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Things to do in ChicagoExplore Chicago's Vibrant Arts, Music, Food, and Sports Scene This WeekListeners heading to Chicago this week have an array of experiences to dive into, from iconic festivals to unique local treasures. Right now, the Taste of Chicago lights up Grant Park through September 7, offering samplings of legendary deep-dish pizza, gourmet bites, and international treats, plus live music and celebrity chef demos. Over in Edgewater, the Edgewater Music Fest this weekend pulses with over 35 bands, dozens of food vendors, and the feel of an authentic neighborhood block party, making it a draw for music lovers and foodies alike.Downtown, Millennium Park hosts monumental art installations by Franz West, where...
2025-09-0503 min
Gangland WireChuck Goudie talks Chicago OutfitIn this episode of Gangland Wire, retired Kansas City Intelligence detective Gary Jenkins sits down with veteran Chicago journalist Chuck Goudie, whose decades of reporting have made him one of Chicago’s most respected voices on organized crime. A fan of the show asked for more Chicago stories—and this conversation delivers.
We dive into the legacy of the Spilotro family, sparked by the recent passing of John Spilotro, brother of the infamous Las Vegas mob figure Tony Spilotro. Chuck shares his reflections on how the Outfit has evolved, from its heyday of dominance in gambling, loansharking, and...
2025-09-0100 min
Sit Down with Michael FranzeseMost Powerful Mafia Bosses Of All Time Ranked by Ex Mobster“I’m ranking the 25 greatest mob bosses of all time—and some of you won’t like my choices.”
I break them down into five categories: The GOAT (Greatest of All Time), The Big Timers, The Power Players, The Contenders, and The Show Offs. These aren’t just names from movies. I knew some of these guys personally, worked with others, and heard the real stories from people who were there.
You’ll see bosses who built empires that lasted decades. Guys who had politicians and judges in their pockets. Some controlled entire cities, others made millions every week. And yeah, some...
2025-08-1437 min
Criminal Empire: Mafia Mysteries & Serial Killers"Empire's End: How America's Mob Kings Lost Everything"They built criminal empires that controlled entire cities, corrupted politicians, and generated billions in illegal profits. For decades, America's most notorious mobsters seemed untouchable – protected by codes of silence, political connections, and the fear they instilled in anyone who dared cross them. But every empire eventually falls, and when the mob's golden age came crashing down, it did so in spectacular fashion, taking down legends who thought they were above the law. In this epic episode of Criminal Empire: Mafia Mysteries & Serial Killers, we chronicle the dramatic downfall of America's most powerful crime bosses – from Al Capone's tax evasion conv...
2025-07-071h 26
MotherGriefParenting After Parental Loss with Tara AccardoTrigger Warning:This episode contains discussions of parental death, terminal illness, and anticipatory grief. Please take care while listening, especially if you are in the midst of fresh grief or navigating similar losses.In this deeply heartfelt conversation, Sarah welcomes Tara Accardo, grief and transformational life coach, and host of the Life With Grief podcast. Tara shares her story of devastating loss—losing both parents to cancer within six months, followed by a traumatic birth experience—and how she slowly began to rebuild her sense of self and safety through it all. Toge...
2025-04-2158 min
Broken TruthUnveiling the Shadows: James Files’ Explosive Revelations on the JFK AssassinationIn a riveting episode of Truth Be Told, guest host John Davidson sits down with James Files, a man whose life reads like a script from a high-stakes espionage thriller. Files, now 83 and battling frail health, claims to have been a key player in one of the most infamous events in American history: the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. His story, as shared in this podcast, weaves together threads of organized crime, covert CIA operations, and a chilling firsthand account of the events in Dallas’ Dealey Plaza. Accompanied by his wife and co-author Pamela Ray, Files of...
2025-03-021h 14
True Crime in the 50Alaska: True Crime in the Alaska TriangleYou have probably heard of the Bermuda Triangle, but have you heard of the Alaska Triangle? It is the area between Utqiagvik, Anchorage and Juneau, where, in the past four decades, people have gone missing at a rate of 4 per 1,000 individuals. That is more than twice the national average. The cases covered today include: traveling nurse Thomas Anthony Nuzzi, Congressman Hale Boggs, Congressman Nick Begich, political aide Russ Brown, pilot John Jonz and a young mother by the name of Jael Tiara Hamblen. Show Notes:https://www.trailwentcold.com/e/the-trail-went-cold-episode-380-thomas-nuzzi/https://www.i...
