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4 Podcasts about Heists that Took the Money and Ran

Evil Genius is on Netflix and Ocean’s 8 in theaters soon. It’s a good time to be a fan of theft.

There’s just something classy about heists, whether it’s the intense planning or glamorous locations. Here are 4 podcasts to listen to if you love hearing about stolen jewelry, missing art, and multi-million dollar bank robberies.

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Empty Frames


Empty Frames is a new podcast that digs into the Gardner Museum Art Theft, a heist that’s been called the greatest unsolved art theft of all time. In 1990, 13 paintings by Vermeer, Degas, and Rembrandt were stolen by two thieves who disappeared without a trace. If you love crime, but you also want to feel classy, check out Empty Frames.


99% Invisible – Breaking the Bank


An oldy but a goody. This episode of 99% Invisible looks at heists from a different angle- an architectural one. In 2011 Armin Blasbichler had 21 architecture students plan bank heists as homework, and the rest of the episode looks at different theft plans made by those with insider knowledge.


Crimetown – Chapter Eight


If you haven’t heard of Crimetown, can you even call yourself a heist fan? Produced by Gimlet Media and makers of HBO’s The Jinx, Crimetown’s first season investigated the crime culture of Providence, Rhode Island which does not sound like it would be all that juicy. But Chapter 8 tells a cat-and-mouse story of a master thief who gets away with millions, and the dedicated cop who spends years on his trail.


Invasion of the Remake – Ocean’s 11


This show doesn’t talk about true crime or historic theft, but it does talk about what could be the greatest heist movie of all time: Ocean’s 11. Invasion of the Remake is a weekly podcast that discusses and compares original films and their cinematic remake.

This episode compares the 1960 original film to the 2001 remake. Whether or you’re against remakes on principle or a huge George Clooney fan, you can’t deny that both movies could charm their way out of casino security.

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