Trueish Crime

Workshed Creative

We’ve all seen the title card a dozens of times. Inspired by real events or this film is based on a true story. Some of the biggest films of all time are inspired by true crimes. Dog Day Afternoon. Goodfellas. Zodiac.

  • 25 minutes
    Episode 20 - Reefer Madness

    It's pandemonium! And on this week's episode, we're talking about the Reefer Madness phenomenon that dominated the 20th century. We're breaking down the cult classic film and taking an in-depth look at the big-business, backed policies that gave marihuana such a negative connotation.Thanks for listening. Stay Safe!

    8 May 2020, 4:01 am
  • 33 minutes 54 seconds
    Episode 19 - Quarantine Crimes and Updates

    On our first episode via zoom since we've all been in lockdown, we talk about the pop culture true crime events that are happening during the pandemic including Tiger King and a Van Gogh painting theft.  After that we go into the entertainment industry parallels between today and the 1918 Influenza epidemic. 

     

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    16 April 2020, 8:44 pm
  • 10 minutes 29 seconds
    Episode 18 - Classic Hollywood Assassination Attempts

    On our first solo episode, we're talking about the golden age of Hollywood with the assassination attempts of Shirley Temple, Charlie Chaplin and John Wayne. 

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    12 March 2020, 10:47 pm
  • 13 minutes 33 seconds
    Episode 17 - Dungeons and Dragons during the Satanic Panic

    We're back! On today's episode, we talk about some of the high profile cases where the role playing game Dungeons and Dragons was blamed for violence and suicide. We talk about the disappearance of James Dallas Egbert whose tragic story was turned into Tom Hanks first major film Mazes and Monsters. WE also talk about Patricia Pulling who after her son died, created BADD (Banning Dungeons and Dragons) who blamed the game on satan and even werewolves!

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    28 February 2020, 4:11 pm
  • 24 minutes 26 seconds
    Episode 16 - Martin Cahill: The Ordinary Decent Criminal

    Today we’re talking with special guest Jason Brennan (from Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast) about Martin Cahill or the general, as dubbed by the media. From the early 1970s until his death in 1994, Cahill rose from house burglaries and hot dog vendor extortion up to major robbery including both a multimillion dollar gold and jewelry heist; and the art theft of some of the World’s most valuable paintings. 

    After his assassination (While returning a VHS copy of Delta Force 3), there were many films and documentaries about his life and murder even though he was secretive with his notorious practice of hiding his face.

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    6 February 2020, 9:01 pm
  • 13 minutes 6 seconds
    Episode 15 - Kevin Spacey Mysterious Deaths Conspiracy

    Today we’re talking about the pretty insane story of the mysterious deaths of Kevin Spacey’s accusers in what can only be described as a conspiracy theorists wet dream.

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    1 February 2020, 2:44 pm
  • Episode 14 - Cannibal Holocaust

    “Better to rest in peace in the warm body of a friend than in the cold ground”

    On today's episode we talk about one of the first found footage films and one of the most controversial. The films notorious production included many cases of animal cruelty and mistreatment of native peoples. After the film was released, the director was arrested for murder!

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    16 January 2020, 3:42 am
  • 18 minutes 37 seconds
    Episode 13 - Animal Cruelty in Film

    Animals have been harmed in films since the dawn of its invention. 

    Leading up to next week’s episode about the film Cannibal Holocaust which notoriously killed several animals on camera, we are talking about other instances of animal cruelty in film including Thomas Edison's Electrocuting an Elephant, Luis Bunuel's Land Without Bread, Milo and Otis and a bunch of westerns.

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    10 January 2020, 6:22 pm
  • 34 minutes 11 seconds
    Episode 12 - Book Scams

    A few recent shady book happenings; New York Times fake bestseller Triggered by Donald Trump Jr and the sentencing of Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh for her Healthy Holly scandal got us interested in some other historical book scams including Clifford Irving's fake Howard Hughes biography and Go Ask Alice written by Anonymous.

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    31 December 2019, 2:07 am
  • 20 minutes 35 seconds
    Episode 11 - The Money Train Subway Fire Bombings

    For our first episode of season 2 we wanted to start off the season with another Woody Harrelson movie that spread controversy in the 1990’s.

    So today we’re talking about the series of bombings of New York City subway ticket booths that happened right after the release of the film Money Train and the politic battle that ensued.

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    24 December 2019, 11:58 pm
  • 13 minutes 56 seconds
    The Letter from The Axeman of New Orleans - 100th Anniversary

    On this bonus episode recorded exactly 100 years to the day after the Axeman's last murder, we are talking about the letter supposedly written by The Axeman of New Orleans who claimed he would spare the lives of those who played Jazz music. We talk about the theories surrounding the letter and if the murderer was the actual writer?

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    3 November 2019, 10:52 pm
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