2025-02-2427 minTrue Crime in the 50Alabama: Audrey Marie HilleyOn January 12th, 1983, the police department in Brattleboro, Vermont, got a strange call from some colleagues at a local company about a case of what they thought to be false identity. The woman in question worked as a secretary at the company and called herself Teri Martin. Martin claimed to be the twin sister of a woman named Robbie Hannon, who had recently died and who had been married to her brother-in-law, John Greenleaf Hannon III. Except there was no Teri Martin. And there was no Robbie Hannon. There was only Marie Hilley.Audrey Marie Hilley, who preferred to...
2025-02-1021 min
Life With Grief Podcast097. How Travel & Exploration Can Help Us Grieve, Grow, and TransformSend us a textIn case you didn’t already hear, I co-host another podcast called Taste Toast Travel with my husband, John, and I'm so excited to bring you an episode that bridges grief and travel in the most beautiful way.We're digging into healing through travel, and how the act of travel and exploration can help us grieve, heal, and transform.Needless to say, travel has become a transformative and healing experience in my own life, and it’s something I feel is so beneficial for anyone grieving. In this episode we e...
2025-02-0639 min
Matt & Mattingly's Ice Cream SocialEpisode 1149: An Albatross on My Shoulder with John Accardo.Magician John Accardo visits The Churn. Are there regrets? We talk about Legerdemain, the cruise "ship" industry, and the smell of The Orleans. Matt has some advice about fire alarms. Plus, Scoopardy.
2024-10-171h 45
Tous mélomanesEchos musicaux de l'étéL'été est propice aux déplacements, aux rencontres, aux surprises... parfois musicales ! Références musicales : Ludwig van BEETHOVEN,Symphonie No. 3 en mi bémol Majeur, Op. 55 Héroique: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace;Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle.Warner Classics BO du film Certains l'aiment chaud,I Wanna Be Loved By You.Marilyn Monroe.Anthology's Georges DELERUEBO de la série Arsène Lupin joue et perd.PLaytime Jerry ROGOVOY, Miriam MAKEBA,Pata Pata.Strut Niccolò PAGANINI,
2024-09-1358 min
Il MondoElezioni europee all’insegna del nazionalismo. Cent’anni fa l’omicidio di Giacomo Matteotti.Tra il 6 e il 9 giugno si vota nei 27 paesi membri dell’Unione per rinnovare il parlamento europeo. I primi ad andare alle urne sono stati gli elettori dei Paesi Bassi, che hanno votato nella giornata di ieri. Il 10 giugno 1924 il leader socialista fu aggredito e ucciso da una squadra fascista.CONGian Paolo Accardo, direttore di VoxEurop, da BruxellesJohn Foot, storico britannicoGiorgio Amendola https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Zpv8OH3ZVM ?Europee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3a-2kF5cx8Film: Eileen, di William Oldroyd
2024-06-0722 min
Gangland WireUnderworld Enigima: Sam GiancanaGangland Wire host, retired Detective Gary Jenkins, reports on the life and legacy of Sam Mooney Giancana, a prominent figure in the Chicago outfit and the mafia world. Giancana’s enigmatic nature and shadowy dealings are explored, tracing his journey from a member of the 42 gang to the pinnacle of the Chicago outfit. Known for his ruthlessness and criminal prowess, Giancana’s rise in the criminal underworld during the Prohibition era is detailed, showcasing his involvement in illegal activities like gambling, liquor distribution, and political rackets.
The host sheds light on Giancana’s connections with influential figures like A...
2024-03-2700 minGangland WireUnderworld Enigima: Sam GiancanaGangland Wire host, retired Detective Gary Jenkins, reports on the life and legacy of Sam Mooney Giancana, a prominent figure in the Chicago outfit and the mafia world. Giancana’s enigmatic nature and shadowy dealings are explored, tracing his journey from a member of the 42 gang to the pinnacle of the Chicago outfit. Known for his ruthlessness and criminal prowess, Giancana’s rise in the criminal underworld during the Prohibition era is detailed, showcasing his involvement in illegal activities like gambling, liquor distribution, and political rackets.
