Stay Away from Matthew MaGill

4.3 (890)
TRUE CRIME
SERIES

When 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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When 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 own mistakes, and his own family secrets. Launching April 13th from Pineapple Street Studios. 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

03/30/2021

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6 min

Eric Mennel

Host

4.3

out of 5

890 Ratings

Surprisingly good!

12/08/2023

Outlyer

So I just stumbled up on this and for three days now, I’ve had all these, as NPR puts it, “driveway moments”. I don’t think I have enjoyed a podcast more in such a long time. How the author juxtaposed his life experience along with this mercurial figure was brilliant storytelling! Bravo!
Vanity Project

01/11/2024

Jennimay

Do not be fooled by the description. Two episodes are dedicated to an interesting subject. What remains is the podcaster milking the weakest of his own family’s drama.
BEST. PODCAST. EVER!!

08/28/2023

thriftm

Who would have guessed that this would be such a really good story?!?!!! This was fantastic!!! Couldn’t stop listening. Sat in the car long after arriving places just to hear more! There was NO WAY to guess upcoming content! Maybe I can find more podcasts by Eric. I feel like I know him as a friend after this podcast. He’s a GREAT storyteller … and a terrific writer! Wow what a memorable story! I loved it and plan to tell lots of people about it.
Family ?

06/03/2023

COWBOY68

Very cool
🤩 wow

05/11/2023

Chnvaldez

Thank you, Eric Mennel. What an amazing piece of work.
Laura

03/02/2023

mikechelp

I LOVED this podcast. Reminds me a bit of Also A Poet by Ada Calhoun. A story within a story. Thank you for telling yours, and his.
Brilliant

10/31/2022

KM98654

I didn’t want this podcast to end! This podcast was brilliant. Thanks especially to your family for showing up so honestly and vulnerably.
Beautiful Story Telling

08/28/2022

BeckynBrady

Incredibly interesting. I only wish it was longer. You did a wonderful job telling these 2 intertwined stories. Please do more podcasts, your voice and tempo was excellent. Thank you to everyone who opened up and shared with you. This was a beautiful listen!
So good

07/31/2022

Keola4

This is the only review I’ve ever taken the time to write despite listening to a lot of podcasts. It is well told and more than what I expected, two I bromate stories intertwined. I finished it in a day and a half.
Love!!

07/30/2022

CBP6762

Loved it so much I binged it!!!!❤️❤️❤️

When 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.