# The Hidden Third A podcast by Mariana van Zeller. From Emmy and Peabody Award–winning journalist Mariana van Zeller comes THE HIDDEN THIRD, a weekly dive into the underground markets that quietly power a third of the global economy. Every episode Mariana sits down with people who know these worlds firsthand - the hustlers, smugglers, scammers, kingpins, and those trying to shut them down. The series reveals how they function, why they endure, and the profound ways they impact us all. New episodes drop every Wednesday wherever you get your podcasts. The Hidden Third is a co-production of Muck Media and The Roost Podcast Network. Feed: https://rss.pdrl.fm/34143b/feeds.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER9417367138 ## Latest episodes - [The Military Sent Her Family Overseas. Then It Wouldn't Let Them Come Home](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/322657be8aed) (2026-10-28, 84 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER9084683884.mp3 - [The Hacker Who Tracked Down My Romance Scammer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/f9e19bfb520c) (2026-10-23, 81 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER2275574741.mp3 - [She Thought She Was Dating Jon Bon Jovi. Then He Asked for Money.](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/7ea19697ece0) (2026-10-21, 92 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER4372303717.mp3 - [I Was Set Up by a Cartel. Now I’m Going to Federal Prison](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/91dfab1a230f) (2026-10-14, 91 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER6370700631.mp3 - [From College World Series Hero to $32M Ponzi Scheme](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/3bce988ae18b) (2026-10-07, 137 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER6868052100.mp3 - [Evan Rachel Wood: The Cost of Speaking Out Against Marilyn Manson](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/784374811b99) (2026-09-30, 144 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER7067904322.mp3 - [He Helped Save Thousands of Abused and Exploited Kids](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/6dd4b65579e1) (2026-09-23, 146 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER1182287287.mp3 - [The Vigilante Hunting Bullies, Scammers and Predators](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/ba5e709bbef4) (2026-09-16, 149 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER9124957800.mp3 - [Trapped in Bolivia's Deadliest Prison. Then She Took It Over.](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/2999232ce421) (2026-09-09, 99 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER7156261193.mp3 - [She Escaped Traffickers, Then Was Kidnapped Again](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/c72f148b690b) (2026-09-02, 137 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER6132668210.mp3 - [Ohtani's Bookie Is Out of Prison — And He's Talking](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/24d6ba048a7d) (2026-08-26, 136 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER5299072266.mp3 - [The Man Governments Send to Negotiate with Terrorists | Tom Gregg](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/e45876c81b35) (2026-08-19, 147 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER1803447460.mp3 - [Secret Service Interrogator: How He Got Killers to Talk | Brad Beeler](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/f7c7acf9e5a9) (2026-08-12, 118 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER8097639572.mp3 - [He Robbed a Casino With a Blow‑Up Doll and a Fake AK‑47](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/c0e1549e776e) (2026-08-05, 160 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER1341381718.mp3 - [Bad Vegan: Scam, Abuse & Netflix Scandal | Sarma Melngailis Speaks Out](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/e87b6bbb4963) (2026-07-29, 113 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER8260241222.mp3 - [How an LAPD Captain Solved a 30-Year-Old Cold Case Murder](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/6d9a668f4636) (2026-07-08, 128 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER2419383570.mp3 - [Wallo267 spent 20 years in Prison for Armed Robbery. Now He's YouTube’s Cultural Advisor.](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/be955b338755) (2026-07-01, 63 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER1408672776.mp3 - [The World’s Best Bounty Hunter: How Michelle Gomez Finds People Who Vanish](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/5e5db749a171) (2026-06-24, 69 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER9019915409.mp3 - [America’s Last Weed Prisoner](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/b9a3a09ea2b8) (2026-06-17, 168 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER8350521620.mp3 - [She Was the Crystal Meth Queen of Waikiki. Then She Became a PTA Mom in New Jersey.](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/1dcdd43cfb7f) (2026-06-10, 90 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER7354527546.mp3 - [Lee Harris Claims to Channel Aliens. Why Do Millions Believe Him?