The host sheds light on Giancana’s connections with influential figures like Al Capone, his al...
2024-03-2719 min
Zagharidالولاء المؤسساتي | The Concept Of Musical Loyalty | Yasmina Sabah & Mario Al-Rahi | Podcast #05EPISODE #05 of #Tarab3arabPodcast with the Lebanese dynamic musical duo that took the local classical music scene by storm: Yasmina Sabbah Mario el Rahi.In this episode, where Wine reigns supreme, we discuss a wide range of matters, in regards to the organisation of big institutions such as the USJ Choir as opposed to the Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra, season programming, the relationship between the performer and the conductor, as well as the ever-present topic of the Lebanese composer.YASMINA SABBAH: Yasmina Sabbah is a Lebanese choir and orchestra conductor who holds a Masters of Music in Conducting from the University...
2024-02-031h 36True Crime in the 50Nevada: Brookey Lee WestBrookey Lee West was born in June of 1953 to LeRoy and Christine Smith. Her parents were drug addicts and frequently left her and her younger brother, Travis, alone at home for days on end with no food to eat. When Brookey was seven years old, her mother attempted to kill an ex-boyfriend in a fit of rage with a shotgun at a bar, and subsequently went to prison. Brookey graduated High School and enrolled in the army, but, as soon as Christine was released, moved in once again with her mother. The mother and daughter duo shoplifted and...
2024-01-1533 min
The Gangland History Podcast: An Organized Crime & Mafia History Podcast#21: Illegal FBI Wiretaps, the Kennedy Brothers, and the Mafia: What Was The Mob Saying in the 60's?We cover instances of FBI wiretaps picking up mobster conversations related to both the FBI in the early 1960's and the Kennedy brothers pre-and-post JFK's assassination.
We share and help you interpret excerpts from the 1978-1979 Senate report entitled, "House Select Committee on Assassinations: Investigation of the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy" which breaks down possible mob-involvement in the 1963 assassination of the 35th President John F. Kennedy, as well as other potential players and scenarios.
We briefly cover the mob's involvement in the election of the 35th president, and discuss his brother, Robert F...
2023-08-021h 06
Di palo in frascaDi palo in frasca di mercoledì 26/07/20231 - Penguin Cafè Orchestra, Scherzo and Trio (sigla)
2 – The Spirit, I Got a Line on You
3 – Michael Nyman, Lezioni di piano (brani n.4 e 5)
4 – Lucio Dalla, Ulisse coperto di sale
5 – Angelique Kidjo, Itche Koutche
6 – Mick Karn, Saday Maday
7 – Salvatore Accardo, Le Quattro Stagioni/L’estate (3° e 4° movimento)
8 – Willem Breuker/Mondriaan Strings/Toby Rix, Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra (3° movimento)
9 – John McLaughlin, Arjen’s Bag
10 – Soft Machine, Kings and Queens
11 – Nanni Svampa, E’ stato molto scomodo
12 – Goran Bregovic, Cajesukarije Cocek
13 –Tim Buckley, Greetings from L.A.
14 - Penguin Cafè Orchestra, Scherzo and Trio (sigla)
2023-07-2659 minLife With Grief Podcast010. Grief and Relationships with Shea Wingate, Licensed Therapist & Grief CoachSend us a textThe topic of grief and how it affects our relationships continues! I feel like this is a really natural continuation of last week's episode with my husband, John. If you haven't listened to that one yet, definitely go check that out! It is a pretty juicy one—that is episode 9 of the podcast. In this episode, I'm getting a fellow girlfriend's perspective on relationships and grief and chatting with Shea Wingate. She is a Licensed Therapist and Grief Coach, and truly has a breadth of knowledge when it comes to the gr...
2023-07-061h 00Life With Grief Podcast009. Grief, Loss, and Strain on Relationships (feat. my husband!)Send us a textWe're getting suuuuper real in this episode, y'all. Join me in welcoming my husband John to the podcast!We're getting into the depths of what being in a romantic relationship actually looks like as you're going through a deep loss and profound grief. This is something John and I went through together, we even broke up and rekindled the relationship because of my losses, and there were a WHOLE bunch of highs and lows along the way. In this episode, we talk about how to navigate this, how to support each other, th...
2023-06-291h 00
Dana Truppiana Mob TimesFrank McErlane popularized the Tommy Gun in Chicago and invented the Gang Ride or ’One Way Ride’True Crime | True Crime Podcasts on Youtube | True Crime Documentary In this episode of True Crime Legacy, I will talk about Frank McErlane Francis "Frank" McErlane was a Chicago gangster and second-in-command of the Saltis-McErlane Gang in the 1930s, working with Joseph Saltis in the Chicago Beer Wars. He was the one who introduced the Tommy Gun to Chicago, and was known to be a brutal hitman. McErlane was born in Chicago to an Irish-American Catholic family, with McErlane carrying a Rosary in his breast pocket. McErlane became the second-in-command to Joe Saltis, a Hungarian gangster who founded the...
2023-06-091h 08Dana Truppiana Mob TimesFrank McErlane popularized the Tommy Gun in Chicago and invented the Gang Ride or ’One Way Ride’True Crime | True Crime Podcasts on Youtube | True Crime Documentary In this episode of True Crime Legacy, I will talk about Frank McErlane Francis "Frank" McErlane was a Chicago gangster and second-in-command of the Saltis-McErlane Gang in the 1930s, working with Joseph Saltis in the Chicago Beer Wars. He was the one who introduced the Tommy Gun to Chicago, and was known to be a brutal hitman. McErlane was born in Chicago to an Irish-American Catholic family, with McErlane carrying a Rosary in his breast pocket. McErlane became the second-in-command to Joe Saltis, a Hungarian gangster who founded the...
2023-06-091h 08
RadioSPINChillout Classic - Tomasz Diakun | 27.04.2023Chillout Classic w Radio Spin #8 "BACH"
Odkryjmy magię muzyki Jana Sebastiana Bacha. Poniższa playlista to bardzo okrojony i subiektywny wybór jego kompozycji, bo przecież muzyki pasującej do tej audycji jest bez liku. Na pewno pokłonie się jeszcze tej genialnej muzyce. Bacha można słuchać i słuchać a jego muzyka idealnie nadaje się na chillout w domowym zaciszu, z dala od zgiełku. Późna pora jest ku temu najlepszym czasem...no i oczywiście wygodny fotel
1. J.S. Bach - Aria z Wariacji Golbergowskich, Andras Schiff.
2. J.S. Bach - Toccata i fuga d-moll, BWV 565...
2023-04-301h 01
WTF Happened To....?!The Mummy 4: WTF Happened to this Unmade Movie?With Brendan Fraser back in the limelight following his Oscar win for The Whale, many are hoping that the beloved actor returns for one final instalment of the franchise that made him a star, The Mummy. Indeed, there were plans many years ago for a fourth film, which was to be called The Mummy: Rise of the Aztec, but those plans quickly evaporated when The Mummy: Tomb of the Golden Emperor, flopped at the box office. The film, had it happened, might have starred Arnold Schwarzenegger as the titular Mummy, and likely would have been direct dby the third...
2023-04-1713 min
Invest In Yourself PodcastInterview With Former Bookie For The Chicago Outfit John Murges (Tony Accardo & Tony Spilotro)Send us a textToday’s podcast features John Murges; he was a bookie for the Chicago Outfit for many years. He was around lots of Bosses and Members of the Chicago Outfit. His grandfather used to pay protection money to the Chicago outfit to “Protect” his store. John’s father beat up Tony and Michael Spilotro with a baseball bat. Sports betting is now legal and John did it for many years when it was illegal. John is now involved with sports betting because he can do it legally now. Foll...
