Best Mark C Thompson Podcasts (2025)

1
416: Nazi Germany’s Bungled Operation Condor w/ Gavin Whitehead 57:52

Play Pause

3h ago57:52

57:52

In 1942, two Abwehr German agents, including Johannes Eppler, slipped into Cairo to gather intelligence for Rommel’s desert campaign, getting help from local allies like the famous dancer Hekmet Fahmy and Anwar Sadat. Despite their efforts to infiltrate British circles, the whole operation eventually fell apart once Allied intelligence caught on. M…

1
415: The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald w/ John U. Bacon 55:04

7d ago55:04

55:04

November 10, 2025, marked the fiftieth anniversary of the sinking of the freighter SS Edmund Fitzgerald during a vicious Lake Superior storm. All 29 crew members were lost, a tragedy later memorialized in Gordon Lightfoot’s iconic song. My guest is bestselling author John U. Bacon, who shares details from his new book, "The Gales of November: The U…

51
134. The Motherlode (Bre-X Minerals) 1:19:25

21h ago1:19:25

1:19:25

A tiny Calgary-based exploration company ignites a global market frenzy when it discovers the world's largest gold deposit before collapsing into one of the biggest frauds in mining history. Prelude: The "Bushman of the Shuswap" flees society after uncovering a massive conspiracy. –––-–---------------------------------------- BECOME A VALUEDLISTENE…

1
414: The Martha Wise Murders w/ Rod Kackley 54:41

13d ago54:41

54:41

In the winter of 1924-1925, quiet Medina County, Ohio, was shaken to its core. Martha Wise, an ordinary farm widow with an extraordinary obsession, slipped arsenic into her family’s food and water. Three of her relatives were dead, dozens more gravely ill, and a rural community was gripped by fear. What followed was a murder investigation and trial…

1
MoNo Encore: The Murder of President James Garfield w/ Candice Millard 59:28

18d ago59:28

59:28

Original Pub Date: 1/14/19 On July 2nd, 1881, a disappointed and mentally unstable office-seeker named Charles Guiteau shot President James A. Garfield in a Washington D.C. train station. Over the next weeks, Garfield would linger, bedridden, as infection set in, caused by poor medical treatment, and America would wait with bated breath over whethe…

1
413: Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday & Tombstone w/ Mark Lee Gardner 1:20:10

21d ago1:20:10

1:20:10

Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday were two complicated men whose steadfast friendship became one of the legendary relationships of the American West. Both were flawed, and often on uncertain moral ground, yet their bond carried them through the violent world of frontier justice, culminating in a deadly conflict with the Clanton-McLaury gang in Tombstone,…

51
133. The Fabulist (George Santos) 1:46:47

15d ago1:46:47

1:46:47

A newly elected congressman is expelled and prosecuted for financial crimes after his elaborate web of personal and professional lies unravels. Prelude: JP Maroney's inventive "digital marketing arbitrage" is revealed to be a Ponzi scheme. –––-–---------------------------------------- BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠P…

1
412: The Killing of William Woodward w/ Jerry Aylward 1:09:13

28d ago1:09:13

1:09:13

In the early hours on a rainy autumn night in 1955, on a lavish country estate in Oyster Bay Cove, esteemed New York socialite Ann Woodward fired both barrels of her custom-made shotgun into the head of her husband, multimillionaire William J. “Billy” Woodward Jr., killing him. She mistook him for a notorious prowler who preyed on the privileged cl…

1
Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim | President of the Indigenous Peoples Association 29:22

1M ago29:22

29:22

When your life depends on getting things your way, collaboration can seem impossible. In times of crisis, gathering evidence, considering others’ needs or listening often give way to fear and urgency. Yet, in the middle of life and death droughts in Chad, Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim - President of the Indigenous Peoples Association, found ways to improv…

1
411: The Murder of Zoya Fyodorova w/ Chris Pouy 1:26:12

1M ago1:26:12

1:26:12

My guest is Chris Pouy, who shares an astonishing true story of love, betrayal, and murder on this latest episode of Most Notorious. His grandmother, Zoya Fyodorova, was a celebrated Russian actress who fell in love with an American naval officer, Jackson Tate, in 1945. It was a forbidden romance that led to the birth of Chris’s mother, Victoria. Z…

