Heist Podcast

THE TURKEY HEIST  Simon and Matt discuss how they would pull of the perfect heist based on everything they've learned on the pod. Target date Thanksgiving. Long weekend, most businesses are shut down. Lots of money in the bank.  Target - A bank in the Hamptons. A bank that has safety security boxes and caters to rich people. Find a location where we can use the sewer system to cut down on tunneling and hide your tracks. Here is a play-by-play of how we would pull off the perfect heist.   

We hope you enjoyed our in-depth, deep dive into the world of heisting. We’ve learned a lot. Really goes to show just how hard it is to be a heister. Check out our podcast.   

If you've managed to pull off a successful heist and now find yourself in possession of a sizable haul, your next moves are crucial. Think of it as going through a rough break up — you need to lay low, be patient, and let things cool off. Law enforcement will undoubtedly be on high alert, searching for any leads or signs of unusual activity.  

Okay, so in the last chapter, we focused on the basics; now, we want to move on to the more advanced techniques of heisting. We can’t talk about advanced techniques without mentioning one of the earliest and most remarkable devices we’ve ever encountered.  THE LITTLE JOKER - this is a tool we’ve discussed extensively on Heist Podcast because it’s so damn cool. It’s not known exactly who invented this nifty gizmo, but we do know that it was made famous by the Godfather of Bank Heisters, George Leonidas Leslie. In post-civil war, NYC, G.L.L. used the Little Loker to pull off some of the biggest heists in history. Including the Manhattan Savings Institution robbery of 1878 which won him and his crew the title of MOST MONEY EVER STOLEN. $2.5 million dollars, calculating for inflation that’s approximately* $77,000,000!  

Greetings, fellow heist enthusiasts! We're Matt and Simon, the hosts, producers, and writers of the thrilling Heist Podcast “All the fun of true crime without the murder!” If you’ve never heard of us, check out the pod, and if you have, what’s up Heist Nation?!  This book is a treasure trove of all the tasty heist knowledge we've acquired over the past five years, covering more than 200 cases. Consider it an info dump of fascinating insights and jaw-dropping facts about all things Heist. BINGO BANGO Let's get in to it.  HHHEEEIIISSST!  

Alright, it's time to delve into the granddaddy of all bank vaults. The gold-plated epitome of secure stashes. A place so impervious that its name has become synonymous with ultimate security. We're talking about the indomitable Fort Knox, my friends. So, just how secure is this fortress of solitude? The answer is: mind-bogglingly so.  

Let’s talk about the set piece of almost every heist, the bank vault. As long as humans have had money, they’ve looked for ways to protect it.  

Matt and Sie are back with a mini episode full of Heist Podcast news and updates. We’re excited to introduce Heist This Book — a special project we created just for Heist Nation. If you missed it when it first dropped, we’re bringing it to you now, ad-free as always. Huge thanks to everyone who supported us by grabbing it earlier. Give the audiobook a listen — it’s a blast. HEEEIISSST!

In celebration of our new audio book, HEIST THIS BOOK, we decided to dust off the ol' mics and record a special mini-episode.  We've missed you, Heist Nation so we wanted to drop in, scream "HEEEEEIST" cover some Heist News and leave you with a little teaser of our new audio book.  Check it out! HEIST THIS BOOK - CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR COPY BINGO BANGO! A HEIST PODCAST AUDIO BOOK! HEEEEIIISST! Hello Heist Nation! I'm Simon and I'm Matt! Long time no heeeeeist! We got a little hankering for some heistering and so we put together an audiobook all about heists! Its dives deep into everything heist, an info dump of all the cool stuff we learned over the years. Five Chapters Vaults Advanced Heist Techniques Fort Knox Getting away with it / Aftermath The Turkey Heist Chapter 5 is something special you've all been asking for! A PLAY-BY-PLAY OF HOW WE WOULD PULL OFF AN OCEAN'S 11-STYLE BANK JOB, BASED ON EVERYTHING WE LEARNED FROM 200 EPISODES OF THE POD BABY! We know you're going to love it because we almost die

We did it, we got to episode two hundred! if you've been following along then you know that this will be our last episode, at least for a while. So in celebration of heist nation and all its glory, we decided to spend our final episode just wax'n about good ol' times, answer some Q's and maybe even peek behind the curtain of the making of Heist Podcast. Thank you everyone for sending in your love, confessions and questions. Don't unsubscribe because, well...who knows what the future holds, love you all. HHHHEEEIIISSSTT!!!

For our pen-ultimate episode we go back to where it all began, Albert Spaggiari the man who pulled off a true, made for Hollywood, right out of a blockbuster screenplay, heist. He was the topic of our very first episode so we figured it would be fun to go back and cover it again with all the things we know now. This is the second last episode of Heist podcast so shout out to Heist Nation. HHHEEEIIISSST!

You asked for it, we're finally doing it. It's time to cover D.B. Cooper and jump in to the theories of what we think may have happened during America's first and only unsolved skyjacking. Matt has a theory that MAY just open this case up all over again. HEEEIIISST  

In part two of the John Dillinger special we pick up right when the Dillinger Gang have all broken out of jail and gear up to go on the robbing spree that made them famous. Also we discuss the controversy behind Dillinger's death, did the FBI fake the whole thing? Put on your tin foil hat, it's time to HEEEIIISSTT!

We are finally doing it, an episode all about John Dillinger, this guy was way crazier than we ever expected, not only was he and his gang the most prolific bank robbers in American history, his background and how it all came together is wildly fascinating. Also we talk openly about a the future of Heist Podcast. Check it out. HEEEIIISSST!! 

We hop into the time machine and cover Herman Lamm, a pioneer in the heist industry. Every heard of the term "Going on the Lamm" Yeah that's Herman, he invented it, he also kind of invented casing banks, mapping out getaways and timing the robbery. Point Break and many other heist films owe credit to Herman and his heisting ways. Check it out! HEEEIIISSSTT!

Today we cover Stephane Beitwieser and  Anne-Catherine Kleinklaus a couple that loved art so much they spent six years grabbing everything they could from Galleries, Museums and Art Fairs all over Europe, the crazy part is they never tried to sell a single piece. 

Today we tell the story of Emmanuel Nwude a crazy schemer that sold a Nigerian airport that didn't exist to a bank in Brazil. It's a tale that really puts a spotlight on corruption in Nigeria and Brazil in the 90s. HEEIISST!

It's a spooky, ghoul and ghost filled episode of Heist podcast. Okay, maybe it's not technically spooky but it's a great heist that goes down on Halloween. Do you like Bonnie and Clyde, dangerous lovers on the run, stories? Well this is the episode for you. Craig Pritchert and Nova Guthrie robbed banks across the states and lived a hot and heavy, wild love-life spending their time between robberies traveling the world, and (we're assuming) doing it on hotel beds covered in cash because well, if you're dangerous lovers on the run, that's just what you do. Check it out!

A Homecoming queen, a Super cop and Bert. Today we tell the tale of the biggest bank robbery in San Antonio. It all went down at a drive-thru bank, a fact that made the whole thing a little....stinky. Was it an inside job? Find out now. HEEEIIISST!

Today we cover the story of Dennis Nikrasch, an extremely skilled locksmith that worked as a safe cracker for the mob as a teenager then took his skills to Vegas where him manipulated slot machines to pump out sweet, sweet jackpots milking more than $7 million with out the casino even knowing they were being robbed. Dennis was an all time pro but unfortunately the same can't be said for the crew he worked with.