American Gangster was great. Just give it a second chance. Denzel is pretty much great in everything. Good guy, bad guy one of the greatest actors of all time. Could’ve been a stupid black exploitation movie, but I thought it was far from that… first viewing. I thought it was good. On second viewing, I thought it was great. That’s just the way I felt after watching the movie. Your opinion counts just as much as mine, even though it’s wrong lol love your show. Makes me laugh, takes a dark subject and makes it not so serious. Just like this letter. Very impressed.

Lots of great information. Unfortunately the host speeds through every thing he says and all the great info gets lost in his nonstop rapid fire delivery. Slow down my friend. You have great stuff to say. Take your time!

Really interesting subjects, but the hosts constantly make distracting comments and wisecracks, followed by, “Anyway”, before never really getting to the topic in an uninterrupted manor. Difficult to listen to. Stopped following. Improve the podcast and stop the side-talk and I’ll be back.

Great podcast. I speak for all fans of the show when saying we can always use more rugby or darts talk in the opening.

Only listened to a few, but currently it is great!

I even appreciate the banter, though I loath it on most podcasts.

I like the subject matter, though I do think they play a little fast and loose with facts, like less positing. Overall, their research is solid. I happen to like their banter. When you look at ugly stuff all the time, to make us, the public, a podcast, how could the humor not be a bid morbid sometimes. I happen to appreciate the international perspective as well.

I’m really interested in the topics this show tackles, but it’s impossible to actually follow what the story is. Constant digressions, no wrangling of interviewees to stay on topic, and every interesting takeaway is dragged out to the point of being bland or no longer relevant. Plus the intros are so long and disjointed, I can’t tell where the story even starts. There’s no conclusions or gain had.

On a recent episode, these clowns were joking about the war in Ukraine, and then literally begging for Russian blood money in the form of advertising dollars from a sanctioned Russian oligarch. This is disgusting. The murder, abduction and rape of thousands of women and children is not humorous fodder for your stupid f—ing podcast! Unsubscribed and unfollowed.

I love your podcast - it’s the perfect blend of information, storytelling & humor. I’m a fellow podcaster (Two Crime Newsies Podcast) and I really enjoy your style of storytelling! Well done you two!

Too many ads, ear busting and sudden. Can’t listen with headphones. To much irrelevant chatter. Talking is too fast.

I don’t watch the videos but I figure Sean’s glasses must be cooler because his accent rocks

I tried this podcast a few times in the past because I find the subject matter interesting. I kept leaving because the presentation felt a little lacking and unprofessional. But this last time I tried it they seem to have pulled it together more. A little less banter and off track discussion and also some really great guest interviews. Keep it up.

Best narrator & well thought out and presented

I live in Papua New Guinea so wanted to see how these guys dealt with the topic. Most overseas reporters blotch it up and make it too exotic or sensational. These guys got it pretty much correct — sadly, given how bad they described the situation. They pretty accurately got the back stories correct and were able to describe events without over sensationalising them. The only thing I question is about guns coming from America. I’ve never heard that before. Most people say the guns come from Australia (in exchange from “New Guinea gold”— marijuana) or Indonesia (in exchange for actual gold). I think I can trust their stories on other places to be well researched and accurate.

The pod topics are interesting but the constant insertion of personal politics makes listening almost unbearable. To make matters worse, they present their personal political opinions as facts and fail to present any information that opposes them (i.e., exactly what journalists aren’t supposed to do). The people they chose to interview are just as bad. My favorite was when their interviewee said the US shouldn’t deport a former gang member that illegally entered the country because “his mom said he wasn’t a gang member.” This pod would be great if we could get new hosts that actually have some journalistic integrity, non-awkward banter, and aren’t constantly trying to shove their naive political virtue signaling down our throats.

Not sure why you’d ruin a podcast by race baitinh but hey you do you

Topics - A+ Story telling - B-/C+ Hosts - C

I take back my previous Wikipedia comments. Recent episodes have been great! The cold opening in the Duterte episode is off the chain, I maye en subscribe to the Patreon.

One of my favorite pods! Interesting topics and storytelling, but I love the back and forth between the hosts. Keep it coming!

Content is well researched but Danny ragging on Sean all the time is so annoying

I love the topics. I worked this country and AOR many years. You guys have got to pronounce the city names correctly. Please. I’m not giving up on you. Maybe I’m expecting too much. Sorry if I am being rude.

Really just came here to bump the Bum Farto opening track. Been stuck in my head for a while now.

It’s the best.

Dark yet well-told accounts of humans doing their things … a combination of tales as old as the hills and about how innovators keep ahead of, and outside, the law around the globe.

Your recent podcast about the Gilbert Goons is full of lies. None of them are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and there was no religious cover up. Get your story straight before spreading vicious rumors…

well written and presented with some doses of humor to lighten the serious subject matter. It is detailed and well researched without getting overlong or off track. Indulgent banter is kept to a minimum and the hosts are very likable. If you enjoy stories about transnational crime this is a excellent listen.

If you like left wing talking points you will love this show but if you like the truth then it’s a pass

Good presentation and cadence. Keep up the good work

Great content. Hosts are mid but it’s a good show.

