Conversations with Criminals
by Matt Price
Matt Price tries to get answers to some of the questions he may have had to answer, if he’d taken violent revenge against the drug dealer who attacked his partner.
Episodes
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Lee Ryan The "lotto lag" AKA the spritual billionaire. (part 1)
Lee Ryan was a car thief from Leicester who stole cars for various people, including arms dealers in overseas countries. He also stole vehicles for various crime-related work. We talk about the logistics of stealing cars and how that's changed from the nineties when he was at the height of his...
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Darren Barden
In 1996 Darren Barden was at home on a Monday night when there was a knock on the door. He was stabbed 20 times by two men and his best-selling book "Let's skip to the good bits", documents a 20-year journey to get his life back. This is a very candid interview about the consequences of knife…
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Bank robber Vinnie Bradish part 2
This is part of 2 of a chat with ex-bank robber Vinnie Bradish. We talk about prison violence and the differences between different category prisons, getting out of prison after a long term sentence, and trying to adapt to a more normal life. And we hear what Vinnie is doing now and it's...
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Robbing banks was just my job
Today's guest is Vinnie Bradish who was a bank robber. In part 1 of two parts, we talk about why armed robbers are given such respect in jail. We talk about the reality of robbing a bank and how it was just a job. I ask him about being interrogated by police and what it's like to be sentenced to…
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BONUS EPISODE - The prison listener
This is a 15 minute bonus episode. It's a conversation that didn't really fit with the rest of the podcast interview but I thought was really interesting. Last week's guest Joey Barnett offers his insight into being a prison listener. www.conversationswithcriminals.com Joey's book can bought here…
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You took part in a dirty protest with Charlie Bronson. But who cleaned up?
Ex-armed robber Joey Barnett. This is a very personal interview in which Joey tells me about learning to read and write as an adult, being sectioned at age 12, taking part in a dirty protest with Charlie Bronson and the “stupid way" in which he was caught and sentenced to 12 years for armed...
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Animal rights
Today's guest joined an animal rights group at age 15. At 17, he was approached by two policemen to inform on his friends. He talks about hunt saboteurs, paranoia within the animal rights community and their complex relationship with the police.
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Terry Ellis - The armed robber who chose to go to therapy (Part 3)
The 3rd and final part of a conversation with Terry Ellis. Terry talks about his first group therapy session at Grendon, going back to a mainstream prison from Grendon with a new perspective and what he's doing now. www.conversationswithcriminals.com The link to Terry's book is below :...
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Terry Ellis - The armed robber who chose to go to therapy (Part 2)
Part 2 of a conversation with Terry Ellis. It continues with Terry talking about being on the run for 9 months after a robbery, his decision to go to Grendon, the therapeutic prison that holds some of the most dangerous prisoners in the UK. He talks about his opinion of the inmates there and the...
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Terry Ellis - The armed robber who chose to go to therapy (Part 1)
Terry Ellis could so easily have written a book about being an armed robber and spending many years in prison. Even if he wrote the more conventional “gangster” style autobiography, it would have made a fascinating read. But he didn't and this is just one of the reasons why I found him such a...
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Moscow Part 2 - a Diploma in vodka
A former ketamine dealer from London who went to Russia to work for a dodgy Russian guy. She tells the story of how she was kidnapped in an illegal taxi. She also explains the importance of who you know and Matt gets an answer to a question he had about Russian culture. For more podcasts see...
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South Australia : How do you turn a toilet into a telephone?
Today's guest was on parole when we met in Adelaide South Australia. But he still gave me a fascinating insight into crime. Again from a different perspective – that of a non-violent drug dealer. Not a phrase I usually hear. We talk about him applying the business principles he learned at Uni to...
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Martha tells a funny story
This is Martha telling a funny story at a true storytelling night. It gives you an idea of who she is and her view of life. I will be posting a proper chat with Martha talking about being attacked and what she did about it, very soon...
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Moscow Part 1 - Давай
Matt went to Moscow and the person he planned to meet with was suddenly unavailable. Then he met today's guest...
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Conversations with several criminals (plus Martha)
Clips that didn't quite make the final edit of the podcast for various reasons. Plus a brief clip of Martha. A range of conversations from intruders, stupid crimes, criminal damage, acid dealing and money laundering in Casinos.
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Military prison
“You can only get a bollocking if you're listening.” This was the advice given to Kevin Gleeson who went to Military prison. We talk about how he went from being last at cross country in school to joining the Royal Marines. He talks about life as a marine, what he did when he went AWOL and life...
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The animal
Today's guest talks very honestly about anger and rage, or as he put it "the animal inside me". He was sent to prison and when his fellow inmates found out who he was, they attacked him repeatedly. He fought back time and time again and was sent to 15 different jails. This episode is a real eye...
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Respect Samoan Bloods
James Nokise was a junior gang member in New Zealand. In today's episode, he talks about gang culture and about joining a gang. He explains why he joined and why he had to leave.
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Depraved notions
Colin Higgins brought two very dangerous murderers and paedophiles to justice. He refuses to be a victim of crime and in this episode he talks very candidly about how he and 15 other boys were groomed and sexually abused when they were teenagers. He describes how the two men intimidated and...
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A good hooker doesn't get laid
This week Matt is joined by his friend Nik Coppin in the port of Estepona in Spain. We speak to the Mother of Estepona – Paula AKA Mucky Fuddle. She talks about running a brothel, running her business from inside the notorious Alhaurin prison, the time she was nearly done for attempted murder and...
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Picking up dead rats (Part 2)
Part 2 of a conversation with a guest from Cornwall. The conversation continues from last week. We talk about people who actually live the life vs those who pretend, people who do well in prison and how to run a prison shop. We also discuss staying out of jail and settling down. Thankyou for...
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Picking up dead rats (Part 1)
This week's guest talks about organised crime in Cornwall. Are Cornish criminals soft bumpkins who are terrorised by a balloon on a stick? In part 1 of two parts, we talk about his journey into crime, the network of good blokes, the logistics of robbing a drug dealer and violence in prison....
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The Polite Car
A funny story about a car that was bought at an auction and landed this week's guest in trouble. This is followed by an interview in which we talk about levels in crime, looking the part and the importance of front. How a nice guy gets involved in Crime and copes when he knows deep down that he's...
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Stop! Hammer time.
Jon Gould has a huge reputation. In this episode we talk about his extremely violent career. Everything from chasing men who were armed with chainsaws, to a shoot out in the Middle East and the pride he takes in being a family man. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE and SHARE on social media. It really is...
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The rattle
This episode is a conversation with a former heroin addict who became a dealer and then tried to kill himself when he messed up a drug deal and cost his suppliers money. We talk about the life of an addict, dealing heroin and what it takes to climb the ladder as a drug dealer. He is very honest...
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Breaking the chain
The third generation of men in his family to go to jail, today's guest describes his son as a “straight goer” who has nothing to do with crime. The chain of crime has been broken and this is the story of growing up with parents who were in and out of prison in Scotland. Making the decision to…
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The fear of fear
Ex-policeman and Judo Champion, Andy Costello has turned his life around. He was fired from the police and then after a downward spiral, went to jail for taking violent revenge on a man who punched his daughter. He now runs a very popular MMA gym in Exeter. He talks about being on both sides of…
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Matt Price tries to get answers to some of the questions he may have had to answer, if he’d taken violent revenge against the drug dealer who attacked his partner.
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