15 Best Cartel Podcasts

1. The Underworld Podcast

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Underworld exposes the secret world of transnational criminal networks that have flourished since there were banks to bust, drugs to smuggle, and scams to run. Journalists Danny Gold and Sean Williams bring their experience reporting on dangerous people and organizations to take listeners on a global tour of mobsters, warlords and crooks - from Brooklyn to Beijing, from the streets to the boardrooms - and everywhere in between. Underworld is a show about heroes, villains, and the barely visible mafias that affect all our lives, whether we know it or not.MORE Hosts Sean Williams, Danny Gold
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 1.1KFacebook 2.2KTwitter 5.4KInstagram 25.8K Avg Length 59 min Format Long form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free

2. Narcology

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Step into the hidden world of drug cartels with 'Narcology.' In this gripping podcast, we delve deep into the culture, the ideas, and the minds behind the most notorious drug organizations. Explore the intricate networks, power dynamics, and stories that define the shadowy realm of narco-trafficking. Each episode offers a profound look inside the operations, motivations, and impacts of these powerful cartels. Join us for an eye-opening journey into a world where law, crime, and survival intersect in the most dramatic ways.MORE Host Dr Carlos Vazquez
Producer/Network Circle Of Insight Productions
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Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 53 Avg Length 6 min Format Bite size Since Mar 2020 Get Email Contact

3. El Cartel de los Sapos

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La historia de 10 amigos, miembros de un peligroso cartel de drogas, cuya ambición de poder y dinero los lleva a autoeliminarse entre ellos mismos.
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4. Ídolo: The Ballad of Chalino Sánchez

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(English, Español) Imagine if Frank Sinatra went on stage every night with a gun in his waistband. Or if Tupac got into a shootout on stage at a rodeo. Well, Chalino Sánchez did just that. In this podcast, we examine the extraordinary life of the 'King of Corridos,' and attempt to unravel the mystery of his death. Chalino's story, his own narcocorrido, is the ultimate ride through the drug cartel world, the underbelly of the Mexican-American music industry and a murder mystery for the ages. Imagínate que Juan Gabriel se subiera al escenario cada noche con una pistola en la cintura...MORE Host Erick Galindo
Producer/Network Sonoro
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 830 Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

5. True Cartel

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El podcast en que Albert Poch y Andoni de la Llosa te descubren cárteles reales, que no tienen que ver con la droga?️Todo lo que vais a escuchar a continuación son hechos reales. Su contenido ha sido extraído de sentencias y resoluciones de las autoridades de competencia. Un cártel es la infracción más grave del derecho de la competencia.Nos puedes escuchar y seguir en Spotify, Ivoox, Podimo y Apple Podcasts.MORE Producer/Network Albert Poch y Andoni de la Llosa
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6. Narco Talk

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Narco Talk pulls back the curtain on Mexico's cartels, criminal networks, and the underground economy. Hosted by investigative journalist Mica Treviño of Cartel Insider, each episode delivers unvarnished, on-the-ground insights into ongoing conflicts, shifting power dynamics, and the real stories behind the headlines. No fluff—just facts.MORE Producer/Network Mica Treviño
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 5 Avg Length 18 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

7. The Lion's Den

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Based on actual events. A drug smuggler finds God, and turns against the cartel, working as an undercover operative to take them down from the inside. Based on Dr. Hal Bradley's book, 'A Fox In The Lion's Den' - you can find all of Dr. Hal Bradley's books at http://drhalbradley.comMORE Producer/Network Voyage Media
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 280 Avg Length 15 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

8. Real Narcos

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If the US Government asked you to move to Colombia to hunt down the world's most brutal narco-terrorist, what would you say? Real Narcos meets the real DEA agents tasked with bringing down some of history's most notorious criminal masterminds - from the King of Cocaine, Pablo Escobar, to the most powerful drug trafficker on the planet, El Chapo. For ad-free listening, bonus content, and early access to new episodes across the Noiser podcast network, join Noiser . Click the subscription banner at the top of the feed or go to noiser.com/subscriptions to get started...MORE Host John Cuban
Producer/Network Noiser
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 4KTwitter 5.3K Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

9. Chapo

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As Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán goes on trial, VICE News explores his high-stakes case through the stories of people caught up in the drug war in the U.S. and Mexico. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Hosts Amber A'Lee Frost, Matt Christman, Will Menaker
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Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 434Facebook 11.4MTwitter 1.9MInstagram 5.2M Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Since Oct 2018 Get Email Contact

10. The American Cartel

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Dominique Jackson was the head of a Powerful Atlanta-based Crime Family that controls 90% of the heroin and cocaine within the Metro Atlanta area. Dominique was just released after serving 77 months at the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary for Conspiracy. During that time, with soldiers on the ground and three siblings to run day-to-day operations, Dominique was able to expand into Baltimore, Miami, and New York creating a 100 million dollar a year drug empire. A few hours after his release Dominique was killed in a traffic stop by the Atlanta police and the DEA. Now the FBI wants to know why ??MORE Email ****@gmail.com
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11. Maggie

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From the very first Mexican cartel to El Chapo
Producer/Network Maggie
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