Pierre Hotel Heist. 

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Breaking News - The Green Vault Heist - A special mini episode! from 2019-11-27T05:30

Just yesterday (Nov 25th) a heist crew broke into The Green Vault in Dresden, Germany, the second oldest museum in the world, and stole a collection of royal Jeweller...

The Great Icelandic Bitcoin Heist from 2019-11-26T06:30

This is not your everyday bitcoin heist. Instead of hacking the Gibson and stealing encrypted bitcoin wallets, two Icelandic bad boys named Thor and Haffie the Pink, ...

Unsolved Gold Heist! from 2019-11-19T06:00

We thought we'd mix it up this episode and cover some unsolved heists. Two crazy stories, all about gold. A mysterious fishing boat that for some reason had 125kg of gold in its cargo. And the m...

Introducing The Score: Bank Robber Diaries from 2019-11-13T05:30

Many have fantasized about it…Idly wondered while standing in line…What does it take to rob a bank? And what drives someone to actually do it? And once you’ve robbed one…how can you s...

Canada's Own Catch Me If You Can: $200 million dollars in a barn. from 2019-11-12T06:30

Today we are telling the story of Frank Bourassa. A man from Quebec who printed hundreds of millions of dollars of American twenty dollar bills and sold them on the black market. He was a man wi...

The hollywood Starlet Bandits from 2019-11-05T17:01:57

Robert St. John always wanted to be famous, but after moving from D.C. to LA he struggled to become an actor and stand up comedian. That's when he entered a decade long journey of dealing drugs,...

The Pennsylvania Lotto Heist from 2019-10-29T05:00

During the 1980s The Pennsylvania Lottery was one of the most popular state lotteries in the country, the live pick show which routinely had over a million viewer...

Solar panels, Speed boats and Metallurgical-Grade Silicon from 2019-10-22T04:30

George Wellford and Willie Richard Short were just two best buds working at a Mitsubishi plant in Mobile, Alabama. When their 401K's got toasted after the 2008 banking crisis they devised a plan...

Faking crazy, ripping out hearts and eat'n poop from 2019-10-15T05:00

Yeah it's a real wild episode. We cover a crazy Russian dude named Kamo, that pulled off a old timey cash in transit heist that helped fiance Stalin to overthrow the Russian government. It's a r...

Pipino Flashback and a Broken SD Card [#86] from 2019-10-08T05:00

We had some slight technical difficulties this week and the episode we recorded was lost due to a faulty SD card. But we didn't want to just post nothing, so we thoug...

Blasting Cessnas with The Barefoot Bandit - Ft. Director Kevin McMullen [Ep. #85] from 2019-10-01T05:30

On this VERY special Episode we are covering the crazy, infamous Barefoot Bandit. As well as welcoming on guest Kevin McMullen Director of the new heist film Low Tide (out October 4th.) 

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Mt. Gox Bitcoin Heist [#84] from 2019-09-24T16:16:48

Over the course of years unknown hackers syphoned off 7.3 Billion dollars of bitcoins from the exchange site Mt.Gox. That's right Billion with a "B." It's a great lesson in the double edged swor...

Roller Hockey and Oxycotin [#83] from 2019-09-17T05:00

This is the story of one of the most prolific bank robbers in American History and a master class in bank robbery [Don't rob banks] Check it out, it's a wild drug fueled ride.

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Rangers, Drugs Wars and a MIlitary Conspiracy [#82] from 2019-09-10T05:30

On this episode the unique case of Luke Sommer. His military resume sounds like exposition in a Steven Seagal movie.  this guy was a real life action hero. Sommer had...

$6.8 Million Department Store Heist [#81] from 2019-09-04T05:00

January 25th 2009, three men broke into the KaDeWe department store in Berlin and made off with 6.8 mil in luxury watches, jewellery and other fancy goods. It's a...