1
The Mysterious Death of Meriwether Lewis - Southern Gothic 36:31

1M ago36:31

36:31

Just off the old Natchez Trace, in the quiet woods of Tennessee, stands a broken marble column marking the grave of Meriwether Lewis. The monument was meant to honor one of America’s greatest explorers, but its shattered form also reflects a life cut short under circumstances that remain unsolved more than two centuries later. In 1804, Lewis and Cl…

1
410: The 1856 Dublin Railway Murder w/ Thomas Morris 1:13:12

1M ago1:13:12

1:13:12

In November 1856, Dublin was shaken by the murder of George Little, chief cashier at the Broadstone railway terminus. He was found in his office, beaten and with his throat cut, thousands of pounds worth of gold and silver left untouched and the door locked. The investigation gripped the public, filled with twists and unusual developments, includin…

1
MoNo Encore: The Car Barn Murders w/ Karen Smith 1:12:08

2M ago1:12:08

1:12:08

(Orig pub date 8/15/23) In the early morning of January 21st, 1935 two employees of the Capital Transit Company in Chevy Chase, Maryland were cold-bloodedly gunned down. One of the men murdered was my guest's great-great uncle Emory Smith. As the police investigated the list of compelling suspects grew, but a powerful cover-up appeared to be in pla…

1
Bonus: The Foundation (New Era Philanthropy) 33:32

2M ago33:32

33:32

A prominent Christian businessman operates a massive, "too-good-to-be-true," charity-based Ponzi scheme. –––-–---------------------------------------- BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ ⁠Spotify⁠ ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ ⁠Patreon⁠ –––-–---------------------------------------- DONATE: ⁠SwindledPodcast.com/Support⁠ CONSUME: ⁠SwindledPodcast.com/Shop⁠ –––-–------------…

1
409: The Scientist & the Serial Killer w/ Lise Olsen 1:29:46

2M ago1:29:46

1:29:46

In "The Scientist and the Serial Killer: The Search for Houston’s Lost Boys", investigative journalist Lise Olsen tells the gripping true-crime story behind the “Lost Boys” murders in 1970s Houston, when more than two dozen teenage boys were murdered at the hands of Dean Corll, nicknamed the “Candy Man”, and his young accomplices. Through years of …

1
Ryan McGarva | Mercedes F1 team 35:12

1M ago35:12

35:12

Ryan McGarva | Mercedes F1 team by Mark C. ThompsonBy Mark C. Thompson

1
408: The Murder of Cecelia Gullivan w/ Jeffrey L. Amestoy 1:05:33

2M ago1:05:33

1:05:33

In November 1926, Cecelia Gullivan, treasurer of the Cone Automatic Machine company of Windsor, Vermont, was brutally killed in her home. Local police quickly arrested Cone Automatic machinist John Winters on suspicion of the crime, and the trial that followed was sensational and swift. Convicted of murder, Winters’ appeal brought in an unexpected …

1
132. The Mix-Up (Velsicol Chemical Company) 1:14:26

2M ago1:14:26

1:14:26

A catastrophic contamination strikes Michigan when an industrial chemical (PBB) is mistakenly mixed into cattle feed. Prelude: Workers at a Texas chemical plant are turned into “zombies" after exposure to the toxic pesticide Phosvel. –––-–---------------------------------------- BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

1
407: The Thames Torso Murders w/ Sarah Bax Horton 1:02:24

2M ago1:02:24

1:02:24

Victorian London is often remembered for the Ripper murders, yet at the same time another equally chilling series of slayings unfolded. Between 1887 and 1889, the dismembered bodies of four women appeared along the Thames. The river itself became the killer’s cover, its tides and hidden corners serving as a macabre dumping ground. Overshadowed by t…

1
406: The Murder of Jujube Heiress Ruth Quinn w/ Taylor Kiland 57:10

3M ago57:10

57:10

The small Southern California island of Coronado rarely makes news for violent crime. But in the spring of 1975, World War II widow and retired librarian Ruth Quinn was murdered, execution-style, in her cottage. Her death sent a shock wave through the community. The granddaughter of Jujubes and Jujyfruits creator Henry Heide, Ruth was found fully c…

