# Seamus McElearney: Flipping Capo Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/wicked-words-a-true-crime-talk-show-with-kate-winkler-dawson-1332124/seamus-mcelearney-flipping-capo Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/wicked-words-a-true-crime-talk-show-with-kate-winkler-dawson-1332124/seamus-mcelearney-flipping-capo.md Podcast: [Wicked Words - A True Crime Talk Show with Kate Winkler Dawson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wicked-words-a-true-crime-talk-show-with-kate-winkler-dawson-1332124) Published: 2026-02-23T08:01:00+00:00 Episode link: https://omny.fm/shows/wicked-words-a-true-crime-talk-show-with-kate-wink/seamus-mcelearney-flipping-capo Audio file: https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/fdf29e64-8856-472d-b2cd-b24c011a225c/8b325595-383d-48fa-86f5-b3f501291f68/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=d35298b0-c12a-44ed-956a-b24c011a22e0 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/wicked-words-a-true-crime-talk-show-with-kate-winkler-dawson-1332124/episodes/seamus-mcelearney-flipping-capo Duration seconds: 3812 ## Resource FBI agent Seamus McElearney had dreamed of investigating the mafia in New York when he first joined the bureau. But of course, no one would flip on the families. No one had  ever  flipped on the families. Until McElearney did some research, offered a made-man some orange juice…and made history. He tells me about his book:  Flipping Capo: How the FBI Dismantled the Real Sopranos.   Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link:  https://bit.ly/4gF2K18   See more information on my books: katewinklerdawson.com  Follow me on social: @tenfoldmore (Twitter) / @wickedwordspod (Facebook) / @tenfoldmorewicked (Instagram)  2026 All Rights Reserved  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/wicked-words-a-true-crime-talk-show-with-kate-winkler-dawson-1332124/episodes/seamus-mcelearney-flipping-capo/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/wicked-words-a-true-crime-talk-show-with-kate-winkler-dawson-1332124/seamus-mcelearney-flipping-capo.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.