Falcon Egg Heist - All Animal Spectacular [80] from 2019-08-27T05:00

In this episode we’re telling the story of Jeffrey Lundrum, a man who spent years stealing and smuggling falcon eggs into the UAE to sell them to the incredibly l...

The Norco Robbery [#79] from 2019-08-20T05:00

May 9th 1980, Two doomsday preppers and some buddies attempted to rob the Norco branch of the Security Pacific bank in riverside county. It was supposed to be your cl...

The Affair of the Diamond Necklace [#78] from 2019-08-13T05:00

France, 1772 Louis the 15th commissions the finest diamond necklace the world has ever seen. Before it's finished Louis dies and the jewelers are now stuck with a 14 ...

Dog Day Afternoon - [#77] from 2019-08-06T05:00

On August 22nd 1972 John Wojtowicz  AKA lil’ John Baso robbed The Chase Manhattan Bank in Brooklyn. Why? To pay for hi...

Billion Dollar Bangladesh Bank Hack Heist - [#76] from 2019-07-30T05:00

The Central Bank of Bangladesh keeps billions of dollars at The Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in 2016 hackers attempted to move one of those billions to accounts ...

Heist Listener Special # 3 !! from 2019-07-23T05:00

On this very crazy, extra special episode of Heist Podcast we hand the controls over to you, the listeners aka HEIST NATION and dedicate an entire episode to all your wild personal heist confess...

Montreal's Playboy Bandit - [#74] from 2019-07-16T05:00

A French Canadian priest in training becomes a famous montreal playboy and then masterminds one of canada's biggest bank heists. It has everything, party boys, Jailbreaks and the clerical error ...

Heist Podcast - Episode 73 - The Hot Lotto Heist from 2019-07-07T23:54:35

December 23 2010, Eddie Tipton wins 14 million dollars in the Hot Lotto jackpot but he never comes forward to claim the prize. Why would someone sit on a winning lottery ticket? Tune in to find ...

Heist Podcast - Episode 72 - The Lottery Curse from 2019-07-02T17:46:34

This action packed episode features amazing guest Dave Arnold (AKA Mr. Sign) Together we cover the tale of Jim Hayes.  It's a roller coaster ride with ups and down and lefts and rights. And it a...

Heist Podcast - Episode 71 - The Bling Ring from 2019-06-25T05:20:41

You may have heard about the Bling Ring before or saw the really bad movie by Sofia Coppola about a group of high-school kids that robbed from Paris Hilton, Lindsay L...

Heist Podcast - Episode 70 - Another Brinks in the Wall. from 2019-06-18T04:31:03

January 17th 1950, 6 Men broke into the Brinks Boston Head Quarters on Commercial Street. They got away with over 1...

Heist Podcast - Episode 69 - Millenium Dome Ram-Raid from 2019-06-11T04:30

November 7th 2000, A crew of heisters drove a JCB earth digger through the wall of London's Millenium Dome. The plan was to steal the Millenium Star a $200 million dollar diamond and then escape...

Heist Podcast - Episode 68 - Big John's Crazy Bomb ft. Casey Adams from 2019-06-04T04:25:38

Stuntman Casey Adams (Guardians of the Galaxy, Dunkirk, Once upon and time in Hollywood) joins us to cover the totally insane Harvey’s Wagon Wheel, craziest bomb ever...

Heist Podcast - Episode 67 - Weapons, Beautiful Women and Fast Cars from 2019-05-28T16:13:46

July 27th 1987, 60 million dollars was stolen from London's Knightsbridge Securit...

Heist Podcast - Episode 66 - Canadian Heist Extravaganza from 2019-05-21T08:09:11

Comedian J.J. Whitehead and Max Kerman of the Arkells join us for our all Canadia...

Heist Podcast - Episode 65 - Biker Bandit from 2019-05-14T19:56:50

Tom Justice, Olympic cycler turned thrill seeking bank robber. He pulled off over...

Heist Podcast - Episode 64 - Scorpio from 2019-05-07T04:47:35

Writer Tim McAuliffe (The Office, Jimmy Fallon, Last Man on Earth) joins us to co...

