Best Gavin Schmitt Podcasts (2025)

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Political Fallout From Paramount-Netflix War Over Warner, Trump’s Ukraine Talks & Putin’s Endgame 1:10:58

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Mark Halperin kicks off today’s episode with his signature reported monologue on the escalating Netflix–Paramount battle for Warner Bros. — and why it has politicians simultaneously looking for advantage and feeling increasingly uneasy. He explains why this goes well beyond a Hollywood corporate fight, with major implications for Donald Trump and f…

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Rerun: Maribel Caves 39:11

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In this episode we discuss the history of the Maribel Caves and Hotel, and whether Al Capone could have visited the hotel. This is a Milwaukee Mafia Patreon episode that we are sharing on this feed, as there is all sorts of connections to Kaukauna :)

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Rerun: Black Nite with Michail Takach 43:32

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We have discussed how the Mafia found itself in the space of owning and operating gay bars in Milwaukee and today we are joined by Michail Takach who is very focused on the history of the LGTBQ community in Milwaukee to hear the story of the Black Night Bar and a well know riot that broke out in the bar. -- Join the Milwaukee Mafia Newsletter and g…

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Ted Cruz Eyes 2028 Challenge to JD Vance, First Look at Mark Halperin’s “8 for 2028” Dem Rankings 1:10:16

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Mark kicks off today’s episode with his signature reported monologue, unveiling new details about the emerging 2028 Democratic field — why some early frontrunners may not be as secure as they look, how donor behavior and coalition math are already reshaping expectations, and why Gavin Newsom and Josh Shapiro currently dominate the invisible primary…

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

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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…

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Katie Miller Fires Back at Media Attackers, Boat Strike Constitutional Crisis, Trump's Comeback Plan 1:24:35

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Mark Halperin opens the show with his reported monologue on why some Democrats are suddenly, uncharacteristically serene in declaring Donald Trump politically finished — and why GOP insiders insist they’re getting the moment wrong again. Drawing on fresh conversations with Republican strategists, Mark breaks down the four-phase comeback plan they b…

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James Caan and the Mafia 22:06

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Since the unfortunate passing of actor James Caan some stories of his involvement with the mafia have surfaced, We discuss these stories, as well as his gambling problems and James Caan naked in a hotel room? All this in this weeks patreon. -- Join the Milwaukee Mafia Newsletter and get updates about the Mafia and Gavin https://milwaukeemafia.com/j…

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

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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…

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The Haunted Bookstore 26:11

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Gavin tells about a recent project he worked with a local bookstore to turn the store into a haunted experience based on Fox Cities Murder and Mayhem stories

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Outlaws and Heavens Devils 59:46

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A story about a "battle" between to Motorcycle gangs, that the police receive a tip that the Mafia could be behind it -- Join the Milwaukee Mafia Newsletter and get updates about the Mafia and Gavin https://milwaukeemafia.com/join-the-mailing-list/ Got a question about this episode? Email Gavin and Eric at [email protected] Explore the Milwa…

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

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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…

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Pundits Prematurely Say Trump is Done, Plus 2028 Dem Forecast with Hillary’s Former Campaign Manager 1:16:29

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Mark Halperin opens today’s episode with his reported monologue unpacking the latest claims that Trump’s presidency is effectively over—from MS NOW pundits declaring he’s losing ground to Kara Swisher saying he won’t see the end of his term. He then identifies the real test for the president: how his handling of the economy, intra-party divisions, …

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The Real Epstein Elite Narrative That Matters, Trump's Files Power Play, Plus Dems' 2028 Forecast 1:24:16

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As breaking news hits the House on its vote to force release of the Epstein files, Mark Halperin opens today’s show with his reported monologue on what comes next in the continuing scandal. He reveals the real story behind the years-long cover-up — the network of elites who closed ranks to protect their own — and explains why public disclosure won’…

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Jeff Fort and Frank Balistrieri 24:19

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We discuss a listeners questions about a famous Gang Member from Chicago and the Milwaukee Mob boss himself. -- Join the Milwaukee Mafia Newsletter and get updates about the Mafia and Gavin https://milwaukeemafia.com/join-the-mailing-list/ Got a question about this episode? Email Gavin and Eric at [email protected] Explore the Milwaukee Mafi…

