Mickey & Mark

Gumshoe Diaries

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A Hollywood True Crime Podcast covering Mark Ebner's "How I got those stories" stories. Mark Ebner is an American journalist and New York Times bestselling author who has covered all aspects of celebrity and crime culture for Spy, Rolling Stone, Maxim, Details, Hustler, Los Angeles Magazine, Premiere, Salon, Spin, Radar, The Daily Beast, Gawker, BoingBoing, Esquire and New Times. He has produced for and/or appeared as a commentator on NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC, FOX, A&E, DiscoveryID, Comedy Central, REELZ, Showtime, The History Channel, Channel 4 (UK), National Public Radio, Court TV, TruTV, "...

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S2 Tabloids: Mark works for the National Enquirer - EP. 3 of 3 21.08.2023 42:45

Ebner is on the brink of losing his job at A.M.I and in this episode, he makes damn sure he gets fired. Before that though, there's a visit from slimy David Pecker, the head dude at National Enquirer. Finally, on his way out the door with a stolen A.M.I laptop and a $5000 severance check, a co-worker gives Ebner the contents of Paris Hilton's hacked Sidekick and that leads to his next book, "6 deg...

S2 Tabloids: Mark works for the National Enquirer - EP. 2 of 3 21.08.2023 46:50

Ebner's learning the ropes at the National Enquirer and it isn't going well, he just can't find the sweet spot in the Tabloid Universe. He is moved to The Globe where he finally gets a shot at his Truman Capote moment with a 'Fetus Snatcher' story but even that is cheapened by the tabloid take on the crime. He moves onto a story about the Minutemen that gets him beaten up and in a matter of month...

S2 Tabloids: Mark works for the National Enquirer - EP. 1 of 3 21.08.2023 58:41

Ebner's tale of how he ended up at the tabloids is a wild ride; from a heroin addiction to the world of 12 steps, to the celebrity packed Sunset Strip restaurant Le Dome, to his first big break as a writer, to a burgeoning community of like minded malcontents that leads to a to a NY Times best selling book w/ Andrew Breitbart....then throw in a gambling addiction and a descent into homelessness fo...

S1 The Last Days of David Carradine - EP. 3 of 3 26.02.2023 37:04

EPISODE 3: Marina Anderson, David Carradine's 4th wife, confirms details of the story & adds her thoughts on what she believes happened to her ex-husband David Carradine. Ebner meets colorful people with info: *Pornthip Rojanasunand, aka Dr. Death, a Thai forensic pathologist and medical doctor that concluded Carradine's crime scene was trampeled and rendered useless. *Bangkok post reporter that...

S1 The Last Days of David Carradine - EP. 2 of 3 26.02.2023 50:06

EPISODE 2: Marina Anderson, David Carradine's 4th wife, confirms details of the story. Ebner meets colorful people with info: *Bangkok Dan, an Ex Pat living in Thailand that educates Ebner about body snatchers. *Flamenco Antonio Piñeda, a fixer type that hooks Ebner up with David Winters, of 'Westside Story' fame. *David Winters, an English-born American actor, dancer, choreographer, producer and...

S1 The Last Days of David Carradine - EP. 1 of 3 26.02.2023 38:40

Ebner wrote this story for Maxim Magazine in 2009 shortly after the untimely death of American Actor and icon David Carradine. EPISODE 1: David Carradine died in a Bangkok, Thailand hotel room in 2009 at the age of 72. His death was ruled a suicide by Thai authorities. Michael Baden performed a second autopsy ruling out suicide. So, there's that...and nothing more since 2009. Developed, Produced...