2023-03-251h 09
La Domenica di Ameria RadioLa Domenica di Ameria Radio del 5 febbraio 2023 ore 12 - Wolfgang Amadeus MozartPROGRAMMAWolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Quartetto in re maggiore K. 285 1. Allegro 2. Adagio 3. Rondeau: Allegro Jean-Pierre Rampal, flautoIsaac Stern, violinoSalvatore Accardo, violaMstislav Rostropovich, violoncello Concerto per pianoforte n. 5 in re maggiore, K 1751. Allegro 2. Andante ma un poco Adagio 3. Allegro Malcolm Bilson, fortepianoEnglish Baroque SoloistsJohn Eliot Gardiner, direttore
2023-02-0542 min
Dana Truppiana Mob TimesTony Accardo led Capone’s area for far longer than Capone himself after he went to jail🌟You'll be seeing Tony Accardo led Capone's area for far longer than Capone himself after he went to jail in this video. Anthony Joseph Accardo, also known as "Joe Batters" and "Big Tuna", was an American longtime mobster. In a criminal career that spanned eight decades, he rose from small-time hoodlum to the position of day-to-day boss of the Chicago Outfit in 1947, to ultimately becoming the final Outfit authority in 1972. Accardo moved the Outfit into new operations and territories, greatly increasing its power and wealth during his tenure as boss.
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2023-01-171h 05Dana Truppiana Mob TimesTony Accardo led Capone’s area for far longer than Capone himself after he went to jail🌟You'll be seeing Tony Accardo led Capone's area for far longer than Capone himself after he went to jail in this video. Anthony Joseph Accardo, also known as "Joe Batters" and "Big Tuna", was an American longtime mobster. In a criminal career that spanned eight decades, he rose from small-time hoodlum to the position of day-to-day boss of the Chicago Outfit in 1947, to ultimately becoming the final Outfit authority in 1972. Accardo moved the Outfit into new operations and territories, greatly increasing its power and wealth during his tenure as boss.
Also watch:
The Sici...
2023-01-171h 05True Crime in the 50Alaska's Killer Stripper SeductressOn a normal day in October of 2006 in an upscale suburb of Olympia, Washington, police officers walked up to the front door of an exclusive-looking home in a high-end neighborhood. They were looking for a 33-year-old married mother of one named Mechele Linehan. Mechele was your typical suburban housewife; she held sleepovers for her daughter, was active in the church, and hosted a weekly pizza night for the neighbors and their kids. But that was all a facade, because police had come to arrest the seemingly innocent soccer mom that day. She was wanted for murder in The Great State...
2023-01-1639 minTrue Crime in the 50Tennessee: The Zoo ManIn October of 1992, a hunter in a remote area of Knoxville, Tennessee, came across a disturbing sight. He saw the body of a bruised and beaten woman under a dirty mattress and called police. The woman, whose name was Patricia Anderson, had been a local sex worker. Pretty soon, three more female corpses were found in the same wooded area, two of whom were also in the sex trade. The police immediately thought that the murders were the work of a serial killer.Which led them to Thomas Dee Huskey, a known john who had had many complaints from the...
2022-08-0832 min
This Day In The MobTony Accardo Whacks Jack ZutaOn this day in the mob, August 1st 1930 Jack Zuta, a sleezy vice lord working for Chicago north side gang and Bugs Moran is lit up in a hail of bullets at a dance hall. The shooter was future Chicago Outfit mob chieftain Tony "Joe Batters" Accardo acting on the orders of Al Capone. John takes you through the events leading up to the death of a notorious chicago vice-lord. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/this-day-in-the-mob/support
2022-08-0113 min
This Day In The MobThe Death of Chicago Outfit's Gus AlexOn This Day In The Mob July 24th 1998 former Al Capone and Tony Accardo enforcer and political connector, Gus Alex passed away in prison. On todays episode, John takes you through the evolution and rise of one of Chicago's most powerful non-italian gangsters. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/this-day-in-the-mob/support
2022-07-2412 min
La Domenica di Ameria RadioLa Domenica di Ameria Radio del 10 luglio 2022 ore 12 - Wolfgang Amadeus MozartPROGRAMMAWolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Ch'io mi scordi di te?... Non temer, amato bene, K 505 Recitativo e aria in mi bemolle maggiore per soprano, pianoforte e orchestra1. Ch'io mi scordi di te? - recitativo - Andantino 2. Non temer, amato bene - rondò - Andante Cecilia Bartoli, mezzo-sopranoWiener PhilharmonikerDaniel Barenboim, pianoforte e direttore Quartetto per flauto n. 4 in la maggiore, K 298 1. Andantino (la maggiore)2. Minuetto e trio (re maggiore)3. Rondò...
