A fun and fascinating podcast for young listeners (and their parents!)

The World’s Wackiest Bandits is a Podster original production. The podcast aims to create a unique and captivating audio experience that can fascinate young listeners with stories of bank heists, prison escapes and scams.

The series is penned by the popular Danish children’s book author Thomas Brunstrøm, known for the Sallys far-book series, which has been translated into multiple languages and surpassed one million copies in sales. Brunstrøm has managed to create a podcast that is interesting for both children and adults. The stories told in The World’s Wackiest Bandits are fun, fascinating and specifically written for a younger audience.

Listen to stories about the 1962 Alcatraz prison escape, Vincenzo Peruggia’s theft of the Mona Lisa from the Louvre and a daring bank heist that netted over 8 million euros. You will also hear about a professional football player who never actually played a game, a charming thief who got rich without instilling fear, a fake doctor who miraculously saved lives despite lacking experience and many more outrageous tales.

Read an excerpt from The World’s Wackiest Bandits featuring Yoshie, who excelled at prison escapes but was not quite as skilled at evading the police.

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Reviews of the Danish version of The World’s Wackiest Bandits

Definitely a recommendation for the car ride with kids in the backseat, both kids – 10 and 13 – and mom and dad were entertained.

My 9-year-old son and I were completely captivated by the first story we heard about Alcatraz – we can’t wait to hear more.
Really exciting and funny – and sometimes a bit crazy.