Up Against the Mob: The Cooperator

The Counsel

Vox Media Podcast Network

News, Politics

4.7 • 861 Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2021

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

In this special episode, Elie shares the first episode of his new show, Up Against the Mob. Once a rising star in the Genovese crime family, Michael Visconti decided to leave the mafia and become a cooperating government witness. Visconti opens up to Elie Honig about his life and rise in the mob — how he first got mixed up with the mafia, the violent crimes he committed, and his decision to flip against his mob “family.” In the bonus episode for CAFE Insiders, Elie Honig and Safeena Mecklai take listeners behind the scenes of the first episode of Up Against the Mob. Become an Insider here and enter code MOB for 50% off the annual membership price. Up Against the Mob is produced by CAFE Studios and the Vox Media Podcast Network. New episodes drop every Wednesday. You can listen to all future episodes of Up Against The Mob here or wherever you listen to podcasts. Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Senior Editorial Producer: Adam Waller; Technical Director: David Tatasciore; Audio Producers: Matthew Billy, Nat Weiner; Editorial Producers: Noa Azulai, David Kurlander, Sam Ozer-Staton, Jake Kaplan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.1	Hey folks, as many of you know this week we launched my brand new podcast Up Against the Mob.
0:40.2	It's a six-episode series that takes listeners inside the world of prosecuting the Italian
0:45.7	Mafia, Lacosa Nostra. Today, here in this feed, we're sharing the very first episode,
0:51.0	my conversation with former mobster turned cooperator, Michael Visconti.
0:56.2	To listen to future episodes, search for Up Against the Mob, wherever you're listening,
1:01.0	and follow.
1:02.2	Trust me, you won't want to miss these.
1:04.9	And now, here's episode one of Up Against the Mob.
1:13.4	Before we start, just a heads up, as you might expect, there's some violence and
1:18.1	adult language in here, so if you've got kids around, you may want to throw on some
1:21.9	headphones first.
1:22.8	Thanks.
1:24.4	From Cafe and the Vox Media Podcast Network, I'm Ellie Honig, and this is Up Against the Mob.
1:35.3	There's nothing about me that any mobster would ever fear. I'm not big, 5'9 on a good day, slim build,
1:43.6	no tattoos, never had a real fist good day, slim build. No tattoos.
1:44.8	Never had a real fist fight.
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