Too Good to Be True Crime

Rich and Austin share coping skills as they investigate a women's wellness wilderness retreat.

Austin and Rich discuss crime and punishment in England's Victorian era.

The story of Jordan Parris, a comedian who famously stole jokes in his stand-up act.

Austin and Rich examine hidden messages in classic Disney cartoons.

Richard and Austin break down their own crimes against fashion, and pass judgement on upcoming fashion trends...

Summary In this episode of Too Good to be True Crime, Austin and Rich discuss entitled behavior and share the story of Alexandria, a rich kid who refused to leave her father's car and got arrested for trespassing and resisting arrest. The police handled the situation well, showing patience and restraint. Keywords entitled behavior, rich kids, arrest, trespassing, resisting arrest, parenting, community service Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWbkryYTRV8

Richard shares a love story that went viral first for its romantic appeal, then AGAIN for a whole different reason. But the true twist comes at the very end of this episode! SPOILERS BELOW: Summary A French student named Natalie visits Malulabar in Australia and has a romantic encounter with a mysterious man. She loses contact with him and later discovers she is pregnant. Natalie creates a viral YouTube video in search of the man, which gains international attention. However, it is revealed that the entire story was a marketing hoax orchestrated by a local real estate agent to promote Malulabar. The public is outraged, but there are no legal consequences. The social media campaign is seen as an ingenious advertising strategy. Keywords viral video, marketing hoax, romance, pregnancy, real estate, publicity stunt Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Extra Daylight 06:24 Natalie's Romantic Encounter in Malulabar 10:16 Natalie's Search for the Mystery Man 13:31 The Viral Video and Global Attention 15:09 The Twist and the Marketing Hoax 27:16 The Horse: A Possible Guest on the Podcast

Rich and Austin take a walk down memory lane as they look back on favorite moments from our first 30 episodes. Confess your Crime! Email us at: [email protected]

Guinevere Turner grew up in a cult only to become a successful screenwriter.

Austin and Rich uncover the lore behind 2024's Scottish hit immersive attraction "WILLY'S CHOCOLATE EXPERIENCE". Who was responsible? Will the audience be compensated? Who is Willy MacDuff?

Bathroom Crimes Including: a golden toilet stolen just last year from a palace around the corner from Rich!

Rich tells the story of Suzanne Heywood, who was stuck on a ship with her family for ten years.

A glimpse into the life and accomplishments of Josephine Baker.

A true Caribbean rags-to-riches story. Plus laws to look out for if you're traveling!

He was sentenced to serve behind bars... but the police never came to bring him in!

The true story of an old woman, a deaf dog, a camel, and its testicles! PLUS hear about Austin's time in the clink.

Austin and Rich explore the seedy industry of "bird crime" more: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NRZPC1dtD28 https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladviceofftopic/comments/7cwn7t/is_it_illegal_to_inadvertently_train_crows_to/ https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=87878028#:~:text=In%20the%20first%20two%20steps,gets%20in%20the%20machine's%20slot. https://www.thecrowbox.com/ https://nypost.com/2016/03/20/man-who-poaches-city-pigeons-for-a-living-reveals-his-method/ https://www.newsweek.com/where-can-i-get-one-bird-that-finds-money-owner-delights-internet-1715894 https://nypost.com/2023/12/21/lifestyle/the-real-story-behind-this-nyer-toting-a-live-pigeon-in-a-chanel-bag-didnt-want-to-get-robbed/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5v7vy/drug-smuggling-pigeons https://time.com/5689057/bird-arrest/ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/parrot-taken-custody-police-brazil-trying-warn-drug-dealers-raid-n998521 https://josh.is/crow-machine/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Klein

The true story of a man who faked winning the lottery... for years! More on this story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tHxA08ogBc&t=127s https://www.lottoanalyst.com/howard-walmsley-the-man-who-faked-winning-the-lottery

What happened to Gram Parsons' body??? Featuring Richard's happy place: Joshua Tree CA.

Rich shares the case of a book with details mirroring a real murder!

The largest unsolved heist in Japanese history! And of course, a few Christmas crimes for the holidays.

Joined by bandmates Garrett Deagon and Brian McCann, the four lads swap stories from working on cruise ships, and examine a very sh!tty cruise story that is *luckily* not one of their own!

Austin and Rich talk about "Susunu! Denpa Shōnen", a Japanese reality show from 1998 that tops them all.

Austin and Rich are LIVE in Japan with this special filmed episode of TGTBTC. Our hosts paint a picture of a seedier side to Japanese comedy.

Rich and Austin take a submission from a friend in the story of The Duffy Brothers

Rich and Austin marvel at a pint-sized coincidence, share some food crimes, and read off some epic "stolen lunch" notes.

Rich and Austin explore criminal and comedic uses of AI. Rich and Austin explore criminal and comedic uses of AI. Follow us at: www.toogoodtobetruecrime.com Youtube:  @TooGoodtoBeTrueCrime   Insta: @toogoodtobetruecrime TikTok:  @tgtbtc Spotify and Apple Podcasts: Too Good to Be True Crime #ai #tgtbtc #artificialintelligence #chatgpt #truecrimepodcasts #podcast #comedy Links: https://mindmatters.ai/2023/04/20-ways-ai-enables-criminals/ https://chat.openai.com/ https://youtu.be/oxXpB9pSETo?si=J9oWTu2HDfGeY89C https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/chatgpt-texas-college-instructor-backlash-rcna84888 https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/05/18/texas-professor-threatened-fail-class-chatgpt-cheating/ https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/texas-am-chatgpt-ai-professor-flunks-students-false-claims-1234736601/

Woohoo! 10 funny crimes in celebration of our tenth episode!

Austin and Rich explore the true case of the business who hired a hitman who hired a hitman who hired a hitman who hired a hitman who hired a hitman. Yes, it really happened. Our hosts share evidence and argument on their true crime episode this week. Our research :) https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-50137450 https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/22/asia/china-jails-men-outsource-murder-plot-intl-hnk/index.html Shout Outs to: @RememberJones   @unityheadliner Austin’s siblings Our Links: @richardtaylorwoods @_austinturner

Rich and Austin investigate an historical scandal in Manhattan, and a here-and-now story from just around Rich’s corner!

We are joined by cricket presenter Ben Harlow (Our very first guest!) to investigate a ball tampering scandal that took place amongst an Australian cricket team.

By exploring one of the most famous book heists in history, Austin and Rich examine the line between a harmless prank and half a decade in prison.

Rich and Austin review some “interesting” laws in the UK and rate five crimes from worst to best (whatever that means…)

Sleuth along in this episode where Rich and Austin investigate the case of an entire film cast & crew getting drugged with hallucinogens

Rich and Austin discuss the case of the “Forgotten Employee” and discuss workplace etiquette

Rich and Austin investigate a strange case involving tv anchor Dan rather and try to answer the question “Kenneth, what is the frequency?”

Rich and Austin investigate the case of a chess champion accused of using @n@l beads to cheat his way to the top.