Heist Podcast - Episode 63 - Adam Worth Part II from 2019-04-30T14:29:36

Adam Worth AKA the Napoleon of Crime, became one of the biggest mastermind crimin...

Heist Podcast - Episode 62 - Sipping Champagne Like a Gentleman Scoundrel from 2019-04-23T15:36:40

After escaping Sing Sing Adam Worth became one of the biggest mastermind criminal...

Heist Podcast - Episode 61 - Stockholm Syndrome from 2019-04-16T07:20:48

Director Robert Budreau of the new film Stockholm helps us cover the infamous six...

Heist Podcast - Episode 60 - The Lost Art of Cat Burgling from 2019-04-09T07:06:14

Emily Althaus (Orange is the New Black, The Handmaid's Tale) joins us to cover th...

Heist Podcast - Episode 59 - Chubawamba from 2019-04-02T14:17:28

One Armored car, 940K, and a man who meets dudes on the ferry to have threeways w...

Heist Podcast - Episode 58 - The baron from 2019-03-26T15:34:19

This is the tale of Maximilian Shinburn aka Baron Shinbrun. He was a master thief...

Heist Podcast - Episode 57 - Star Wars IV a New Heist from 2019-03-19T05:12:27

We love to dive in to different countries and see how they heist but today we’re ...

Heist Podcast - Episode 56 - Mr. Brown from 2019-03-12T07:11:11

In May of 1971 a mysterious man called The Sydney International Airport and infor...

Heist Podcast - Episode 55 - The Office Prankster from 2019-03-05T18:17:25

The '97 Dunbar Robbery in Los Angeles was the biggest cash heist in US history. W...

Heist Podcast - Episode 54 - A Bull in a China Art Shop from 2019-02-25T20:25:01

Tons of Chinese antiquities have been disappearing all over the world. There has ...

Heist Podcast - Episode 53 - The Ones That Got Away from 2019-02-20T00:05:24

December 2004 Ireland: A gang seized the equivalent of £26.5 million from The Nor...

Heist Podcast - Episode 52 - Never Rob a Bank in texas from 2019-02-11T07:32:16

Today we’re talking about the notorious Catt's crew. It's a father, son and daugh...

Heist podcast - Episode 51 - White Eagle from 2019-01-31T05:39:17

Today we’re talking about the Aguila Blanca heist. It’s a wild story that involve...

Heist Podcast - 50th Episode!! - Way to go Pop from 2019-01-23T20:28:29

It's our 50th episode, what a wild ride it's been. Speaking of wild rides, our fe...

Heist Podcast - Episode 49 - Parisians Love Tasteful Thieves from 2019-01-15T08:53:01

In 2010 Vjeran Tomic broke into the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris and ...

Heist Podcast - Episode 48 - The Stone of Destiny from 2019-01-08T06:17:02

In 1950 on Christmas day four Glasgow university students stole (back) a 1000 yea...

Heist Podcast - Episode 47 - LISTENER SPECIAL #2 !!! from 2018-12-17T19:54:21

On this very very extra special episode of Heist Podcast Matt and Simon hand over...

Heist Podcast - Episode 46- Hostage Force Field from 2018-12-06T22:27:16

1984 Sydney Australia, Turkish born Hakki Bahadir Atahan attempted to rob three b...

Heist Podcast - Episode 45 - The Accidental Art Thief from 2018-12-03T19:15:36

The world of art theft is extremely complicated. No one understands that more tha...

Heist Podcast - Episode 44 - Buying The Bank from 2018-11-26T21:59:39

Alves Dos Reis was a Portuguese criminal who perpetrated one of the largest fraud...

Heist Podcast - Episode 43 - The Tale of Peggy Jo Tallas from 2018-11-17T22:18:28

Cowboy Bob fooled the FBI for years. It wasn't until a string on robberies that "...

