When I Stencil My Masterpiece: Banksy Thefts

Ridiculous Crime

iHeartPodcasts

True Crime, Comedy, History

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2025

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Graffiti is generally illegal. Unless it's created by a celebrated, anonymous artist named Banksy. Then it's worth millions and ripe for the stealin'. People steal Banksy pieces, even the murals off of walls of buildings. Is it illegal to steal something that's already technically illegal? We shall see.

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0:00.0	In 2020, a group of young woman found themselves in an AI-fueled nightmare.
0:05.8	Someone was posting photos.
0:08.1	It was just me naked.
0:09.5	Well, not me, but me with someone else's body part.
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0:28.3	or wherever you get your podcasts. A crime makes headlines. People talk about it for a few days,
0:35.8	then it disappears. But for the people left behind,
0:38.9	their story is just beginning. But at night, we hear the garage opening and my son hears it. We
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