THE BURDEN · SEASON 4
Get the Money and Run
“Trying to murder my father, this was the thing that put me on the path.”
That’s Joe Loya and that path was bank robbery. Bank, bank, bank, bank, bank. In season 4 of The Burden: Get the Money and Run, we hear from Joe who was once the most prolific bank robber in Southern California, and beyond. He used disguises, body doubles, proxies. He leaped over counters, grabbed the money and ran. Even as the FBI was closing in. It was a showdown between a daring bank robber, and a patient FBI agent. Joe was no ordinary bank robber. He was bright, articulate, charismatic, and driven by a dark rage that he summoned up at will. In seven episodes, Joe tells all: the what, the how… and the why. Including why he tried to murder his father.
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Introducing: Get the Money and Run - Trailer
“Trying to murder my father, this was the thing that put me on the path.”
That’s Joe Loya and that path was bank robbery. Joe was one of California’s most daring bank robbers. He used disguises, body doubles, speeding getaway cars…and stole hundreds of thousands of dollars, even as the FBI was closing in. Joe was also a soul searcher, driven by a dark rage he set out to understand. To do that he must understand why trying to murder his father felt so good.
Get the Money and Run immerses you, the listener, into the world of Joe Loya. This podcast is a fast-moving and entertaining listen that keeps you locked in from start to finish.
Get the Money and Run is a production of Western Sound, aCast Studios and Orbit Media Inc.
Get the Money and Run | 1. First Time Out
Getting started as a bank robber isn’t easy for Joe Loya. It takes courage … and rage. But Joe does the math. Thousands of dollars gained for a few minutes work. That’s what he figures he deserves. Meanwhile at home, losses mount.
Get the Money and Run is a production of Western Sound and aCast Studios in association with Orbit Media Inc.
Get the Money and Run | 2. Who’s Your Daddy
Young Joe was cute as a bug. The rising bank robber was also a protector of the weak though he couldn't always protect the weak who he loved most. And then he picked up a knife.
Get the Money and Run is a production of Western Sound and aCast Studios in association with Orbit Media Inc.
Get the Money and Run | 3. The Hunter
Joe’s floundering until a thought occurs to him: Murder! With that, Joe changes the arc of his life.
Get the Money and Run is a production of Western Sound and aCast Studios in association with Orbit Media Inc.
Get the Money and Run | 4. Life and Crimes
Bank robbery is easy, profitable and…fun! But then Joe hears from a victim.
Get the Money and Run is a production of Western Sound and aCast Studios in association with Orbit Media Inc.
Get the Money and Run | 5. Two Too Many
Joe is on a spree, and even arrest won’t stop him. He hires a body double to do his bidding, but things backfire. He thinks he’s blending in on a college campus when students turn on him.
Get the Money and Run is a production of Western Sound and aCast Studios in association with Orbit Media Inc.
Get the Money and Run | 6. Life on the Inside
Joe is sent to solitary confinement. Alone he starts to hear voices in his head and to hallucinate. He struggles with a question: Can he be a good person?
Get the Money and Run is a production of Western Sound and aCast Studios in association with Orbit Media Inc.
Get the Money and Run | 7. Fatal Peril
Once out of prison, Joe is insulted by a stranger. His rage mounts. Will he lash out and spend the rest of his days in prison? Or will he find comfort in his once violent family? It’s his moment of fatal peril.
Get the Money and Run is a production of Western Sound and aCast Studios in association with Orbit Media Inc.
Introducing: Get the Money and Run - Teaser
“Trying to murder my father, this was the thing that put me on the path.”
That’s Joe Loya and that path was bank robbery. Bank, bank, bank, bank, bank. In season 4 of The Burden: Get the Money and Run, we hear from Joe who was once the most prolific bank robber in Southern California, and beyond. He used disguises, body doubles, proxies. He leaped over counters, grabbed the money and ran. Even as the FBI was closing in. It was a showdown between a daring bank robber, and a patient FBI agent. Joe was no ordinary bank robber. He was bright, articulate, charismatic, and driven by a dark rage that he summoned up at will. In seven episodes, Joe tells all: the what, the how… and the why. Including why he tried to murder his father.
Get the Money and Run is a production of Western Sound, aCast Studios and Orbit Media Inc.
Get the Money and Run Q&A with Joe Loya - Hosted by Steve Fishman
Steve Fishman sits down for a Q&A with Joe Loya, the star of the new podcast Get the Money and Run. Listen in as Joe shares with Steve the answers to many questions from listeners and reveals some of the details that went into creating one of the finest podcasts of 2025.
Get the Money and Run is a production of Western Sound and aCast Studios in association with Orbit Media Inc.
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Get the Money and Run is a production of Western Sound, aCast Studios and Orbit Media Inc.