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

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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…

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The J.D. Vance "Phony" Debate Shaking Up 2028, and Who Lost the Shutdown, with GOP Whip Tom Emmer 1:15:26

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On this news-packed episode, Mark Halperin kicks off the show with his new reported monologue breaking down the economic decline and collapsing institutional trust fueling America’s unrest — and how the rise of AI is reshaping politics, society, and individual agency. This one is going to be a cliffhanger. Then, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer joins …

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

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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,…

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Megyn Kelly on Dems’ Shutdown Deal Meltdown and Schumer’s Fall, Plus Inside the Rise of Nick Fuentes 1:01:59

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On this very newsy edition of Next Up, Megyn Kelly joins the show to break down the fallout from the government shutdown — the deal that enraged Democrats, why Chuck Schumer could be pushed out by his own party, and why the GOP’s 2028 bench may be stronger than the Democrats’. Plus, Mark delivers not one, but two new reports on today’s show. First,…

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Prohibition in the Fox Cities 1:03:54

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Prohibition, police corruption and lots and lots of beer, Here the story of Prohibition in the Valley in the Live episode from the Kaukauna Public Library

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Trash Collection Corruption 43:40

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In this story we hear about corruption within the trash company that is being orchestrated by "organized crime' -- Join the Milwaukee Mafia Newsletter and get updates about the Mafia and Gavin https://milwaukeemafia.com/join-the-mailing-list/ Got a question about this episode? Email Gavin and Eric at [email protected] Explore the Milwaukee M…

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The Real Story About the Nationwide Political Power Shift, and Inside the Dem 2025 Winning Playbook 1:24:53

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Mark Halperin kicks off Thursday’s episode with his reported monologue with new buzzy information on the fallout from the 2025 elections — and how the results are already reshaping both parties’ strategies for the midterms and 2028. He reveals how Democrats won back key Trump voters and how figures like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Gavin Newsom, Wes M…

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

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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…

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2026 Starts NOW: California Governor Candidate Debate Between Steve Hilton and Stephen Cloobeck 1:32:07

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On this Election Day edition of Next Up, Mark Halperin opens the 2026 election season by unveiling an innovative campaign debate format tailor-made for the new realities of today’s political discourse and new media — an actual conversation between two candidates seeking to replace Gavin Newsom as California’s next Governor: Democrat Stephen Cloobec…

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Lopez Gang Member 16:59

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We dive into a Latin King side story and discuss the Lopez Gang. -- Join the Milwaukee Mafia Newsletter and get updates about the Mafia and Gavin https://milwaukeemafia.com/join-the-mailing-list/ Got a question about this episode? Email Gavin and Eric at [email protected] Explore the Milwaukee Mafia Wiki: https://milwaukeemafia.com/ Become p…

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New Details on Biden Decline Cover Up, Final Mamdani NYC Election Forecast, Plus: Ro Khanna 2028? 1:14:50

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Mark opens today’s episode with a new reported monologue on one of the most consequential stories of this century: how senior Biden officials attempted to cover up the president’s cognitive decline—and how the Dominant Media was complicit in that effort. Drawing on newly released testimony from top administration officials, he examines how threats,…

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What's Fueling Graham Platner's Success, and Sen. Hagerty on the Shutdown and Trump's Global Strategy 1:19:17

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Mark kicks off today’s episode with a reported monologue on the high art and grand drama of political survival perfected by the masters — Bill Clinton and Donald Trump. He breaks down how figures like Graham Platner continue winning endorsements and voter enthusiasm even when controversy hits, revealing the strategies that help politicians withstan…

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

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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…

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Fur Coats and Hershey Kisses Part 2 52:11

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In this episode hear the conclusion of the story of the theft of Fur Coats and Hershey's Kisses -- Join the Milwaukee Mafia Newsletter and get updates about the Mafia and Gavin https://milwaukeemafia.com/join-the-mailing-list/ Got a question about this episode? Email Gavin and Eric at [email protected] Explore the Milwaukee Mafia Wiki: https…

