Weeks of firefights and arrests lead to the Battle of Grapevine. A party of McCoy supporters led by “Bad” Frank Phillips clashes with a party of Hatfield supporters. The consequences push the states of Kentucky and West Virginia to the Supreme Court. The last fight of the feud happens in a courtroom, but it claims one more life. Join Black Barrel+ for early access and bingeable seasons: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join For more details, please visit www.blackbarrelmedia.com. Our social media p...
Oct 06, 2021•38 min•Season 16Ep. 5
A deadly raid on New Year’s Day launches the bloodiest month of the feud. The Hatfields inflict more casualties on the McCoys, but then the McCoys unleash “Bad” Frank Phillips to hunt down the Hatfields. While raiding parties race across the Tug River, the governors of Kentucky and West Virginia spar over extradition. Join Black Barrel+ for early access and bingeable seasons: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join For more details, please visit www.blackbarrelmedia.com. Our social media pages are: @...
Sep 29, 2021•32 min•Season 16Ep. 4
What would you do if a singular moment changed your life forever? This is Actually Happening is a weekly podcast from Wondery that features extraordinary life-changing stories told by the people who lived them. We’ve all had powerful moments in our lives that have given us the feeling of, “Nothing is ever going to be the same.” This is Actually Happening explores these moments head-on. These immersive, gripping stories will have you on the edge of your seat, waiting to hear what will happen next...
Sep 28, 2021•11 min
A brutal attack pushes Devil Anse Hatfield to an extreme act of revenge. The feud enters its bloodiest phase, and the consequences force the governors of Kentucky and West Virginia into a showdown. Join Black Barrel+ for early access and bingeable seasons: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join For more details, please visit www.blackbarrelmedia.com. Our social media pages are: @blackbarrelmedia on Facebook and Instagram, and @bbarrelmedia on Twitter. This show is part of the Airwave Media podcast n...
Sep 22, 2021•33 min•Season 16Ep. 3
A trial leads to murder. A relationship between a Hatfield young man and a McCoy young woman deepens the divide between the two families. And Devil Anse Hatfield makes new enemies who join the McCoy side of the feud. Thanks to our sponsor, Simplisafe. Get 20% off your entire new system and your first month of monitoring service free when you enroll in Interactive Monitoring at SimpliSafe.com/infamous Join Black Barrel+ for early access and bingeable seasons: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join Fo...
Sep 15, 2021•31 min•Season 16Ep. 2
The most iconic family feud in American history begins in the heart of southern Appalachia. Tensions rise during the years before the Civil War, and then an attack near the end of the war raises the stakes to a fatal level. At that point, there is no turning back. Thanks to our sponsor, Simplisafe. Get 20% off your entire new system and your first month of monitoring service free when you enroll in Interactive Monitoring at SimpliSafe.com/infamous Join Black Barrel+ for early access and bingeabl...
Sep 08, 2021•30 min•Season 16Ep. 1
A big Halloween party at an apartment complex in Redmond, Washington. Themed rooms and costumed partygoers. But by the end of the party, one of the hosts is dead. The police look to the partiers as the prime suspects: was it the guy in the devil mask, the bank robber, the construction worker? As investigators comb through forensic evidence, witness testimony, DNA, and even consult with a psychic, they zero in on one suspect in particular. But for what reason? Host and reporter Matthew Shaer (Ove...
Aug 31, 2021•8 min
Henry Hill testifies against his friends and begins a new life in the witness protection program. But he doesn’t completely give up his old life, and it causes problems with law enforcement. He writes a book that becomes an iconic movie and he reinvents himself as a wiseguy celebrity. Then in 2014, the FBI suddenly receives a chance to arrest someone who was connected to the robbery. In 2015, Vincent Asaro goes to trial as one of the few remaining men who claimed to know about the heist. Join Bl...
Aug 18, 2021•34 min•Season 15Ep. 6
Paolo is a smart and handsome surgeon, renowned for his ability to perform surgeries that transform his patients’ lives. When television producer Benita covers him for a story, he’ll transform her life too, but not in the ways she expects. As Benita crosses professional lines to be with him, she learns how far Paolo will go to protect his secrets. And halfway around the world, four doctors at a prestigious medical institute make shocking discoveries of their own that call everything into questio...
Aug 16, 2021•8 min
The bloody fallout from the Lufthansa Heist continues as the police discover dead mobsters all over New York. People with direct knowledge of the robbery fear for their lives, but Henry Hill feels safer than most. He makes tons of money in the drug business, but it leads to his downfall. Soon, he also fears for his life, and he feels he has no choice but to make a painful decision to save his family. Thanks to our sponsor, Simplisafe. Get free security camera and a 60-day risk free trial at Simp...
