Unscrupulous

Pirates of the open road! Asshole comedians in writers rooms! This was the first episode in a while where we couldn't find a theme! Adam (he/him) tells us about the deathbed confession of Davy "Robber" Lewis, when you're so good at what you do they make your nickname straight to the point. Davy tried to live a straight life, but the allure of heists and deception was too delici...

Do you like being tickled? Of course you don't, but could you like it for $1500? This is the dilemma Bec (they/them) takes us on as we explore the world of competitive tickling. Going through David Farrier's documentary "Tickled",  we are introduced to a group of young boys who were often filming these videos under false pretences, they are desperate for a bit of cash and the p...

Did Meatloaf's ballad speak to you? Would you do anything for love? This is what Julian Buchwald was banking on when he and his young girlfriend Carolynne Watson were kidnapped and left to survive in the Australian outback. Adam (he/him) tells us all about how the pair were left by a supposed Satanic cult with only a backpack to survive. Julian thinks that the solution to their dilemma is to...

Wouldn't it be great if someone offered to wave a magic wand to make all of your problems go away? This is pretty much what Rose Marks, sometimes going by Joyce Michaels, offered to her desperate clients and Bec (they/them) tells us all about it. The matriarch of a criminal enterprise of fortune tellers, they somehow didn't foresee the years long investigation the FBI was running. Then A...

We inadvertently hit on an incredible theme of women using fake accents. First Adam (he/him) gives us the timeline of how a Bostonian named Hillary Hayward-Thomas, raised in a home with parents who loved Spanish culture eventually became Hilaria Baldwin; wife to actor Alec Baldwin, and proven fake Spanish person. Adam takes us through every public fact that the world can't decide if they&apos...

This week Bec (they/them) give us a bit of an epic, which is pretty fitting since it all takes place on one of the most epic tv shows of all time. Elisabeth Finch landed her dream job writing for Grey's Anatomy season ten, she wasn't going to let something like bone cancer stop her from success. But tragedy continues to strike Elisabeth everywhere she goes, is it bad luck or a very vivid...

First Adam (he/him) tells us about a woman who would do anything to relive her glory years. And by anything, obviously I mean assuming her teenage daughter's identity to join the cheerleading squad. Next Bec (they/them) recounts the epic opponents. Nancy Kerrigan and Tony Harding were constantly being compared, and right before the 1994 Olympics an assault against Kerrigan would change both s...

Ever wanted to learn about the Salt Lake City straight edge scene?? Now you get to! First Bec (they/them) introduces us to the Hipster Grifter, Kari Ferrell. A young girl from SLC who has a penchant for lying; from her health, to her job, to the very existence of bank accounts. Kari uses her feminine wiles to defraud a lot of young men out of a lot of money. Next Adam (he/him) introduces us to ano...

Adam (he/him) returns us to the high seas. His story takes us to the Medici family in olden times Italy, one of the earliest art heists ever recorded and some piratesssss!!!! Yar might want to pop any seasickness pills yee have at the ready. Next, Bec (they/them) takes us back to land to share the story or Rita Crundwell; comptroller, equestrian, embezzler. How does one woman steal literal million...

First Bec (they/them) tells us about the very first child actor to hit it big in Hollywood! Working hard since he was a baby, Jackie Coogan starred in films with Charlie Chaplin, was the highest paid actor in Hollywood, and was the first to become successful from marketing himself. Unfortunately, his parents had other ideas of where his earnings should go. Next Adam (he/him) tests his friendship w...

First Adam (he/him) starts us off on a real bummer of a tale. A twisted tale of wrongful convictions, forced confessions and a group of students who fancy themselves pretty smart investigators. Spoiler alert: they are not, and they go on to disrupt a lot of lives in the meantime. Next Bec (they/them) tells us all about Rick Singer and his side door action to get undeserving rich kids into good sch...

Quit playing games with my heart.   We are diving into Bec's (they/them) totally embarrassing obsession with boybands from the 90s, namely the bands created, managed and exploited by one Lou Perlman. Lou's entire life was a Ponzi scheme it seems, and even while creating culture defining bands, behind the scenes, he was ripping off every single person he came into contact with.   Then Ada...

