Jess and Ashley discuss the 1991 movie Point Break which is about a gang of bank robbing surfer dudes. They discuss the plot and the hotness of both Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze all while being amazed that Johnny Utah doesn’t even die.

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Join Jess and Ashley as they discuss the jewel heist from the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan. They discuss the men involved, how they got caught and why you should never trust men named Dick.

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In this episode, Ashley is joined by two special guest hosts: Emily and Lindsay from Pineapple Pizza Podcast. Together, these ladies discuss the 2004 Coen brothers’ dark comedy movie, The Ladykillers, touching on the performances of the main cast members, the uncomfortable plot points, and the unsung hero of the film: Pickles. Plus, they offer some comments on similarities between the heist in the movie and Banco Central Burglary at Fortaleza.
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Ashley takes Jess through the unbelievable, but totally true story of the Banco Central Burglary, perpetrated by a mysterious band of thieves in August 2005 in Fortaleza, Brazil. This episode touches on the incredible feat of engineering that allowed the men to access the vault, the investigation in the immediate aftermath of the crime, and the 2006 trial for the 13 men who’d been arrested by that point. Ashley also discusses the horrific fates some of the other suspects met and provides the most current update she can on where the case and those convicted stand now.

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Ashley and Jess talk about “Gus Walks Into a Bank,” the eighth episode of the third season of the TV show Psych, adding their own insights and commentary on the plot, as well as discussing the relationships between the characters in the series overall. Plus, Ashley offers some interesting connections between this fictional bank robbery and our most recent true crime case.
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Ashley and Jess complete their discussion of the remaining 19 robberies committed by Attila Ambrus aka The Whiskey Robber, in addition to describing his team-up with a new partner. From weird acrobatic stunts to random loaves of bread, this story has basically every bizarre thing you never knew you always wanted to hear happened during a heist.

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This week we begin our discussion of Attila Ambrus aka the “Whiskey Robber,” a serial robber active in Budapest, Hungary in the 1990s. Ashley fills Jess in on the socioeconomic and political climate in Hungary at the time and the effect those circumstances had on Ambrus’s crime spree and the public’s perception of his deeds. In Part 1, we go from the Whiskey Robber’s arrival in Budapest through his first 10 robberies.

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In this episode, Ashley and Jess discuss the 1997 animated film, Anastasia, and Ashley points out the many historical inaccuracies that the writers were apparently comfortable with making. If this movie has a lot of positive nostalgia for you, you might want to skip this one because it’s getting TAKEN TO TASK. Then Ashley moves on to the Anastasia claimant who inspired the film, Anna Anderson, as well as touching on some other ersatz Romanovs.

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Ashley and Jess continue their discussion of the downfall of the Romanov Dynasty and the end of Imperial Russia, picking up where they left off in part 1. Some of the historical events included in this episode are the beginning of World War I, the murder of Grigori Rasputin, and the establishment of the Provisional Government by the members of the Third Duma. Finally, Ashley walks us through the end of the Russian autocracy and the executions of the imperial family by the Ekaterinburg Bolsheviks. Part 2 concludes with a discussion of the recovery and identification of the Romanovs’ remains.

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Ashley and Jess begin their discussion of the downfall of the Romanov Dynasty, starting with the assassination of Tsar Alexander II. Ashley fills in some of the necessary historical context to paint a picture of the political climate in late 19th and early 20th Century Russia. This episode takes us through the assassination of Prime Minister Peter Stoylpin in Kiev and the falling out of Tsar and Tsarina with Grigori Rasputin. Remember, with a name like Rasputin, it’s probably foul.

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