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Ridiculous Crime

"Uncatchable”: The Greek Robin Hood

Ridiculous Crime

iHeartPodcasts

True Crime, Comedy, History

4.61.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2022

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Born the son of a shepherd, inspired by highwaymen bandits of the mountains, Vassilis Palaiokostas grew up to be a criminal legend known as the Greek Robin Hood. From his daring helicopter prison escapes to his bank-robbery-funded luxurious life on the lam, he’s known for his deep love of Greek guitar music, stolen German cars, and, of course, freedom.

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We're supposed to learn from our own mistakes that other people's errors can be instructive

0:04.7

too, from efforts to control the weather that went disastrously awry to the untimely death

0:10.4

of the Segway boss.

0:12.0

History is a treasure trove, mishaps and meltdowns that can teach us all.

0:16.5

I'm Tim Halford, host of cautionary tales, the podcast that mines the greatest fiascoes

0:22.2

of the past for their most valuable lessons.

0:25.8

Listen to cautionary tales on the iHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you

0:30.9

get your podcasts.

0:33.5

I'm Maya Shankar, host of the Slight Change of Plans, which Apple shows as the best show

0:37.6

of the year.

0:38.6

In our new season, we'll explore how the science of change can help us better navigate

0:42.6

change in our own lives.

0:44.3

And we'll hear stories from people like Ruby Bridges, who at age six became one of the

0:48.3

first students to desegregate an all-white elementary school, and Kristi Warren, a firefighter

0:53.6

who saved others for decades before finally seeking out help for herself.

0:57.8

Listen to a Slight Change of Plans on the iHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you

1:02.1

get your podcasts.

1:03.1

Hey, this is Annie.

1:05.1

And Samantha, and we're the host of Stuff Mom Never Told You, a podcast about intersectional

1:09.9

feminism and all the ways it impacts all of us.

1:13.0

And now we're coming out with an audiobook with amazing soundscapes that takes an even

1:17.3

deeper look at some of the topics important to us.

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