Charles Current
Host of The Lock Sportscast
Charles is an Environmental Tech, EMT, HazMat responder, podcaster, YouTube creator, locksport enthusiast, motorcycle nut, part-time scrap metal artist, husband and father of two.
Podcasts he produces are The Lock Sportscast, True Crime & Consequences and the Security Investigations Podcast.
His YouTube channels include Charles Builds Crap, The Lock Sportscast and Film Restoration Experiments.
Charles Current has hosted 153 Episodes.
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83: The Great Butter Heist, Bowley ROTASERA, TOOOL Victimized
January 3rd, 2022 | 33 mins 31 secs
Your weekly source for locksport news and sometimes interviews.
Full show notes, including links, can be found at http://www.thelocksportscast.com
In this week’s episode:
TOOOL fell victim to credit card fraud
2022 LPU Charity Raffle is now open!
Locky Awards Nominations are now open!
Bowley Lock launches the ROTASERA
Roman Key shows wild animals used in executions
The Great Butter Heist of 2021
and other criminal stories
Sales
And more -
82: Toyota Backpedaling, Thieves with Keys, Another "Unpickable" Lock
December 27th, 2021 | 40 mins 35 secs
Your weekly source for locksport news and sometimes interviews.
Full show notes, including links, can be found at http://www.thelocksportscast.com
In this week’s episode:
Toyota backpedaling
Building automation systems attacked
Another unpickable lock candidate
Lock Noob in Businessweek
Thieves with mailbox keys
Toronto auto-theft ring busted
Products
Sales
Giveaways
And more -
81: Return of LockLab and Schuyler Towne
December 20th, 2021 | 38 mins 58 secs
Your weekly source for locksport news and sometimes interviews.
Full show notes, including links, can be found at http://www.thelocksportscast.com
Bosnianbill’s LockLab is Back
Schuyler Towne’s first public talk in years
Lockpicking lawyer likes a lock
Toyota requires a subscription to use your key fob
Schlage Home App disruption
Vulnerabilities in billions of WiFi, Bluetooth chips
3 new black belts
New Products
New suppliers
Locksmith Story
Crazy Lock story
Criminals
Sales
Giveaways
And more -
80: AirTags, Zip Ties and Thermite
December 13th, 2021 | 37 mins 6 secs
Your weekly source for locksport news and sometimes interviews.
Full show notes, including links, can be found at http://www.thelocksportscast.com
Nightlock saves lives
$500 lock opened with a Zip Tie
Thieves use AirTags to track vehicles
Can THERMITE actually open a lock
New Products
Locksmith Story
Criminals
Sales
Giveaways
And more -
79: First Picks, Charity Raffle and More Auto Security Issues
December 6th, 2021 | 41 mins 57 secs
Your weekly source for locksport news and sometimes interviews.
Full show notes, including links, can be found at http://www.thelocksportscast.com
In this week’s episode:
First Public single pin pick of the Yuema 750
First public pick of the PROGRESS FONTAINE Bte PARIS 5 wafer
LPU Charity Raffle time again
Thieves steal 43 cars in four days
Nissan Security Issue
More on Chrysler's security
New Products
Locksmith Story
The Treasury Department's Cash Vault
Criminals
Sales
Giveaways -
78: Guiness Record, Emharts and Clever Criminals
November 29th, 2021 | 38 mins
Your weekly source for locksport news and sometimes interviews.
Full show notes, including links, can be found at http://www.thelocksportscast.com
In this week’s episode:
A Guiness World Record
First pick of the Abus P12R
An excellent Emhart Breakdown
The smallest challenge padlock
PACLOCK price increase
A bypass for Dodge, Chrysler and Jeep vehicles
Methods To Prevent Car Thefts and Break-Ins
Bike theft in broad daylight, And more Criminals
Crazy Locksmith Story
Meetups
Sales
Giveaways
And more -
77: LOTO Key Systems, First picks and YouTube shenanigans
November 22nd, 2021 | 37 mins 56 secs
Your weekly source for locksport news and sometimes interviews.
Full show notes, including links, can be found at http://www.thelocksportscast.com
First public of the Fichet bauche m2i
First public pick to control of the ALC BiLock Exclusive
Starrylock's channel was removed again! Then reinstated, again!
LOTO Key systems
Largest Lock in the world
The Traveling Impressioning box
The Day Solitaire Dies
Crazy lock story
Criminals
Meetups
Sales
Giveaways
And more -
76: Safes, Medeco Bypass and More Relay Attacks
November 15th, 2021 | 41 mins 57 secs
Your weekly source for locksport news and sometimes interviews.
