American Skyjacker: The Final Flight of Martin McNally

American Skyjacker: The Final Flight of Martin McNally

Imperative Entertainment and Pegalo Pictures

Between the years of 1967 and 1972 over 300 commercial airplanes were hijacked worldwide, with over 130 of those happening in the United States alone. This period would become known as "The Golden Age of Hijacking." American Skyjacker is the tale of a small-time crook named Martin 'Mac' McNally, who dreamed of the ultimate mile-high score: hijacking a plane and getting away with $500,000 in cash; but Mac's hijacking is just the beginning of a truly epic and incredibly wild true-crime saga.American Skyjacker: The Final Flight of Martin McNally is a ten-episode series.

Cover Up: Ministry of Secrets

Cover Up: Ministry of Secrets

Cover Up is a series of investigative stories that take us on a journey into a world of subterfuge and secrecy - a world where the truth is concealed under a blanket of lies. From corrupt individuals to clandestine institutions, Cover Up exposes deceit, deception and the abuse of power. Season one uncovers the story of The Ministry of Secrets, one of the great unsolved mysteries of the Cold War. At its heart is a missing person — a wartime hero and international celebrity. But that’s ju

Mar 6, 2023 • 5:11

New Series: Operation Morning Light

New Series: Operation Morning Light

On a January night in 1978, a white light burned through the sub-Arctic sky. It was Cosmos 954, a nuclear-powered Soviet espionage satellite that had malfunctioned and fallen to earth. As the satellite disintegrated, it scattered dangerously radioactive debris across the vast traditional lands of the Dene, Métis, and Inuit in the Northwest Territories of Canada. Operation Morning Light tells the story of the Cosmos 954 disaster, its impact on the land, and the resilience of the communities in th

Feb 16, 2023 • 3:14

Wondery Presents: Frozen Head

Wondery Presents: Frozen Head

Hosted by Ash Kelley and Alaina Urquhart from the hit show Morbid.When 90-year-old Laurence Pilgeram drops dead on the sidewalk outside his condo, you might think that’s the end of his story. But, really, it’s just the beginning. Because Laurence and others like him have signed up to be frozen and brought back to life in the future. And that belief will pull multiple generations of the Pilgeram family into a cryonics soap opera filled with dead pets, gold coins, grenades, fist fights, m

Jan 23, 2023 • 3:52

New Series:  The Cost of Happiness: Tony Hsieh

New Series: The Cost of Happiness: Tony Hsieh

Billionaire Zappos founder and tech CEO Tony Hsieh was obsessed with happiness and helping people achieve it. After running “the world’s happiest company” for two decades, Hsieh created his experimental community — The Downtown Project — dedicated to pursuing happiness. But what do Tony's life and death reveal about Silicon Valley’s obsession with re-imagining how society functions?"A gripping tale" - The GuardianListen and follow now: https://link.chtbl.com/costofhappiness Learn more about your

Jan 6, 2023 • 3:12

Introducing: The Evaporated: Gone With The Gods

Introducing: The Evaporated: Gone With The Gods

What if someone close to you just … vanished one day? That happens to tens of thousands of families a year in Japan, and it happened to Jake Adelstein, too, back in 2018 — when his accountant disappeared, just before tax day. Adelstein, the author of Tokyo Vice, and co-host Shoko Plambeck go in search of that missing accountant and take us on a journey into the fascinating and bizarre world of Japan’s johatsu, or “evaporated” people. A Campside Media & Sony Music Entertainment production. Learn

Dec 12, 2022 • 7:23

Special Preview Episode: Elizabeth the First.  Control.

Special Preview Episode: Elizabeth the First. Control.

