the beanie
baby heist
of '97
When 77-year-old Ben Perri is accused of stealing hundreds of rare Beanie Babies, he recruits a famed death-row attorney to defend him.
But did he really do it?
An audio narrative produced with Paperless/Vespucci explores the story through archival research and interviews with those connected to the case, including attorney Kathleen Zellner, known from Netflix’s Making a Murderer. The series traces the unusual circumstances surrounding the trial and the man they called 'the Beanie Baby Bandit'.
minority report
The 'Minority Report' episode of Shoes Off - winner of “Smartest Podcast” at the Australian Podcast Awards - explores the experiences of Asian Australians in media.
The piece examines the lack of diversity in TV news and features interviews with seven news reporter Han Nguyen, NINE news presenter Tracy Vo, and former Race Discrimination Commissioner Dr. Tim Soutphommasane.