I Can Steal That!

Ep 01- The Gardner Heist

I Can Steal That! ›

46:13 | Sep 18th, 2017

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In the early morning hours of March 18, 1990, half a billion dollars worth of art was stolen from the Gardner Museum and never seen again. This is the story of America's most famous art heist.



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mm recommended:Apr 7th, 2021

The story about the origins of the Gardner museum and the crazy art heist that hit it! Is it weird that when they were talking about what art the thieves stole, I was just thinking about the liquidity of NFT art? Lots of parallels.

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epekilisApr 7th, 2021

@mm my husband was just explaining NFT art to me yesterday. I’m still trying to wrap my mind around the concept. Meanwhile, digital native DD17 who has, like, zero interest in art has no problem understanding the concept of NFT art but can’t understand why anybody would go to the trouble of stealing...Show More

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epekilis recommended:Apr 6th, 2021

The release of Netflix’ “Empty Frames” prompted me to return to this podcast about the biggest art heist in history. This is my kind of true crime- a bloodless heist, no horrifying sex killers. What are your favourite heist, scam and fraud recommendations?

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rmmiller364Apr 6th, 2021

@epekilis have you listened to Last Seen? It’s a ten-episode series on the Gardner Heist

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sms011Apr 6th, 2021

@epekilis I also prefer podcasts about non-murdery, non-assaulty cons. I like ‘em so much that I actually created a playlist: True Crime, Mysteries, & Scams (No Murder!) on @podysseyapp: https://podyssey.fm/list/id40670-True-Crime-Mysteries--Scams-No-Murder?utm_campaign=mobile_share

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