Aug 11, 2021•36 min•Season 15Ep. 5
After the record-setting robbery of the Lufthansa cargo building, Jimmy Burke and his crew are elated. But the thrill of success is short-lived. Within two days, serious problems arise, and Jimmy’s paranoia rises with each incident. The FBI makes a key arrest, and mobsters and their associates start dying or disappearing at a dizzying rate. Thanks to our sponsor, Simplisafe. Get free security camera and a 60-day risk free trial at SimpliSafe.com/infamous Get an awesome box from Bespoke Post at B...
Aug 04, 2021•34 min•Season 15Ep. 4
In the early morning hours of December 11, 1978, six masked men carry out a masterful robbery of the High Value Room at the Lufthansa cargo building at JFK Airport. The robbers are from Jimmy Burke’s crew, and the heist is even bigger than they expected. They walk out with more than five million dollars in cash and jewels, and earn a place in the record books. Join Black Barrel+ for bingeable seasons with no commercials : blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join For more details, please visit www.blac...
Jul 28, 2021•30 min•Season 15Ep. 3
Jimmy Burke and Henry Hill take an ill-fated trip to Florida that lands them in trouble with the law. While they’re out of the game for a while, a cargo worker for Lufthansa Airlines develops a dangerous gambling habit. When he can’t pay his debts, he dreams up a plan for a multimillion dollar heist. The idea falls into the lap of the Robert’s Lounge Gang, and the stage is set for one of the biggest robberies in American history. Get an awesome box from Bespoke Post at BoxOfAwesome.com and enter...
Jul 21, 2021•33 min•Season 15Ep. 2
Henry Hill becomes a New York mob associate at a young age. By the 1960s, he’s part of the Robert’s Lounge Gang, a crew run by the notorious Jimmy Burke. The five major crime families in New York make money from illegal operations at JFK Airport. In 1967, the Robert’s Lounge Gang works with a cargo employee to rob Air France at the airport and it nets a big payday. But the heist pales in comparison to the next one on the horizon... Join Black Barrel+ for bingeable seasons with no commercials : b...
Jul 14, 2021•34 min•Season 15Ep. 1
When a shocking crime occurs, people ask “WHY?” Was it about power, ego, or revenge? On KILLER PSYCHE, retired FBI criminal profiler Candice DeLong draws on her decades of experience to reveal why these murderers and criminals committed these acts. She will reveal fascinating new details about what drove these people, including cases she worked on first-hand. Candice has been called the FBI’s “real-life Clarice Starling,” and she will share specific psychological methods and profiling techniques...
Jul 13, 2021•9 min
Presenting a special episode of one of our favorite podcasts, Revisionist History. Every year, the US News & World Report ranks the best colleges and universities using a top-secret algorithm that they refuse to disclose. In Part One of a two-part series, Malcolm finds a team of undergraduate statisticians-turned-ranking super-hackers to crack the algorithm. He and an anonymous “dean” pass judgment on schools they’ve never visited, and considers the elephant in the room: Whether it’s possibl...
Jul 08, 2021•37 min
Benedict Arnold commands the fort at West Point and secretly works with the British to sabotage the American outpost. But when Arnold’s plan goes awry, his treason is discovered. He joins the British army and leads victorious campaigns against his former comrades in arms. After the war, Arnold must face the consequences of his actions. Thanks to our sponsor, Simplisafe. Get free security camera and a 60-day risk free trial at SimpliSafe.com/infamous Join Black Barrel+ for bingeable seasons with ...
Jun 16, 2021•35 min•Season 14Ep. 4
As Benedict Arnold recovers from his battle wounds, American general George Washington offers him a prestigious post in Philadelphia. Arnold finds the new love of his life, but quickly faces charges of corruption. As Arnold grows further disillusioned, he begins secretly communicating with the British high command. Even before Arnold suffers the ultimate humiliation for a military man, he has made a decision that will enshrine him as the most infamous man in America. Thanks to our sponsor, Simpl...
Jun 09, 2021•36 min•Season 14Ep. 3
*WARNING: This episode contains a description of graphic violence* It’s a case that has haunted Jefferson Township, New Jersey, for more than 30 years. On a snowy January night, 14-year-old Tommy Sullivan did the unthinkable: he murdered his mother in cold blood, set fire to their house, and then took his own life. Out of the flames of this horrible tragedy, investigations revealed that Tommy was, himself, a part of a Satanic Cult, sparking a nationwide hysteria now known as the “Satanic Panic” ...
Jun 08, 2021•11 min
War between the American colonies and the British Empire erupts in Massachusetts. Benedict Arnold quickly joins the fight and sees intense action. He shows leadership qualities at Fort Ticonderoga and Quebec, and he performs heroically at Lake Champlain and Saratoga. He is injured in battle, but the deeper wounds come from the Continental Congress and the Continental Army. Cracks begin to form in his loyalty to the colonial cause. Thanks to our sponsor, Simplisafe. Get free security camera and a...
