ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
Ed Flowers, aka Teddy Bear, robbed 19 banks, escaped prison five times, and lived a life most wouldn't believe. Hosted by his friend Brad Evans, The Teddy Bear Tapes combines rare archival recordings with firsthand stories to tell the real story behind the legend.
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Hosts:
Update frequency:
every 16 days
Average audio length:
24 minutes
English
United States
8 episodes
since June 3, 2026
episodic
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LATEST EPISODE 🔗
After 37 years in prison, Ed “Teddy Bear” Flowers is finally free.
In the final tape, Ed reflects on the people who helped him get there, reuniting with the family he lost decades with, and learning how to live in a world that changed while he was gone.
He talks about freedom, isolation, family, r…
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PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
Ed Flowers had a plan to escape prison disguised as a nun. Then a trip to the hospital changed everything.
With a homemade handcuff key hidden in his mouth, Ed found himself riding back from Montgomery in the rear of an ambulance. By the time it stopped on Interstate 65, he was covered in blood, an…
The Bradford robbery is over, but Teddy’s fight is just beginning.
In Episode 5, Teddy recounts the final hours of his escape through Alabama—a rolling gun battle with law enforcement that leaves the getaway van riddled with 105 bullet holes and Teddy wounded before the chase finally comes to an en…
Fresh off another prison escape, Teddy and his crew tear through the South in a violent crime spree that leads them to the doorstep of one of Alabama’s richest and most powerful men. John C. Bradford built an empire, a mountaintop mansion, and a fortress he believed no one could breach.
He was wron…
Ed Flowers escapes from the Crawford County Jail with a handful of hacksaw blades and a plan. What follows is a journey through the Deep South as he drifts from New Orleans to Atlanta, chasing freedom, money, and the next good idea. Along the way, he becomes a fugitive, an addict, and one of Georgi…
At twenty years old, Ed Flowers boards a prison bus bound for Reidsville State Prison. His wife, Ruby Jean, is pregnant at home, his future hangs in the balance, and Georgia's most feared prison awaits at the end of the road. In Episode 2 of The Teddy Bear Tapes, Ed recounts his first night inside …
In the premiere episode of The Teddy Bear Tapes, Brad Evans introduces Ed Flowers, aka Teddy Bear. A Macon, Georgia native whose life would eventually include 19 bank robberies, five prison escapes, and more than 40 years behind bars. Through recordings made shortly before his death, Teddy recounts…
Episode 1 drops Friday, June 5th. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bradevans11.substack.com/subscribe
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