Episodes
Feds/Philly Crack Cold Case Gangland Murder
A Blast From The Past: The FBI and Philadelphia’s Cold Case Homicide Detectives sent shock waves across the city with the takedown last week of drug dealer Richard Leidy in the previously unsolved assassination of rival drug dealer Gino Mar…
The Philly Mob: Who’s The Boss. Who’s Out, Who’s In
Who’s really the Boss of the Philly Mob? Is Joey Merlino Out? If so, who’s running the show? A not-so-new leader has emerged. Is It Mike Lancelotti, George Borgesi or Steve Mazzone? We’ll break down why these boyhood friends appear to be …
Philly Prime Podcast/ Mobtalk Sitdown: Lucchese gambling operations
A sweeping raid by NJ State Police across North & Central Jersey snares four top Lucchese Crime Family members, including two ranking leaders in a widespread, multi-million dollar gambling & racketeering operation. Mob expert George Anasta…
Philly Prime Podcast/Mobtalk Sitdown
A busy week in the Philly Mob World. The former Underboss returns, The Feds execute search warrants in South Philly in an ongoing investigation and a Gambino Crime Family Soldier gets sentenced in a huge Philadelphia based fraud case. Plus …
Philly Prime Podcast/Mob Talk Sitdown Year End Review for 2024
We’ll take a look at the highlights and the low lights for the Philly Mob this year, the ins and outs of 2024 as well as who’s up and who’s down in the local LCN. From the latest escapades of former Mob Boss Joey Merlino to the latest rank…
Philly Prime Podcast. Trump’s Sweeping Victory
Former President Donald J. Trump sweeps his way back into the White House with a nationwide comeback victory over Kamala Harris spurred on by a victory in Pennsylvania. FOX29 Political Analyst Bruce Gordon joins the podcast to break it all …
Philly Prime Podcast. The Presidential and Senate Races in Red Hot Swing State Pennsylvania
With just a couple of weeks to go, Trump vs Harris, Casey vs McCormick. Two huge races attracting lots of national and local attention in the red hot state of Pennsylvania. FOX29 veteran political expert Bruce Gordon joins the podcast to br…
Philly Prime Podcast: The Stunning indictment of one of the region’s top Political Power Brokers.
A political bombshell this week. South Jersey Democratic Political Powerbroker George Norcross and 5 others are indicted by a state grand jury on racketeering charges stemming from an alleged multi-million dollar tax credit scheme involv…
MobtalkSitdown/PhillyPrimePodcast: Lucchese Wiseguy Martin Taccetta making his case in court!
Jailed Lucchese Crime Family Captain Martin Taccetta finally gets his day in court and presents evidence as he looks for a new trial or his release from prison after 28 years. The day long hearing featured a showdown between the prosecutor…
Philly Prime Podcast: Ghost Guns & Homemade "Switches" Fuel Gun Violence / Update on the Pagans MC
Gun violence across our region is being fueled by illegal weapons on the streets and so called “Ghost Guns”. They’re untraceable and dangerous. Now there’s trafficking in “ switches” than can make semi-automatic guns into fully automatic we…
Philly Prime Podcast. The Martin Taccetta Court Saga Takes A Turn
The 3-decade old judicial saga for jailed Lucchese Crime Family Captain Martin Taccetta takes a turn and support for his bid to be set free gains support from non other than one time reputed Mob Boss, turned podcaster Joey Merlino. Plus the…
Philly Prime Ep 113: Feds bring RICO case on LaForte Brothers. Plus Anthony Persiano Update.
Federal authorities in Philadelphia dropped a massive 60-count Racketeering indictment on Brothers Joseph and James LaForte this week after hundreds of investors and clients were allegedly defrauded to the tune of $550 Million. One of the b…
Philly Prime Ep 112 - Gov. Shapiro: A rising star in the Democratic Party
Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro is drawing lots of attention for his new PA state budget, quick repairs to I-95 and all sorts of other key issues facing Pennsylvania. He’s even getting some mention as a potential Presidential candidate. FOX29 …
Philly Prime Ep 111 - A Mob Case You Can Sink Your Teeth Into
A New Jersey judge this week ordered a full blown hearing into defense claims that dental records that could have provided an alibi for Lucchese Crime Family leader Martin Taccetta were tampered with in a 1984 murder case and a report sayin…
Philly Prime Ep 110 - E-A-G-L-E-S Dave Talks Birds with Bill Colarulo Jr
Eagles, Eagles, Eagles. Love em or hate em, they are the talk of the town this week. A bad run of losses and an upcoming playoff game vs.The Tampa Bay Bucs has everybody tossing around opinions. Bill Colarulo Jr., Host of The Legalhandstoth…
Philly Prime Ep 109 - New Mayor & New Police Commissioner
A Changing of the Guard At Philadelphia City Hall. Mayor Jim Kenney in his final weeks in office as Cherelle Parker gets ready to take control of the city. A new Police Commissioner and promises to crack down on gun violence top the new may…
Philly Prime Ep 108 - Fairmount Park Rapist Suspect in Custody. 20 year old Cold Case Cracked
In an amazing twist of fate and some great detective work, Philadelphia Police now believe they have the alleged Fairmount Park rapist in custody, 20 years after he first struck. Elias Diaz was arrested for a series of slashing incidents ov…
Philly Prime Ep 107 - Bloods Bombshell, Big Drug Bust Involving Bloods 5-Star General
The Feds swoop in and bust Bloods Street Gang 5-Star General Edwin Spears with 500lbs of pot, 28lbs of Coke and 1,000 cartridges of THC. Arrested boarding a chartered jet to London. What lead to the arrest, where did the drugs come from a…
Philly Prime Ep 106 Philly’s New Mayor….Johnny Doc goes on trial
