This Sounds Serious

Nov 01 2022 31 ep. 23 mins 12.2k
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In 1991, TV producer Kirk Todd was supposed to direct his first movie, Grand Casino, but the movie was never made. Kirk disappeared with the film’s budget and was revealed to be a con man named Jeremy Weaver. We follow host Gwen Radford as she tracks down the victims and puts together the pieces of this con three decades later.
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Mar 01 2022 35 mins  
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A Message from Kirk Todd in Jail

Apr 29 2021 2 mins  
Kirk Todd is back in jail and he has an important message for you: He wants you to vote for This Sounds Serious in the 2021 Webb Awards for Best Writing in a Podcast. Click here to vote. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

8: The Premiere

Oct 20 2020 31 mins  
With Kirk’s release from prison and a movie premier in the works, the truth comes into focus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

7: Vegas

Oct 13 2020 24 mins  
Gwen travels to Las Vegas, where crime writer Frank Reeves tells her that a casino robbery took place during the film shoot, and Kirk buried the movie to hide the evidence.Click here to get the entire season right now, ad-free. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

6: Rotten Popcorn

Oct 06 2020 27 mins  
After tracking down Grand Casino, Gwen watches the movie and is underwhelmed. She calls on the goofball hosts of the “Rotten Popcorn” podcast to weigh in, and investigates a theory that maybe Kirk was the one who buried the movie.Click here to get the entire season right now, ad-free. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

5: The Con Man’s Handbook

Sep 29 2020 29 mins  
Gwen finds out how Kirk finally got caught. Kirk insists Grand Casino exists and invites Gwen to use his “Con Man’s Handbook” dictaphone recordings to help uncover it.Click here to get the entire season right now, ad-free. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

4: Visiting Hours

Sep 22 2020 28 mins  
Gwen travels to Maricopa County Prison to meet Kirk Todd and get inside the mind of a con man. She learns about his marriage to art forger Helen Chatham and the events that tore them apart.Click here to get the entire season right now, ad-free. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

3: How to Make a Fake Movie

Sep 15 2020 29 mins  
In order to pull off the Grand Casino con, Kirk had to convince the studio and the crew that he was making the movie. How did nobody catch on?Click here to get the entire season right now, ad-free. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2: We Were Filming a Crime Scene

Sep 08 2020 25 mins  
Click here to get the entire season right now, ad-free.How did Kirk Todd put himself in the position to pull off this con? Gwen answers that question and reveals the events of the Grand Casino premier from the red carpet to the chaos in the lobby after the crime is discovered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.