Evil Genius: The True Story of America Most Diabolical Bank Heist& is a tough title to live up to, but the Netflix docuseries pulls it off.That because the story that &Evil Genius& retells is full of impossible-seeming details — it starts out with a botched bank robbery committed by a man with a bomb attached to his neck and gets stranger from there.In the latest episode of the Original Content podcast, we talk about our reactions to the show — it tells an unforgettable story, but might have benefited from tighter editing.We also mull over the growing genre of true crime miniseries, covering &The Staircase,& plus fictionalized depictions of real-world events like &Mindhunter& and &Manhunt: Unabomber.And we go over some recent streaming headlines, including Hulu rumored revival of &Veronica Mars& and Netflix picking up the United States rights to &The Great British Baking Show&.You can listen in the player below, subscribe using Apple Podcastsor find us in your podcast player of choice.
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