{"podcast":{"title":"Milwaukee Mafia","slug":"milwaukee-mafia-1385296","podcast_index_feed_id":1385296,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/milwaukee-mafia/","website_url":"https://milwaukeemafia.com/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/56029567-6b78-43a4-9e11-af9adb7fd411/M6UgqdWy_KOZcWYHysDOvDWw.jpg","author":"Gavin Schmitt","episode_count":200,"summary":"Did you know Milwaukee had a Mafia? Many people don't realize how powerful the Milwaukee Mafia was - especially during Frank Balistrieri's impressive 30-year reign! Gavin Schmitt has been researching and writing published works on the Milwaukee Mafia for over a decade, and is considered the top expert on the subject. Join Gavin Schmitt and Eric Wulterkens as Gavin takes you through stories of the Milwaukee Mafia, and related Wisconsin true crime. For more information, visit MilwaukeeMafia.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-08T04:19:28.959323+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/milwaukee-mafia-1385296"},"episode":{"title":"Dirty Helen","slug":"dirty-helen","published_at":"2026-03-10T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/milwaukee-mafia-1385296/dirty-helen","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/milwaukee-mafia-1385296","url":"https://milwaukeemafia.com/episode/dirty-helen","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/9023929f-19dc-4bf6-a0f5-4057c5b60099.mp3","summary":"a readers question about a famous call girl in Milwaukee known as Dirty Helen leads to the discovery of a biography written by her. In this 2 part series Gavin takes on on the history of Dirty Helen and the significant people and things that occurred in her life -- Join the Milwaukee Mafia Newsletter and get updates about the Mafia and Gavin https://milwaukeemafia.com/join-the-mailing-list/ Got a question about this episode? Email Gavin and Eric at milwaukeemafia@gmail.com Explore the Milwaukee Mafia Wiki: https://milwaukeemafia.com/ Become part of the Family: https://www.patreon.com/Milwaukeemafia -- Gavin Schmitt is the leading historical expert on the mafia in Wisconsin. He has written several books on the subject and regularly speaks across the country. Get Gavin’s Books: https://www.amazon.com/Gavin-Schmitt/e/B00E749XFS Book Gavin for a Presentation: https://gavinschmitt.com/","meta_description":"a readers question about a famous call girl in Milwaukee known as Dirty Helen leads to the discovery of a biography written by her. In this 2 part series…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2059,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/milwaukee-mafia-1385296/episodes/dirty-helen/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/milwaukee-mafia-1385296/dirty-helen.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}