31 episodes
Trueish Crime Workshed Creative
-
- Wahre Kriminalfälle
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.
But what about real crimes inspired by media, itself? From Workshed Creative, comes Trueish Crime: the true crime podcast that combines everyone’s love of true crime and pop culture.
Join us as we delve into some of the most shocking and bizarre crimes committed in the name of major pop icons like Natural Born Killers, Fight Club, Judas Priest, John Lennon and more.
-
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!
-
Quarantine Crimes and Update
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.
Thanks for listening. Stay Safe! -
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.
Thanks for listening. Please subscribe and rate our podcast. It helps us out a lot. -
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!
Thanks for listening. Please subscribe and rate our podcast. It helps us out a lot. -
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.
Thanks for listening. Please subscribe and rate our podcast. It helps us out a lot. -
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.
Thanks for listening. Please subscribe and rate our podcast. It helps us out a lot.