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Crimetown

Crimetown

Gimlet

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Welcome to Crimetown, a series produced by Marc Smerling and Zac Stuart-Pontier in partnership with Gimlet Media. Each season, we investigate the culture of crime in a different city. In Season 2, Crimetown heads to the heart of the Rust Belt: Detroit, Michigan. From its heyday as Motor City to its rebirth as the Brooklyn of the Midwest, Detroit’s history reflects a series of issues that strike at the heart of American identity: race, poverty, policing, loss of industry, the war on drugs, and our universal desire for a savior. Detroit’s a tough town, and its residents are even tougher. They’ve weathered riots, a drug epidemic, political scandal, and innumerable other hardships, but they’re still here—and they have stories to tell.
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Crimetown - S1 E05: The Art of the Deal
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12/11/16 • 35 min

Buddy Cianci, the popular mayor of Providence, runs for governor. But he knows something the people of Rhode Island don’t. And when they discover Buddy’s secret, it threatens to derail his political career. So what does Buddy do? He picks a fight.

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Crimetown - S1 E04: The Bonded Vault Heist
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12/04/16 • 36 min

August 14, 1975. A ragtag crew of crooks holds up a fur company. But it’s not just a fur company. It’s the Patriarca crime family’s secret bank. And now, the thieves not only have to run from the law—they have to run for their lives.

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Crimetown - S1 E15: Family Ties
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04/10/17 • 39 min

Charles “the Ghost” Kennedy and his sister Gloria took very different paths in life. She became a state senator. He became a drug smuggler. And as his empire starts to crumble, the people close to him suffer the consequences.

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Crimetown - S1 E06: Gerald and Harold
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12/18/16 • 35 min

Police discover a bullet-riddled body in the backseat of a car. Jerry Tillinghast and his brother Harold are arrested. But doubts are soon raised about Harold’s involvement. And now, Jerry has a choice: break the mob’s code of silence, or allow his brother to join him in prison.

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Crimetown - S1 E07: Power Street
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01/22/17 • 35 min

March 20th, 1983. As an FBI investigation swirls around him, an increasingly unpredictable and paranoid Buddy Cianci summons a few friends to his home on the East Side of Providence. What happens there that night shocks the city.

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Crimetown - S1 E09: A Deal With the Devil
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02/05/17 • 35 min

One night in 1982, a 20-year-old man is senselessly murdered at an abandoned gas station. A mobster is taken into witness protection after he pins the murder on his boss. This brutal crime will push three wiseguys out of the mafia in very different ways.

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Crimetown - S1 E12: Mob Justice
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03/12/17 • 31 min

A mob lawyer rises to become Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court. He promises to leave his past associations behind. But it's hard to part with old friends.

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Crimetown - S1 E10: The Ghost
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02/26/17 • 37 min

After a lucrative career as a thief, Charles Kennedy has an important realization: the real money is in drugs. He rises to become one of the East Coast’s biggest traffickers, throwing coke-fuelled parties and amassing a strange menagerie of pets. But his success attracts the wrong kind of attention.

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Crimetown - S1 E11: The Doctor Broad
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03/05/17 • 37 min

A young doctor suddenly finds herself caring for a sickly old man named Raymond Patriarca. As she grows closer to her new patient, she’s drawn into the underworld in more ways than one.

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Crimetown - S1 E08: Cat and Mouse
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01/29/17 • 36 min

A master thief keeps getting away with big heists. A cop spends years tailing him, tapping his phone, and practically moving in across the street. Their epic tug-of-war will revolutionize the fight against organized crime.

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FAQ

How many episodes does Crimetown have?

Crimetown currently has 57 episodes available.

What topics does Crimetown cover?

The podcast is about News, Society & Culture and Podcasts.

What is the most popular episode on Crimetown?

The episode title 'S1 E05: The Art of the Deal' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Crimetown?

The average episode length on Crimetown is 32 minutes.

How often are episodes of Crimetown released?

Episodes of Crimetown are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of Crimetown?

The first episode of Crimetown was released on Oct 30, 2016.

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