2022-07-101h 00
PUNTO DI SVOLTA - Interviste e webinarMUSICA TANTRA - LUCA VIGNALIGli argomenti nel salotto di “Punto di Svolta” sono sempre più interessanti, lunedì 17 Maggio 2021 alle ore 20,30 abbiamo il piacere di intervistare un amico che di musica se ne intende!
Lui è LUCA VIGNALI e in questa serata ci parlerà di Musicatantra!
Musica Tantra nasce da Luca Vignali, Terapista del suono, Violinista, Direttore d’orchestra e Master Reiki, ha ricevuto insegnamenti sul potere del suono dagli Sciamani Indio-Americani; in Tibet a Kumbum, dai Dottori Tibetani e dai Lama Tibetani sulle tecniche energetiche sul suono orientale al lavoro sul corpo, in 30 anni di lavoro e crescita personale ha racchiuso...
2022-04-051h 03True Crime in the 50North Carolina's Maniacal Murderer: Michelle TheerFrom the outside looking in, Frank Martin "Marty" Theer and his wife, Michelle Theer, were the perfect couple, married for 10 years. Marty was an air force pilot stationed at Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and Michelle was a smart and successful psychologist. The couple had no children, but plenty of friends, co-workers and...lovers. Michelle, at least. She had a penchant for posting ads online in order to look for paramours with whom to cheat on her husband.One such man she found was another army sergeant by the name of John Diamond. John was handsome, exciting and was...
2022-04-0437 minTrue Crime in the 50Murder in Manhattan: New York's Patricidal Thomas Gilbert Jr.Thomas Gilbert Jr. was born into extravagant wealth, and grew up in the Hamptons and on Manhattan's posh Upper East Side. He attended elite schools such as The Buckley School, Deerfield Academy and Princeton University. Once he graduated college, he took off for years to surf in exotic locations like Brazil, Hawaii and South America, and his parents footed the bill. When he returned to New York, he ran in high-end social circles, dated relatives of famous actors, and received a hefty weekly allowance from his parents, who also paid his rent in upscale apartments. During this time, Gilbert never...
2022-03-2140 minTrue Crime in the 50The New Jersey Devil Worship MurdersYou may have heard of the New Jersey Devil? Also called the Leeds Devil, it is a flying, screaming, biped creature with cloven hooves, a horse or goat head, leathery wings and a forked tail, that is said to inhabit the remote woods of Pine Barrens, New Jersey. While some remain skeptical of it, others from New Jersey believe the Devil himself exists and inhabits certain residents of the state, making them torture and kill others in ritualistic and sadistic ways...Two such residents of the state were 14-year-old Tommy Sullivan Jr. and 46-year-old John List. Tommy killed his own...
2022-02-2143 min
FootballereiDas Frühstücksei: NFL Boulevard über die Familie Bosa
In der neuen Folge des „NFL Boulevard“ sprechen Kucze und Remo über die Familie Bosa. Bestehend aus drei NFL-Erstrundenpicks und einem gefürchteten Mafiosi…
Die Familie Bosa ist neben den Mannings die einzige NFL-Dynastie, aus der drei Erstrunden-Draftpicks entsprungen sind: Vater John sowie dessen Söhne Joey und Nick. Zudem gibt es familiäre Verbindungen zu einer weiteren NFL-Sippe: Den Kumerows.
Gekrönt wird die unglaubliche Familien-Geschichte der Bosas von Ur-Opa Anthony Accardo. Der war in den 90ern Anführer der Mafia-Vereinigung „Chicago Outfit“ und lange Assistent von Verbrecher-Ikone Al Capone.
