EP 218: A Backdrop of Bros

Episode Summary

Get ready for male camaraderie, frat culture, and team sports gone wild —because this week on Live, Laugh, Larceny , we’re surrounded by bros ! Trevin’s week starts with a petty mystery straight out of his own phone history , as someone in Kansas City keeps using his number...

No murders, just bad decisions.

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What This Episode Covers

• male camaraderie, frat culture, and team sports gone wild
• Trevin’s week starts with a
• petty mystery straight out of his own phone history
• , as someone in Kansas City keeps using his number for
• real estate and house rental applications
• Can the true culprit finally be found, or will this

Why Listen?

If you like true crime but think most true crime got a little too murdery, this episode brings petty crimes, dumb criminals, and dramatic storytelling without the heavy stuff.

Original Episode Description

Get ready for

male camaraderie, frat culture, and team sports gone wild

—because this week on

Live, Laugh, Larceny

, we’re surrounded by

bros

!

Trevin’s week starts with a

petty mystery straight out of his own phone history

, as someone in Kansas City keeps using his number for

real estate and house rental applications

. Can the true culprit finally be found, or will this

housing hustle

haunt him forever?

Amanda’s

parenting dilemma

hits close to home when she realizes her daughter has mistaken her for a

climbing gym and shoulder parrot

. It’s all about

teaching kids boundaries

, with the usual mix of

deadpan humor and relatable chaos

.

In

Two Truths and a Lie

, Trevin goes dark with a game inspired by

The Death of Stalin

(IFC Films). Taking a spin through

modern-day dictatorships

, he delivers unbelievable headlines involving

Vladimir Putin, Nicolás Maduro, and Kim Jong Un

—and challenges listeners to

spot the fake authoritarian headline

in this

nightmare blunt rotation of global leaders

.

Amanda balances things out with a cozy

fall-themed Two Truths and a Lie

about

pumpkins, pie, and pumpkin-spice trivia

. From the world’s

largest pumpkin pie record

to the debate over whether pumpkins are

fruit or vegetable

, Amanda brings seasonal chaos and a sprinkle of millennial meltdown.

Then, for

Storytime

, Trevin blends

dark comedy and social commentary

in a story inspired by the upcoming

Zach Cregger movie,

Weapons

. Based on the arrest of

Charles Burgess

, this satire dives into

viral trends, toxic masculinity, and the absurdity of modern internet culture

. What happens when an Ohio auto shop owner gets tangled in a Bitcoin knockoff modeled after a green dildo? Add in a 12-year-old girl, the WNBA, and a case of online hysteria—and you’ve got one unhinged headline that could only happen in 2025.

Amanda closes things out by revisiting one of

CrimeCon’s favorite petty crimes: public urination

. She shares a

college party story

that starts with

beer and bad decisions

and ends with a truly

embarrassing bathroom emergency

—because sometimes petty crime hits

way

too close to home.

This week’s theme ties it all together:

bros everywhere

. From frat parties to dictatorships, this episode proves that

toxic masculinity and petty behavior go hand in hand

—and we’re here to laugh about it.

🎙️

Live, Laugh, Larceny

— where true crime meets absurdity, and every petty criminal deserves their punchline.

Today's Stories:

Petty Weapons; or Cocked & Loaded

A Piss From the Past

Take a break from the heavy and get petty.