1
MoNo Encore: The Murder of Dr. W.D. Broadhurst w/ Patrick Gallagher 1:15:56

3M ago1:15:56

1:15:56

(Orig pub date: 2/15/22) In October of 1946, a chiropractor and rancher named Willis "W.D." Broadhurst was beaten with a wrench and finished off with a shotgun on a lonely eastern Oregon road. Investigators would soon accuse his wife Gladys of plotting the doctor's murder with the help of his young cowhand and her lover, Alvin Williams. Stunning de…

1
405: A History of Eugenics in America w/ Mark A. Torres 1:07:20

3M ago1:07:20

1:07:20

In the early twentieth century, eugenics captivated scientists and the public alike, giving researchers license to exploit the infirm, the mentally ill, prisoners, Native communities and many others considered "defective" or "feebleminded" under the guise of genetics. At its center stood the Eugenics Record Office in Cold Spring Harbor, directed by…

5301
131. The Utopia (Galt's Gulch Chile) 1:37:55

2M ago1:37:55

1:37:55

A proposed libertarian paradise in the Chilean countryside devolves into a spectacle of betrayal and broken promises. Prelude: Lazarus Long's Principality of New Utopia. –––-–---------------------------------------- BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ –––-–-------------------------------…

1
404: Gunfighter Clay Allison w/ Donna Blake Birchell 1:04:47

3M ago1:04:47

1:04:47

Clay Allison was both liked and loathed in his lifetime, embodying the contradictions of the American frontier. He could show moments of kindness for the downtrodden, but also carried deep hatred for Northerners and Black people. Dangerously unpredictable, he was capable of generosity one moment and chilling violence the next, a quality that made h…

1
403: The Madman of Crystal Beach w/ M.F. Gross 1:23:49

3M ago1:23:49

1:23:49

In the sultry summer of 1949, a sleepy Florida beach town was rocked to its core. A brutal home invasion, a shocking murder, and a desperate, month-long manhunt captivated and terrified an entire region. At the center of the storm was John Calvin “Rastus” Russell, a cunning ex-con and former asylum patient who unleashed a wave of fear unlike anythi…

1
Rerun: The Crusader (Nicholas Alahverdian) 1:21:00

3M ago1:21:00

1:21:00

Originally published June 5, 2022. The untimely death of an outspoken advocate for foster children reveals his despicable double life. Prelude: A tragedy occurs after a woman in Rhode Island adopts eight children with developmental issues. –––-–---------------------------------------- BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Patreo…

1
402: The Reno Redfield Heist w/ Gavin Schmitt 1:03:40

3M ago1:03:40

1:03:40

The 1952 burglary of eccentric multi-millionaire LaVere Redfield’s mansion in Reno, Nevada was the largest of its time, but also a comedy of errors. "Masterminded" by a French-Canadian woman with a questionable relationship to Redfield, it also included a failed safecracker and a crew of Italian-American hoodlums from the Milwaukee underworld. My g…

1
130. The Wunderkind (Ephren Taylor II) 1:10:04

4M ago1:10:04

1:10:04

A self-proclaimed “socially conscious” entrepreneur uses church seminars and motivational speeches to lure investors into a nationwide Ponzi scheme. Prelude: "King" Perry Santillo and Chris Parris perpetuate a financial fraud to which they had fallen victim. –––-–---------------------------------------- BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ …

1
401: The First Forensic Hanging w/ Summer Strevens 55:42

4M ago55:42

55:42

The First Forensic Hanging: The Toxic Truth That Killed Mary Blandy by Summer Strevens tells the story of Mary Blandy, executed in 1752 for poisoning her father Frances Blandy with arsenic. Her trial was the first in Britain to use toxicology as evidence in an arsenic poisoning case, marking a turning point in forensic history. Drawing on period ne…

1
MoNo Encore: The Bermondsey Horror w/ Gavin Whitehead 1:17:42

4M ago1:17:42

1:17:42

(Orig pub date: 2/3/24) On August 17th, 1849, London police officers made a grisly discovery at the home of George and Maria (born Marie de Roux) Manning. Her former beau, Patrick O'Connor, had been buried under the floor. A nationwide hunt for the couple would follow, and after that a trial and executions. The murder case would grip London so ferv…

1
400: The Legend of Belle Starr w/ Michael Wallis 1:08:39

4M ago1:08:39

1:08:39

Myra Maibelle Shirley, better known as Belle Starr, was one of the most notorious female outlaws of the Old West (if you believe period newspapers, anyway). My guest, bestselling and award-winning author Michael Wallis, made it his mission to tell the true story of Belle Starr, and in the process dispels many of the myths that surround her. He shar…

