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OUTLAWS: The Good Thief

OUTLAWS: The Good Thief

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Vassilis Paleokostas, aka “Greece’s Robin Hood,” has been on the lam for 14 years. In his absence, legends of his generosity have grown. But no one knows where he is, or if the stories are even true.

Here’s what we do know: there’s a million Euro bounty out for Vassilis, and a 24-hour task force trying to track him down. When he robs banks, he shares the money with the poor. When he kidnaps industrialists -- and he only kidnaps those who are known for unfair labor practices -- they give baffling interviews showing how he opened their minds. And when he escapes heavily reinforced prisons, as he’s done ... by helicopter ... twice, he does it without harming a guard.

Join host Miles Gray and our team of Greek reporters as we follow Vassilis’ trail from Athens to tiny islands to remote mountain hideouts. Along the way, we’ll meet Vassilis’s inner circle, chat with police chiefs and prime ministers, and work to understand how this thief managed to steal the country’s heart.

Episodes

  • NEW FROM THE BUILDERS: Elon Musk: "Humans Won't Be in Control" When AI Becomes Smarter Than Us · 40 minElon Musk has spent his career turning improbable ideas into companies that reshape the world. To some, the entrepreneur behind Tesla and SpaceX is an engineering genius whose…
  • Mountain King · 48 min · Season 1 Episode 8After 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…
  • The Unraveling · 41 min · Season 1 Episode 7As 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…
  • How to Escape Prison by Helicopter (Part 1) · 40 min · Season 1 Episode 6Nobody 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…
  • INTERMISSION: Search Party · 38 min · Season 1 Episode 5We send Kaleidoscope’s Costas Linos along with investigative journalist Nick Niarchos on an adventure through anarchist enclaves, island retreats, and isolated monasteries to…
  • The Gentleman’s Guide to Kidnapping · 37 min · Season 1 Episode 4Vassilis 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…
  • Autobiography of a Good Thief · 35 min · Season 1 Episode 3A 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…
  • Every Crook Needs a Mentor · 39 min · Season 1 Episode 2Every 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…
  • The Good Thief - Ep 1. How to Rob Banks and Influence People · 36 min · Season 1 Episode 1Miles 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…
  • Introducing: The Good Thief · 2 minIntroducing 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…

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