Out of the Box

In 1964, Reg Spiers couldn’t afford a plane ticket home to Australia from England, so he came up with another way to get there: “I saw them shipping animals. And I thought, well, if the dogs can survive it, I could.”

Episode 210 of the Criminal podcast, hosted by Vox Media Podcast Network, titled "Out of the Box" was published on March 10, 2023 and runs 42 minutes.

March 10, 2023 ·42m · Criminal

Summary

In 1964, one of the best javelin throwers in Australia traveled to England to see if he could qualify for the Olympics. But, because of an injury, he didn’t make the team - and he couldn’t afford a plane ticket home. So he came up with an idea while working a cargo job at Heathrow Airport: “I saw them shipping animals. And I thought, well, if the dogs can survive it, I could.” Marcus and Julie McSorley’s book about Reg Spiers is Out of the Box: The Highs and Lows of a Champion Smuggler. Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Sign up for our occasional newsletter, The Accomplice. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts here: iTunes.com/CriminalShow. Listen back through our archives at youtube.com/criminalpodcast.  We also make This is Love and Phoebe Reads a Mystery. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Check out our online shop.  Episode transcripts are posted on our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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