Highkey Obsessed

On this episode of Highkey Obsessed, the Season Three Finale, Thomas is joined by Sean and JT to draft their favorite heist movie characters. They must select one member in a variety of categories in order to pull off their dream heist, the twist? It's competitive, so once someone is picked, they're off the board.  Be sure to let us know who won the draft on Instagram!  And remember to s...

On this episode of Highkey Obsessed Thomas dives deep into the audacious, globetrotting, and incredibly prolific gang of international jewel thieves known as The Pink Panthers. Responsible for an estimated 380 heists, spanning Europe, Asia, and North America, their scores are valued an estimated $500 million dollars. Thomas gets into the gang, their origins, and runs down some of their more audaci...

On today's episode of Highkey Obsessed Thomas is joined by Chris and Michael to talk about National Treasure a classic movie from their adolescence that maintains a truly special place in their heart. They discuss the best scenes, quotes, characters, and scene stealers from this movie, plus what characters from heist movies they'd have liked to see take part in the escapades here. All this and mor...

On this episode of Highkey Obsessed Thomas dives deep into the 2005 Banco Central at Fortaleza heist. This is this season's first bank heist and features corruption, a prison escape, a 262 foot long tunnel, and much, much more! The largest score in Brazilian history to this point, this heist even held a Guinness World Record for largest bank heist.   If you dig what you're hearing be sure to...

On this episode of Highkey Obsessed Thomas dives into the 2000 Stockholm National Museum Robbery, a super fascinating heist, with an unfortunate lack of coverage and information. Due to the lack of information, the actual heist portion of the episode is a little short, so the No Way Home reaction was tacked on as well.  A little jarring maybe, but there are plenty of warnings to avoid spoiler...

On this episode of Highkey Obsessed, Thomas is joined by Ben Reinert of HowlerPod for a discussion of 2016's Hell or High Water, a neo-western heist, thriller, and an absolute banger of a movie. The duo discuss the best characters, scenes, and quotes from the movie, lament it's lack of Oscar wins, and swoon over Chris Pine. All this and more on an action packed episode of the show! If you dig what...

On this episode of Highkey Obsessed, Thomas is joined by the dynamic duo Krossland and PJ from Words and Whiskey to dive deep into Steven Soderbergh's 2017 heist movie Logan Lucky .  They discuss the best scenes, characters, and quotes from the film, get into some nitpicks, conspiracies, and trivia, including unraveling the mystery of who actually wrote this movie.  Be sure to check this...

On this episode of Highkey Obsessed Thomas talks about the Skylight Caper also known as the 1972 Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Robbery. This heist is mostly forgotten, completely unsolved, and sort of weird.  It involves organized crime, Quebecois Liberation, tea, and robe... probably, maybe, maybe not? This is a super confusing case, where not a lot, outside of what went down with the heist i...

On this episode of Highkey Obsessed, Thomas delves into the Great Train Robbery of 1963, an incredibly famous heist. Often confused with a movie bearing the name the Great Train Robbery, and assumed to have taken place in the American west, the Great Train Robbery of 1963 was actually the largest heist in the United Kingdom to that point and referred to as the crime of the century.  Featuring...

On today's episode of Highkey Obsessed Thomas is joined by Sean O'Connor to talk about Point Break. They get into the categories and discuss best quotes, scenes and characters from the movie, amongst a whole bunch of other stuff including Heat , The Nice Guys, The Town, and the best possible bank robbery masks. Oh yeah, and how awesome Patrick Swayze was! If you dig what you're hearing be sure to...

On this episode of Highkey Obsessed Thomas is joined by his good friend Chris Hanse to talk about 1992's Reservoir Dogs . One of the best heist movies of all time, despite not even showing the heist, this movie launched Quentin Tarantino into the stratosphere and has inspired countless homages and rip offs.  The duo breaks down the best scenes, quotes, and characters from the movie, and much...

On this episode of Highkey Obsessed, Thomas dives deep into the story of Eddie Chapman aka Agent ZigZag. Chapman was a man of many skills, a truant turned soldier, turned petty criminal, turned criminal mastermind turned Nazi spy, he would prove to be one of the most important double agents during World War II. This is one of the few stories odd enough to truly deserve the mantle, stranger than fi...

On this episode of Highkey Obsessed, Thomas is joined by his good friend Josiah to talk all about 2003's The Italian Job. Sort of a remake, sort of an homage to the 1969 original this movie features Charlize Theron and Mark Wahlberg starring in a heist with a nice revenge twist.  They discuss the best scenes, quotes, characters, their nitpicks and much, much more! If you dig what you're heari...

Today on Highkey Obsessed Darren Schaefer of the Cooper Vortex joins Thomas to discuss the only unsolved case of air piracy in the history of the United States. On November 24th 1971 a man identifying himself as Dan Cooper boarded an airplane in Portland, heading towards Seattle, what follows is a tale that has confounded investigators for 50 years.  The Cooper Vortex is a podcast dedicated t...

On this episode of Highkey Obsessed, Thomas is joined by Mike Barbato to dive deep into Spike Lee's 2006 MASTERPIECE, Inside Man . One of their all time favorite movies, they break down some of the iconic scenes, quotes, characters, and moments, ask some questions, and try to figure out why Clive Owen didn't become a bigger star.  If you dig what you're hearing be sure to give us a rating and...

On the Season Three (!) premiere of Highkey Obsessed Thomas dives deep into the theft of a little known painting called the Mona Lisa... well, little known at that time anyway.  He tees up what's in store for this season of Highkey Obsessed, before delving into who stole the Mona Lisa, their motivations, the theft itself, the aftermath, and some conspiracies surrounding it.  This is the...

We did it! Some how we've landed on a Final Four and now Thomas and JT have to determine a Champion.  Who will emerge victorious and be crowned the Greatest Action Movie Hero of All Time? Well, only one way to find out, give the episode a listen! If you dig what you're hearing be sure to give us a rating and review wherever you get your podcasts. We welcome feedback on Instagram @highkey_obse...

Today on Highkey Obsessed the Greatest Action Movie Hero of All Time Bracket Challenge continues! Thomas is joined by Sean O'Connor aka Seany Utah to figure out which of our non-gun fighters will emerge on top. This region is stockpiled with killers like The Bride, Achilles, Maximus, as well as, fighters like Rocky, Tommy Riordan Conlon, and more! The duo must band together in order to determine w...

Today on Highkey Obsessed the Greatest Action Movie Hero of All Time Bracket Challenge continues! Thomas is joined by co-host of HowlerPod Ben Reinert to figure out which Spy is truly the best. This region is stockpiled with John Wick, James Bond, Eggsy, Bryan Mills, and many many more.  The duo must band together in order to determine which of the 16 members of this region will emerge as the...

Today on Highkey Obsessed the Greatest Action Movie Hero of All Time Bracket Challenge continues! Thomas is joined by Highkey Obsessed correspondent Mike Barbato to figure out which iconic Gunslinger reigns supreme. This region is filled with your Indiana Jones, your Doc Hollidays your Django Freemans and the like.  The duo must band together in order to determine which of the 16 members of t...

Today on Highkey Obsessed the Greatest Action Movie Hero of All Time Bracket Challenge finally begins!  Thomas is joined by Kross and PJ of Words and Whiskey to tee off the Bracket Challenge with the Wildcard Region which features characters like Mad Max, Dutch, Furiosa, John Matrix, John McClane and more! The three must band together in order to determine which of the 16 members of this regi...