Up Against the Mob: The Cooperator

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4.8 • 32.4K Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2021

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Up Against the Mob is CAFE’s new six-episode series, hosted by former prosecutor Elie Honig, that lifts the veil on the world of the mafia and law enforcement’s efforts to bring mobsters to justice. Episode 1 tells the story of Michael Visconti. Once a rising star in the Genovese crime family, 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 at cafe.com/Insider 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. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Senior Editorial Producer: Adam Waller; Technical Director: David Tatasciore; Audio Producers: Matthew Billy; Composer: 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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0:00.0	Hey folks, treat here.
0:06.1	Last week, Cathay launched its newest podcast, Up Against the Mob, hosted by Ellie Honeig.
0:11.8	It's a six episode series that peels back the curtain on prosecuting the real-life modern-day
0:17.0	mafia.
0:18.0	Ellie, who was the head of the organized crime unit at SDNY, got unprecedented access
0:22.9	to the people who lived the mob stories we often hear about in movies and TV shows.
0:28.1	The mobsters turned cooperators, the defense attorneys, the agents who go deep undercover,
0:33.5	and more.
0:34.5	Today I'm excited to share the first episode of Up Against the Mob with listeners of
0:38.4	Stay Tuned.
0:39.9	New episodes drop on Wednesday mornings.
0:42.2	To hear future episodes, subscribe to Up Against the Mob for free wherever you get your
0:47.2	podcasts.
0:48.6	And now, onto the show.
0:55.6	Before we start, just a heads up.
0:59.2	As you might expect, there's some violence and adult language in here, so if you got
1:03.4	kids around, you may want to throw on some headphones first.
1:06.6	Thanks.
1:08.5	From Cathay and the Vox Media Podcast Network, I'm Ellie Honeig and this is Up Against the
1:16.0	Mob.
1:19.4	There's nothing about me that any mobster would ever fear.
1:22.7	I'm not big, 5'9", on a good day, slim build.
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