How To Rob a Bank
How To! with Mike Pesca
Peach Fish Projects
4.3 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 14 January 2020
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Joe Loya robbed more than 30 banks during an 18-month span before going to jail. Charles wants to rob one bank on a Saturday afternoon, and get away scot-free. Can Joe teach Charles the tricks of the trade? Or will he shatter his dreams, and a few stereotypes along the way? Also, is it a good idea to carry a microphone while attempting a robbery?
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This episode originally aired July 30, 2019.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi. This week we're replaying one of my favorite early episodes where I try to rob a bank. |
| 0:06.2 | Really? As long as I don't get arrested, we'll be back next week with an all new episode. |
| 0:11.9 | Thanks for listening. When I was robbing a bank, I was King Kong. I was boss. When I walked out, |
| 0:18.5 | the power I felt was intense and being chased and knowing that I did |
| 0:24.3 | this thing that was wrong and I got all this cash in my hand. Like, that's a freaking rush. |
| 0:31.0 | You're listening to How To. I'm Charles Duhigg. On this show, we try to solve listeners' |
| 0:37.4 | toughest problems. |
| 0:38.7 | But sometimes it's fun to ask questions we all secretly wish we knew the answers to. |
| 0:44.0 | Like, how to rob a bank? |
| 0:49.2 | That's something I've always wondered about, because I love bank heist movies. |
| 1:00.0 | Bush Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Heat, Inside Man, even Point Break. I love those movies. |
| 1:03.0 | Keep, keep, keep! |
| 1:05.0 | And bank robbers are sexy and exciting, right? |
| 1:08.0 | Robert Redford, Clef Owens, Robert De Niro. |
| 1:11.2 | We want to hurt no one. We're here for the bank's money, not your money. Your money is insured |
| 1:15.0 | by the federal government. You're not going to lose a dime. |
| 1:20.0 | Hey, I've always wanted to know, how do you rob a bank? Like, could I rob a bank? I mean, like, |
| 1:25.8 | really? Could I rob a bank? |
| 1:28.6 | So I found a bank robber. |
| 1:30.2 | Hello, my name is Joe Lawyer, and I am author of the man who all grew his prison |
| 1:35.2 | cell, confessions of a bank robber. |
| 1:37.3 | I mean, you're not just like a bank robber. |
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