Stay Away from Matthew MaGill: Recent Episodes
Pineapple Street Studios
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.
Thirty 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 Meyerson, the Crown Heights Riot can help us unlock and understand so many of our modern dilemmas: from police violence and racism to the persistence of antisemitism. Available now, listen whenever you get your podcasts.
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It’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.
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Hey, 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; the other, with poet, essayist and critic, Hanif Abdurraqib.
You can listen to The 11th wherever you find podcasts.
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Matthew’s ashes. A family comes together.
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A marriage ends. A son runs away.
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Two siblings. Years of unasked questions.
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A father becomes a hero. A trip to Matthew’s childhood home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Matthew goes on the run. A pattern emerges.
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A life in the theater, a pet monkey, and a new understanding of Matthew.
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A strange man arrives in a small town.
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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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices