Mob Queens

Atlas Obscura's mission is to inspire wonder and curiosity about the incredible world we all share. Atlas Obscura co-founder and host Dylan Thuras is here to guide you on an audio journey to discover new and hidden places; perhaps on the other side of the world, or perhaps in your own backyard. Once there, you’ll hear stories and history from the incredible people who make these places special. Visit ​atlasobscura.com/podcast​ or follow the show in your favorite podcast app! New episodes are available every day, Monday through Thursday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You might have learned that the Emancipation Proclamation and Union victories ended slavery in America. But so much more went into abolishing slavery than battles and declarations, and freedom meant more to Black people than eventually being paid for their labor. ​ Seizing Freedom ​​is a new Witness Docs and VPM podcast that focuses on the agency Black people exercised to define what freedom meant for themselves. You'll hear how they fought to liberate themselves during the Civil War and how they made freedom real by organizing for equality and justice during Reconstruction, despite every attempt at violent suppression. And you’ll hear how they did it in their own words. ​Seizing Freedom ​presents these stories through the lens of lived experience, drawing from letters, diary entries, autobiographies, and more to showcase voices from American history that have been ignored time and time again. Visit seizingfreedom.com, and subscribe now in Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hi Mob Queens listeners! We have a special preview of a new podcast we think you're going to love. It's called Celebrity Book Club. Join writer, comedian, and filmmaker Chelsea Devantez and her friends as they recap and celebrate the memoirs of badass celebrity womxn. In this clip, you'll hear Chelsea and guest Ashley Nicole Black discuss Jessica Simpson's memoir, "Open Book." If you enjoy the show you can subscribe in Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen: https://link.chtbl.com/celebritybookclub See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Verified: Dust Up is a new investigative documentary podcast produced by Witness Docs that poses the question: Could a product so many of us have in our medicine cabinets be putting us at risk? In the second season of Verified, Host Natasha Del Toro and the Verified team investigate whether a group of women developed ovarian cancer from dusting their bodies with Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder—an iconic brand associated with innocence and comfort since the 1800s. One woman's mysterious illness snowballs into thousands of court cases; a trusted brand fights to convince consumers and regulators that baby powder is safe while minimizing the work of the scientists who claim it is not. Verified: Dust Up is out NOW — listen and subscribe wherever you find your podcasts. If you want to get the first two episodes right now and weekly early releases of Verified: Dust Up without ads, sign up for Stitcher Premium at stitcherpremium.com. Use promo code WITNESS for 1 month free. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s True Crime Week on Stitcher, and we're kicking off the spookiest month of the year by featuring the most bone-chilling and spine-tingling True Crime podcasts including True Crime Garage, Crime Junkie, The Murder Squad, and more. You can listen to all of our curated episodes on the Stitcher app, and see all the featured podcasts at http://stitcherapp.com/truecrimeweek. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A divided community in the desert. A prophet with total power. A battle over family, home, and the limits of religious freedom. Unfinished: Short Creek, is the latest investigative true crime podcast from Witness Docs, and Critical Frequency. Short Creek, located on the Utah/Arizona border, is home to the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, a break-off from the Mormon church that practices polygamy. Since their leader, Warren Jeffs, was sentenced to life in prison in 2007, the people of Short Creek have been forced to reckon with their painful past, and struggle to define their future. Episodes 1 and 2 of Unfinished: Short Creek are out NOW — listen and subscribe wherever you find your podcasts. If you want to listen to the full season of Unfinished: Short Creek now, without ads, sign up for Stitcher Premium at stitcherpremium.com. Use promo code WITNESS for 1 month free. shortcreekpod.com See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

All-American is a new documentary podcast from Stitcher that explores a sports icon each season, starting with Tiger Woods. He’s been world-famous for decades and his story has many chapters that we all know: a phenom's rise, a shocking fall from grace, and debatably the greatest sports comeback of all time. But few people have really gotten to know Tiger Woods - it's been largely left to the media to define who he is. Listen to All-American: Tiger Woods now to find out what the media got right, and what it didn't: applepodcasts.co/allamerican

Unfinished: Deep South is a new historical true crime podcast produced by Witness Docs that races to resolve the unfinished business of a small Arkansas town by starting with one question: who lynched Isadore Banks? Sixty-six years after the murder a wealthy African American farmer and WWI veteran who found a way to prosper in the Jim Crow South, this investigative series attempts to restore his legacy and solve the crime before the story goes cold forever. Season 1 of Unfinished is out NOW — listen and subscribe wherever you find your podcasts. If you want to listen to the full season of Unfinished: Deep South now, without ads, sign up for Stitcher Premium at stitcherpremium.com. Use promo code WITNESS for 1 month free. Subscribe to Unfinished: Deep South in Stitcher or wherever you listen: isadorebanks.com.

Check out The Fall Line, a true-crime podcast the Exactly Right Network. The Fall Line covers cold cases in the southeastern US, focusing on missing persons, homicides, and unidentified persons whose cases have gotten little - if any - media attention. Listen and subscribe to The Fall Line NOW in your favorite podcast app. 

