The Underworld Podcast

Underworld exposes the secret world of transnational criminal networks that have flourished since th

Episodes

Total: 201

For decades the ‘Ndrangheta rose to become the world’s most powerful organized crime group—and barel

In the 1960's, Jamaica's leading politicians saw an opportunity in the street gangs that were formin

Sydney has long been Australia’s “Sin City”, a pot of gold for crooks with the right connections and

International organized crime has rarely seen a figure as powerful and connected as Vito Rizzuto, Mo

Castor de Andrade might just be the most powerful mobster you’ve never heard of. Born into a life of

The Last Resort explores big, crazy, dangerous ideas – ideas that no one took seriously, but which m

When a fascist killer plunged his sword into Japan’s socialist leader on live TV, few could have pre

This is the story of Pistol Pete, one of the most revered killers to ever walk the streets of New Yo

As things heat up in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, Sean meets soccer journalist Philippe Auclair

In less than 3 decades, a Brazilian gang formed during a prison soccer tournament has become one of,

Sean met Atlanta crime reporter George Chidi to talk about the city's rap labels and their role in i

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When the pandemic took punters from Southeast Asia’s most notorious gambling dens, their gangster ow

Felix "The Cat" Mitchell was like nothing Oakland had ever seen before. He took over the city's hero

When Roberto Calvi's body was found swinging from a London bridge in 1982 it sent shockwaves through

In the era of prohibition, Charlie Birger built a bootlegging and gambling empire in southern Illino

Rainer Sonntag was just your run-of-the-mill, anti-state East German petty criminal—until a black op

Caviar has been considered a delicacy since ancient times. But when the Soviet Union collapsed, a bl

Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, better known as Moosewala, was on the cusp of becoming a global superstar. Ra

The Bank of Credit and Commerce International was headed by a messianic, Karachi financier named Agh