Love podcasts but I’m quick to be one-and-done if the production quality is weak. This podcast is the exception. Just two dudes who are remarkably diligent and thorough with their research. And they cover the current whenever no one else is keeping quick with what’s current re international crime (e.g., Haiti, Gaza, etc.). They roast each other constantly and are fluent in pop culture which is especially entertaining when two people are at the same time so intelligent and committed to their craft. Their work is dense, so if your level is ~ an unsolved disappearance story from heartland America 15 years ago with sprinkles of background mood music, it might not be for you. But if you’re intellectually curious but also fascinated by gangsters, these dudes will keep you worldly. To my original point, pound for pound it’s the best low-tech podcast this side of the Harvard Business Review’s. These guys are under the radar and almost certainly underpaid. If they had Serial resources they’d be known like Ira Glass and Joe Rogan. I respect that they just get at it and pump out work almost weekly anyway. Worth checking out.

These guys are both journalists who actually have real life experience covering their subject matter, and when they don’t they bring on an expert who does. They don’t base their content and sources off of Wikipedia or YouTube, but instead from real research, interviews, and experts.

These boys have grown on me.

No question, this is my favorite podcast available. The well-researched, well-written deep dives into the inter workings of transnational criminal organizations is informative and entertaining. A great mix of current events and historical subjects from all around the world. The Underworld Podcast is the only podcast to which I subscribe on Patreon, and I value that subscription more than most video streaming services. Their work has led me down deep rabbit holes of Danny Gold’s documentary work and Sean Williams’s long form work (the Purple Haze episode and article are both top-tier work). Fellas, keep up the great work. And also to answer a recent question on the show: more of the current underworld (cartels, triads, narco states, and street gangs) from far-flung lands, and keep the same amount of the old American mafia stories.

I recently came across this podcast and I’m really enjoying it so far. The episodes’ subject matter is intriguing and they include so many details you probably haven’t heard before, even if you’re familiar with the topics they cover. The research goes deep and the episodes go by quickly, they never drag. I highly recommend listening, especially if you like podcasts about the world’s dark underbelly: crime, drugs, cartels, etc.

Very well done. Keep up the banter! Plus the cold opens.

Entertainment, laughs and intrigue every time I tune in.

Not Kevouer, Kefauver. He was the Democratic nominee for VP in 1952 and 1956. His commission basically exposed organized crime. Research him…would be a good episode. Other than you butchering his name, amazing Pod.

Best podcast ever totally recommended

Keep em coming Love fresh funny sparkles exBrooklyn Berlin bodacious boys delivery of tragic truth triumphantly having happy feelings when each new episode appears ✨✨✨✨✨

If two world-class reporters bringing you some of the best criminal stories of all time every week sounds right for you than look no further! Sean Williams is one of those brave, goes-anywhere, reporters and Danny Gold just oozes classic, old-school Vice. Which he did used to work for. Man what happened to Vice? Anyway, The Underworld Podcast might be one of the best podcasts I’ve ever tried on a whim. Also, incredible intro music! Thank you Danny and Sean for all the incredible work and well thought out stories. You guys rock!

This podcast is awesome. Love the underworld stories you never hear about. All the topics are well researched, the selected stories are incredible and take you for a wild ride, also the banter is getting better! 5/5

When you turn this podcast on, you better buckle up, because it’s two man rockets indulging in a name-dropping banterfest. If you can’t handle it go listen to Keith Olberman. As for me, a lover of the finest wines and luxury clothes, a man who dates only supermodels and drives supercars cars to his private jets, I look forward to this intellectual jamboree of nomenclature and banterific brilliance. If you want your life to be like mine, filled with opulence and culture, drowning in beautiful women, yet full of meaning and devoid of a single boring conversation, you better strap yourself into this rocket-ship masquerading as a podcast and listen to it real good while it launches your brain into the stratosphere. ps: I showed this podcast to my little brother and he’s now my big brother.

In a nutshell the title sums it up nicely. The podcast has relevant and very interesting topics. The depth of research I very good. The hosts become unbearable to listen to because of childish banter. They come across as immature for what are very serious topics.

Really interesting stories told well. Excellent research and journalism and fun to listen to. These guys do a great job. One of few podcasts I really look forward to

These knuckleheads are great. Proper journalism and very entertaining. The first podcast out of 100 I’ve listened to that I’ve paid for extra content cause they actually do the work

Most true crime podcasts about organized crime are basically just poorly-read book reports. Even when you occasionally quote someone else’s thoughts verbatim, you typically make mention of it. You’re both sharp, knowledgeable guys, and you don’t seem to have a proclivity for turning every topic you cover into some non-sequitur political pander party. Well done, gentlemen!

Always delivering with good humor and gritty history based stories of fascinating under forks and organized crime events, even as a foreign affairs graduate I always learn something new here. Pairs well with a stiff scotch and fat bowl.

Updated review: Content is really engaging. Also, the host interactions have improved since they got under new Managment. Nihilism and catty exchanges has been scaled back. 5/5 for me now. Also, whenever they wonder whether it would be worth it to tell some (often personal) story they reference but don’t get into: THE ANSWER IS ALWAYS YES BOYS

Boring podcast , misinformation and their voices sound like a monologue 😂