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/b11229cadbf4) (2026-06-03, 129 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER5518180328.mp3 - [He Was a Violent Neo-Nazi Leader. Then He Found Out He Is Jewish.](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/0e473ff77b04) (2026-05-27, 146 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER9150923228.mp3 - [Prophet or Predator: How He Tricked Her and Trafficked Her Mother](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/bda7f9c5cb83) (2026-05-20, 67 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER7645638046.mp3 - [Mariana's Interview on The Jordan Harbinger Show](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/bed8ab97cd62) (2026-05-15, 103 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER2184433207.mp3 - [“The Hangover” Producer Who Walked Away From Hollywood to Fix America's Prison System](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/d3dc64cb62ed) (2026-05-13, 51 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER1657884435.mp3 - [Meagan Elizabeth: Raised in a Cult Hiding 900 Abusers](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/1f80c341ccf1) (2026-05-06, 91 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER5752759902.mp3 - [Amanda Knox Imprisoned In Italy: The Real Story](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/dfa1c13e3a2b) (2026-04-29, 129 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER1514811513.mp3 - [The American Captive Inside Venezuela's Deadliest Prison](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/7c16d8ee2edd) (2026-04-22, 124 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER2426529394.mp3 - [Shaka Senghor: 19 Years for Murder](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/683d88200a4e) (2026-04-15, 129 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER4795946429.mp3?updated=1776220584 - [Chosen by Aliens: The Kidnapping of Jan Broberg](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/dca9511e9ab8) (2026-04-08, 129 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER2531222494.mp3?updated=1775591169 - [NYC Drug Kingpin Turned Weed CEO](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/7fd2fb5207b8) (2026-04-01, 105 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER8588155430.mp3?updated=1774991776 - [From Prison Cell to Rocket Scientist](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/aa53d20547a4) (2026-03-25, 86 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER6196848397.mp3?updated=1774369857 - [Undercover Cop](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/dacda7dc753e) (2026-03-18, 105 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER9849484751.mp3?updated=1773697414 - [Felon at 7, Reborn in Solitary](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/0a1af1ac26b0) (2026-03-11, 104 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER3055087640.mp3?updated=1773174852 - [Game Warden vs The Cartel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/bcceb6b2dd08) (2026-03-04, 123 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER1850868518.mp3?updated=1773175336 - [The Woman Who Took On Amazon](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/100718734dbd) (2026-02-25, 103 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER1439052378.mp3?updated=1773171596 - [Ex Neo-Nazi | The Hidden Third with Mariana van Zeller](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/0a2355572543) (2026-02-18, 89 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER7874707368.mp3?updated=1771352842 - [From The Kink Machine: The Secret Power Behind Porn](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/38a76562b146) (2026-02-13, 34 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER5968808165.mp3 - [The Hipster Grifter | The Hidden Third with Mariana van Zeller](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/57552774d875) (2026-02-11, 130 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER7813768862.mp3?updated=1770777325 - [Retired ICE Agent | The Hidden Third with Mariana van Zeller](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/14c065a508b5) (2026-02-04, 136 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER4956579374.mp3 - [Journalist Jacob Soboroff on Family Separation, ICE Raids, and the LA Fires | The Hidden Third with Mariana van Zeller](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/9ec4e1313c85) (2026-01-28, 96 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER2265281437.mp3?updated=1769579261 - [Xbox Underground Hacker | The Hidden Third with Mariana van Zeller](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/f80014903695) (2026-01-21, 107 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER4976901032.mp3?updated=1768974443 - [USC Athlete Turned Cocaine Kingpin | The Hidden Third with Mariana van Zeller](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/05b6e2ebc6e2) (2026-01-14, 100 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER6676650174.mp3?updated=1768412953 - [Anna Delvey / Fake Heiress | The Hidden Third with Mariana van Zeller](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/a70337d54ed4) (2026-01-07, 89 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER1763029213.mp3?updated=1767738197 - [Embezzler Turned Prison Entrepreneur | The Hidden Third with Mariana van Zeller](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/a53da04dc514) (2025-12-17, 132 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER2346224130.mp3?updated=1765916379 - [Father vs. Child Predators | The Hidden Third with Mariana van Zeller](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/910e8951c19f) (2025-12-10, 91 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER3609834231.mp3?updated=1765341147 - [Jeffrey Epstein Survivor | The Hidden Third with Mariana van Zeller](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/0d159d61e0fa) (2025-12-03, 101 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER1284557276.mp3?updated=1764699349 - [Russian Sex Spy | The Hidden Third with Mariana van Zeller](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/8338ba151c28) (2025-11-19, 113 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER7557919978.mp3?updated=1763540175 - [From Addict to Ironman | The Hidden Third with Mariana van Zeller](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/4c4e49a8f028) (2025-11-12, 88 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER1240086869.mp3?updated=1762932428 - [Body-Brokering Survivor | The Hidden Third with Mariana van Zeller](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845989117/498d501bcea0) (2025-11-05, 58 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER4488197285.mp3?updated=1762309127 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. 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