8: The Hero We Deserve

David fires up the batmobile again, for a whistle-stop tour of the wider real life superhero universe. We meet superheroes and villains from Mexico City to the Netherlands, and hear from journalist and broadcaster Jon Ronson about his time with costumed crime fighters in New York ...  Show more

David fires up the batmobile again, for a whistle-stop tour of the wider real life superhero universe. We meet superheroes and villains from Mexico City to the Netherlands, and hear from journalist and broadcaster Jon Ronson about his time with costumed crime fighters in New York ...  Show more

The new season of Fiasco is out now on Audible. You can sign up for a free trial and listen at adbl.co/vigilanteIn 1984, as a New York City subway train made its way downtown, a white man named Bernhard Goetz shot four unarmed Black teenagers he believed were going to rob him. Th ...  Show more

Harnessing the creativity of a megalopolis isn't easy, but Mexico City shows us how it's done. Follow a real-life superhero who dons a luchador mask and cape to protect his fellow residents from speeding cars, learn how citizens are hacking their way to a better public transport ...  Show more

<h3>In today's episode, the gals are joined by the fantastic spy-crime writer, Ava Glass, who is behind the brilliant female lead spy books such as The Traitor, The Chase, and Alias Emma.</h3><h3>These stories may (or may not?) have been inspired by her real-life encounters with ...  Show more

The mysterious Vincent "Chin" Gigante evades law enforcement by feigning mental illness, orchestrating deadly power moves from the shadows while maintaining his elaborate act. ----- Mike Campi's new book "Mafia Takedown: The Incredible True Story of the FBI Agent Who Devastated t ...  Show more