CALIFORNIA BANK ROBBERIES: Talking With Listener Peter Houlahan

My History Can Beat Up Your Politics

Bruce Carlson

Politics, History, News

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2026

⏱️ 53 minutes

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I talked with Peter about bank robberies in California in the 1970's through the 1990's and why it was the bank robbery capital of the country. Peter's book is Norco 80 about a deadly robbery in CA in 1980. https://www.amazon.com/Norco-80-Spectacular-Robbery-American/dp/1640092129 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an Airwave Media podcast.
0:04.4	What if I was to tell you that historically, 25% of all bank robberies in the U.S.
0:10.2	take place in the Los Angeles metro area.
0:12.8	Crazy.
0:13.6	Crazy.
0:14.3	Yeah, I know.
0:15.2	It was crazy for me to discover that, too.
0:40.5	Yeah. that too. Some follow the noise. Some follow the noise.
0:43.0	Bloomberg follows the money.
0:46.7	Because behind every headline is a bottom line.
0:51.5	Whether it's the funds fueling AI or crypto's trillion dollar swings,
0:54.0	there's a money side to every story.
0:58.2	And when you see the money side, you understand what others miss.
1:00.5	Get the money side of the story.
1:03.4	Subscribe now at Bloomberg.com.
1:08.2	I am pleased to have on My History.
1:12.4	Can Beat Up Your Politics, a listener, Peter Hulahan. Peter,
1:13.8	great to have you on.
1:15.8	Thanks for having me, Bruce. I appreciate it.
1:18.1	How long do you think it's been that you've been listening?
1:23.1	I would say at least 10 years, maybe even more.
1:23.7	Okay. I know you've been on, that's only half your time, but I also go back into your
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