Introducing OUTLAWS: The Good Thief

The Daily Zeitgeist

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Society & Culture, News, Comedy

4.6 • 4.8K Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2023

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

Vassilis Palaikostas, aka “Greece’s Robin Hood” has been on the lam for 14 years. In his absence, legends of his generosity have grown. But no one knows where he is, or if the stories are even true.

Here’s what we do know: there’s a million Euro bounty out for Vassilis, and a 24-hour task force trying to track him down. When he robs banks, he shares the money with the poor. When he kidnaps industrialists-- and he only kidnaps those who are known for unfair labor practices-- they give baffling interviews showing how he opened their minds. And when he escapes heavily reinforced prisons, as he’s done ... by helicopter ... twice, he does it without harming a guard.

Join host Miles Gray and our team of Greek reporters as we follow Vassilis’ trail from Athens to tiny islands to remote mountain hideouts. Along the way, we’ll meet Vassilis’s inner circle, chat with police chiefs and prime ministers, and work to understand how this thief managed to steal the country’s heart.

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0:00.0	Somewhere in the mountains of Greece, the country's most wanted man is on the run.
0:07.0	We hear a baraj of shots.
0:10.0	Bang, bang, bang!
0:12.0	He's robbed at least 15 banks, kidnapped two multi-millionaires,
0:17.0	and he's escaped prison five times on foot, twice by helicopter.
0:23.0	And even though this dude carries a machine gun, he's never actually shot anyone.
0:29.0	His name is Vasili Spalio-Gostas, and to many Greeks, he's a hero.
0:35.0	Vasili Spalio-Gostas has given a lot of money to poor people.
0:41.0	Like, he'd steal a car from a village and return it with a bag of cash on the seat.
0:46.0	For 14 years, this modern-day Robinhood has been evading authorities and charming villagers.
0:54.0	If I knew, I would not say anything but if he's alive, he must be living well.
1:03.0	Now, we're hunting for the man behind the legend, traveling to remote corners of Greece,
1:09.0	tracking down his accomplices, and working our way into his inner circle.
1:14.0	If somebody was running from the law, would they come here, do you think?
1:17.0	Yes, because it's a place without the police.
1:21.0	This is the story of Greece's most famous outlaw.
1:26.0	It's the story of a corrupt system he's fighting against and running from.
1:30.0	They say, no matter what happens, you'll never find them.
1:36.0	I'm Miles Gray.
1:38.0	Listen to the Good Thief on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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