Stay Away from Matthew MaGill
13 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★ - 883 ratingsWhen Matthew MaGill died alone in the woods on the Florida-Georgia border, he left behind a box filled with the artifacts of an incredible life: from Broadway in the 1970s, to a 747 hijacking, to the culture of drugs and luxury cars in 1980s Florida. A series of coincidences leads reporter Eric Mennel to the box, sending him on a five-year search to understand the truth about its owner. But as Mennel learns who Matthew MaGill really was, he is confronted with questions about his own life, his own mistakes, and his own family secrets.
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Listen Now: New Podcast “Ghost Story”
October 23, 2023 08:00 - 8 minutesTristan Redman is a journalist who doesn’t believe in ghosts. But weird things happened in his teenage bedroom – weirder than normal. When, years later, he discovers subsequent occupants of his family home say they have been visited by the ghost of a faceless woman, he’s curious. It just so happens that the house Tristan grew up in is right next door to the house where his wife’s great grandmother, Naomi Dancy, was murdered – killed by two gunshots to the face. Could there be a connection? Tr...
Introducing Magnificent Jerk
September 20, 2023 08:00 - 4 minutesOn the last day of her grandmother’s life, journalist Maya Lin Sugarman finds a box of forgotten screenplays that sets her on a journey to uncover the truth about their author: her late uncle, Galen. She discovers that he was a leader of a Chinese gang, that he went to jail, and, in a final twist, that he poured his life story into a screenplay that was turned into a ’90s Hollywood action movie…starring Rob Lowe, Burt Rynolds, and Ice-T. Magnificent Jerk is an Apple Original podcast, produce...
Introducing: Love Thy Neighbor
March 01, 2022 09:00 - 3 minutesThirty years ago, in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Crown Heights, a car accident set off four days of unrest. Two people died. Dozens were injured. Hundreds were arrested. In this Pineapple Street Studios series, journalist Collier Meyerson explores what came to be known as the “Crown Heights Riot.” It’s a story about immigration, New York City’s first Black mayor, the rise of Rudy Giuliani, and the Lubavitch Jewish and Caribbean-American communities sitting at the center of it all. To Meyerso...
Introducing: The Last Movie Ever Made
January 14, 2022 09:00 - 6 minutesIt’s October 2020. A pandemic is raging. And 603 people enter a bubble in Boston. Their mission? Make a movie. Their world? Chaos. It feels like it might be... the Last Movie Ever Made. This is a podcast about what happened when the cast and crew of the movie Don’t Look Up created a story about one crisis – while living through another. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Something New (The 11th)
September 15, 2021 10:00 - 45 minutesHey, everyone. This is just a quick note of thanks. For listening to the show, and for all the kind emails, and comments. Also, this is a little preview of the newest project Eric is working on at Pineapple Street Studios. It's called The 11th. And the premise is that every month, on the eleventh day, we'll publish a new piece in it's entirety. It could be a story or a series or an album. Every month, something new. This is a preview of the first two projects; one, with the writer Sarah Viren...
Part 7 — Return
May 25, 2021 08:00 - 33 minutesMatthew’s ashes. A family comes together. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Part 6 — Dreams
May 18, 2021 08:00 - 35 minutesA marriage ends. A son runs away. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Part 5 — Sister, Brother
May 11, 2021 08:00 - 33 minutesTwo siblings. Years of unasked questions. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Part 4 — The Hijacking
May 04, 2021 08:00 - 37 minutesA father becomes a hero. A trip to Matthew’s childhood home. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Part 3 — Cindy
April 27, 2021 08:00 - 38 minutesMatthew goes on the run. A pattern emerges. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Part 2 — Jenny
April 20, 2021 08:00 - 32 minutesA life in the theater, a pet monkey, and a new understanding of Matthew. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Part 1 — The Box
April 13, 2021 08:00 - 32 minutesA strange man arrives in a small town. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Trailer - Stay Away from Matthew MaGill
March 30, 2021 08:00 - 5 minutesWhen Matthew MaGill died alone in the woods on the Florida-Georgia border, he left behind a box filled with the artifacts of an incredible life: from Broadway in the 1970s, to a 747 hijacking, to the culture of drugs and luxury cars in 1980s Florida. A series of coincidences leads reporter Eric Mennel to the box, sending him on a five-year search to understand the truth about its owner. But as Mennel learns who Matthew McGill really was, he is confronted with questions about his own life, his...