Shadow Kingdom
by Crooked Media & Campside
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Coal Survivor I 8. Trial
Coal Survivor I 8. Trial
About this podcast
On New Year’s Eve 1969, Jock Yablonski, a union hero, is mysteriously gunned down in his bed. Jock’s son is convinced the head of the United Mine Worker’s Union is behind it. But why, and can he prove it? Decades later, lawyer Nicolo Majnoni embarks on a journey to find out who killed Jock and uncovers a conspiracy at the heart of the union.
Shadow Kingdom is a series from Crooked Media and Campside Media. Each season starts with a crime, and as the layers are peeled back to find out who did it, a larger system at play is revealed.
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Episodes
- Coal Survivor I 8. Trial · 38 min · Season 2 Episode 8Chip Yablonski and Tony Boyle face off, as Tony must take his day in court. He calls the prosecutor’s bluff and the fate of the union hangs in the balance. Learn more about your…
- Coal Survivor I 7. Storming the Bastille · 31 min · Season 2 Episode 7The election arrives and Chip’s miners force their way into the union’s headquarters. They are shocked by what they find. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
- Coal Survivor I 6. The Rebellion Lives On · 37 min · Season 2 Episode 6After the killers are arrested, Chip Yablonski must run a new election campaign against Tony. If he can take the presidency, then he can find out who ordered his father’s murder…
- Coal Survivor I 5. New Year’s Eve · 42 min · Season 2 Episode 5Hitman Paul breaks into Jock’s house to finish the job. Then Jock’s son arrives and promises vengeance. A motley crew of 20-year olds arrives to back up the Yablonskis. Learn…
- Coal Survivor I 4. A Ticking Clock · 39 min · Season 2 Episode 4After the election - Jock breaks a taboo and threatens Tony. Hitman Paul Gilly races to kill Jock before it’s too late. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
- Coal Survivor I 3. Strike with All Thy Will · 37 min · Season 2 Episode 3Jock recruits his family and begins a campaign to take the presidency from Tony. An unlikely hitman tries to kill Jock…over and over again. Learn more about your ad choices…
- Shadow Kingdom Season 2: Coal Survivor (coming August 25) · 2 min · Season 2On New Year’s Eve 1969, Jock Yablonski, a union hero, is mysteriously gunned down in his bed. Jock’s son is convinced top brass at the United Mine Worker’s union are behind it…
- Coal Survivor I 2. The Secret · 48 min · Season 2 Episode 2A gigantic mine explosion catches the eye of a 60s celebrity. He reveals a conspiracy at the heart of the union, and pleads for Jock’s help. Learn more about your ad choices…
- Coal Survivor I 1. The Invisible Crown · 47 min · Season 2 Episode 1It’s the mid-1960s and there is a succession crisis in America’s most powerful union - the United Mine Workers. Jock Yablonski and Tony Boyle - princes of the UMW - clash for…
- God’s Banker I 8. The Train Station · 43 min · Season 1 Episode 8Nicolo reviews trial transcripts in Rome and listens to Calvi's son, Carlo, finally making sense of a long-ignored interview. The investigation leads to the Bologna train station…
- God’s Banker I 7. Discovery · 38 min · Season 1 Episode 7Calvi is found hanging from Blackfriars Bridge in London. The British police call it suicide, but Nicolo finds Antonio Cornacchia, an Italian officer who insists it’s murder…
- God’s Banker I 6. On the Run · 34 min · Season 1 Episode 6Calvi disappears as news of the missing funds breaks. He speeds through Austria under a false name, accompanied by Silvano Vittor, the last person to see him alive. Vittor agrees…
- God’s Banker I 5. The Fixers · 34 min · Season 1 Episode 5Calvi is arrested on a banking technicality, but after his release, he becomes paranoid. When his deputy is shot in the street, Nicolo uncovers secret tapes revealing Calvi’s…
- God’s Banker I 4. The Priest and the Spy · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 4As Pope John Paul II visits communist Poland, his defiance stuns the KGB. Behind the scenes, Calvi is financing the Pope's covert war on communism. Nicolo tracks down Francesco…
- God’s Banker I 3. The Grandmaster · 40 min · Season 1 Episode 3A dawn raid on an Italian warehouse uncovers a secret far-right society, P2, just months before a planned coup. Prosecutor Giulano Turone, who led the raid, reveals how this…
- God’s Banker I 2. Our Thing · 41 min · Season 1 Episode 2Mario claims Calvi laundered Mafia money through the Vatican Bank. Nicolo contacts Mafia hitman Vincenzo Calcara, who recounts smuggling suitcases of cash from Sicily to Rome…
- God’s Banker I 1. Death of a Banker · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 1In 2022, Attorney Nicolo Majnoni reconnects with an old friend, former White House reporter Mario Platero, who has been fixated for decades on the murder of Vatican banker…
- Introducing Shadow Kingdom: God’s Banker (coming March 17) · 2 min · Season 1Roberto Calvi, a man guarding a dangerous secret about the Vatican Bank’s criminal activities, sends a threatening letter to the Pope. A week later on June 17th, 1982 he’s found…
- A Sneak Preview of Shadow Kingdom: God’s Banker · 5 minIt’s been a minute since you heard from us on Crooked Minis—and, well, a lot has changed since 2022. With so much at stake in the next four years, Crooked will be here to break…
