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Criminal

Out of the Box

Criminal

Vox Media Podcast Network

Society & Culture, True Crime

4.739.4K Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

In 1964, one of the best javelin throwers in Australia traveled to England to see if he could qualify for the Olympics. But, because of an injury, he didn’t make the team - and he couldn’t afford a plane ticket home. So he came up with an idea while working a cargo job at Heathrow Airport: “I saw them shipping animals. And I thought, well, if the dogs can survive it, I could.” Marcus and Julie McSorley’s book about Reg Spiers is Out of the Box: The Highs and Lows of a Champion Smuggler. Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Sign up for our occasional newsletter, The Accomplice. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts here: iTunes.com/CriminalShow. Listen back through our archives at youtube.com/criminalpodcast.  We also make This is Love and Phoebe Reads a Mystery. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Check out our online shop.  Episode transcripts are posted on our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Support for this show comes from Krakan.

0:03.0

Krypto is like the financial system, but different.

0:07.0

It doesn't care where you come from, what you look like, your credit score,

0:11.0

or your outrageous food delivery habits.

0:13.7

crypto is finance for everyone everywhere all the time.

0:18.4

Krakhan, see what crypto can be.

0:21.3

Don't invest unless you're prepared to lose all the money you invest.

0:25.0

This is a high-risk investment now, we're going to be bringing

0:37.7

you more stories than ever before, four episodes every month. This is a big deal to us and something we've been

0:45.8

working toward for a long time. We're very excited about what's coming up and

0:50.8

hope you'll listen and maybe tell a friend.

0:54.0

Thanks very much.

0:56.0

Now here's the show.

1:01.0

This episode contains language that may not be suitable for everyone.

1:05.0

Please use discretion.

1:07.0

Phoebe, I don't know how old you are, but you remember when you're 22?

1:12.0

Yes. What could're 22? Yes.

1:13.0

What could you do?

1:14.0

Everything.

1:15.0

You could do everything.

1:17.0

Well, that's how it was.

1:20.0

How did you begin throwing the javelin?

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