This is a doozy of an episode! New co-host Robin joins me and we have so much fun spinning fanfiction prompts (feel free to tag Let's Go Steal a Podcast in A03!), talking about the Kool-Aid Man, the Fab 5 and so much more.

The Double Blind Job aired on July 11, 2010. It was written by Melissa Glenn Jessica Glasl (formerly Rieder) and directed by Marc Roskin.

A case literally bumps into Hardison and Eliot that sparks feelings of jealousy in Parker and brings out Nate’s preoccupation with revenge towards the pharmaceutical industry.


Heistlights:

The Train Job episode of Firefly- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0579539/?ref_=ttep_ep1

The Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson- https://brandonsanderson.com/books/mistborn/

Death Prefers Blondes by Caleb Rohrig- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39073399-death-prefers-blondes

Want to help with a Leverage fan's paper? Fill out this anonymous survey! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/97ZLPBL

Robin doesn't do social media (*gasp* I know!) but I'm @librariansti on twitter

Thanks to the creators of Leverage- Chris Downey and John Rogers.

And as always, my gratitude goes out to artist Rebecca Mock who inspired this podcast. Check out her patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/rebeccamock

music by bensounds.com

The Scheherazade Job aired June 27, 2010. Peter Winther directed and Chris Downey is the credited writer.

The West-African country of Wadata has an honest president, but his runs a blood diamond mine, then smuggles the diamonds and is also a snitch for the CIA. And he wants to replace his brother in the next election. The team has to undermine his campaign and reveal his corrupt practices with the help of a Stradivarius violin.

Heist-light:
Faking your death doesn’t work in the knitting community:
https://www.seattletimes.com/life/unraveling-of-kirkland-crafters-yarn-business/

Suzuki method founder was a fraud all along?
http://markoconnorblog.blogspot.com/2014/10/suzukis-biggest-lie.html

https://www.wqxr.org/story/was-renowned-violin-teacher-suzuki-fraud/


You can find Tara on twitter ‘several times a day’ @TaraTLK
The same goes for me, @librariansti

Thanks to the creators of Leverage- Chris Downey and John Rogers.

And as always, my gratitude goes out to artist Rebecca Mock who inspired this podcast. Check out her patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/rebeccamock

music by bensounds.com
‘Scheherazade, Op. 35 by Nickolay Rimsky-Korsakov

Millikin Decatur Symphony, Michael Luxnor (conductor)
Georgia Hornbecker (violin)
Copyright: Creative Commons

When Parker takes a job outside of the Leverage team, she finds herself in over her head. Nate, Eliot, Hardison, Sophie, and someone from Parker’s pit themselves against an unbreakable security prison and an unscrupulous agriculture company on the brink of collapse.

Lisa Lin and I discuss all that plus, what you should pack in your go bag, which member of the team is which member of the Captain Planet team, and so much more!

The Inside Job aired June 27, 2010 it was written by Geoffrey Thorne and directed by John Rogers.

Heistlight: Black Farmers Sold Defective Seeds-
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/07/18/black-farmers-were-sold-defective-seeds-suit-claims/795147002/
https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/2018/07/10/black-farmers-settlement-lawsuit-fake-seeds/771505002/
https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/2019/04/09/black-farmers-stine-seed-lawsuit/3415789002/
https://www.phillytrib.com/news/across_america/mediation-a-no-go-for-black-farmers-and-stine-seed/article_6481aff8-72c4-58f6-89fa-cbe4f109ecca.html


Find Lisa on twitter as @Laforesta1 and me @librariansti

Thanks to the creators of Leverage- Chris Downey and John Rogers.

And as always, my gratitude goes out to artist Rebecca Mock who inspired this podcast. Check out her patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/rebeccamock

music by bensounds.com

When an Iranian hacker's work is stolen, the team goes to an unexpected place to help him take down the database that tracks and reports on dissidents in Iran-- a high school reunion.

Jen is back to talk about high school reunions, Iranian food, this episode and so much more.

The Reunion Job aired on June 20, 2010. It was directed by Jonathan Frakes and written by John Aboud and Michael Coulton.

Heist-light: Writer sends a stripper to her high school reunion. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-reunion/fear-a-high-school-reunion-hire-a-stripper-idUSTRE53O1J920090425

You can direct all your thoughts, questions, and answers to Jen's questions to me on twitter @librariansti

Thanks to the creators of Leverage- Chris Downey and John Rogers.

And as always, my gratitude goes out to artist Rebecca Mock who inspired this podcast. Check out her patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/rebeccamock

music by bensounds.com

It’s season 3! While the team attempts to break Nate out of jail, he discovers a client on the inside. Meanwhile, a mysterious client appears on the horizon. The Jailhouse Job aired June 20, 2010.