Jess and Michael arrive at Anna's gravestone to a bitter surprise. But, their heroine is one step ahead. In the season finale of Mob Queens, Anna Genovese proves she had the last word. Join the Mob Squad Facebook group here: https://stitcherapp.com/mobsquad This episode is sponsored by Crime Beat podcast, Aura Frames (www.auraframes.com/mobqueens), and Native (www.nativedeodorant.com code: MOBQUEENS).

The reason Anna Genovese survived ratting Vito out is [redacted]. This week, Jess and Michael receive FBI files. The hidden portions on the file give them clues that support a growing theory –– and a possible explanation for Anna's actions. This episode is sponsored by Parcast Presents: Halloween, Reality Therapy podcast (MCSmedia.tv), ScamWow podcast, Parcast - Villains (www.parcast.com/VILLAINS), and L'Oreal - Color & Co (www.colorandco.com code: MOBQUEENS).

Anna's husband makes it to the top of the American Mafia, but only just in time for it all to come crashing down. As Vito's kingdom burns, Anna's words from 1953 continue to stoke the flames. Now the question remains: how much of it did Anna intend to destroy? This episode is sponsored by Parcast Presents: Halloween, Invitae (www.invitae.com), and Aura Frames (www.auraframes.com/mobqueens).

After her day in court, everyone knows Anna Genovese has a real story to tell. But now, she's going underground – literally. As she waits for the judge to decide on her separate maintenance claim, she opens a new nightclub and earns a new reputation that lives on today. This episode is sponsored by Candid (www.candidco.com/mobqueens code: MOBQUEENS) and L'Oreal - Color & Co (www.colorandco.com code: MOBQUEENS).

Anna does what no mob wife has done before or since. Her Vito exit strategy looks like a death wish, but the Queen's sacrifice may be her most calculated chess move yet. This episode is sponsored by  L'Oreal - Color & Co (www.colorandco.com code: MOBQUEENS) and Betterhelp (www.betterhelp.com/mobqueens code: MOBQUEENS).

A special agent for the US captures Vito in Italy. A Senate Committee in New York makes things uncomfortable for the mob. And tensions reach a boiling point between Anna and her husband, until something has to give. This episode is sponsored by Native (www.nativedeodorant.com code: MOBQUEENS) and Betterhelp (www.betterhelp.com/mobqueens code: MOBQUEENS).

Jessica and Michael's private investigation tactics pay off, and a new source brings Anna Genovese into sharp focus. What they thought was a story about The Family, turns out to be just as much about family. This episode is sponsoredd by Hachette - Killer Instinct, L'Oreal - Color & Co (www.colorandco.com code: MOBQUEENS), Betterhelp (www.betterhelp.com/mobqueens code: MOBQUEENS), and Invitae (www.invitae.com).

Gay prohibition. Sexual segregation. A time when being gay was not okay. But leave it to the mob and Anna Genovese to cash in on these forbidden fruits. This episode is sponsored by Betterhelp (www.betterhelp.com/mobqueens code: MOBQUEENS), Invitae (www.invitae.com), and L'Oreal - Color & Co (www.colorandco.com code: MOBQUEENS).

Love, money and power never come for free. As Anna's mob status rises, Vito's reign is threatened. The fiery couple face their first major test in marriage, and Michael faces a mystery of his own. This episode is sponsored by Candid (www.candidco.com/mobqueens code: MOBQUEENS), Betterhelp (www.betterhelp.com/mobqueens code: MOBQUEENS), and HelloFresh (www.hellofresh.com/mobqueens80 code MOBQUEENS80)..

Uncovering the truth takes skill, grit and, apparently, neuroses. A real life private dick shows Jessica and Michael the ropes, as they move their investigation from paper to people. Who is alive to bear witness to Anna's side of the story?  This episode is sponsored by Color & Co. (www.colorandco.com code: MOBQUEENS), Care/of (www.takecareof.com code: MOBQUEENS), Betterhelp (www.betterhelp.com/mobqueens code: MOBQUEENS), and Native (www.nativedeodorant.com code: MOBQUEENS).

Jessica and Michael retrace the mysterious events that lead Anna Genovese from her first husband to her second. There are two funerals, a wedding and one question that lurks behind each of our heroine’s unbelievable experiences: Is Anna pulling the strings, or is she being pulled? This episode is sponsored by L'Oreal - Color & Co (www.colorandco.com code: MOBQUEENS), Away (www.awaytravel.com/mobqueens code: MOBQUEENS), and Lola (www.mylola.com code: MOBQUEENS).

Anna Genovese's glittery, daring and dangerous life story has been overshadowed by the violent exploits of her mobster husband, Vito Genovese – head of New York's Genovese Crime Family. Now, hosts Jessica Bendinger and Michael Seligman are unearthing Anna's past, and piecing together how she rose from meagre beginnings to become a master player in the mob's ruthless game of chess. You can listen to ad-free new episodes of Mob Queens, only on Stitcher Premium. For a free month of Stitcher Premium, go to stitcherpremium.com and use promo code ‘MOBQUEENS.' This episode is sponsored by Betterhelp (www.betterhelp.com/mobqueens code: MOBQUEENS) and True & Co (www.trueandco.com/mobqueens code: mobqueens).

Coming August 19th!