1
129. The Death Trap (Ride the Ducks Intl.) 1:11:31

4M ago1:11:31

1:11:31

A tourism industry's ugly past is revealed after a "duck boat" sinks on Table Rock Lake in Branson, Missouri, during a storm. Prelude: The sinking of Miss Majestic in Hot Springs, Arkansas. –––-–---------------------------------------- BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ –––-–-----------------------…

1
399: The Life & Crimes of Robert Spears w/ Jerry Jamison 1:46:18

4M ago1:46:18

1:46:18

"Doctor" Robert Spears was arguably one of the greatest con artists of the twentieth century, and very likely a mass murderer. In thirty nine years of grift, he had 25 aliases, 28 arrests in 20 cities, and was imprisoned close to a dozen times. He performed, without any medical degree, abortions on countless women, and in 1959 tricked his best frie…

1
398: John Wilkes Booth & the Last Year of the Civil War w/ Scott Ellsworth 59:24

5M ago59:24

59:24

My guest this week is Scott Ellsworth, author of Midnight on the Potomac: The Last Year of the Civil War, the Lincoln Assassination, and the Rebirth of America. He talks about President Lincoln's turbulent last year in office, the Confederate secret service's attempts to create chaos in the north, and John Wilkes Booth's ties to the Confederacy's s…

1
Micro-Economies, Sistahood, and Leadership: Kwamara Thompson’s Formula for Sustainable Impact 53:15

5M ago53:15

53:15

In this episode of The WarriorHER Podcast, we sit down with Kwamara Thompson — educator, philanthropist, angel investor, entrepreneur, and fierce advocate for community empowerment. From founding Thompson Education Consulting to launching micro-economies, investing millions into small businesses, and amplifying Black women’s voices through movement…

1
397: The Hazel Drew Murder Revisited w/ Jerry C. Drake 1:26:27

5M ago1:26:27

1:26:27

In July of 1908 the body of twenty-year-old Hazel Drew was found floating in a mill pond in Upstate New York. Her death captured headlines across the nation and around the world, but after a whirlwind investigation lasting less than thirty days (despite a myriad of suspects), the District Attorney abruptly closed the case. Joining me is Jerry Drake…

1
128. The Charade (Scott W. Rothstein) 1:28:41

5M ago1:28:41

1:28:41

A Fort Lauderdale lawyer's ostentatious lifestyle is supported by the largest Ponzi scheme in Florida history. Prelude: The body of attorney Melissa Britt Lewis is found in a Florida canal. –––-–---------------------------------------- BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠ –––-–-----------------------------…

1
MoNo Encore: The 1912 Murder of Ella Barham w/ Nita Gould 1:23:09

5M ago1:23:09

1:23:09

(Original pub date: 6/16/21) In November of 1912, a young woman named Ella Barham journeyed home, on her horse, to her family farm in Boone County, Arkansas, but never arrived. After her body was discovered, murdered and dismembered, suspicions quickly centered on a neighbor, Odus Davidson, who was rumored to have been in love with Ella, a love nev…

1
396: The 1951 Murder of Clarence Pellett w/ Clem Pellett 1:18:52

5M ago1:18:52

1:18:52

Clem Pellett grew up knowing very little about his grandfather, Clarence Pellett, who was murdered along Montana's iconic Hi-Line in April of 1951. Pellett's father had cut ties with the family, and Pellett didn't even know his grandfather's first name until he started investigating the case as an adult. Through extensive research over many years, …

1
Building Billion-Dollar Dreams: Suneera Madhani on Entrepreneurship, Access, and Impact 42:40

5M ago42:40

42:40

Building Billion-Dollar Dreams: Suneera Madhani on Entrepreneurship, Access, and Impact In this episode of The WarriorHER Podcast, we sit down with Suneera Madhani — Unicorn founder, fintech powerhouse, CEO of Worth AI, founder of CEO School, and advocate for women in entrepreneurship. After scaling Stax Payments to a billion-dollar exit, Suneera t…

