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Made in Sweden: the podcast of The Father

Episode 6: The Black Bag

The gang – with the father and Leo united again – are caught. This family tragedy obsesses a nation, but devastates the brothers. But today, after all this time, can Leo and Stefan ever make their peace?

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  • Episode 5: Decline and Fall

    27:39|
    The gang’s original theft of 221 military weapons is discovered, and they are dubbed ‘The Military League’. Loyalties between the robbers are fraying, and Leo’s latest daring move puts everything on the line. 
  • Episode 4: Explosive

    19:36|
    Leo and his brothers set a bomb in Stockholm Central Station, the point when Stefan recognised the madness for what it was. But, shockingly, bombs had been a part of Leo and Stefan’s life since childhood.
  • Episode 3: Dancing with the Bear

    27:09|
    The gang’s methods are revealed, hitting targets with speed – exactly as the father taught Leo to fight a childhood bully. The police speculate on who the robbers are, just as their crimes escalate in daring and violence.
  • Episode 2: Joining a Gang

    29:36|
    Leo has formed his gang, and they commit their first armed robbery. The media become enthralled with the dramatic heist, while somewhere on the outskirts of Stockholm, Stefan watches his brothers celebrate.
  • Episode 1: Never Be a Rat

    20:18|
    Sweden in the early 1990s was innocent … vulnerable. Into this world steps Stefan’s father, for whom loyalty was everything. Through love and terror, he would turn three boys into major criminals, led by the eldest brother Leo.