Here’s your special preview episode of the new series Elizabeth the First – about the remarkable life of Elizabeth Taylor.In our preview, we hear how Elizabeth Taylor’s career takes off, and she finds herself navigating a patriarchal movie studio system determined to own her every move… until she seizes the moment to take control. It was a time of great promise. Then, tragedy strikes.Headline News says ‘I love Elizabeth the First’ and the Toronto Star says the podcast is ‘sumptuously pr

Nov 22, 2022 • 23:01

Introducing: The Vanished

Introducing: The Vanished

The Vanished is a true crime podcast that explores the stories of those who have gone missing. The Vanished goes beyond conventional news reports to take a deep dive into the story of a different missing person each week.    Host Marissa Jones brings you exclusive interviews with family members, friends, law enforcement and experts on mainstream cases, as well as little known ones. Listen in, to hear what The Vanished will uncover next: wondery.fm/vanished_skyjacker Learn more about your ad choi

Nov 16, 2022 • 5:55

New Series: The Paddlefish Caviar Heist

New Series: The Paddlefish Caviar Heist

Warsaw, Missouri, is a small, rural town of just over 2,000 people in the American Midwest. Locally it’s known as the “quiet end of the Lake of the Ozarks.” Very few realize that it’s the paddlefish capital of the world. But when a new group arrived driving flashy, imported cars and dropping hundreds of dollars on bait and tackle, the town became the setting for an undercover federal sting operation tasked with bringing down a suspected international caviar poaching ring. Financial Times says Pa

Nov 11, 2022 • 5:19

New Series: Devil Town

New Series: Devil Town

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Oct 20, 2022 • 3:58

Introducing: Wolves Among Us, Season 1, The Larry Lavin Story

Introducing: Wolves Among Us, Season 1, The Larry Lavin Story

On the surface, there was nothing remarkable about Larry Lavin. He lived in a quiet neighborhood with his wife and family, drove a Volvo, and practiced dentistry in Philadelphia. But, from 1978 to 1984, Dr. Lavin ran one of the largest cocaine enterprises on the entire eastern seaboard. Through the voices and perspectives of law enforcement, drug runners, friends, business associates and Larry Lavin himself, Wolves Among Us, Season One, The Larry Lavin Story, tells the story of Lavin’s dual life

Sep 15, 2022 • 3:38

Introducing: Blood Ties S3: Strange Days

Introducing: Blood Ties S3: Strange Days

Our family members are not always who we think. When Eleonore Richland exposed her father’s dark legacy, she vowed to clean up the family business – and hired her half-brother, Santino Reyes, to help her do it. But old habits die hard. In the shocking new third season, Eleonore reckons with what her father always taught her growing up: medicine is a bloody business. From Wondery, the makers of “The Shrink Next Door” and “Dr. Death,” Blood Ties stars Gillian Jacobs (Community, Love), Christian Na

Sep 7, 2022 • 5:33

New Series: In the Land of Lies

New Series: In the Land of Lies

From Sean Kipe and Imperative Entertainment comes the story of former Georgia police officer Michael Chapel, convicted of the 1993 robbery and brutal murder of Emogene Thompson and sentenced to life in prison. However, with the recent surfacing of new information, Chapel’s story may have taken a dramatic turn – one that could potentially prove his innocence. Kipe takes a deep dive into Chapel’s past to find the unbelievable truth behind a story that involves corrupt police officers, crime rings,

Aug 30, 2022 • 2:30

Introducing: Smoke Screen: Puppy Kingpin

Introducing: Smoke Screen: Puppy Kingpin

Americans are used to being on the lookout for a scam, but authorities are warning of a new kind of fraud. Puppy Kingpin shines a spotlight on Jolyn Noethe, a secretive businesswoman from Iowa who is accused of laundering puppies like drug money. Over the course of 7 episodes, investigative reporter and host Alex Schuman exposes the scheme and an underground part of the industry bringing us the pets we love. From Neon Hum Media and Sony Music Entertainment subscribe to Smoke Screen: Puppy Kingpi

Jun 13, 2022 • 8:00

Imperative Presents: Standoff

Imperative Presents: Standoff

A new series on the 1974 Huntsville, TX prison siege, one of the most infamous hostage crises in American history that played out in dramatic fashion over 11 days – all in front of a terrified national audience. 100 hours of newly uncovered audio containing the actual hostage negotiations and the deadly shoot-out tell the story like never before.Listen now: https://link.chtbl.com/standoffLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 24, 2022 • 3:43

