During the California Gold Rush, arriving sailors pretty much abandoned ship immediately and headed for the hills in search of gold. Criminals (called “crimps”) solved the sailor shortage by drugging men and tossing them on outgoing ships – if the captain paid enough. The most prolific crimp? Shanghai Kelly, the San Francisco ne’er-do-well who once threw the ... Show More
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Fakers, Fraudsters and Phonies: Everything's A Lie Now!
In this round-up of recent tales of fakers, fraudsters, and phonies, Zaron shares with Elizabeth a smorgasbord of stories of fake bears, phony medical emergencies on Mount Everest, and a fraudulent influencer abduction to get at the truth of why we can't trust anything any more. ... Show More
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I Got the Need, the Need for Weed: Randy Lanier
Randy Lanier started as a construction site weed dealer and over the years graduated to major drug smuggler, bringing hundreds of tons of grass into the USA. To add to the risk factor, he also became a Formula One driver and team owner. So much fun! Until it wasn't. See omnystudi ... Show More
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#208: The Killer On The Cruise
<p>The cruise was absolutely stunning. The white sand beaches, the baby blue waters, the casinos inside the cruise, it was all incredible.</p><p>The passengers were having the time of their life, including the married Nist couple. Mr. & Mrs. Nist had the perfect life - they were ... Show More
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Chechen Mobsters, Bombs, Bumps and Special Ops: The Criminal Tale of Caviar
Caviar has been considered a delicacy since ancient times. But when the Soviet Union collapsed, a black market flourished—and kicked off gang wars along the coasts of the Caspian Sea. Then, years later, the caviar mafia came to a tiny Missouri town. But its maritime mobsters hadn ... Show More
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Episode 4: The Gentleman Smuggler
Shine takes Ned to Beaufort, North Carolina, where an abandoned boat full of marijuana had been discovered years prior. Locally, that case had gone cold, but Shine knows all about it. It was the work of an activist turned marijuana importer named Steven Kalish AKA Skip AKA the Ge ... Show More
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Best of Week 43 - You Can't Sink This Pirate Ship
On Week 43 of Barstool Radio, the Barstool Pirate Ship continues to sail, despite the best efforts of people like Adam C Best, Sam Ponder, and American Express trying to sink it. It was a great week for Nate. He started out by trolling Shaun King into oblivion, but that was far f ... Show More
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