Full show notes, including links, can be found at http://www.thelocksportscast.com
In this week’s episode:
How a SAFE is Designed
How a Safe is destroyed
Lock Noob hits milestone
New Medeco M3 Camlock Bypass
How a Fichet safe lock works
Safecracking on an Apple watch
The real Thunderbold and Lightfoot heist
and more criminals
Meetups
Sales
Giveaways
And more -
75: Lockpicking in High School
November 8th, 2021 | 30 mins 26 secs
Your weekly source for locksport news and sometimes interviews.
Full show notes, including links, can be found at http://www.thelocksportscast.com
In this week’s episode:
Teaching lockpicking in High School
Fist pick of the ASIO Bilock
Lockpicking Forensics
Where to buy Locks in Canada
Why You Shouldn’t Pick Locks
Payphone Bandits
And other criminals
Meetups
Sales
Giveaways
And more -
74: Locks and Locksmithing Can be Dangerous
November 1st, 2021 | 39 mins 11 secs
Your weekly source for locksport news and sometimes interviews.
Full show notes, including links, can be found at http://www.thelocksportscast.com
In this week’s episode:
Ilco Solitaire locks will cease to function soon
More car thieves targeting locksmiths
A locksmith shot at
A jeweler's safe teargassed him
Crack a safe and win a wine shop
What's the wafer for in a Banham m2002?
Speedlocks Tournament of Champions update
A Locksport journey story
Locksmith Story
Criminals
Products
Meetups
Sales
Giveaways
And more -
73: UWB for Locks and Making DIY Tools
October 25th, 2021 | 36 mins 28 secs
Your weekly source for locksport news and sometimes interviews.
Full show notes, including links, can be found at http://www.thelocksportscast.com
In this week’s episode:
What is UWB?
Unlocking your car with Android and iPhone
Picking and hacking smart locks
Linear's 222343 key
Some locksport tools you can make yourself
Products
Meetups
Lock picking criminals
Sales
Giveaways
And more -
72: The $24,000 Key Tool
October 18th, 2021 | 33 mins 2 secs
Your weekly source for locksport news and sometimes interviews.
Full show notes, including links, can be found at http://www.thelocksportscast.com
In this week’s episode:
An important Locky Award update
Crews Crack Historic Hanford Vault
Update on the Game Boy car theft tool
A different approach to combination padlocks
Several video recommendations
Update on Red Team Tools
A new black belt picker
Several new Products
Some new Meetups
A locksmith story
Lock picking criminals
Sales
Giveaways
And more -
71: The Wonderful World of Electronics
October 11th, 2021 | 40 mins 45 secs
Your weekly source for locksport news and sometimes interviews.
Full show notes, including links, can be found at http://www.thelocksportscast.com
Master Lock Bluetooth padlocks
Amazon wants access to businesses, homes, and apartment buildings
Home Depot's Bluetooth power tool activation
Facebook locked out
First pick Mul-T-Lock 800
Lock Picking Forensics
Jonathan 's Made Perfect Raffle update
Making custom picks
Products
Meetups
A locksmith customer story
Criminals
Sales
Giveaways
And more -
70: When the BEST is a Schlage
October 4th, 2021 | 30 mins 35 secs
Your weekly source for locksport news and sometimes interviews.
Full show notes, including links, can be found at http://www.thelocksportscast.com
In this week’s episode:
Bosnian Bill Retires
Safe Cracking on Netflix?
Blackbag reviews Little Black Book of Lockpicking
Washington's safe-cracking star
Copying the uncopyable stealth key
Is BEST A = Schlage D?
Conan Tries To Get A Fan To Teach Him How To Pick Locks
An Anti Angle Grinder Bike Lock
Speedlocks Tournament update
Two more black belts
Meetups
The ShellCon LPV schedule
Sales
Giveaways
And more -
69: Locksmiths Being Robbed at Gunpoint
September 27th, 2021 | 32 mins 56 secs
Your weekly source for locksport news and sometimes interviews.
Full show notes, including links, can be found at http://www.thelocksportscast.com
In this week’s episode:
Regulating Locksmiths
Toni's picking streak hits 1000
Scanning the Urban Alps Stealth Key
A new Jeff Moss interview
Two new Black Belts
Car thieves robbing locksmiths at gunpoint to get programmers
and other criminal stories
Meetups
New products
Sales
Giveaways
And more -
68: Bosnianbill Rebranded
September 20th, 2021 | 40 mins 9 secs
Your weekly source for locksport news and sometimes interviews.
Full show notes, including links, can be found at http://www.thelocksportscast.com
In this week’s episode:
Family-owned Locksmith to close after nearly 90 years
Bosnianbill Rebranded
Roon taking a break
Layered bike security
Teaching politicians to pick locks
3D printing a bump key
Making keys on a 4 axis mill
How firefighters deal with locks
m0g's locksport journey
Another criminal actually caught picking a lock
Meetups
Sales
Giveaways
And more