"I Offered Them 500,000 to Let me go!" — Johnny Mitchell

️Johnny Mitchell built one of the most respected true crime podcasts on the internet by interviewing kingpins, cartel insiders, and some of the most dangerous people alive. BUT WHO TURNS THE MIC ON JOHNNY? In this episode, I sit down with The Connect's Johnny Mitchell for a conversation, one where HE is the one answering the questions. We get into: ~How hip-hop and crime movies shaped a middle-class white kid into a million-dollar drug trafficker ~The business ethics of the illegal drug trade — and why paying on time and keeping your word mattered more than anything ~The moment Johnny tried to bribe three Portland cops while they carried out half a million dollars of his cash ~What it actually feels like to hit that jail cell on night one & why he slept better than he had in years ~Why American prisons are broken — and what actually needs to change ~Stand-up comedy, bombing on stage, and why learning to live in silence in front of 200 hostile people is the most powerful skill he has ~What comes next when The Connect wraps — and who Johnny Mitchell actually is when the show is done Two guys who've both lived double lives, built something real out of the wreckage, and have no reason to sugarcoat anything. This one went deep. ️Follow Johnny Mitchell: YouTube:  ⁨@theconnectpod⁩  Instagram: @iamjohnnymitchell & @nottheconnect Days of the Trap (his book) is coming back to print soon ️Follow Tegan Broadwater: https://teganbroadwater.com YouTube: @TeganBroadwater Instagram: @teganbroadwater SOFREP: teganbroadwater.com JOIN OUR COMMUNITY to watch episodes BEFORE release, and for exclusive stories and articles: http://eepurl.com/itcbEE THE PURPOSE of this PODCAST: Undercover operative, CEO, Author, musician. I’ve lived in worlds most only judge from the outside. I don't try to change minds, just deepen them. -Tegan Broadwater, Author | "Life in the Fishbowl." Tegan's BOOK (Profits donated to charities mentoring fatherless kids): "LIFE IN THE FISHBOWL. The Harrowing True Story of an Undercover Cop Who Took Down 51 of the Nation's Most Notorious Crips, and His Cultural Awakening Amidst a Poor, Gang-Infested Neighborhood" https://www.amazon.com/Life-Fishbowl-undercover-gang-infested-neighborhood/dp/0578661624 Tegan's FAVs: My VUORI Collection (These are badass...I own all of them!) Please use this link to shop: https://shopmy.us/tb/shelves SPONSOR: Tactical Systems Network, LLC (Security Consulting, Armed Personnel, & Investigations) https://www.TSNLLC.com MUSIC: Tee Cad Website: https://teecad.com To BOOK TEGAN or for GUEST INQUIRIES: Hannah Clark with Parkdale Publicity E: hannah@parkdalepublicity.com