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True North Heists

Written by: Andrew Kaufman
Narrated by: Colm Feore
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Episodes
  • Episode 1: The Boyd Gang

    Episode 1: The Boyd Gang
    Oct 13 2020
    Edward Boyd was a singer, actor, WWII veteran, and Jiu-jitsu expert who combined all his skills together and found national fame as one of the most spirited and memorable bank robbers of the 20th century.
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  • Episode 2: Rory Shayne

    Episode 2: Rory Shayne
    Oct 13 2020
    In one of the most audacious bank robberies of all time, Rory Shayne hijacked a helicopter, ordered the pilot to fly it to a bank in downtown Montreal, which he then robbed. And then used the chopper to get away.
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  • Episode 3: Mel Mingo

    Episode 3: Mel Mingo
    Oct 13 2020
    In the 1980s, Montreal was the bank robbing capital of the world. But one robbery, just before Christmas in 1984, stood out. The total take was 68.5 million dollars, and the number of suspects...was zero.
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About the Performer

Colm Feore is an award-winning actor of stage and screen known for his roles in The Umbrella Academy, For All Mankind, House of Cards, The Borgias, Thor, cult Canadian hit Bon Cop Bad Cop, as Pierre Elliott Trudeau in the CBC miniseries Trudeau, and as Glenn Gould in Thirty-two Short Films About Glenn Gould. His King Lear for the Stratford Festival made the leap from stage to film to great acclaim. Feore is an Officer of the Order of Canada and a recipient of the Governor General’s Lifetime Achievement Award

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Love it.. great canadiana

If you like obscure canadian history this is for you. Never knew these stories even happened. Hope it gets made i to a TV series or something, in the mean time it is excellent!

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Only in Canada you say

The truth is stranger than fiction. Enjoyed the 10 stories. Most I had never heard about. Highly recommend

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Absolutely fantastic!

I am new to audio books, and this was my first listen/read. Unbelievable! The characters jump off the page, the stories are exciting and engaging. Colm Feore is da bomb for a narrator, and the authors/narrators to support each story Colm reads are excellent. I have recommended this to my family and friends because it is just too Canadian! Enjoy!

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Fantastic narration!

A delightful peek into Canada's criminal capers! Colm Feore radiates his signature twinkle-eyed charm as he takes us through our nation's most (in)famous heists. (Bonus: Now I finally know how to pronounce Feore's name properly!)

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Great Entertainment - Left me craving for more!

This collection of ten historically-based heists by such diverse characters that their personalities and feats will remain with me for some time. Expertly crafted stories by Andrew Kaufman and superb narration by Colm Feore.

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Funny and tragic

The life of one of the men was truly tragic. No one would want to walk in his shoes.








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True-ly enjoyable

I thoroughly enjoyed the 10 episode True North Heists series. Colm Feore wonderfully narrates Andrew Kaufman's words. Each episode is wonderfully crafted with interviews of the characters and authors. I'm looking forward to episodes 11-20 hopefully soon! I'm certain you will binge this series as I did after just one episode.

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a children's picture book of a podcast.

I don't hate it, I'm just dissapointed. so much could have been explored, but instead this is just a "huh this happened, wild innit." without any exploration of why.

the podcast also has a love of cops, never truely going out of its way to talk to the people who commit crimes or their biographers. just really all the information you would expect from a scholastic book fair picture book.

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  • nag
  • 2023-05-29

Easy listen

Told in a “Bonnie & Clyde” sort of style. Easy to follow & light-hearted….though the actual content is serious & ‘heavy’.

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Awesome

Awesome. A must historical caper to listen to. Had to listen right through to the end.

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  • T Sudhakar
  • 2020-10-15

Finally!

It was amazing to listen to this awesome tale. I enjoyed it thoroughly!!! High Five

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  • Matthew Caudill
  • 2020-10-22

Very Entertaining

Narrator, content and sound effects are awesome! Each episode is just long enough. Can’t go wrong.

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  • Anonymous User
  • 2023-05-24

not impressed with the performance

I am not impressed with the narrator. In episode 2, the narrator incorrectly pronounces the word asphalt as Ashphalt. Thats almost as bad as saying irregardless when you mean regardless.
That mistake should have been caught in editing.

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  • Brian Novak
  • 2022-12-05

Audible worker said check this out and boy she nailed it

This set of stories has some great moments shorter ones however but that would be my only complaint. But the stories are all just wild and amazing the title should be changed to something about how crazy people pull amazing crimes off to give it more of a pop to get listeners. Best first podcast on here and will try to find more like this

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  • Emily S.
  • 2021-06-22

Call history acle stories on crime

This was very well performed. It was really neat learning all the different histories of different criminals. Very enjoyable

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  • pattyann
  • 2021-05-22

Very enjoyable and kept my interest

I really enjoyed each of the 10 episodes. Never knew there were so many ways to rob banks! Worth the listen!

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  • Frisbeegimp
  • 2021-05-01

eh?

totally enjoyable tales of crimes committed in a country where you don't think crime is committed. you never think about Canada as a place of crime. and then maple syrup hahaha.

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  • GGLB
  • 2021-04-29

Loved hearing these heist stories!

Appreciate the research work that goes into. Would love to see more added to series.

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  • simimac
  • 2021-03-28

perfect series

I enjoy listening to true crimes, but I don’t want gruesome details. These stories are both interesting & entertaining. The narrator is great, too! The whole series is worth a listen.

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  • Linux Chick
  • 2020-11-13

Interesting and entertaining

Amazing stories well told with just enough detail. Quick listens that fit in well between or during other activities.