The Compendium: An Assembly of Fascinating Things

著者: Kyle Risi & Adam Cox Bleav
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  • A weekly variety podcast giving you just enough information on a topic to stand your ground at any social gathering. We explore stories from the realms of true crime, history, and incredible people.
    © 2025 The Compendium: An Assembly of Fascinating Things
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A weekly variety podcast giving you just enough information on a topic to stand your ground at any social gathering. We explore stories from the realms of true crime, history, and incredible people.
© 2025 The Compendium: An Assembly of Fascinating Things
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  • Balloon Boy Hoax: The Viral Media Circus That Spiraled Out of Control
    2025/04/22

    In this episode of The Compendium, we’re unpacking the Balloon Boy Hoax, the bizarre moment in 2009 when the world was glued to their screens, watching a silver helium balloon soar across the Colorado sky—supposedly with 6-year-old Falcon Heene trapped inside. But as the story unfolded, the truth became far stranger than fiction. Was this a desperate stunt by Richard Heene to land a reality TV deal, or was the media sensationalism machine too eager to turn a family’s crisis into a headline? From viral hysteria to police investigations, we break down how this infamous hoax spiraled out of control.

    We give you just The Compendium, but if you want more, here are our resources:

    1. Balloon Boy hoax Wikipedia
    2. What the ‘balloon boy’ hoax revealed about profit-driven news – youtube
    3. The Balloon Boy Hoax: Solved! – 5280 Magazine
    Host & Show Info
    • Hosts: Kyle Risi & Adam Cox
    • About: Kyle and Adam are more than just your hosts, they’re your close friends sharing intriguing stories from tales from the darker corners of true crime, the annals of your forgotten history books, and the who's who of incredible people.
    • Intro Music: Alice in dark Wonderland by Aleksey Chistilin
    Community & Calls to Action
    • Review & follow on: Spotify & Apple Podcasts
    • 📸 Follow us on Instagram: @theCompendiumPodcast
    • 🌐 Visit us at: TheCompendiumPodcast.com
    • ❤️ Early access episodes: Patreon
    📤 Share this episode with a friend! If you enjoyed it, tag us on social media and let us know your favorite takeaway.
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    1 時間 10 分
  • Millennium Dome Diamond Heist: The Plot to Steal the Worlds Most Flawless Diamond
    2025/04/15

    In this episode of the Compendium, we uncover the Millennium Dome Diamond Heist: The Plot to Steal the Worlds Most Flawless Diamond. We follow the trail of a notorious criminal gang featuring Lee Wenham, Ray Betson, William Cockram as Scotland Yard is onto them long before their plan is even executed.

    This is a story of bodacious nerve and Brazen balls, it features speedboats, JCB Diggers and even metal ramming spikes mounted on the back of trucks. There is nothing that we love more than a heist story than a heist story carried out by idiots.

    We give you just the Compendium, but if you want more, here are our resources:

    • Millennium Dome - Wikipedia
    • Millennium Dome Heist - Wikipedia
    • The Millennium Star Diamond - De Beers
    • Millennium Heist Documentary - Youtube
    • The Diamond Heist - Netflix
    Host & Show Info
    • Hosts: Kyle Risi & Adam Cox
    • About: Kyle and Adam are more than just your hosts, they’re your close friends sharing intriguing stories from tales from the darker corners of true crime, the annals of your forgotten history books, and the who's who of incredible people.
    • Intro Music: Alice in dark Wonderland by Aleksey Chistilin
    Community & Calls to Action
    • Review & follow on: Spotify & Apple Podcasts
    • 📸 Follow us on Instagram: @theCompendiumPodcast
    • 🌐 Visit us at: TheCompendiumPodcast.com
    • ❤️ Early access episodes: Patreon
    📤 Share this episode with a friend! If you enjoyed it, tag us on social media and let us know your favorite takeaway.
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    1 時間 6 分
  • The Pizza Bomber Heist: The Astonishing Story of Brian Wells and the Collar Bomb Conspiracy
    2025/04/08

    In this episode of The Compendium, I tell Adam the horrifying yet intriguing case of the Pizza Bomber Heist. On August 28, 2003, Brian Wells, a pizza delivery driver in Erie, Pennsylvania, was coerced into robbing a PNC Bank with a bomb locked around his neck as part of a horifying life or death scavenger hunt. This shocking event led investigators into a labyrinth of conspiracies involving Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong and Bill Rothstein. The case, often likened to a real-life "Saw" movie, remains one of the most intricate in FBI history.​

    We give you just the Compendium, but if you want more, here are our resources:

    • Death of Brian Wells - Wikipedia​​
    • Evil Genius: The True Story of America's Most Diabolical Bank Heist (2018) - Directed by Barbara Schroeder
    • Pizza Bomber: The Untold Story of America's Most Shocking Bank Robbery - by Jerry Clark and Ed Palattella​
    • The Story Of Brian Wells And The ‘Pizza Bomber’ Bank Robbery - allthatsinteresting​
    Host & Show Info
    • Hosts: Kyle Risi & Adam Cox
    • About: Kyle and Adam are more than just your hosts, they’re your close friends sharing intriguing stories from tales from the darker corners of true crime, the annals of your forgotten history books, and the who's who of incredible people.
    • Intro Music: Alice in dark Wonderland by Aleksey Chistilin
    Community & Calls to Action
    • Review & follow on: Spotify & Apple Podcasts
    • 📸 Follow us on Instagram: @theCompendiumPodcast
    • 🌐 Visit us at: TheCompendiumPodcast.com
    • ❤️ Early access episodes: Patreon
    📤 Share this episode with a friend! If you enjoyed it, tag us on social media and let us know your favorite takeaway.
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    1 時間 8 分

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