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The Underworld Podcast

The Underworld Podcast

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 Underworld exposes the secret world of transnational criminal networks that have flourished since there were banks to bust, drugs to smuggle, and scams to run. Journalists Danny Gold and Sean Williams bring their experience reporting on dangerous people and organizations to take listeners on a global tour of mobsters, warlords and crooks - from Brooklyn to Beijing, from the streets to the boardrooms - and everywhere in between. Underworld is a show about heroes, villains, and the barely visible mafias that affect all our lives, whether we know it or not.Copyright © 2002 Airwave Media. All rights reserved. Social Sciences True Crime World
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  • The Olympic Snowboarder Narco Kingpin

    The Olympic Snowboarder Narco Kingpin
    May 13 2025
    How did a Canadian former Olympian build a one billion dollar narco empire? A few months ago, the feds added a new name to their 10 most wanted list: Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic athlete and middle class Canadian kid who managed to build himself into a powerful narco kingpin. But how the hell did a middle class kid from small town Canada go from being one of the world's best snowboarders to ordering numerous hits across Canada, moving thousands of kilos from Mexico through the US, and having a 10 million dollar bounty on his head? This is a wild one! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    47 mins
  • The Sinaloan Train Robbers Causing Havoc in the Mojave Desert

    The Sinaloan Train Robbers Causing Havoc in the Mojave Desert
    May 6 2025
    You may have missed it, but there’s a new gang of train robbers in the American West — and they’re suprisingly like the bandits of old. For over a decade a team comprised mostly of Mexicans from the state of Sinaloa has been jumping aboard freight cars, sometimes at 70mph, and grabbing…Nike sneakers. Yes, these enterprising thieves have got their eyes on a very particular prize: unreleased, limited-edition Nikes, mostly Air Jordans. And they’re good at it. This week’s show digs into the gang’s MO, what can be done, and some heists of yesteryears — including Butch Cassidy, Jesse James, and a remarkable gold heist that shocked Victorian London. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    52 mins
  • The Gunrunner Who Tried to Save China: Two Gun Cohen

    The Gunrunner Who Tried to Save China: Two Gun Cohen
    Apr 29 2025
    On Christmas Day, 1941, as bombs tear Hong Kong apart, gunrunner Morris "Two Gun" Cohen — a street hustler from the slums of London turned Canadian frontiersman turned Chinese general — stares down death from a hotel room. From underground boxing rings to arms deals, Cohen fought the Japanese and Soviets, battled communists, warlords and mercenaries, and drank his way through China's bloodiest years. This is the story of the outlaw who ran guns and dodged death while becoming the bodyguard to the father of modern China. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 1 min
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Great podcast about organized crime. learned a lot of new and interesting things about criminal groups around the globe.

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good podcast. white dude from NY insulted me one time years ago, thought about killing him, but realized he didn't mean to and he never realized he did it. all in all good podcast.

good podcast

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