Podcast charts the life and times of Greece’s most-wanted man

Within 48 hours of its premiere in July, true-crime podcast "Outlaws: The Good Thief" shot to number 10 in the US and number 1 in Greece. Produced by New York-based Kaleidoscope and podcast publisher iHeartPodcasts, with Athens-based The Greek Podcast Project, the eight-part investigative series charts the life and times of Greece's most-wanted man. Over a 20-year span, Vassilis Palaiokostas orchestrated some of the country's most inventive bank heists and escapes - and became something of a folk hero in the process. 

'Everything is rigorously researched and grounded in facts, but the story is so cinematic in itself that it really feels like watching a movie'

"The Good Thief" is one of the first podcasts of its kind to reach international listeners, and one of the show's producers believes more will follow. "There are so many exciting...