Welcome to The Dossier, an immersive documentary audio experience brought to you by Criminal Minded Media and led by Emmy-nominated television producer Don Sikorski. The Dossier is a hub for compelling audio series' that delve deep into the complexities of crime and culture, including the groundbreaking podcast that investigates the LAPD's alleged cover-up of the murder of hip-hop icon The Notorious B.I.G. Discover Unjust Justice: The Story of James Rosemond, which explores the intricate intersections of justice and morality, along with Hip-Hop vs. The Cops, Collateral Damage, USA vs. Hip-Hop, and Family Business: Organized Crime in America. Additionally, tune in to Criminal Minded, a bi-weekly true crime journey that captivates listeners with its gripping narratives. For more information, please visit www.criminalmindedmedia.com
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Signup to Generate a PitchWelcome to The Dossier, an immersive documentary audio experience brought to you by Criminal Minded Media and led by Emmy-nominated television producer Don Sikorski.
Recent episodes include "FAMILY BUSINESS: THE FALL OF VINNIE OCEAN" (13 March 2025, 29 minutes), "FAMILY BUSINESS: FORMER FBI AGENT GIOVANNI ROCCO" (5 March 2025, 36 minutes), and "FAMILY BUSINESS: JOHNNY SACK" (26 February 2025, 31 minutes).
THE DOSSIER publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 34 minutes across 114 episodes.
Booking probability for THE DOSSIER is 24%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. THE DOSSIER requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. THE DOSSIER's contact route on record: verified email.
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THE DOSSIER is a society podcast with 114 episodes published.
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THE DOSSIER
<p>As the DeCavalcante family transitioned into the late 90’s, the new leadership structure was causing a power struggle between Vinnie Ocean and Charlie “Big Ears” Majuri. </p><p><br></p><p>With law enforcement...
Episode #7
<p>We interview the former FBI undercover task force officer and author of Giovanni’s Ring: My Life Inside the Real Sopranos, who spent 26 years undercover penetrating New Jersey’s DeCavalcante crime family, the...
Episode #6
<p>While The Sopranos mainly focused on a fictional New Jersey mob, their fellow mafiosos in New York couldn’t be ignored. </p><p><br></p><p>The fictional New York family was represented by Johnny Sacrimoni, better...
Episode #5
<p>As John Riggi is sent to prison, John “Johnny Boy” D’Amato, is made the acting head of the DeCavalcante family. </p><p><br></p><p>Despite being unpopular in his own crime family, D’Amato would use his close...
Episode #4
<p>Playing a New Jersey gangster was nuanced, one part menacing, but equally comedic. </p><p><br></p><p>Federico Castellucio played the role of Furio Giunta , a Tony Soprano street-soldier who even tried to have a...
Episode #3
<p>In 1997, after the death of acting boss Jake Amari, Vinnie “Ocean” Palermo is named part of a three man panel that will now run the DeCavalcante family. Vinnie Ocean is considered the most likely candidate to be the...
Episode #2
<h3>Organized crime has always been catnip to savvy crime reporters, and as the years have progressed with the proliferation of rats, the storytelling has gotten more nuanced and more in depth...
Episode #1
<p>The Sopranos considered by many the greatest show in television history, made the New Jersey mafia water cooler talk across the country from 1999-2007. </p><p><br></p><p>While based on fictional characters, there was...
Episode #7
<p>In hip hop, the end of the 80s ushered in a thriving music industry, with hip hop, diversifying itself immensely. </p><p><br></p><p>In 1990 alone, A Tribe Called Quest, Public Enemy, Ice Cube, D Nice, Special Ed, LL...
Episode #6
<p>There were many defining events as it relates to the intersection of crime, the War on Drugs, and hip hop throughout the 80s. </p><p><br></p><p>That being said, there was a singular event that took place in Southside...
Episode #5
<p>The years of 1987 and ’88 ushered in the golden age of hip-hop, when a few groundbreaking artists, acting as cultural critics, show the power of this art form. </p><p><br></p><p>Led by the protest rap of KRS-One...
Episode #4
<p>As hip hop and the war on drugs hit the mid 1980s, it can be argued that both commercial endeavors hit their strides in inner cities across the United States. </p><p><br></p><p>As crack cocaine exploded, members of...
Episode #3
<p>If any story defines what New York was like at that time, it's the story of New York City subway vigilante Bernard Goetz's shooting of unarmed black teens. </p><p><br></p><p>On December 22, 1984, Barry Allen, Troy...
Episode #2
<p>In the dynamic early years of hip hop, you could still see the influences of the disco era in the fashion the samples, and the party music played via car stereos in different neighborhoods in New York City...
Episode #1
<p>In America in 2024, we have all watched major American cities burn the result of a powder keg that exploded around incidents of police killings. We should all know the names by now: George Floyd, Trayvon Martin...
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<p>From its start, the art of Hip-Hop music has not only defined our countries generations, it has done so by reporting on social and criminal injustices in America.</p><p><br></p><p>Referred to as the “Black CNN,”...
THE DOSSIER
<p>The Sopranos considered by many the greatest show in television history, made the New Jersey mafia water cooler talk across the country from 1999-2007. </p><p><br></p><p>While based on fictional characters, there was...
THE DOSSIER
<p>Join hosts Nicole Luciano and Johnny ‘The Greek’ Anagnopoulos, two of the producers of The Dossier, as they break down all things crime and hip-hop, gleaned from their years of investigative work on the...
THE DOSSIER
<p>Join hosts Nicole Luciano and Johnny ‘The Greek’ Anagnopoulos, two of the producers of The Dossier, as they break down all things crime and hip-hop, gleaned from their years of investigative work on the...
THE DOSSIER
<p>Join hosts Nicole Luciano and Johnny ‘The Greek’ Anagnopoulos, two of the producers of The Dossier, as they break down all things crime and hip-hop, gleaned from their years of investigative work on the...
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