Let's Go Steal A Podcast

Grab your boots and get ready to eat some ribs, the crew is going to Memphis for a country music heist! The Studio Job aired July 18, 2010, it was directed by Jonathan Frakes and written by M. Scott Veach Eliot’s talent for being good at everything becomes a problem when he poses as a country singer to take down a corrupt recording studio exec.You can find both Tara and myself on Twitter @TaraTLK and @librariansti respectively.Heistlights: Oddly,both of our heistlights ended up taking place in the Dallas/Fort Worth area!http://www.fox4news.com/good-day/country-music-star-joins-campaign-to-stop-car-thefthttps://www.wfaa.com/article/opinion/columnists/byrons-lens/how-a-dallas-grandmother-discovered-a-65000-yarn-heist/287-ffab6747-132d-41b4-894b-f52fde5431f4Thanks to the creators of Leverage- Chris Downey and John Rogers. And as always, my gratitude goes out to artist Rebecca Mock who inspired this podcast. Check out her patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/rebeccamock music by bensounds.com

This is a doozy of an episode! New co-host Robin joins me and we have so much fun spinning fanfiction prompts (feel free to tag Let's Go Steal a Podcast in A03!), talking about the Kool-Aid Man, the Fab 5 and so much more. The Double Blind Job aired on July 11, 2010. It was written by Melissa Glenn Jessica Glasl (formerly Rieder) and directed by Marc Roskin. A case literally bumps into Hardison and Eliot that sparks feelings of jealousy in Parker and brings out Nate’s preoccupation with revenge towards the pharmaceutical industry.Heistlights:The Train Job episode of Firefly- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0579539/?ref_=ttep_ep1The Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson- https://brandonsanderson.com/books/mistborn/Death Prefers Blondes by Caleb Rohrig- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39073399-death-prefers-blondesWant to help with a Leverage fan's paper? Fill out this anonymous survey! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/97ZLPBLRobin doesn't do social media (*gasp* I know!) but I'm @librariansti on twitterThanks to

The Scheherazade Job aired June 27, 2010. Peter Winther directed and Chris Downey is the credited writer. The West-African country of Wadata has an honest president, but his runs a blood diamond mine, then smuggles the diamonds and is also a snitch for the CIA. And he wants to replace his brother in the next election. The team has to undermine his campaign and reveal his corrupt practices with the help of a Stradivarius violin. Heist-light: Faking your death doesn’t work in the knitting community:https://www.seattletimes.com/life/unraveling-of-kirkland-crafters-yarn-business/Suzuki method founder was a fraud all along?http://markoconnorblog.blogspot.com/2014/10/suzukis-biggest-lie.htmlhttps://www.wqxr.org/story/was-renowned-violin-teacher-suzuki-fraud/You can find Tara on twitter ‘several times a day’ @TaraTLKThe same goes for me, @librariansti Thanks to the creators of Leverage- Chris Downey and John Rogers. And as always, my gratitude goes out to artist Rebecca Mock who inspired this podcast. Check out her

When Parker takes a job outside of the Leverage team, she finds herself in over her head. Nate, Eliot, Hardison, Sophie, and someone from Parker’s pit themselves against an unbreakable security prison and an unscrupulous agriculture company on the brink of collapse. Lisa Lin and I discuss all that plus, what you should pack in your go bag, which member of the team is which member of the Captain Planet team, and so much more!The Inside Job aired June 27, 2010 it was written by Geoffrey Thorne and directed by John Rogers.Heistlight: Black Farmers Sold Defective Seeds-https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/07/18/black-farmers-were-sold-defective-seeds-suit-claims/795147002/ https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/2018/07/10/black-farmers-settlement-lawsuit-fake-seeds/771505002/ https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/2019/04/09/black-farmers-stine-seed-lawsuit/3415789002/ https://www.phillytrib.com/news/across_america/mediation-a-no-go-for-black-farmers-and-stine-seed/article_6481aff8-72c4-58f6-89fa-