2021-12-2933 minTrue Crime in the 50Lethal Love in Louisiana: The Deadly Infatuation of Zack Bowen and Addie HallIn the month before Hurricane Katrina, two young people fell in love in New Orleans, Louisiana. They were Zack Bowen and Addie Hall. He was a 28-year-old Iraq war veteran, an already-divorced father of two. She was a hippie, a free spirit and a dreamer. They rode out the storm together, a famous picture of the two of them partying amongst the rubble, even showing up in Playboy and other national publications. But, in the aftermath of Katrina, things between the couple deteriorated and their downward spiral into drugs and alcohol, along with the seedy underbelly of the city, would...
2021-09-0636 minTrue Crime in the 50Kansas: The Internet's First Serial KillerJohn Robinson was known around Kansas City as a driven entrepreneur, Boy Scout leader, basketball coach and Sunday School teacher. He was also known to be a member of a popular charitable organization and started a few businesses in which friends and neighbors invested. But, this was all a facade. What John Robinson really was, was a scam artist, fraudster, kidnapper, rapist and serial killer. He was a member of a secret sadomasochistic cult, kidnapped an infant and killed multiple women. He was known as the internet's first serial killer because he used his knowledge and expertise of the internet...
2021-08-0935 minTrue Crime in the 50Alaska Serial Killer: Israel KeyesYou know Jeffrey Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy and Ted Bundy but you've probably never heard of Israel Keyes, one of the more terrifying serial killers of all time. In the last decade, Keyes admitted to kidnapping, raping and murdering numerous victims across multiple states...and getting away with it. Until he went after one young woman, Samantha Koenig, in Anchorage, Alaska, who would ultimately be his undoing.
2021-01-2538 min
Shezam066-The Crossover Event of the CenturyOkay, maybe it’s not as big as we think. But, this episode is too fun to miss! The Setup (John Accardo and Chris Grace) is a podcast discussing magic and comedy and why each other’s industries are way cooler than their own. Kayla, John, and Chris chat about being funny, why certain props/mindsets in magic… Continue reading 066-The Crossover Event of the Century
2020-11-021h 31Shezam066-The Crossover Event of the CenturyOkay, maybe it’s not as big as we think. But, this episode is too fun to miss! The Setup (John Accardo and Chris Grace) is a podcast discussing magic and comedy and why each other’s industries are way cooler than their own. Kayla, John, and Chris chat about being funny, why certain props/mindsets in magic… Continue reading 066-The Crossover Event of the Century
2020-11-021h 31
Two Magicians. One Mic.The Setup Podcast Cross OverNick Paul and Simon Coronel are joined by Chris Grace (NBC’s Superstore) and John Accardo (The Magic Castle) from their hit podcast “The Setup: Discussions in Magic and Comedy”
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Magicians discussing magic things and performing arts.
2020-03-271h 13Two Magicians PodQuarantine Sessions #3 The Setup Podcast Cross OverNick Paul and Simon Coronel are joined by Chris Grace (NBC’s Superstore) and John Accardo (The Magic Castle) from their hit podcast “The Setup: Discussions in Magic and Comedy”
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"Two Magicians. One Mic." is a podcast designed by working magicians for magicians and performers. Inspired by podcasts such as WTF and Nerdist, we dissect magic and observe it from the performance perspective. Come listen as we interview working magicians and analyze the performance community.
2020-03-271h 13Gangland WireJohnny Roselli and HollywoodDon’t forget to buy me a shot and a beer on my @ganglandwire Venmo app. This week I am joined by Larry Henry, the Mob in Popular Culture blogger for the Las Vegas Mob Museum. He and I discuss “Handsome Johnny” Roselli who was an influential mobster for the Chicago Outfit who helped that organization control Hollywood and the Las Vegas Strip.
Roselli was born in Brooklyn and traveled around the country as a young man. He made some connections ion Los Angeles and ended up working in a bootlegging business during prohibition for a Los Angele...
2019-09-1641 minGangland WireJohnny Roselli and HollywoodDon’t forget to buy me a shot and a beer on my @ganglandwire Venmo app. This week I am joined by Larry Henry, the Mob in Popular Culture blogger for the Las Vegas Mob Museum. He and I discuss “Handsome Johnny” Roselli who was an influential mobster for the Chicago Outfit who helped that organization control Hollywood and the Las Vegas Strip.