Heist Podcast - Episode 42 - Record Player Alarm System. from 2018-11-04T20:13:06

Actress Kristina Pesic (The Vow, Defiance) joins us in the studio to talk about t...

Heist Podcast - Episode 41 - Gold Bucket Heist w/ Guest Kathleen Munroe from 2018-10-27T19:50:59

Actress and Musician Kathleen Munroe joins us in the studio to talk about the hil...

Heist Podcast - Episode 40 - Rikers Island and Salvador Dali from 2018-10-21T23:43:34

An original Salvador Dali painting hung unnoticed for over forty years at New Yor...

Heist Podcast - Episode 39 - Alter Egos from 2018-10-11T20:47:26

After a small town, middle class couple passed away, it was discovered they were ...

Heist Podcast - Episode 38 - Sacre Bleu Montreal! from 2018-10-05T17:25:44

Labour day weekend 1972 3 guys got into the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts to steal...

Heist Podcast - Episode 37 - Nixon's Milk Money from 2018-09-28T20:27:12

March 24 1972 a crew broke into The United California Bank to steal Presidents Ni...

Heist Podcast - Episode 36 - Currency Lads and Bushrangers from 2018-09-21T03:01:47

In June of 1862 nine bushrangers (Australian cowboys) raided a gold transport and...

Heist Podcast - Episode 35 - The Great Feather Heist from 2018-09-14T16:09:41

Matt and BJ are away this week so Simon hosts this mini episode covering the Grea...

Heist Podcast - Episode 34 - ARGENTINA ROBBERY OF THE CENTURY!!!! from 2018-09-06T20:30:21

January 13, 2006. Five men walk into the Banco Rio in Argentina. Two wore hoods, ...

Heist Podcast - Episode 33 - The Bugsy Malone Gang from 2018-08-31T17:00:43

January 24th 1995, Dublin. A gang of up-and-coming heisters pulled off a cash-in-...

Heist Podcast - Episode 32 - Norwegian Heat from 2018-08-24T20:49:21

On 5 April 2004, at 8am the Nokas Cash Handling in Stavanger, Norway was raided b...

Heist Podcast - Episode 31 - McDonald's Monopoly Scam from 2018-08-15T17:00:30

Did you play McDonald's Monopoly Contest in the 90s? Well guess what, the whole t...

Golden Oldies - Episode 1 - Sewer Rats of Nice from 2018-08-14T06:03:25

The Sewer Rats of Nice, here is the first ever episode of Heist Podcast. Remaster...

Heist Podcast - Episode 30 - Murf the Surf from 2018-08-08T16:48:51

The American Museum of Natural History Jewel Heist is the heist we're covering th...

Golden Oldies - Episode 2 - Three Doinks From Boston from 2018-08-07T03:16:09

ALL NEW EPISODE WEDNESDAY! On this episode Simon and Matt review the biggest art ...

Golden Oldies - Episode 3 - Trust, Honor and a Road Flare from 2018-07-31T03:00:58

On this episode Simon and Matt review the biggest gold heist in history, The Brin...

Heist Podcast - Episode 29 - The Bombshell Bandit from 2018-07-28T02:44:31

Actress Mara Marini (Parks and Rec's Brandi Maxxxx) joins us in the studio to cov...

Golden Oldies Monday - Heist Podcast - Episode 4 - The Guy Fieri Bandit from 2018-07-23T03:25:16

On this episode Simon and Matt review the biggest gold heist in history, The Brin...

Heist Podcast - Episode 28 - Booster Bags, Pizza Heists and 3.5 Tons of Cash from 2018-07-20T04:10:22

The Banco Central Brazil Heist is one of the biggest heists in history. Matt and ...

Goldie Oldie Mondays - Eps 5 Remastered - The Pizza Bandit from 2018-07-16T16:49:48

On this very special episode of Heist Podcast great friend and fellow heistologis...

Heist Podcast - Episode 27 - Hack The Planet from 2018-07-12T09:00

Hacker Albert Gonzalez starting hacking since he was 12, he's responsible for som...