Introducing: American Coyote

Introducing: American Coyote

From the team behind the hit podcast American Skyjacker comes a new series about the true adventure of a legendary criminal and unlikely hero. Between 1987 and 2001, Elden Kidd crossed over 1000 immigrants from Mexico into the United States, utilizing wild, harrowing, and sometimes comical schemes to outwit authorities on both sides of the border. American Coyote is out now, listen and subscribe to hear the premiere episodes. New episodes publish every Tuesday morning. Learn more about your ad c

Dec 7, 2020 • 4:07

Zihuatanejo | Chapter 10

Zihuatanejo | Chapter 10

After nearly 37 years behind bars, convicted skyjacker Martin 'Mac' McNally is released from prison into a world he does not recognize. As he tries to re-acclimate, we'll explore some of the lingering mysteries: Why did Mac do it? Why did he return to St. Louis? And where does he go from here? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 8, 2020 • 50:51

Hard Time | Chapter 9

Hard Time | Chapter 9

Now re-sentenced to two consecutive life sentences, Mac will settle into the rest of his life behind bars. Unless, of course, he has one more escape attempt left in him... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 1, 2020 • 39:27

Robyn’s Flight | Chapter 8

Robyn’s Flight | Chapter 8

After the prison escape fails, Mac and Trap are put back on trial for their latest crimes. And in a shocking turn of events, an unlikely ally demands their release at the last minute, utilizing a familiar tactic — the hijacking of another airplane. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 25, 2020 • 38:40

The Legend of Allen Barklage | Chapter 7

The Legend of Allen Barklage | Chapter 7

As the dramatic prison escape unfolds, we'll focus on the pilot of the hijacked helicopter — a local hero of the St. Louis area named Allen Barklage, who is forced to make a life or death decision. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 18, 2020 • 39:40

The Writer, the Mother, and the Con | Chapter 6

The Writer, the Mother, and the Con | Chapter 6

As Mac and Trapnell execute their brazen prison escape, we'll explore the motivations of the third hijacker in our story: Barbara Oswald, the woman helping them escape via helicopter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 11, 2020 • 47:53

Trap, The Fox | Chapter 5

Trap, The Fox | Chapter 5

Mac meets another skyjacker in prison — the James Bond of career criminals — a man named Garrett Brock Trapnell. In this episode, we'll learn Trap's wild backstory as he and Mac plot an insane escape from the Supermax prison where they're incarcerated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 4, 2020 • 48:43

Which Way Out | Chapter 4

Which Way Out | Chapter 4

On the lam somewhere in the mid-West, Mac is arguably the most wanted man in America — and he'll do whatever it takes to avoid capture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 28, 2020 • 45:25

Free, Fallin' | Chapter 3

Free, Fallin' | Chapter 3

After a vigilante derails his plans mid-hijacking, Mac must improvise a way to escape authorities with his money— and without being killed in the process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 21, 2020 • 49:00

Gateway to the Sky | Chapter 2

Gateway to the Sky | Chapter 2

After casing airports around the Midwest, Mac decides to hijack an American Airlines flight out of St. Louis’s Lambert International Airport and demand $500,000— more than twice what Cooper had escaped with. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 21, 2020 • 42:50

I Can Do That | Chapter 1

I Can Do That | Chapter 1

In the wake of the infamous D.B. Cooper hijacking, Martin ‘Mac’ McNally, an ex-Navy mechanic and gas station attendant who moonlights as a small-time crook, hears the details of the mysterious Cooper heist on the radio and thinks, “I can do that.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 21, 2020 • 38:49

Trailer: American Skyjacker

Trailer: American Skyjacker

What happens when a small-time crook takes a shot at the ultimate mile-high score? This is American Skyjacker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 15, 2020 • 2:48

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