Directed by Dean Devlin
Written by John Rogers

Heistlights:
The disgusting Kids for Cash scandal: https://jlc.org/luzerne-kids-cash-scandal

‘The Napoleon of the Criminal World’ Adam Worth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Worth

You can find me and Lisa in my second home, twitter, at @librariansti and @LaForesta1


Thanks to the creators of Leverage- Chris Downey and John Rogers.
And as always, my gratitude goes out to artist Rebecca Mock who inspired this podcast. Check out her patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/rebeccamock

music by bensounds.com

And now, some season finales! Here’s a double episode. Sally and Tara are with me to discuss The Three Strikes Job and The Maltese Falcon Job which aired February 10 and 17, 2010.

Written by John Rogers Directed by Dean Devlin

After Detective Bonnano is injured, the team schemes to take down the dirty mayor he was investigating. Things really do not go to plan.


You can find Sally on the internet here: http://sallykilpatrick.com and on twitter at @SuperWriterMom

Tara is also on twitter at @TaraTLK

You can find me in my second home, twitter, at @librariansti


Thanks to the creators of Leverage- Chris Downey and John Rogers.

And as always, my gratitude goes out to artist Rebecca Mock who inspired this podcast. Check out her patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/rebeccamock
music by bensounds.com

We're finally back! Jen and I discuss The Future Job with a few diversions into discussions of Bad Boys III and Roswell, New Mexico. As you do.

In The Future Job the team must shut down a con man masquerading as a psychic. It aired on February 3, 2010. Marc Roskin directed and it was co-written by Amy Berg and Chris Downey.

Heist Lights:
Maria Duval Scam:
https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2018/07/investigates/maria-duval-psychic-scam-invs/index.html

Some info on Harry Houdini and his efforts to debunk psychics:
https://www.thegreatharryhoudini.com/occult.html

You can find me @librariansti on twitter. Jen is not a social media guru, but if you want to give her a shout out you can send one via me!

Thanks to the creators of Leverage- Chris Downey and John Rogers.

And as always, my gratitude goes out to artist Rebecca Mock who inspired this podcast. Check out her patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/rebeccamock

music by bensounds.com

My darling friend Jen is here, so apologies if there are a bunch of weird inside jokes.

We're talking The Zanzibar Marketplace Job which aired January 27, 2010. Nate’s ex-wife Maggie has been falsely accused of art theft and imprisoned. The team travels to Ukraine to clear her name, locate the stolen Faberge egg, take down the real criminal, and try not to let Sterling screw them over.

Written by Melissa Glenn and Jessica Rieder Directed by Jeremiah Chechik
Executive producers John Rogers and Chris Downey.

Heist-light: The Great California Bee Heist
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/great-california-bee-heist-authorities-identify-russian-ukrainian-suspect-n759886

You can find me @librariansti on twitter. Jen is not a social media guru, but if you want to give her a shout out you can send one via me!

Thanks to the creators of Leverage- Chris Downey and John Rogers.

And as always, my gratitude goes out to artist Rebecca Mock who inspired this podcast. Check out her patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/rebeccamock

music by bensounds.com

Lisa's back, as promised to discuss The Bottle Job!

Aired January 20, 2010 Written by Christine Boylan Directed by Jonathan Frakes

To save MccRory’s from a loan the team must pull of The Wire Job in under two hours. At a wake.


More info on the Wire Scam: https://leverage.fandom.com/wiki/The_Wire_Scam

Our Heist Light:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/01/06/robbers-make-580000-cash-brazen-tokyo-heist/


You can find me @librariansti on twitter and Lisa is @laforesta1

Thanks to the creators of Leverage- Chris Downey and John Rogers.

And as always, my gratitude goes out to artist Rebecca Mock who inspired this podcast. Check out her patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/rebeccamock

music by bensounds.com

Directed by Marc Roskin and written by Albert Kim, The Runway Job aired January 13, 2010.

Still wary of their new team member, Tara, Nate and the crew attempt to take out a sweatshop owner, only to run into bigger problems.

Heist Light: The Great Chinese Art Heist https://www.gq.com/story/the-great-chinese-art-heist

Executive producers: John Rogers, Chris Downey, Dean Devlin

Follow Lisa and send her gifs of cats in boxes @laforesta1

As always, I’m @librariansti

Thanks to the creators of Leverage- Chris Downey and John Rogers.

And as always, my gratitude goes out to artist Rebecca Mock who inspired this podcast. Check out her patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/rebeccamock

music by bensounds.com