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Who is DB Cooper? A look into America’s only unsolved skyjacking and the people who are trying to solve it.
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The Cooper Vortex is hosted by Darren Schaefer and Russell Colbert. The show has published 97 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "DB Cooper was not even mentioned - Dee Rog" (27 October 2026, 99 minutes), "DB Cooper: My Forced Education - Russell Colbert" (20 October 2026, 74 minutes), and "DB Cooper is the Kenora Bomber - Jon Higgins" (6 October 2026, 93 minutes).
The Cooper Vortex publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 109 minutes across 97 episodes.
Booking probability for The Cooper Vortex is 24%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Cooper Vortex requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Cooper Vortex's contact route on record: verified email.
Darren Schaefer and Russell Colbert hosts The Cooper Vortex, a history podcast with 97 episodes published.
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Episode #102
Dee Rog is a voice over artist, audio producer, podcast creator and host. He is the creator and host of You Should Not Know This. Listen to Dee's show You Should Not Know This...
Episode #101
Russell Colbert has been in the technology industry his whole working career. Shooting and editing videos, technical support, live production, sporting events, theater, and conferences. Because of his various jobs he...
Episode #100
Jon Higgins is a waterlogged Washingtonian. Born, raised and still living in the Seattle area. He's had a long career in vehicle and equipment repair while also co-owning a catering company and a food truck. For the...
Episode #99
Siopi and Meta are the mysterious voices behind Siopi Meta, a brand-new Greek true crime and mystery podcast that only launched very recently. Based in Athens, Greece, they are at the very beginning of their podcasting...
Episode #98
Darren Rovell is a broadcaster, writer, author, entrepreneur, and collector of memorabilia. Follow him on X and Instagram! https://x.com/darrenrovell https://www.instagram.com/darrenrovell Buy his book! First in Thirst...
Sophie Daniele is a psychic medium and animal communicator, author of The Dogs Dish Cookbook for Dogs, entrepreneur, real estate investor, traveling cat nanny, adventurer, and visionary. She is currently working on...
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Sophie Daniele is a psychic medium and animal communicator, author of The Dogs Dish Cookbook for Dogs, entrepreneur, real estate investor, traveling cat nanny, adventurer, and visionary. She is currently working on...
Episode #96
Nicole Legg is a Nuclear Medicine Technologist. She loves fashion and Halloween. You may have seen her holding Barb Dayton's ashes. Special thanks to Nicole for going along with my crazy idea of reading 10 books in two...
Episode #95
Nicole Legg is a Nuclear Medicine Technologist. She loves fashion and Halloween. You may have seen her holding Barb Dayton's ashes. You can find Nicole on the DB Cooper Mystery Group on Facebook. If you have questions...
Episode #94
Nicole Legg is a Nuclear Medicine Technologist. She loves fashion and Halloween. You may have seen her holding Barb Dayton's ashes. You can find Nicole on the DB Cooper Mystery Group on Facebook. If you have questions...
Episode #93
Nicole Legg is a Nuclear Medicine Technologist. She loves fashion and Halloween. You may have seen her holding Barb Dayton's ashes. You can find Nicole on the DB Cooper Mystery Group on Facebook. If you have questions...
Episode #92
James Lane has a bachelors degree in business from Cal Poly, a Masters from Golden Gate, and a Bachelors in in Biohelth science from Oregon state. He spent 4 years in the military working on c-130 electronics. Used the...
Episode #91
Nicole Legg is a Nuclear Medicine Technologist. She loves fashion and Halloween. You may have seen her holding Barb Dayton's ashes. You can find Nicole on the DB Cooper Mystery Group on Facebook. If you have questions...
Episode #90
Mike Davis is a second generation skydiver with over 10 years on jump status for the United States Army, and was the 2017 82nd Airborne Division Paratrooper of the year. You can find Mike on some DB Cooper discussion...
Episode #89
Ryan Burns is a criminal defense attorney in Jackson Mississippi, host of his DB Cooper Sleuth YouTube channel, runs the website Norjak.org, an organizer of CooperCon, a memorabilia collector, and soon to be author...
Ron Rovansek is a birdwatcher, manager of a soup kitchen, published author, ultramarathoner, part-time commercial fisherman, and a water resources engineer. If you have questions or comments for Ron, you can send them...
Mike Halkovich is a writer, photographer, cyber security expert, software analyst, ultra-marathon runner, and David Lynch fan. Mike can be reached by email or found on Instagram. ultrahalkovich@gmail.com Come see me and...
Episode #86
Stan Seagle got his start in Titanium R+D in the late 1950s, rising to the rank of Vice President of Research and Technical Development at RMI Titanium in Ohio, and finishing out his career teaching and consulting for...
Episode #85
Ned DeHan is a world traveling researcher, writer, YouTuber, and host of Black Box Online Radio. Follow Ned on YouTube! A new DB Cooper video every Friday! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnOTVnNJOgIy58M1Vh5iMrA Follow...
Stuart Macadam is an entrepreneur, digital marketing expert, YouTuber, soccer coach, and true crime buff. Visit Stuart's website! https://www.paidadvertisinghelp.com/ Subscribe to Stuart's YouTube...
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Risk Pool Cyber Risk Services Manager, Risk Pool Cyber Risk Services
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