{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/3bd97a54-0d18-56f7-8635-145bd0103e97/650cc3d9dfacb50011753745?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Urban Legends #1 - Grand Sale & Grambo","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/610c24b290547320abe5190a/1695335213854-cc3795b1ca2e95be480ce23146b6fc4b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Welcome to the first episode in a series of upcoming quirky stories about Urban Legends, originally released on Patreon when we were making episodes.</p><p><br></p><p>All have an element of criminal seediness or conspiracy about them. And as they play out, we’ll get to the bottom of whether there’s any truth to these tales or if they’re purely myths.</p><p><br></p><p>In this first episode, we explore the rumours and realities of famed Italian furniture salesman, Franco Cozzo, and the gun-toting escapades of Melbourne grandmother, Ava Estelle.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>SOURCES</strong></p><p>Articles referred to in audio, plus:</p><p><a href=\"https://executivesuccessau.wordpress.com/2012/02/13/the-advertising-failures-of-franzo-cozzo-executive-success-australia/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>https://executivesuccessau.wordpress.com/2012/02/13/the-advertising-failures-of-franzo-cozzo-executive-success-australia/</u></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.theurbanlist.com/melbourne/a-list/10-more-of-melbournes-best-urban-legends\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>https://www.theurbanlist.com/melbourne/a-list/10-more-of-melbournes-best-urban-legends</u></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.newspapers.com/browse/australia/melbourne/the-age_3673\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>The Age (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)</u></a> <a href=\"https://www.newspapers.com/browse/australia/melbourne/the-age_3673/1992/02/08\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>08 Feb 1992, Sat</u></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/grambo/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/grambo/</u></a></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Blood\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Blood</u></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiQzUEc_FmI\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em><u>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiQzUEc_FmI</u></em></a><em><u> - Golden Girls theme</u></em></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kbdpdr4u2fU\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em><u>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kbdpdr4u2fU</u></em></a><em><u> - Rambo theme</u></em></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aTO6Iv4f3A\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aTO6Iv4f3A</em></a><em> - Franco ad</em></p>","author_name":"True Blue Media "}