OUTLAWS: The Good Thief

iHeartPodcasts and Kaleidoscope

Land Vereinigte Staaten

Genres Wahre Verbrechen, Gesellschaft & Kultur, Dokumentarfilm

Sprache EN-US

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Letzte 25.02.2026

Vassilis Paleokostas, known as 'Greece's Robin Hood,' has been a fugitive for 14 years. Legends of his generosity have grown, but no one knows his whereabouts or if the stories are true. There's a million Euro bounty on him and a 24-hour task force tracking him. He robs banks and shares money with the poor, kidnaps industrialists with unfair labor practices, and has escaped prison twice by helicopter without harming guards. Host Miles Gray and a team of Greek reporters follow his trail from Athens to remote islands and mountain hideouts, meeting his inner circle and speaking with police chiefs and prime ministers to understand how this thief stole the country's heart.

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Mountain King 30.08.2023 48Min.

After a rumored sighting, the team chases Vassilis deep into a remote mountain range, where everybody is hiding something. Like what you hear? Follow us @kscope_nyc on Twitter and Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Unraveling 23.08.2023 40Min.

As Vassilis plans one last score, things start to fall apart. Meanwhile, thanks to a surprising tip, George and Christina come face-to-face with Vassilis’s older brother, Nikos. Like what you hear? Follow us @kscope_nyc on Twitter and Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How to Escape Prison by Helicopter (Part 1) 16.08.2023 40Min.

Nobody thought it was possible to escape from Greece’s toughest maximum security prison, until Vassilis did it. With a helicopter. Like what you hear? Follow us @kscope_nyc on Twitter and Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
INTERMISSION: Search Party 09.08.2023 38Min.

We send Kaleidoscope’s Costas Linos along with investigative journalist Nick Niarchos on an adventure through anarchist enclaves, island retreats, and isolated monasteries to find out why Greece embraces outlaws like Vassilis. Like what you hear? Follow us @kscope_nyc on Twitter and Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Gentleman’s Guide to Kidnapping 02.08.2023 36Min.

Vassilis spends his loot seeing the world, until he and Nikos stumble into a new idea: kidnapping. Like what you hear? Follow us @kscope_nyc on Twitter and Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Autobiography of a Good Thief 26.07.2023 34Min.

A mysterious manuscript gives us an inside look at Vassilis’s first prison escape, and explains how his moral code took shape. Like what you hear? Follow us @kscope_nyc on Twitter and Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Every Crook Needs a Mentor 19.07.2023 38Min.

Every bank robber has to start somewhere. We track down the man who taught Vassilis the art of crime. Like what you hear? Follow us @kscope_nyc on Twitter and Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Good Thief - Ep 1. How to Rob Banks and Influence People 12.07.2023 35Min.

Miles and the team learn how Vassilis and his gang pulled off the biggest bank robbery in Greek history without firing a single shot. Like what you hear? Follow us @kscope_nyc on Twitter and Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Introducing: The Good Thief 27.06.2023 1Min.

Introducing the first season of OUTLAWS: The Good Thief. We’re on the trail of Vassilis Paleokostas, Greece’s most-wanted man—a real-life Robin Hood known for stealing from the rich to give to the poor. Fourteen years ago, after pulling off a string of unbelievable heists, Vassilis disappeared. Where is he now? And why does his legend still have such a hold on people? Like what you hear? Follow us @kscope_nyc on Twitter and Instagram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.