1
395: The 1917 Murder of Beatrice Epler w/ Allie Seibert 1:29:43

5M ago1:29:43

1:29:43

On the morning of September 5th, 1917, sixteen-year-old Beatrice Epler was found dead just steps from her home in Alma, Michigan. The investigation into her murder would soon entangle a brothel madam, a traveling theater owner, a local farmer, and a French-Canadian amateur detective. My guest is Allie Seibert, author of Bloodstained: Exploring Mich…

1
Rerun: The Inferno (The Station nightclub fire) 1:18:12

5M ago1:18:12

1:18:12

Originally published September 27, 2021. Incompetence and negligence lead to a devastating loss of life at a concert in West Warwick, Rhode Island. Prelude: A fight in the E2 nightclub in Chicago triggers a deadly stampede. –––-–---------------------------------------- BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ –––-–-------…

1
394: The Castleton Massacre with Margaret Carson & Sharon Anne Cook 1:22:52

6M ago1:22:52

1:22:52

On May 2, 1963, Robert Killins, a former United Church minister, slaughtered every woman in his family but one. She (and her brother) lived to tell the story of what motivated a talented man who had been widely admired, a scholar and graduate from Queen’s University, to stalk and terrorize the women in his family for almost twenty years and then mu…

1
Episode 58 Breaking Barries & Trusting Your Magic with Kristen V. Carter 41:11

6M ago41:11

41:11

In this episode of The WarriorHER Podcast, we sit down with Kristen V. Carter, an award-winning executive producer, entrepreneur, speaker, and the powerhouse behind Trust Your Magic™. From producing socially impactful television like Profiled: The Black Man to executive producing Black Girls Rock! and GOSPEL Live!, Kristen’s work shines at the inte…

1
127. The White Knight (eBay) 1:19:16

6M ago1:19:16

1:19:16

A bizarre and sinister harassment campaign targeting a married couple in Massachusetts is linked to executives at one of the world’s largest e-commerce companies. Prelude: A content creator orchestrates a grievance-driven attack on YouTube's headquarters. –––-–---------------------------------------- PREORDER DEFORMR's "We've Met Before, Haven't We…

1
393: The Man Who Shot J.P. Morgan w/ Mary Noé 1:13:32

6M ago1:13:32

1:13:32

On the morning of July 3, 1915, John Pierpont Morgan Jr., one of the most famous names in finance, was entertaining guests at his sprawling Long Island estate when the doorbell unexpectedly rang. An armed man forced his way inside. At the same time, authorities in Washington, DC, were investigating a shocking bombing at the US Capitol. While no one…

1
392: Golden Age Pirate George Lowther w/ Craig Chapman 1:07:30

6M ago1:07:30

1:07:30

George Lowther was a mutineer and a pirate, one of the most prolific during the golden age of piracy. His first mate, Edward "Ned" Low, went on to establish himself as perhaps the most sadistic and depraved of all pirate captains. Virtually all popular sources specify Lowther's death being by suicide in 1723, while marooned on the small island of B…

1
MoNo Encore: The Murder of Kitty Genovese w/ Catherine Pelonero 1:07:05

6M ago1:07:05

1:07:05

(Original pub. date: 9/27/2018) Catherine Pelonero, author of "Kitty Genovese: A True Account of a Public Murder and its Private Consequences", is my guest. She walks us through the murder of Kitty Genovese in Kew Gardens, New York in 1964 and its aftermath. The horrific crime is especially infamous because no one called police or stepped in to hel…

1
Klaus Kleinfeld | Alcoa 25:49

6M ago25:49

25:49

Join Mark and co-host Jacquelyn Lane, President and Co-founder of 100 Coaches Agency, for a powerful episode of the Chief Executive Summit featuring Klaus Kleinfeld, former Chairman and CEO of Alcoa and former CEO of Siemens AG.Klaus shares insights from his global leadership journey and his new book, Leading to Thrive, offering a fresh framework f…

1
Entrepreneurship, Empowerment, and Emotional Intelligence: Dr. Shara Ally’s Formula for Impact 49:44

6M ago49:44

49:44

In this episode of The WarriorHER Podcast, we sit down with Dr. Shara Ally, a trailblazing Doctor of Nursing Practice, founder of NEUROorganics Inc., TEDx speaker, and advocate for holistic mental health and women's empowerment. From winning Ms. Canada United World 2022 to meeting the Dalai Lama, Dr. Shara's journey embodies resilience, leadership,…