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Fred Crawford shoots his wife 50:01

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Hear the story of a menasha man who shoots his wife when she is driven to ask for a divorce

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

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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…

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Trump Demolishes East Wing and His Critics’ Emotional Stability, Shutdown Latest, and Dems 2028 Strategy 1:10:51

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Mark kicks off today’s episode with his new reported monologue on Washington’s latest drama: the controversy over Donald Trump’s White House ballroom. He unpacks how a simple construction project became the Left’s newest moral anguish—and what the frenzy reveals about the lingering Trump Derangement Syndrome that still defines so much of the left a…

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

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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…

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Trump Dominates the Narrative, Plus CBS vs. Bari Weiss, and Struggling Dems, with Meghan McCain and Ben Ferguson 1:09:31

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Mark opens today’s episode with a reported monologue on why President Trump’s presidency continues to dominate headlines and shape America’s political mood. He breaks down the forces — in media, politics, and public opinion — that keep Trump at the center of every national conversation. Then Meghan McCain and Ben Ferguson join for a wide-ranging co…

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Kenosha Mafia Ties 25:22

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In this episode we discuss the Kenosha Mafia and some of the ties they had to the Milwaukee Mafia -- Join the Milwaukee Mafia Newsletter and get updates about the Mafia and Gavin https://milwaukeemafia.com/join-the-mailing-list/ Got a question about this episode? Email Gavin and Eric at [email protected] Explore the Milwaukee Mafia Wiki: htt…

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Inside the Dems’ Identity Crisis, and Scott Jennings on Trump, Vance, and Filling KY’s Senate Seat 1:07:56

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Mark Halperin opens today’s show with his new reported monologue on the Democrats’ identity crisis — a deep dive into how the party has built its identity around resistance, and why that playbook has failed in the view of many Democrats. For years now, anti-Trump applause lines have filled the space where ideas used to live, creating a cycle of out…

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

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(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…

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The Seven Secrets Behind Trump’s Peace Deal and Israel’s Next Test, With Dan Senor & Morton Halperin 1:21:17

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Mark Halperin kicks off today’s episode with his new reported monologue going inside Donald Trump’s historic Middle East peace deal — and the quiet strategy and disciplined tactics that secured the agreement and left even the president’s fiercest critics speechless. Beneath the spectacle, Halperin reveals the seven signature — and often overlooked …

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The Barnes Hecker Mine Disaster 1:31:08

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In this episode we travel to Eric's home away from home Ishpeming MI and hear the story of a 1926 Mine disaster as told by Mary Tippett a relative of many of the miners involved as well as author of the book Enduring Legacies.

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Fur Coats and Hershey Kisses 49:16

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In this 2 part episode we hear the story of thefts of Hershey Kisses and Fur Coats -- Join the Milwaukee Mafia Newsletter and get updates about the Mafia and Gavin https://milwaukeemafia.com/join-the-mailing-list/ Got a question about this episode? Email Gavin and Eric at [email protected] Explore the Milwaukee Mafia Wiki: https://milwaukeem…

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Katie Porter Snaps, Pam Bondi's Senate Roast, MTG Gets Praise From CNN, and “Lucky” Leland Vittert 1:19:04

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It’s been one of the most unintentionally hilarious weeks in politics — and Mark Halperin can’t resist a good laugh. He kicks off today’s show with the top five most outrageous stories and viral moments of the week: Katie Porter’s on-camera meltdowns, Pam Bondi’s Senate roast, and CNN suddenly embracing Marjorie Taylor Greene as their new favorite …

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

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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 …

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Legacy Media Meltdown Over Bari Weiss, Michael Knowles on MAGA’s Israel Divide, & Detoxing the Dems for 2028 1:10:58

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Mark Halperin opens today’s episode with a sharp new reported monologue on the Democratic Party’s biggest challenge heading into 2028: how to unite enough of the country to appeal to a deeply divided America. He traces how recent presidents left office with more polarization than when they began and explains why Democrats must reconcile their insti…