When an Iranian hacker's work is stolen, the team goes to an unexpected place to help him take down the database that tracks and reports on dissidents in Iran-- a high school reunion. Jen is back to talk about high school reunions, Iranian food, this episode and so much more. The Reunion Job aired on June 20, 2010. It was directed by Jonathan Frakes and written by John Aboud and Michael Coulton. Heist-light: Writer sends a stripper to her high school reunion. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-reunion/fear-a-high-school-reunion-hire-a-stripper-idUSTRE53O1J920090425You can direct all your thoughts, questions, and answers to Jen's questions to me on twitter @librarianstiThanks to the creators of Leverage- Chris Downey and John Rogers. And as always, my gratitude goes out to artist Rebecca Mock who inspired this podcast. Check out her patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/rebeccamock music by bensounds.com

It’s season 3! While the team attempts to break Nate out of jail, he discovers a client on the inside. Meanwhile, a mysterious client appears on the horizon. The Jailhouse Job aired June 20, 2010.Directed by Dean Devlin Written by John RogersHeistlights:The disgusting Kids for Cash scandal: https://jlc.org/luzerne-kids-cash-scandal‘The Napoleon of the Criminal World’ Adam Worth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_WorthYou can find me and Lisa in my second home, twitter, at @librariansti and @LaForesta1 Thanks to the creators of Leverage- Chris Downey and John Rogers.And as always, my gratitude goes out to artist Rebecca Mock who inspired this podcast. Check out her patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/rebeccamock music by bensounds.com

And now, some season finales! Here’s a double episode. Sally and Tara are with me to discuss The Three Strikes Job and The Maltese Falcon Job which aired February 10 and 17, 2010.Written by John Rogers Directed by Dean DevlinAfter Detective Bonnano is injured, the team schemes to take down the dirty mayor he was investigating. Things really do not go to plan. You can find Sally on the internet here: http://sallykilpatrick.com and on twitter at @SuperWriterMom Tara is also on twitter at @TaraTLK You can find me in my second home, twitter, at @librariansti Thanks to the creators of Leverage- Chris Downey and John Rogers.And as always, my gratitude goes out to artist Rebecca Mock who inspired this podcast. Check out her patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/rebeccamockmusic by bensounds.com

We're finally back! Jen and I discuss The Future Job with a few diversions into discussions of Bad Boys III and Roswell, New Mexico. As you do. In The Future Job the team must shut down a con man masquerading as a psychic. It aired on February 3, 2010. Marc Roskin directed and it was co-written by Amy Berg and Chris Downey.Heist Lights: Maria Duval Scam:https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2018/07/investigates/maria-duval-psychic-scam-invs/index.htmlSome info on Harry Houdini and his efforts to debunk psychics:https://www.thegreatharryhoudini.com/occult.htmlYou can find me @librariansti on twitter. Jen is not a social media guru, but if you want to give her a shout out you can send one via me!Thanks to the creators of Leverage- Chris Downey and John Rogers.And as always, my gratitude goes out to artist Rebecca Mock who inspired this podcast. Check out her patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/rebeccamockmusic by bensounds.com

My darling friend Jen is here, so apologies if there are a bunch of weird inside jokes. We're talking The Zanzibar Marketplace Job which aired January 27, 2010. Nate’s ex-wife Maggie has been falsely accused of art theft and imprisoned. The team travels to Ukraine to clear her name, locate the stolen Faberge egg, take down the real criminal, and try not to let Sterling screw them over. Written by Melissa Glenn and Jessica Rieder Directed by Jeremiah Chechik Executive producers John Rogers and Chris Downey.Heist-light: The Great California Bee Heisthttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/great-california-bee-heist-authorities-identify-russian-ukrainian-suspect-n759886You can find me @librariansti on twitter. Jen is not a social media guru, but if you want to give her a shout out you can send one via me!Thanks to the creators of Leverage- Chris Downey and John Rogers.And as always, my gratitude goes out to artist Rebecca Mock who inspired this podcast. Check out her patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/rebeccamo

