672 - I Can Steal That! with Pete Stegemeyer

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Education, Business

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2020

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Scams and Con-mans' stories are always fascinating to me. Not that we should be doing it, but the stories always intrigued me! In this episode, I have Pete Stegemeyer, Comedian, Host of I Can Steal That Podcast, and author of HEIST, on to talk about the heist of the centuries, and Leonardo da Vinci tried to steal a river? If you enjoy this episode, please tweet @jaltucher to let me know what do you think! I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast. Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify Follow me on Social Media: YouTube Twitter Facebook Linkedin ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.
0:06.8	This is the James Altiger Show.
0:12.8	Today on the James Altiger Show.
0:16.6	People are always fascinated with scams, con men.
0:21.3	Like I had one friend, his name's Apollo Robbins.
0:24.0	You know, we should get him on the podcast.
0:26.0	Apollo is probably the best pick pocket in the world.
0:30.3	He could just walk right past someone and the next thing you know, you're not wearing
0:34.3	your watch, he's got your wallet, he's got your ID.
0:37.8	It's always fun seeing him in an action.
0:39.6	One time we did something, I gave a talk and he was giving a talk after me and while I
0:45.0	was giving my talk, he was quote unquote shopping in the audience, pickpocking everybody
0:49.4	and then he gave his talk and kind of revealed all the things he had pickpocketed during
0:53.2	my talk.
0:54.2	I mentioned that because we're fascinated by people who are able to have these extraordinary
1:00.2	skills and sometimes they use these skills for not such good purposes.
1:05.0	Like con men, scams, so Pete Stegmeyer, it's a friend of mine and he is an expert on scams
1:13.9	and cons and high C does podcasts about this, we discuss this podcast but we talk about
1:19.2	some of his favorite scams and cons throughout history, how do they occur, why do they occur,
1:25.4	what are the skills involved, such fascinating stories.
1:28.3	You're going to learn about the biggest car theft ring in history in New York, how to
1:33.4	steal the most valuable diamonds in the world, what kind of con man Leonardo da Vinci was
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