Rudest Dude
@ridiculouscrime.bsky.social
The Ridiculous Crime podcast crew. It's a podcast about absurd and outrageous capers, heists, and cons. It's always 99% murder free and 100% ridiculous. Gif delights and merch: https://www.ridiculouscrime.com
Lucio Urturbia fought for freedom, not just for Spain but for oppressed people worldwide. His subversive tactics used the tools of the system against itself: fake passports, counterfeit cash, and phony traveler's checks. And that's also how he got the last laugh! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
Had the pleasure of doing an episode of It Could Happen Here. The question I considered was: What if you could print your own money? Turns out it’s totally legal to do that. Wanna learn how? Well, give it a listen!
Cool Zone Media@coolzonemedia.bsky.social · 5d agoNew It Could Happen Here with @zaron3.bsky.social 🖨️💵 How To Print Your Own Money: The Case for Local Currencies linktr.ee/ICHHpod
The Black Tuna Gang. Their crimes are legendary. Before cocaine became synonymous with Colombia and Miami, these quasi-hippie drug smugglers lived large as they moved South American reefer and showed cartel kingpins how to build an international smuggling empire. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Humans have long been fascinated by two things in this life: space and keepsakes. The astronauts of the Apollo 15 mission knew this... so they took a LOT of stamped envelopes to the moon. This was against the rules. "Rules? Where we're going there are no rules." podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
For part two of this special edition, Zaron continues his interview with author Matthew Campbell about his book The Man Who Stole the Gods. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
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Aric Buckholt@aricbuckholt.bsky.social · 2w agoSo you can get a double dose of @zaron3.bsky.social this week - not only on @ridiculouscrime.bsky.social but also Ridiculous History! Fun time with @benbowlin.bsky.social , Noel, and Max. Can’t wait for more of this, and also when @elizabethdutton.bsky.social and @extraface.bsky.social join up!
For part 1 of this special edition, Zaron interviews Matthew Campbell about his book The Man Who Stole the Gods. The incredible tale documents a global art crime set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War and Cambodian Civil War and the rise of the Khmer Rouge. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
Joe Colombo Jr. was the son of a powerful, ruthless, flashy, publicity-loving mob boss. Joe Sr. was larger than life and as audacious as they come. Junior joined in on a half-baked criminal plan, only for the whole thing to affect one of Hollywood's biggest films. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
John Alexander Dowie was America's first religious robber baron. To maximize profits, he started his own town called Zion City. He ran his spiritual utopia like a company town in coal country. Then he led a crusade into New York, and that's when things went bad. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
A prototype for generations of media figures to come, Horatio Bottomley could work the public. Whether defrauding the suckers with fake sweepstakes or holding boisterous hate rallies, Bottomley was a pro at making a name for himself while making plenty of coin. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
In the days of apartheid South Africa, no one expected a young white man to help the ANC to conduct a super-secret sabotage operation against a nuclear facility. So how did a dope-smoking, bike-riding, commune-dwelling hippie turned fencing instructor get it done? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
If you're going to break the law, do it in style. Arthur Barry robbed from the rich while pretending to be one of their own. In a bespoke suit with a martini in hand, he scoped out mansions and returned later to relieve the swells of their precious jewels. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
If you're planning on missing work, don't kidnap yourself. It rarely works out as planned. And if you're a cop, and you accidentally shoot yourself, don't tell all the other cops someone shot you because they will look for that person... which will also go badly! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Evidently this was painted and hung up in the Glasgow Museum of Modern Art like one week after the event happened (traffic cone because Glasgow) 🤣
We all need escapes from this crazy world. One way is to meet up with like-minded folks and enjoy your shared, niche interests, whether it's a magical world of candy, the finery of the Gilded Age, or the fantasy realm of dragons and otherkin. But... buyer beware! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
Once upon a time, some British hard men stole some gold. They hit up an airport and worked their way into a bullion room. It was a classic heist for the ages! But here's the thing: they took a taxi home and the driver became the key to breaking this case. Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
@iwriteok.bsky.social begins his exploration of the early life of Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir and best friend to Peter Thiel. He traces Alex's journey from left-wing academic to overlord of an "Anti-Woke" defense contractor. @zaron3.bsky.social @whysophiewhy.bsky.social linktr.ee/behindthebas...
Had the pleasure to be on Behind the Bastards with @iwriteok.bsky.social and @whysophiewhy.bsky.social; we chopped it up abt Palantir CEO Alex Karp and how he started out as a young Marxist but became an anti-woke crusader and warden of the panopticon Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
Using the nooks and crannies of Puget Sound as cover, Roy Olmstead ran a massive bootlegging empire during Prohibition. He was nonviolent, creative, and just plain fun. He also managed to have a lasting impact on the US legal system. Not bad for a former cop. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Our crimers often come up with audacious plans... but no exit strategy! For instance, a single mom who tries to dig a tunnel to her child in prison, a techno DJ who sells phony airplane parts, and a French academic who makes up an academy to give himself an award. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y...
Hey Rude Dudes! We're proud to say Entertainment Weekly just named Ridiculous Crime as one of the 30 best true crime shows... of all time! We want to say thank you for listening! Because we do it for the People, and that's you Link: ew.com/best-true-cr...
LEGO sets. Everybody loves them. Crimers love to steal them. They're light, valuable, in demand, and untraceable. Perfect for illicit maneuvers! There are many ways to steal LEGOs; here are some of our favorites. This episode approved for listeners ages 4 - 99. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
Sophie Lyons was an iconic criminal. Shoplifting, pickpocketing, scams, bank robbery, she could do it all. She knew what it was to break the law... and pay the price. As her last act, she tried to keep others from her fate. We do love a good redemption story! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Have you ever wanted to race a pigeon? No? Well, have you ever wanted to steal a pigeon? Still, no? Well, that doesn't matter! You'll have your mind blown and your heart strings tugged by the weird and wonderful world of pigeon theft. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
*Waylon Jennings voice* Popcorn Sutton was just'a good ol' boy, never meanin' no harm. A modern day moonshiner, in trouble with the law since the day he was born. Making his way the only way he knew how. Which was a little bit more than the law would allow podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Jho Low was a money man for the 1MDB wealth fund, created to foster green energy investment and good jobs for the people of Malaysia. Instead he financed a sweaty orgy of parties, cruises, and he funded Leonardo DiCaprio's dream project: The Wolf of Wall Street. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Calling all Rude Dudes: Mashup Challenge commenced! (Sorry, Zaron... sucks to be you!)
Morten Worsøe Schoubye@mortenschoubye.bsky.social · 4mo agoI think we all need to band together and bring some joy to the hosts of @ridiculouscrime.bsky.social and since the world is indeed barreling towards the void in a handbasket, it is important to remember that ultra silly things are approved in boardrooms. Let’s find the mash-up no one asked for.
Hot diggity dog, an art heist... in the Louvre Museum? Pinch us because we've got to be dreaming! In 2025, in broad daylight, an audacious crew broke into the Louvre and stole historical jewelry. The best part? The kid in a fedora who... steals our hearts. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Julie D'Aubigny could sword fight with the best of 'em. She could sing opera like a songbird. She wore men's clothing, she wore women's clothing, she wore whatever she wanted. And a great lover, she'd also steal your girl. There was almost nothing she couldn't do! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...