Philadelphia has a new Mayor-Elect. Cherelle Parker, who this week won election to replace Jim Kenney. Fox29’s Jeff Cole’s been covering the campaign and has interviewed Parker on a multitude of topics. He joins us to talk politics, Parker’…
Philly Prime Ep 105: Merlino/Stanfa Mob War. Expressway Mob Hit
It was a Mob hit that rocked Philadelphia. A daring, rush hour drive by shooting on the infamous Schuykill Expressway. The target was Mob Boss John Stanfa. The shooters, allegedly his rivals from the Merlino Mob faction. Now 30 years later…
Philly Prime Ep 104 Gino Marconi Murder
On April 10,1999 little known mob associate Gino Marconi stepped out onto his front porch on 20th Street near Porter Street followed by a female friend and was promptly shot to death by an assassin using a rifle. His friend was seriously wo…
Philly Prime Ep 103 Johnny “Gongs” Cassasanto Murder
The 20-year anniversary of the murder of Philly Mob Associate Johnny “Gongs” Casasanto is coming up next month with lots of questions still unanswered and no one charged with the gangland style killing. Casasanto was gunned down in his kitc…
Philly Prime Ep 102
Longtime Philly Mobster Raymond “Long John” Martorano was gunned down in a gangland style hit in January of 2002 in the Washington Square West section of Philadelphia. Two gunmen allegedly opened fire on Martorano’s Lincoln Towncar as he dr…
Philly Prime Ep 101
Mobster Ronald Turchi was murdered in late October 1999 after what many believed was a falling out with the Philadelphia Crime Family. Turchi was shot to death, hog tied and left naked in the trunk of a car in South Philly. His murder is s…
Philly Prime Ep 100
The Philly Prime Podcast meets MobTalk Sitdown.com this week. Mob expert George Anastasia joins the show to talk about Philly Mob Boss Joey Merlino’s new podcast, website and Instagram page dubbed “The Skinny with Joey Merlino”. We’ll break…
Philly Prime Ep 99
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Philly Prime Ep 96
Veteran Philly Anti-Violence advocate Bilal Qayyum joins the show with some interesting new information on the violence problem in Philly. He will discuss new programs to help at risk teens and what’s ahead for stemming the shootings and m…
Philly Prime EP 97
This week on the Philly Prime Podcast we will dig deep into last week’s mass shooting in Philadelphia that left 5 people dead and 2 others wounded. Deputy Police Commissioner Frank Vanore, a 30 + year veteran of the force, joins us the dis…
Philly Prime Ep 95
Dangerous Drifting, drag racing and massive crowds jamming Philly Highways. One incident actually shutdown I-95 and lead to a fatal police involved shooting. Philadelphia, Delaware and PA State Troopers are investigations and cracking down.…
Philly Prime Ep 94
A rash of separate incidents across the region this past weekend involving teenagers from Bucks County to Chester, Philadelphia and Ocean City NJ. Large crowds of kids gathering, Drinking, fighting, shooting, even stealing guns in one inst…
Philly Prime Podcast 93
After a wide open primary election Cherelle Parker emerges as the Democratic nominee for Mayor of Philadelphia. How did she win? How will the November general election race with GOP nominee David Oh shape up? What Parker's mayoral platform …
Philly Prime Podcast 92
It’s down to the wire in the race for the Democratic nomination for Mayor in Philadelphia. New polls, new TV ads and a race to the May 16th finish line. Who can win it? We will break it all down with FOX29s senior correspondent Jeff Cole an…
Philly Prime Podcast 91
Violent suspects targeting Police in Philadelphia. Officers fired on 3 times in 3 weeks. We will explore the latest violence against police here with FOP President John McNesby. We will also discuss the looming problem of too few officers…
Philly Prime Podcast 90
Another mass school shooting leaves 3 children and 2 school administrators & a teacher dead in Nashville. The heavily armed shooter is tracked down and killed still inside the school, preventing even more casualties. Three weapons are recov…
Philly Prime Podcast 89
The Philly Mayor's race heats up. The primary is May 16th. 12 Democrats, 1 Republican vying to replace Jim Kenney. FOX29 Political analyst Bruce Gordon joins the podcast to discuss the candidates, the top issues, TV ads, debates and how th…
Philly Prime Podcast 88
The Philadelphia Police Department's dwindling ranks and a pressing need to quickly recruit more qualified officers leads to a big move to beef up the number of police of the streets of Philly. Captain John Walker is now charged with over …
Philly Prime Podcast 87
The murder of Temple University Police Sgt. Christopher Fitzgerald. Inside the investigation and a closer look at the 18 yr old suspect charged in this murder. Former Deputy Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel, now the head of Philly school s…
Philly Prime Podcast 86
Sadly, The Eagles run for a Super Bowl Championship is over, but the memories will live on forever. Joining us this week to recount this incredible journey to the Super Bowl is Fox29's Chris O' Connell who covered the whole amazing ride to…
Philly Prime Podcast 85
The murder of Tyre Nichols allegedly at the hands of 5 Memphis Police Officers over a traffic stop. Criminal charges filed, officers dismissed and the elite unit they belonged to is now disbanded. Former Philly Police Commissioner Charles …
Philly Prime Podcast 84
George Anastasia is a former Philly Inquirer reporter. Expert on the Mob. Author of a several books including Blood and Honor, The Goodfella Tapes, The Last Gangster and Gotti Rules. He's currently an adjunct professor at Rowan University. …