The Isabella Stewart Gardner Art Heist (4/30/25)
Who, When, Wow!
Tinkercast | Wondery
4.4 • 2.6K Ratings
🗓️ 30 April 2025
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
In March of 1990, 13 works of art were stolen from the Gardner Museum in Boston by two men posing as police officers. The priceless paintings were never recovered, so Carly travels back in time to learn about the heist and why Art is so valuable. Listen along with a worksheet at https://bit.ly/40shOGs. Originally aired 5/17/23.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, hello, and welcome back to the podcast that doesn't exist. |
| 0:09.1 | Buckle up, everybody, because today we've got an episode full of stolen artwork, a $10 million reward, and I even get chased by the FBI. |
| 0:19.7 | I'm Carly Q, and this is Who, When, Wow, Mystery Edition. |
| 0:24.8 | Our past is vast and wild. |
| 0:27.8 | Many things have brought us to this day. |
| 0:33.4 | As history has been compiled, |
| 0:36.7 | some important details have slipped away. |
| 0:42.3 | In our spectacular shared existence, we consider it a business to recognize a few vox you may not know. |
| 0:55.0 | Made important inventions. |
| 0:58.0 | Asked all the right questions. |
| 1:00.0 | History will never be the same. Good morning, Amber. |
| 1:20.0 | Carly, it's Carly. |
| 1:22.5 | That's what I said. |
| 1:23.6 | Hi there, Stone. |
| 1:24.8 | As you know, dear listeners, I work at Butthead as a junior temporal analyst during business hours. |
| 1:31.0 | Ooh, I love those shoes, Chris. There's a slippers. I have by this. Okay. But I spend my lunch breaks doing my real work. Morning, Ruby. Hi, Jade. |
| 1:38.8 | Investigating history's mysteries to bring my findings to you through this wow-inducing podcast. |
| 1:45.5 | Take care of those bunions. |
| 1:46.8 | You know my right? |
| 1:47.6 | Have a great day, everybody. |
| 1:53.8 | Hmm. |
| 1:54.7 | As I walked down the stairs into the basement today, I felt like there was something missing. |
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