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Killer Means Awesome

Welcome to the always entertaining and informative Killer Means Awesome podcast. Season 1: Killer Shipwrecks - Think of shiny coins and sunken dreams. Each episode features an incredible story of a recently discovered shipwreck.Season 2: Killer Biographies - Do you get Pocahontas and Sacagawea mixed up? So do we! Check out these true stories about historical figures you really should know better.Season 3: Killer Inventions - Incredible true stories about inventors and the inventions that changed the

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All Episodes

40:12

Killer Crimes - The Mona Lisa Heist

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2025/11/23

In 1911, a handyman hid in a Louvre closet overnight, then simply walked out the next morning with the Mona Lisa under his apron—pulling off the most famous art theft in history. Before this audacious crime, Leonardo's masterpiece was just another Renaissance painting; it returned as the world's most iconic artwork. Listen to the first three seasons of Killer Means Awesome to hear incredible true stories. Season 1 features amazing tales about recently discovered shipwrecks, while Season 2 hig...

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38:59

Killer Crimes - Murder by Pilot

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2025/10/23

As horrifying as the crash of Air India flight 171 was, investigators soon shocked the world again. They said the plane was likely intentionally crashed by a suicidal pilot, killing 260 people. How could this be? How could a pilot entrusted with hundreds of lives have evaded mental health screening meant to prevent such tragedies? In Episode 11 we look at the troubling history of intentional crashes by suicidal airline pilots. Such crashes are more numerous than we -- or the airlines -- would...

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Killer Crimes - George Leslie

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2025/09/28

In the late 1860s, George Leslie walked among New York's elite as a respected architect, all while planning the most audacious bank robberies in American history. Using revolutionary techniques and meticulous planning, he became the criminal mastermind behind 80% of all bank heists nationwide—until jealousy, murder, and betrayal brought down the King of Bank Robbers. Listen to the first three seasons of Killer Means Awesome to hear incredible true stories. Season 1 features amazing tales abou...

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44:33

Killer Crimes - United California Bank Heist

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2025/04/18

The United California Bank burglary took place on March 24th, 1972, in Laguna Niguel, California, The ingenuity employed by criminal mastermind Amil Dinsio and his crew is matched only by the crime's incredible backstory, which has ties to President Richard Nixon and the notorious Jimmy Hoffa. Listen to the first three seasons of Killer Means Awesome to hear incredible true stories. Season 1 features amazing tales about recently discovered shipwrecks, while Season 2 highlights biographi...

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Killer Crimes - Brenda Ann Spencer

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2025/04/04

When it occurred in 1979, the mass shooting at Grover Cleveland Elementary School in San Diego appeared to be a bizarre anomaly, a horrible act of violence with no obvious motive. But ensuing decades have revealed it to be the first in a long line of school shootings. No other nation comes close to the U.S. in the frequency and severity of this particularly terrifying, particularly American type of crime. Listen to the first three seasons of Killer Means Awesome to hear incredible true ...

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Killer Crimes - Antwerp Diamond Heist

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2024/12/17

Send us a text - your number is not revealed.The 2003 Antwerp diamond heist, known as the "heist of the century," is considered one of the largest robberies in history with more than $100 million worth of diamonds and other jewels stolen. The true story of how a small group of colorful characters managed to circumvent the 10 layers of security of the diamond vault located in the heavily guarded Antwerp diamond district is astounding. The story of how they got caught is equally shocking! ...

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54:27

Killer Inventions - Kevlar

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2024/09/29

Send us a text - your number is not revealed.As the foundation for everything from bulletproof vests to bridge cables, Kevlar is a miracle fiber that has saved lives and transformed entire industries since its invention in the 1960s. Yet, without the wild hunch and strong will of Stephanie Kwolek—a brilliant chemist born in Pittsburgh in 1923—the world might never have been introduced to this remarkable material.Listen to the first two seasons of Killer Means Awesome to hear more incredible t...

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Killer Inventions - Monopoly (Board Game)

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2024/08/05

Tell us what's on your mind.While you may know the board game Monopoly, you probably don't know the incredible story of the game's invention. This week's episode reveals the true story of the person responsible for inventing the game, and Parker Brothers' purposeful deceit in perpetuating the myth behind the game's origin. Do not pass GO, do not collect $200...go directly to episode 10 of Killer Inventions! Listen to the first two seasons of Killer Means Awesome to hear more incredible ...

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Killer Inventions - Baby Cages

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2024/07/15

Tell us what's on your mind.Some inventions don’t look particularly clever or useful in hindsight. The ‘baby cage’ may be one of those inventions! Developed in the early 20th century in response to diseases like tuberculosis and the Spanish Flu, the baby cage was not for the faint of heart. Nor for those scared of heights. Improbably enough, the contraption continued to be used as late as the 1950s. Tune into Episode 9 for the full story on this odd chapter in American tinkering. Li...

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51:00

Killer Inventions - Earmuffs, Popsicles & Glow Panels

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2024/06/16

Some say youth is wasted on the young, however, that is definitely not the case with the three inventors featured in this episode, each of whom was under the age of 16 when they made history. Check out these three incredible inventors and their killer inventions in Episode 8 of Killer Means Awesome!Listen to the first two seasons of Killer Means Awesome to hear more incredible true stories. Season one features amazing tales about recently discovered shipwrecks and Season two highlights biogra...

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Killer Inventions: Dynamite

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2024/04/15

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Killer Inventions: Chewing Gum

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2024/02/26

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Killer Inventions: The Slide Guitar

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2024/02/12

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Killer Inventions: Grace Hopper & The Information Age

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2024/01/30

Diminutive in stature but a giant in the world of inventions, the brilliant Grace Hopper talked her way into the Navy after Pearl Harbor and went on to become arguably the most pivotal innovator at the dawn of the information age.Listen to the first two seasons of Killer Means Awesome to hear more incredible true stories. Season one features amazing tales about recently discovered shipwrecks and Season two highlights biographies of people you really should know!

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54:27

Killer Inventions: The Black Box

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2023/12/12

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57:44

Killer Inventions: Deep Purple

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2023/12/04

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48:07

Killer Inventions: LSD

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2023/11/09

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Introducing Killer Means Awesome: Killer Inventions

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2023/11/02

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55:29

Killer Biographies: Lewis Howard Latimer

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2023/10/17

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59:35

Killer Biographies: Shirley Chisholm

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2023/09/29

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