Ridouan Taghi's Murderous Rampage, and the Cocaine Kings of Antwerp and Rotterdam - with Mitchell Prothero
Mitchell Prothero has been on the tail of Ridouan Taghi, the Mocro Mafia and the Marengo Trial for years—and he joins Sean to discuss "Gateway: Cocaine, Murder & Dirty Money in Europe", a podcast abou...
20 Jun 20231h 31min
Tiger Traffickers, Narco Zoos and the (Even Darker) Truth Behind Joe Exotic
In 2019 Sean spent weeks on the road between Oklahoma and Miami, investigating roadside zoo owner—and soon-to-be American icon—Joe Exotic. The truth was way, way darker than anything Netflix's Tiger K...
25 Apr 202344min
The World's Most Powerful Cocaine Broker: Inside the 'Ndrangheta with Antonio Talia
In recent years, another one of Italy's feared criminal groups has risen above the Sicilian Mafia to become among the most powerful organized crime groups in the world: The Calabrian 'Ndrangheta. Star...
18 Apr 20231h 4min
The Robber Baron Mafias of the Lawless Amazon Rainforest
Last year’s murders of journalist Dom Phillips, and indigenous rights campaigner Bruno Pereira, shocked Brazil and the world. But they were just one violent conclusion to a story of mafias of all stri...
11 Apr 202351min
The Time Sean Went to Burma to Find A Billion Dollar Meth Lab
The biggest drug cartel in the world isn't Mexican, or Colombian. It's Asian. Buried deep in the Burmese jungle are networks of cutting edge meth labs, guarded by rebels and run by kingpins so powerfu...
4 Apr 202347min
The Golden Era of Clubs, Club Drugs, and Mafia Crews in NYC Nightlife to Miami and Back
In the 1990's, Manhattan's booming dance club scene was hit by two massive trends: Ecstasy and Techno. With the eye-patch wearing Canadian nightlife impresario Peter Gatien standing watch, massive clu...
28 Mar 202352min
A Brazilian Murder, Narco Evangelists and Holy Warfare: The Gangsters of the Global Pentecostal Movement
Pentecostalism has exploded everywhere—and with it a whole new wave of grifters, crooks and machine gun-toting zealots. Sean spoke to Elle Hardy, author of “Beyond Belief: How Pentecostal Christianity...
21 Mar 202356min
The Antwerp Diamond Heist and the Gads Hill Train Robbery: History Daily Swap
This week we bring you guys an episode swap with the good folks at History Daily. In the first segment on February 16, 2003, five thieves break into the vault of the Antwerp Diamond Centre and pull of...
14 Mar 202341min