Roselli was born in Brooklyn and traveled around the country as a young man. He made some connections ion Los Angeles and ended up working in a bootlegging business during prohibition for a Los Angeles mobster named Tony C...
2019-09-1600 minGangland WireBonus episode The Chicago Tribune and the OutfitIn this special bonus episode, I thank our generous contributors with an extra episode in which our most faithful fan, Chicago resident and mob historian Ben Ellickson does a dramatic read of an in-depth article about the upper echelon of the Chicago Outfit published on August 18, 1963, and written by one of their best mob reporters, Thomas Powers. I thank Ben for his never-ending support with his time, talent and treasure.
A little background on why Mr. Powers may have believed that Sam Giancana was getting too much publicity. In 1961, Frank Sinatra introduced a man named Profirio Rubirosa to President John...
2019-04-2700 minGangland WireBonus episode The Chicago Tribune and the OutfitIn this special bonus episode, I thank our generous contributors with an extra episode in which our most faithful fan, Chicago resident and mob historian Ben Ellickson does a dramatic read of an in-depth article about the upper echelon of the Chicago Outfit published on August 18, 1963, and written by one of their best mob reporters, Thomas Powers. I thank Ben for his never-ending support with his time, talent and treasure.
A little background on why Mr. Powers may have believed that Sam Giancana was getting too much publicity. In 1961, Frank Sinatra introduced a man named Profirio Rubirosa...
2019-04-2728 min
Chasing Wonder with Taylor HughesEpisode 104: Magician John Accardo is About to BreakJohn Accardo is a brilliant magician and an amazing human! This show opens with an amazing existential conversation and ends with card tricks… so much good stuff. Check out John’s new podcast “The Setup” on apple podcasts follow him on instagram @johnaccardomagic Want to share your breaking moment? Leave us a voicemail at 323-524-7456 Love the show? Why not become a producer? For $1 or more a month you can become a part of the team and receive bonus content. Check out our Patreon page to find out more for li...
2019-02-271h 11
Don't Panic GeocastEpisode 70 - "Lake Bottom Seismometers" Natalie AccardoThis week we interview guest Natalie Accardo to learn about various seismic projects and lake bottom seismometers! We then pack pears with a behavioral #FunPaperFriday. Natalie’s website East African Rift system Lake Malawi SEGMeNT project 99% Invisible Podcast - Reefer Madness Airgun Test (Highspeed - YouTube) Evernote SUGAR Project Fun Paper Friday Chang, Tom, and Tal Gross. “How many pears would a pear packer pack if a pear packer could pack pears at quasi-exogenously varying piece rates?.” Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 99 (2014): 1–17. Contact us: Show - www.dontpanicgeocast.com - @dontpanicgeo - show@dontpanicgeocast.com Jo...
2016-05-271h 06
The Gangster ReportPodcast | Gangster Report Holiday Edition1 Annual Philly LCN Xmas party – a South Philly mob holiday tradition dating back decades, media used to be invited to some parts of it, by Skinny Joey Merlino, current acting boss Handsome Stevie Mazzone was violated for attending in 2009-2010, other mob families have them too, less formal, organized
2 Detroit XMass party in ’78, Tony Jack going-away party, photo by FBI
– with Allen Hilf being dead, no fat envelope from “Fat Allen” for Jackie the Kid like normal (tease article on gangsterreport)
3 Chicago LCN burglary crew robs Tony Accardo’s house over Xmass holidays in 197...
2015-01-0441 min
Comical RadioEP-829-CR Classic-Moustaches Motivation and MongoloidsStill reeling from their recent eviction, Danny, Chris, and comedian Jamie Lee start the show with a lively discussion of Haunted Houses, wherein we learn the French versions are just hotbeds for molestation, and a veritable round table on Chris' new facial hair and whether he more closely resembles Mario, Luigi, or a Jewish Doctor. Thanks to Danny's tireless preparation, we learn Chris has recently switched to whole wheat pizza, is pining for a red panda, and has taken up listening to Tim [Tony] Robbins, all of which he considers a ridiculous betrayal of the man he used to be. ...
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