#54: Did We Uncover the Dumbest Bank Robbery in History?

From Answer for It! by Answer for It

April 21, 2026 · 54 min

About this episode

The episode discusses a notorious bank robbery and features trivia and comedic segments.

Get bonus episodes over at: patreon.com/answerforit FINALLY a throughline! Listeners beware, this episode gets a little scary, as Zach teases us with the story of the teeny squatter abusing his bidet. Then, our episode kicks-off with a question from James' childhood friend, Corey, who's unsure if the 999 Challenge is the New York Mets' attempt to appeal to their German fans or something actually related to baseball. Plus, a 1798 robbery of the Bank of Pennsylvania may have been committed by the dumbest criminal in history; friend of the show Blaine Gibson gets Zach riled up with Commando (1985) trivia; Rollercoaster or Horror Movie makes an epic yet terrifying return; and no, AJ was NOT the winner of the Ace Venture: When Nature Call birth-butt rhino auction (but one can dream). New episodes every Tuesday. Brought to you by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elyse Willems⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠James Willems⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Zach Anner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AJ LoCascio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Casey Edwards⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Answer for It is sold by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.airwavemedia.com.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would…

People in this episode

Hosts: Zach Anner, James Willems, AJ LoCascio, Elyse Willems

Topics covered

bank robbery
comedy
childhood stories
trivia
horror movies
sports

Keywords

bank robbery
dumb criminal
New York Mets
trivia
horror movies
comedy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New York Mets, Bank of Pennsylvania

Books & works: Commando (1985), Ace Venture: When Nature Call