Episode 74
Smugglers, Scoundrels, and Total Dumbasses | April 22, 2025 | 38:00
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
An athlete’s big ideas lead to huge downfalls in Adelaide, Australia.
Hosts
Greg Caputo
Maria Raha
Jason Schell
Topics
This week’s headline: New York Post, Brevard County, Florida, Jan. 20, 2025
Reginald Spiers
John McSorley
Annie Hayes
Mumbai, India
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Adelaide, Australia
Additional Resources
Caffrey, Jason. “The Man Who Posted Himself to Australia,” BBC. March 6, 2015. https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-31700049
Eds., Reuters. “Death Sentence on Drugs,” The Age. June 3, 1987, page 8.
Eds. “Spiers Saved from Death,” The Syndey Morning Herald. Nov. 24, 1987, page 2.
Eds. “Spiers Indicted in Sri Lanka,” The Age. Feb. 28, 1987, page 21.
Eds. “Ex-Athlete to Face Cannabis Charge,” The Syndey Morning Herald. Dec. 5, 1987, page 6.
Eds. “Spiers Wins Drug Charge Appeal,” The Age. Nov. 24, 1987, page 3.
McSorley, Julie, and McSorley, Marcus. Out of the Box: The Highs and Lows of a Champion Smuggler. Roaring Forties Press. 2014.
Messina, Alex. “Spiers Sent to Adelaide on Drug Charges,” The Age. Dec. 15, 1987, page 13.