Lisa's back, as promised to discuss The Bottle Job!Aired January 20, 2010 Written by Christine Boylan Directed by Jonathan FrakesTo save MccRory’s from a loan the team must pull of The Wire Job in under two hours. At a wake. More info on the Wire Scam: https://leverage.fandom.com/wiki/The_Wire_ScamOur Heist Light: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/01/06/robbers-make-580000-cash-brazen-tokyo-heist/You can find me @librariansti on twitter and Lisa is @laforesta1Thanks to the creators of Leverage- Chris Downey and John Rogers.And as always, my gratitude goes out to artist Rebecca Mock who inspired this podcast. Check out her patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/rebeccamockmusic by bensounds.com

Directed by Marc Roskin and written by Albert Kim, The Runway Job aired January 13, 2010. Still wary of their new team member, Tara, Nate and the crew attempt to take out a sweatshop owner, only to run into bigger problems.Heist Light: The Great Chinese Art Heist https://www.gq.com/story/the-great-chinese-art-heistExecutive producers: John Rogers, Chris Downey, Dean DevlinFollow Lisa and send her gifs of cats in boxes @laforesta1As always, I’m @librariansti Thanks to the creators of Leverage- Chris Downey and John Rogers. And as always, my gratitude goes out to artist Rebecca Mock who inspired this podcast. Check out her patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/rebeccamock music by bensounds.com

The wonderful and hilarious author Sally Kilpatrick graced us with her presence to talk about episode 9 of season 2, The Lost Heir Job.Missing Sophie, the team tries to get the will of a dead millionaire industrialist honored, despite a shady lawyer, crooked cop, and goody two shoes lawyer.The Lost Heir Job aired on September 9, 2009. It was written by Chris Downey, directed by Peter Winther. Executive Producers Chris Downey and John Rogers.Our Heist Light of the day was really close to home for me, literally. https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/nation-now/2018/09/20/mcdonalds-students-prank-fake-ad/1367848002/Make sure you check out Sally's newest book "Oh My Stars"! Find out more on her website: https://sallykilpatrick.com/ANd follow her on twitter @SuperWriterMomI'll be @librariansti if you need me.Thanks to the creators of Leverage- Chris Downey and John Rogers.And as always, my gratitude goes out to artist Rebecca Mock who inspired this podcast. Check out her patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/rebecc

It's an early episode because it's officially my birthday and plus I don't want to bring this computer to Thanksgiving!Without Sophie, the team try to recover stolen diamonds only to get too wrapped up in the con.The Ice Man Job aired September 2, 2009. It was written by Christine Boylan and directed by Jeremiah Chechik.Heist Light: A small-town couple left behind a stolen painting worth over $100 million — and a big mysteryhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/08/03/a-small-town-couple-left-behind-a-stolen-painting-worth-over-100-million-and-a-big-mystery/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.a979ef432c88Keep up with Tara on twitter at @TaraTLK As always, I’m @librarianstiThanks to the creators of Leverage- Chris Downey and John Rogers.And as always, my gratitude goes out to artist Rebecca Mock who inspired this podcast. Check out her patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/rebeccamockmusic by bensounds.com

We're back!Lisa Lin and I talk about The Two Live Crew Job which aired August 26, 2009. This is a pretty perfect episode, written by Amy Berg, directed by Dean Devlin and Executive Produced by John Rogers and Chris Downey.The team come up against another team of thieves and someone from Sophie's past while trying to retrieve art stolen by the Nazis.This week's heist-light:https://www.pymnts.com/fraud-attack/2018/hsbc-angola-bank-heist-swift/Thanks to the creators of Leverage- Chris Downey and John Rogers.And as always, my gratitude goes out to artist Rebecca Mock who inspired this podcast. Check out her patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/rebeccamockmusic by bensounds.com

Cory is back! We discuss an episode of Leverage that has everything we -and probably you- love about the show (minus the line ‘Let’s go steal a…’): magic! Live animals! Antics! Parker jumping off of things! Very distinctive stances! Sophie trying to hide her pregnant belly! That’s right, The Top Hat Job!This episode aired August 19, 2009Directed by Peter O’Fallon Written by M. Scott Veach and Christine BoylanOur heist-light is all about food heists: https://www.eater.com/2016/6/22/11994836/food-theftExecutive producers: John Rogers, Chris Downey, Dean DevlinFollow Cory if you like lipstick @helenstwin As always, I’m @librariansti Thanks to the creators of Leverage- Chris Downey and John Rogers. And as always, my gratitude goes out to artist Rebecca Mock who inspired this podcast. Check out her patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/rebeccamock music by bensounds.com

