Dan Gets Twitchy

After years without consequences, Dan publicly tells his story, and in an extraordinary twist, his media appearances ultimately lead to his arrest. The finale follows his court case, prison sentence, life behind bars and what happened after the $1.6 million ride finally came to an end.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The fantasy begins taking a physical and psychological toll. With his debt approaching $1.6 million, Dan’s anxiety spirals until he finally decides to stop using the glitch — only to discover that neither the bank nor police appear to be coming for him. Eventually, he turns to the media looking for answers and closure.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dan’s world expands as friends including Ivano and “Old Mate” join the ride. Hotel suites, designer clothes, huge nights out and seemingly endless cash create a fantasy lifestyle but behind it all, Dan knows one missed ATM transfer could bring everything crashing down.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dan heads to Melbourne and discovers just how powerful the glitch really is. Crown Towers, gambling, luxury spending and huge amounts of cash follow as a small experiment begins turning into an extraordinary spending spree.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dan works out how the glitch operates and begins pushing it further, using the money to gamble and trying to stay ahead of the growing debt. But within weeks he loses his job and his fiancée, leaving him with little keeping him in Wangaratta.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meet Dan Saunders, an ordinary Wangaratta barman whose life changes when he accidentally discovers an ATM glitch that allows him to withdraw money he doesn’t have. By morning, what seemed like a drunken dream has left him with almost $2,000 in cash.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What would you do if you discovered your bank card could give you seemingly unlimited cash? The Glitch is the extraordinary true story of Aussie Dan Saunders, an ordinary bloke who stumbled across an ATM glitch that allowed him to access $1.6 million  and then spent it in less than four months. What followed was a wild ride of parties, travel, luxury, generosity, bad decisions and the constant knowledge that eventually it would all have to come crashing down. Originally released as a hit podcast series, The Glitch now brings Dan’s incredible story to video, as he sits down to relive exactly how it happened, what life was like when the money seemed endless, and what happened when the fantasy finally caught up with him. It’s a story about money, temptation and what happens when, for a brief moment, the rules appear to stop applying.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s been almost three years since Dan shared his story about The Glitch. So, what’s happened with him since? Is the movie ever coming out? Does he have money stashed in the backyard? Is he still a bit dodgy? All of this and more is revealed in this new episode, recorded in September 2024.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Warning this episode contains really cringey stories of some of the things Dan got up to during the 4 months of the Glitch …  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this almost final episode of The Glitch, Dan answers your question about some of the finer points of The Glitch including details of the movie and which Hollywood A-lister that is on the project  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.