
Theft and the Met (S4E12)
Today, we're joined by the fabulous Amanda Matta, host of the Art of History podcast, to talk about theft and New York's Metropolitan...
Gavin Whitehead
2 hours ago1 min read


Wig Heist! (S4E11)
One Monday morning in 1958, Nina Lawson, Mistress of Wigs at the Metropolitan Opera, came into work to discover that someone had stolen...
Gavin Whitehead
Mar 1822 min read


To Catch a Book Thief (S4E10)
In 1931, a trio of thieves stole a rare book by Edgar Allan Poe worth more than half a million dollars from the New York Public Library....
Gavin Whitehead
Mar 436 min read


Mae West Goes to Jail (S4E9)
In 1927, actress Mae West wrote and starred in a play titled SEX. Guess what it was about! The risqué production launched her to stardom...
Gavin Whitehead
Feb 1735 min read


A Gentleman and a Thief (S4E8)
In the Roaring Twenties, Arthur Barry stole millions of dollars' worth of jewels from some of New York's wealthiest residents. Today, we...
Gavin Whitehead
Feb 41 min read