Goldie Oldie Mondays - Eps 6 Remastered - Never trust a guy named Speedy from 2018-07-09T10:00

We have been hearing from a lot of our new listeners that you weren't able to acc...

Heist Podcast - Episode 26 - The Crown Jewels from 2018-07-05T16:43:55

Matt and Simon go waaaay back to the 1600's to talk about the hilarious Crown Jew...

Heist Podcast - Episode 25 - Vincenzo Pipino from 2018-06-21T16:34:44

Matt and Simon go to 1980s Venice and cover the Gentleman Thief, the classiest he...

Heist Podcast - Episode 24 - The Ashley Boys from 2018-06-14T16:58:58

On this episode of Heist Podcast Matt and Simon go to the everglades in the 1920s...

Heist Podcast - Episode 23 - Little Joker from 2018-06-08T04:23:52

On this episode of Heist Podcast Matt and Simon go waaaay back to cover an amazin...

Heist Podcast - Episode 22 - A Million Lottery Tickets from 2018-05-30T20:31:33

On this episode of Heist Podcast Matt and Simon cover the biggest heist on Chines...

Heist Podcast - Episode 21 - The Gentleman Bandit from 2018-05-20T23:34:32

On this episode of Heist Podcast Matt and Simon cover the story of Ken Leishman, ...

Heist Podcast - Episode 20 - The Buttmarsh Boys from 2018-05-16T16:50:41

On this very special episode of Heist Podcast Matt welcomes Comedian Chris Martin...

Heist Podcast - Episode 19 - LISTENER SPECIAL !!! from 2018-05-05T00:30:46

On this very very special episode of Heist Podcast Matt and Simon hand over the c...

Heist Podcast - Episode 18 - Cranberries from 2018-04-26T02:11:02

On this episode of Heist Podcast Matt and Simon cover the totally insane, dark, p...

Heist Podcast - Episode 17 - Hillbilly Heist from 2018-04-20T00:30:25

On this episode of Heist Podcast Matt and Simon cover the hilarious Hillbilly Hei...

Heist Podcast - Episode 16 - The Deuce from 2018-04-13T07:10:56

On this episode of Heist Podcast Matt and Simon cover the crazy bonded vault Heis...

Heist Podcast - Episode 15 - Old Man Take a Look at this Heist from 2018-04-04T04:19:40

On this very special episode of Heist Podcast Matt and Simon welcome Comedian Mat...

Heist Podcast - Episode 14 - Moon Sex from 2018-03-28T02:38:29

On this episode of Heist Podcast Matt and Simon cover the amazingly crazy listene...

Heist Podcast - Episode 13 - Princess Margaret's Wild Nudie Party Island from 2018-03-22T19:27:20

Oi! On this very special episode of Heist Podcast Matt and Simon welcome...

Heist Podcast - Episode 12 - Don't Go To Fort Lauderdale from 2018-03-15T05:12:08

On this episode of Heist Podcast Matt and Simon talk about the South African S...

Heist Podcast - Episode 11 - Honor Among Thieves from 2018-03-09T01:54:57

On this very special episode of Heist Podcast Matt and Simon welcome great friend...

Heist Podcast - episode 10 - Sheist from 2018-02-28T05:57:11

On this very special episode of Heist Podcast Matt and Simon cover an almost perf...

Heist Podcast - Episode 109 - Speeds boats, Hawaiian shirts and AK-47s from 2018-02-23T06:26:12

On this very special episode of Heist Podcast Matt and Simon welcome Neighboor...

Heist Podcast - Episode 8 - A Hole for Heist Purposes from 2018-02-13T15:19:34

On this episode Simon and Matt review the infamous Craigslist Heist. As well as g...

Heist Podcast - Episode 7 - Whiskey, Roids and Baseball from 2018-02-07T01:35:54

On this episode Simon and Matt review the Pappy Van Winkle Whiskey Heist. As well...