Author Alyssa Day joins me to discuss The Three Days of the Hunter Job which aired August 12, 2009. Directed by Marc Roskin. Written by Melissa Glenn and Jessica Grasl nee Rieder. Feeling at odds with her identity, Sophie takes the reins on a case involving a sleazy journalist.Our heist light concerned the theft of the Swedish crown jewels this summer: https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/01/europe/sweden-royal-jewels-stolen-intl/index.htmlBut good news! It does seem as though there was a breakthrough on the case! https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/999615/sweden-crown-jewels-royal-swedish-police-heist-thieves-Stragnas-cathedralKeep up with Alyssa on twitter at @Alyssa_Day and check out her website here: https://alyssaday.com/As always, I’m @librarianstiThanks to the creators of Leverage- Chris Downey and John Rogers.And as always, my gratitude goes out to artist Rebecca Mock who inspired this podcast. Check out her patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/rebeccamock music by bensounds.com

Lisa Lin and I discuss The Fairy Godparents Job, which was written by Amy Berg, directed by Jonathan Frakes. It aired August 5, 2009. To recover stolen funds, the crew infiltrates a posh private school to lure an incarcerated investment banker out of house arrest. There are precocious children with strange names, helicopter parents, the return of some familiar faces, and Hardison in tight, plaid pants!This week's heist-light: Who Is Anna March? http://www.latimes.com/projects/la-ca-jc-anna-march/Thanks to the creators of Leverage- Chris Downey and John Rogers.And as always, my gratitude goes out to artist Rebecca Mock who inspired this podcast. Check out her patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/rebeccamock music by bensounds.com

To recover money stolen by a crooked hedge fund manager, the team convinces him he’s the victim of a contagion outbreak. The Order 23 Job aired July 29, 2009. It was directed by Rod Hardy, Written by Chris Downey, Executive Producers were John Rogers and Dean DevlinIt’s another solo- and late- episode (I solemnly swear not to have more than one of these a season!) due, strangely enough to health related issues! No heist-light this week, just an excerpt from Bygone Badass Broads by Mackenzi Lee. Read more about Frederike Mandelbaum and other badass broads of bygone days: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35888416-bygone-badass-broads?ac=1&from_search=trueThanks to the creators of Leverage- Chris Downey and John Rogers.And as always, my gratitude goes out to artist Rebecca Mock who inspired this podcast. Check out her patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/rebeccamockmusic by bensounds.com

Albert Kim is back, writing an episode about MMA fighting and small-town Nebraska getting the better of the Leverage team. My best friend Holly joins me to tackle an episode all about a topic we are not passionate about! There's a bunch of serious conversation about violence and some silly things too about our thoughts on chicken fried steak and how tight baseball pants should be (pretty tight). Our heist-light is on the $98,000 heist of ramen noodles in Fayetteville, Ga. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/15/georgia-police-investigating-100-000-ramen-noodle-heist/1005497002/The Tap-Out Job aired July 22, 2009. It was directed by Mark Roskin.Thanks to the creators of Leverage- Chris Downey and John Rogers.And as always, my gratitude goes out to artist Rebecca Mock who inspired this podcast. Check out her patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/rebeccamockmusic by bensounds.com

Season 2 is here! Lisa Lin is back and we're starting with The Beantown Bailout. Written by John Rogers and Dean Devlin, it aired on July 15th, 2009.We pick up with the team 6 months after the events of the Second David Job. As a whole, the team is bored and unfulfilled with their lives, and a case literally lands in Nate’s path.Nate and Sophie’s song “Not Sure Yet” by Andy Lange https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtfu12b9yCEOur gif description of the episode: https://twitter.com/librariansti/status/1026214601254428677Shark heist: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/07/san-antonio-shark-heist-ends-with-rescue-of-miss-helen.html Thanks to the creators of Leverage- Chris Downey and John Rogers. And as always, my gratitude goes out to artist Rebecca Mock who inspired this podcast. Check out her patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/rebeccamock music by bensounds.com