Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug Lord
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Identical twins Jay and Pete Flores, who were once North America’s biggest drug traffickers and El Chapo’s right hand men, turned themselves into the U.S. government with the hopes of starting a new, safer life for their family. But after years of cooperating to get the world's most powerful drug kingpin behind bars, and finally gaining their freedom with a chance to start again, everything for the Flores family began to unravel. In Season 2 of Surviving El Chapo, hosts Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson and Charlie Webster hear Jay and Pete reveal for the first time what really happened during their turbulent 14-year prison journey and what it was like to come face-to-face in court with El Chapo. Plus, find out the shocking backstory to the prison sentence that the Flores wives are currently facing.
Hosted and executive produced by award-winning artist and producer Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson and critically acclaimed broadcast journalist and producer Charlie Webster. Brought to you by Lionsgate Sound as a world exclusive with iHeartPodcasts.
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Episode 9 - Choosing Sides
Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug Lord
11/30/22 • 63 min
The Mexican federales and the cartel face off in an attempt to save the twins from being turned over to US Marshals. The brewing cartel war forces the twins to make some hard decisions. After watching a John Gotti documentary, Jay has an epiphany about how the twins could change their lives for the better. But first he has to convince his brother.
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Episode 11 - Recording El Chapo
Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug Lord
12/14/22 • 43 min
The twins ramp up their cooperation with the US government and start recording incriminating calls. But there’s one piece of evidence that the twins need to be able secure their deal: to get El Chapo on tape.
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Episode 7 - At The Table
Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug Lord
11/16/22 • 67 min
Jay’s meeting with Chapo sparks a new business relationship. The twins find themselves at the table with the world’s biggest drug lords. El Chapo, El Mayo and Arturo Beltran welcome the Flores brothers into the cartel family with open arms.
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Episode 8 - Nothing Good Happens After Midnight
Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug Lord
11/23/22 • 45 min
At a strip club in the island getaway of Punta Mita, the Flores family find themselves in an impossible situation. With the prospect of life in prison, or a life taken away by other means hanging over their heads, Jay is tasked with making a huge decision.
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Episode 3 - Love Is Easy
Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug Lord
10/19/22 • 52 min
There’s two more people who are key to this story. Jay and Pete fall in love with the daughters of cops, Val and Viv. But it’s not their proximity to the law that brings trouble to the boys’ door. With Val’s ex-husband, ‘Kato’ being the boss of feared gang The Latin Kings, and the twins moving two and a half million dollars worth of cocaine a month, the streets of Chicago start talking about the Flores brothers. Pete finds himself in a life threatening situation.
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Episode 10 - Negotiating with Fugitives
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12/07/22 • 50 min
Pete and Vivianna meet Jay and Val in their bathroom in an attempt to figure out a plan to turn their lives around. Before they can get any taste of freedom, they must convince their attorney and the US government to work with them.
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Episode 6 - Meeting El Chapo
Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug Lord
11/09/22 • 55 min
Jay comes face to face with the world’s most notorious drug lord. To negotiate his brother’s release, he must find a way to convince El Chapo that he’s being lied to by one of his close business associates.
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Episode 4 - On The Run
Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug Lord
10/26/22 • 45 min
Jay must find a way to save his twin, Pete. Despite all the chaos, Jay and Val marry and head to Mexico for their honeymoon. An indictment out of Milwaukee spells trouble for the twins, and Pete desperately races to the Mexican border to avoid getting caught. The twins are forced to go on the run.
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Episode 5 - The Road to Culiacan
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11/02/22 • 55 min
Creating a billion-dollar business comes with a lot of debt. The twins had to pony up their own money in order to secure supply. Pete discovers that in this industry, people will do anything to make sure their debts are repaid. Jay takes a desperate flight to Culiacan to try and smooth things over.
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Episode 12 - Escape
Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug Lord
12/21/22 • 75 min
After nine months of recording calls and feeding information to the DEA, Jay and Pete are given two hours to get their lives in order before being taken by US agents. As they make their way to the US, their families are left behind, scrambling in a desperate flee to get out of Mexico.
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Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug Lord currently has 28 episodes available.
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The podcast is about Society & Culture, True Crime, Documentary and Podcasts.
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The episode title 'Episode 10 - Negotiating with Fugitives' is the most popular.
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The average episode length on Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug Lord is 40 minutes.
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The first episode of Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug Lord was released on Oct 5, 2022.
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