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Ari Melber, MS NOW
Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug Lord

Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug Lord

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DEC 15

New Epstein pics put heat on DOJ for December deadline

December 12, 2025; 6pm; House Democrats releasing numerous photos of Jeffrey Epstein with prominent individuals including Bill Gates, Donald Trump, Steve Bannon and Bill Clinton, ahead of the December 19 deadline for DOJ to release its Epstein files. MS NOW’s Ari Melber reports and is joined by Molly Jong-Fast, Michelle Goldberg, and 50 Cent. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

41 min
10/19/2022

Episode 1 - Little Village

Identical twins Pete & Jay Flores built America’s biggest drug trafficking empire and made international news because they are the reason El Chapo is now in jail. But this isn’t just another narco story. 50 Cent and Charlie take you to the beginning - the streets of Little Village, Chicago, where Pete and Jay, at the age of seven, begin learning the family trade, taking their first steps on the journey they were born to be a part of. All episodes are available now. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

46 min
10/04/2023

Episode 1 - All or Nothing

The Flores twins arrive in the US after turning themselves in to authorities and end up in the Special Housing Unit - the SHU. They are faced with a choice: continue cooperating against all of their customers in America or spend the rest of their lives in prison. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

51 min
10/19/2022

Episode 2 - Twin, Call Me

Three months into their drug trafficking career, the twins have a million dollars stashed under their bed. They are just seventeen years old. Pete and Jay are enjoying a meteoric rise to the top: building a complex logistical chain in Chicago from scratch, shipping their ‘product’ all over America. And as it turns out, they learn how to build a successful empire in the same place many kids get their first job: McDonald’s. All episodes are available now. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

51 min
10/19/2022

Episode 3 - Love Is Easy

There’s two more people who are key to this story. Jay and Pete fall in love with the daughters of cops, Val and Viv. But it’s not their proximity to the law that brings trouble to the boys’ door. With Val’s ex-husband, ‘Kato’ being the boss of feared gang The Latin Kings, and the twins moving two and a half million dollars worth of cocaine a month, the streets of Chicago start talking about the Flores brothers. Pete finds himself in a life threatening situation. All episodes are available now. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

53 min
11/09/2022

Episode 6 - Meeting El Chapo

Jay comes face to face with the world’s most notorious drug lord. To negotiate his brother’s release, he must find a way to convince El Chapo that he’s being lied to by one of his close business associates. All episodes are available now. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

56 min
10/26/2022

Episode 4 - On The Run

Jay must find a way to save his twin, Pete. Despite all the chaos, Jay and Val marry and head to Mexico for their honeymoon. An indictment out of Milwaukee spells trouble for the twins, and Pete desperately races to the Mexican border to avoid getting caught. The twins are forced to go on the run. All episodes are available now. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

46 min
11/02/2022

Episode 5 - The Road to Culiacan

Creating a billion-dollar business comes with a lot of debt. The twins had to pony up their own money in order to secure supply. Pete discovers that in this industry, people will do anything to make sure their debts are repaid. Jay takes a desperate flight to Culiacan to try and smooth things over. All episodes are available now. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

55 min
12/21/2022

Episode 12 - Escape

After nine months of recording calls and feeding information to the DEA, Jay and Pete are given two hours to get their lives in order before being taken by US agents. As they make their way to the US, their families are left behind, scrambling in a desperate flee to get out of Mexico. All episodes are available now. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1h 16m
11/23/2022

Episode 8 - Nothing Good Happens After Midnight

At a strip club in the island getaway of Punta Mita, the Flores family find themselves in an impossible situation. With the prospect of life in prison, or a life taken away by other means hanging over their heads, Jay is tasked with making a huge decision. All episodes are available now. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

46 min
10/11/2023

Episode 2 - The Three Bs

Pete and Jay continue cooperating from prison. With a few special privileges they are allowed to see their families. Pete takes advantage of some downtime in the bathroom. This is the start of the infamous three B’s: The Baby, the Bentley and the Billboards. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

38 min
11/01/2023

Episode 5 - A Life Sentence

With El Chapo finally captured, the Flores twins can now be sentenced. They are brought together for the first time in five years to discover their fate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

43 min
10/18/2023

Episode 3 - Separated

Inside prison, the twins are separated for the first time in their lives. On the outside, their wives are forced to adjust to a life living under the radar. Jay is taken to MCC New York, known as the ‘Guantanamo Bay’ of New York. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

32 min
11/08/2023

Episode 6 - Trial Preparation / Re-Capturing El Chapo

After an intense manhunt, Mexican authorities recapture El Chapo and extradite him to the US. Pete holds the key piece of evidence and spends 18 months prepping with prosecutors to go face-to-face against El Chapo in the courtroom. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

47 min
10/25/2023

Episode 4 - The Politics of Prison

Jay and Pete adjust to their separate realities in prison. Jay ends up in a prison with better conditions, while the opposite happens for Pete. Jay puts on a spectacle for Val in the visiting room. Pete’s family visit gets canceled, and the prison is put on lockdown when El Chapo is arrested. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

38 min
11/22/2023

Episode 8 - Freedom

COVID hits the prisons so the twins can’t see their families for months. Jay spends 56 days in hospital. Finally, after 12 years in prison, the twins are released on the November 5th, 2020. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

42 min
11/15/2023

Episode 7 - Testifying Against El Chapo

Pete takes to the witness stand to lay out the case against El Chapo. He explains to the jury the details of the recorded call and his relationship with El Chapo before being turned over to the Drug Lord’s defense team for questioning. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

32 min
12/06/2023

Episode 10 - Aftermath

Charlie finds out what information the feds used to indict Val and Viv, how they tried to fight their charges and their reaction to being sentenced to prison. Former DEA agent Michael Ferrara who worked the El Chapo case gives his take on the wives’ prosecution and the broader impact the twins’ cooperation had on the war on drugs. With his wife now going to prison, Charlie poses the question to Jay: Has it all been worth it? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

57 min
11/29/2023

Episode 9 - Life After Prison

Charlie sits down with the children to get their perspective. Jay discusses adjusting to life on the outside. Within months of the twins being released, their wives, Val and Viv, are arrested on money laundering charges. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

47 min
05/18/2020

50 Cent

Curtis Jackson better known as 50 Cent is an American rapper, actor, producer, and entrepreneur. 50 cent chats with the Armchair Expert about towing the line between Curtis and 50 Cent, hustling at age 12 and having to make the distinction between the one who sells and the one who consumes. Dax asks about masculinity and 50 Cent talks about being a lightweight. The two talk about their instinctual guard against people and why it's important to have a career that evolves over time. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

57 min

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