10 Podcasts like The Lazarus Heist
BBC’s series on North Korea’s hacking ring is a fascinating tale of cyber warfare, the film industry, and dictatorships. If you’re looking for podcasts similar to The Lazarus Heist, check out this list for more stories about cons, hacks, scams, the dark web, Hollywood, and North Korea.
Last Updated: Aug 3rd, 2021
1. Chameleon: Dr. Dante
Dr. Ronald Dante is a talented hypnotist (and not an actual doctor) whose mind-bending schemes span decades. Dante worked the smoke-filled nightclubs of 1960s Hollywood and rode the self-help craze of the 1980s and 90s, hypnotizing women out of their...Show More
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48:23 | Oct 1st, 2020
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Eddie, an aspiring film industry trainer, gets a call from a powerful producer offering him the opportunity of a lifetime -- a major film project, in Indonesia. But when Eddie gets to Jakarta, ther...Show More
2. Heist Podcast
Welcome to Heist Podcast. The Podcast all about heists. We discuss Heists in the news and deep dive into famous heists and the colorful characters that play a part in them. From the criminals to the investigators.
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Heist Podcast - Episode 34 - ARGENTINA ROBBERY OF THE CENTURY!!!!
41:21 | Sep 6th, 2018
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January 13, 2006. Five men walk into the Banco Rio in Argentina. Two wore hoods, one wore a doctor's uniform, one wore a grey suit and the last one wore a wig and referred to themself as "Susanna." Th...Show More
3. Exit Scam
In 2018, Gerald Cotten, the founder of Canada's biggest Bitcoin exchange, died under mysterious circumstances during a honeymoon trip to India. His customers were told that the $215 million they'd deposited on the exchange was lost forever — because ...Show More
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40:05 | Jun 14th, 2021
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We trace the 7,000-mile path that Gerald Cotten’s body took after his alleged death, from a Jaipur hospital to a Halifax cemetery. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: ...Show More
4. Hunting Warhead
How do you take down a criminal network that’s hidden in the shadows? How do you rescue child abuse victims who could be anywhere in the world? Hunting Warhead follows the journalists and police on a global mission to expose the darkest corners of th...Show More
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54:24 | Nov 4th, 2019
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Einar Stangvik is a white-hat hacker — an internet security expert with an expertise in cracking the most secure and disturbing parts of the web. He discovers a troubling phenomenon online and joins f...Show More
5. The Last Voyage of the Pong Su
A North Korean dictator, bags of heroin, drug lords, spooks, sailors, Australian cops and a web of lies: Come aboard The Last Voyage of The Pong Su.
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30:22 | Oct 7th, 2019
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Episode one. North Korean cargo ship the Pong Su comes dangerously close to Australia’s Great Ocean Road shoreline as part of a high-risk, high-reward operation to import a record amount of hero...Show More
6. You Must Remember This
You Must Remember This is a storytelling podcast exploring the secret and/or forgotten histories of Hollywood’s first century. It’s the brainchild and passion project of Karina Longworth (founder of Cinematical.com, former film critic for LA Weekly),...Show More
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44: Charles Manson’s Hollywood, Part 1: What We Talk About When We Talk About The Manson Murders
40:14 | May 26th, 2015
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This season, You Must Remember This will explore the murders committed in the summer of 1969 by followers of Charles Manson. Today, we’ll talk about what was going on in the show business capital that...Show More
7. Dictators
They are natural-born-leaders with a never-ending thirst for power. Through force and deceit, they rise through the ranks towards radicalism—eliminating anyone who stands in their way. Every Tuesday, delve into the minds, and motives, behind some of ...Show More
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8. Darknet Diaries
Explore true stories of the dark side of the Internet with host Jack Rhysider as he takes you on a journey through the chilling world of hacking, data breaches, and cyber crime.
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43:54 | Jun 9th, 2020
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John Strand is a penetration tester. He’s paid to break into computer networks and buildings to test their security. In this episode we listen to stories he has from doing this type of work. Thanks to...Show More
9. Motherhacker
Bridget’s life is a series of dropped calls. With a gift for gab, an ex-husband in rehab, and down to her last dollar, Bridget’s life takes a desperate turn when she starts vishing over the phone for a shady identity theft ring in order to support he...Show More
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12:42 | Nov 13th, 2019
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Bridget Landry’s chaotic life is thrown for a loop when she gets besieged with robocalls. Written by Sandi Farkas, directed by Amanda Lipitz. Executive producers Mimi O’Donnell, Carrie Coon, Amanda L...Show More
10. Last Seen
From the fallout of a tragic homicide in Boston’s Haitian community, to the search for a real life Willy Wonka in Cambridge, WBUR’s 'Last Seen' podcast is back with a third season of all new mysteries from public radio storytellers about surprising p...Show More
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35:11 | Sep 14th, 2018
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In 1990, two thieves stole 13 irreplaceable artworks from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. We take a closer look what happened that night.
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