Jun 02, 2021•36 min•Season 14Ep. 2
Benedict Arnold is an energetic young man, but tragedy strikes his family at an early age. As a teenager, he feels the lure of military service during the French and Indian War. He becomes a prosperous merchant who dabbles in illegal smuggling as tension grows between the American colonies and the British Empire. After a series of taxes and the Boston Massacre, war looms on the horizon. Thanks to our sponsor, Simplisafe. Get free security camera and a 60-day risk free trial at SimpliSafe.com/inf...
May 26, 2021•34 min•Season 14Ep. 1
Two young Silicon Valley entrepreneurs set out to rid the world of smoking with an incredible new product. The device stands to disrupt the tobacco industry and make them rich, until it falls into the wrong hands and lives are ruined. From classrooms to hospitals, boardrooms to the Oval Office, what can be done to protect teenagers and is it too late? From Laura Beil, the reporter behind Dr Death and Bad Batch, comes The Vaping Fix, the inside story of the rise of Juul and the making of a crisis...
May 18, 2021•9 min
The mid 1980s begins the downfall of the first generation of drug lords. U.S. agencies and the Colombia government battle the Medellin Cartel. The federal task force uses well-placed informants to target Jon Robert and Mickey Munday. The DEA uses hitman Rivi Ayala to build a case against The Godmother, Griselda Blanco. And the Miami task force, CENTAC 26, uses an insider to bring down the Cocaine Cops. Join Black Barrel+ for bingeable seasons with no commercials : blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/j...
Apr 28, 2021•35 min•Season 13Ep. 6
While Jon Roberts and other prominent figures in the Miami cocaine business deal with the fallout from Griselda Blanco’s situation and government informants, a new group takes center stage in the drug wars: the Cocaine Cops. Young officers on the Miami police force give into the temptation of making fast money and they organize an escalating series of crimes until, in the summer of 1985, they go too far. Join Black Barrel+ for bingeable seasons with no commercials : blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm...
Apr 21, 2021•34 min•Season 13Ep. 5
A woman named Becki is lounging by the pool at the Fontainebleau Hotel when she decides to proposition a strapping pool attendant. Go on a date with her...and her husband. What begins as an unconventional proposition will soon throw them all into the international spotlight. And that’s because the couple is none other than Jerry Falwell Jr. and his wife Becki, two of the most powerful figures in Evangelical America. Wondery presents In God We Lust, hosted by Brooke Siffrin and Aricia Skidmore-Wi...
Apr 20, 2021•8 min
The Cocaine Wars burn hot and fast in the early 1980s. Miami police detectives form a task force called CENTAC 26 to combat drug violence, but their effort is short lived. The U.S. government creates a larger task force to hunt the bigger players in the business. The federal task force makes two big arrests related to Jon Roberts’ operation, but Jon and Mickey Munday adapt and continue their smuggling business. And Griselda Blanco’s years of warfare, drug use, and paranoia take their toll. She m...
Apr 14, 2021•34 min•Season 13Ep. 4
Griselda Blanco escalates her wars against her rival drug lords in Miami, primarily through the use of her top hitman, Rivi Ayala. Rivi helps carry out a daylight attack at Miami International Airport that brings more national attention to the growing drug problem in Miami. Meanwhile, Jon Roberts and Mickey Munday revolutionize the cocaine smuggling industry through audacious plans and new techniques. Join Black Barrel+ for bingeable seasons with no commercials : blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/jo...
Apr 07, 2021•35 min•Season 13Ep. 3
Nina Gilden Seavey was twelve on May 5, 1970, the day an Air Force building in St. Louis burned to the ground. Her dad represented a young man accused of the crime: Howard Mechanic. Facing serious federal time, Howard went on the run and became one of the longest-running fugitives in U.S. history. As an adult, Nina picked up the trail. What ever happened to Howard Mechanic?This eight-part series is the tangled story of her search for answers. Hundreds of Freedom of Information requests. Hundreds...
Apr 05, 2021•6 min
Jon Roberts is born into the New York mafia. But when he runs afoul of the mob, he moves to Miami and transforms himself into a successful cocaine smuggler. Hotshot mechanic Mickey Munday becomes a key component of Jon’s operation. While they build their business, Griselda Blanco ushers in the Miami Drug Wars with brazen plans that earn national news headlines. Join Black Barrel+ for bingeable seasons with no commercials : blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join For more details, please visit www.bla...
Mar 31, 2021•35 min•Season 13Ep. 2
Griselda Blanco grows up in painful and traumatic conditions on the streets of Medellin, Colombia. She becomes hardened and violent at a young age. Her second husband brings her into the cocaine business and they build a strong operation in New York City. But it’s dangerous to be the husband of Griselda Blanco. As she consolidates power, she sets her sights on a new city in which to build an empire: Miami. Thanks to our sponsor, Simplisafe. Get free security camera and a 60-day risk free trial a...
Mar 24, 2021•33 min•Season 13Ep. 1