Twitter fraud! Grand heists! This week Bec (they/them) introduces us to Ryan Schultz, just an average twitter user and baseball writer with a dark hobby of harassing women online. But when he makes one too many women feel small, they fight back and expose Ryan's deepest secret yet. Then Adam (he/him) tells us about a Canadian Danny Ocean. We make way too may Ocean's 11 references and gig...

A week of some pretty tricky international ladies! First Adam (he/him) takes us to beautiful Italy, where we get to meet another clairvoyant! Eusapia travels the world dazzling audiences with her otherworldly talents; how does she make that table levitate? How did she leave a mark on the table with nothing but her touch? Well, if you even so much as take a guess, Eusapia will happily tell you how...

First Bec (they/them) takes us to Boston, the day after St. Patrick's Day. Unknown men dressed as cops take the opportunity of the distractions caused by the Irish celebrations to pull off the world's biggest art heist. Was it mastermind by the mob, or a stoned 25 year old? Next Adam (he/him) tells us the story of the poor family de Védrines - poor only in luck, real rich with money caus...

This week Adam (he/him) dives right in and tells us all about the brave Mercy Smugglers. People who are unscrupulous in the good way! They risk everything to bring people life saving medicine, crossing borders and engaging in truly dangerous activities all out of the goodness of their hearts. Then Bec (they/them) who is so exhausted they barely remember recording this at all, tell you the tale of...

Who can you trust if not your own family, right? WRONG! We are here to teach you to trust absolutely no one. Sleep with one eye open, be suspicious of absolutely everyone you come into contact with. Okay, maybe these aren't great lessons, but this week we bring you two tales of some deep deceit that will leave you unsure that you can ever really know anybody. First Bec (they/them) introduces...

A word of warning for this episode: do not operate heavy machinery while listening because you will swoon HARD at Adam's Irish accent. First Adam (he/him) takes us to Ireland with his magical lilt when he tells us about Grace O'Malley, The Pirate Queen. She is beyond bad ass;  defending her clan on both land and sea, owning multiple castles and popping out several babies,  sometimes simu...

We're gonna need you to start imagining bagpipes right about now. Bec (they/them) starts us off in Scotland, where four Glaswegian students are ready to take back their nations history as they plan to steal the Stone of Scone...of Destiny. Next Adam (he/him) introduces us to Sherri Papini, a kidnapping victim who is found wounded by the side of the road. Family and friends are thrilled at her...

DOUBLE DIGITS! We made it to episode 10! Pardon us as we scream (internally- so as to not peak the mic, we know terms now!) First, Adam (he/him) tells us a terrifying and unsolved stalker story. Who is a huge fan of snail mail intimidation tactics. The watcher (self given name) wants the new tenants to know that he is never far and that he isn't happy with their changes to the house. Eeeeek....

Our last episode in single digits! This week Bec (they/them) takes us to 18th Century Versailles, where history does Marie Antoinette dirty (once again) and wrongly associates her with in the Diamond Necklace Affair. All she did was say no to an obnoxious diamond necklace originally made for her father-in-law's mistress. Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy did the rest to drag Marie's name throu...

This episode went off the railsssss. See what happens when tech issues cause us to go loopy and can't stop giggling. Jocko Blood!! ifkyk. We accidentally chose to cover very similar men, centuries apart. First Adam (he/him) introduces us to Col. Thomas Blood, who after a life of bumbling through crime decides to bumble through an attempt of stealing the crown jewels. He befriends an unassumin...

This week Bec (they/them) tells us a wild story that no one knows but everyone should! Did you know John Lennon and Yoko Ono were flying around the world trying to find Yoko's kidnapped daughter? Well is it kidnapping when the person who took them is their father?! (the answer is yes) Oh, and he made her join a forest cult. Seriously, this story is nuts. Next Adam (he/him) gives us THREE inte...

Welcome to another wonderful week of misdeeds! Adam (he/him) starts us off in Mexico where he tells us the story of the largest accidental radioactive contamination in the history of North America. And the worst part of this story is truly how easily it could be happening around us and we don't even know. Thanks Adam for unlocking a new fear for us all! Next Bec (they/them) tells us the story...

Ooky Spooky season is upon us. So naturally Bec (they/them) had to start us off with a tale of sister's who spoke with spirts. The Fox sister's are credited with creating the Spiritualism movement, for good or for bad. Did they really talk to ghosts or were they just suffering from early arthritis? Next Adam (he/him) gives us his most recent story to date- Ireland in the 80's. But i...