Criminal is the first of its kind. A show about people who’ve done wrong, been wronged, or gotten caught somewhere in the middle. Hosted by Phoebe Judge. Named a Best Podcast of 2023 by the New York Times. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
http://thisiscriminal.com/
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 6 days 13 hours 5 minutes
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episode 264: The Strike
When people started saying that John D. Rockefeller Jr. was responsible for the deaths of two women and 11 children near a coal mine in Colorado, he decided to do something unusual. He hired “the father of public relations.”
episode 263: An Officer's Arrest
Sultan Alam was the first Pakistani officer to join the traffic department of the Cleveland Police in the UK. He was harassed at work and complained to his senior officers about it. Then his coworkers showed up at his house to arrest him.
episode 262: Indelible Ink
For almost thirty years, Adolfo Kaminsky lived quietly, forging documents for people all over the world.
episode 261: The Hiss
As the famous English actor William Macready was preparing to go on stage in New York, over 300 police officers were placed in and around the theater. “But the head of the police said, 'I don't know that that's going to be enough people.'”
episode 260: The Dial Painters
In the early 1920s, painters at a watch dial factory in New Jersey started to get sick. No one could tell them why.
episode 259: If I’m Long Unheard From
In 1974, musician Connie Converse drove away from home and was never heard from again.
episode 258: Off Leash
“I never did anything wrong. I never had a speeding ticket. I think I just saved all my stuff up for just one thing.”
episode 257: Call Russ Ewing
For decades, TV news reporter Russ Ewing stood beside more than 100 people — at their request — as they surrendered to the police.
episode 256: Cowboy Bob
In May 1991, a bank robber walked into a bank in Irving, Texas, and without speaking handed the teller a note that read, “This is a bank robbery. Give me your money. No marked bills or dye packs.”