Ridiculous Crime
Episodes
Full of (John) Bull: Horatio Bottomley
Hosts Zarin and Elizabeth discuss a 22-year-old driving naked with illegal firearms before diving into the life of Horatio Bottomley.
The Rebel With A Cause: Rodney Wilkinson
Hosts Elizabeth Dutton and Zaryn Burnett celebrate a listener’s 30th birthday before diving into the story of Rodney Wilkinson, a white South African fencing champion who became an anti-apartheid spy.
Terrible, But Charming: Arthur Barry
Hosts Zarin and Elizabeth discuss the absurd lawsuit of Noah’s Ark theme park suing its insurer for rain damage.
To Thine Own Self Do Crime
Hosts Elizabeth and Zarin discuss a 19-year-old who faked a kidnapping to avoid work, inventing a tale about his father’s buried gold.
We Didn't Start the Fyre: Fabulous Festival Failures
Hosts Zarin and Elizabeth discuss absurd cons, starting with a scammer who targeted former FBI and CIA chief William Webster.
Shonk This Way: The 1935 Croydon Aerodrome Robbery
Hosts Elizabeth and Sharon discuss Taco Bell’s World Cup emotional support tacos before diving into the 1935 Croydon Aerodrome Heist.
The Good Bootlegger: Roy Olmstead
Hosts Zarin and Elizabeth discuss Roy Olmstead, a Seattle police officer who became a non-violent bootlegging kingpin during Prohibition.
You Get an "A" For Effort: Beautiful Plans, Become Ridiculous Crimes