The Chinatown Sting

From Deep Cover: The Family Man

Deep Cover's new season, The Family Man [https://apple.co/4cpndHy], tells a story about how families can deceive each other and the lengths we’ll go to to protect our loved ones Elise and Marissa grew up in a seemingly normal house in the suburbs of St. Louis, but it was a house built on secrets. There were things their father never told them—like how he really made his money. One night, the police showed up, raided their house, and seized boxes of evidence. Hours later, the sisters turned on the TV and saw something surreal: their father in the middle of a police chase. The local news identified him as “The Boonie Hat Bandit”. The girls were stunned. They struggled to accept the truth: Dad had been living a double life. How long had he been lying to them?  What had he done?  And who, exactly, was their father? Find Deep Cover: The Family Man wherever you get podcasts [http://lnk.to/DCDOAA]. If you want to know how the story ends right now, binge the full season by signing up for a Pushkin+ subscriptions on the Deep Cover show page on Apple Podcasts or at pushkin.fm/plus [http://pushkin.fm/plus].  See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Grandson of a Paper Son

Judge Denny Chin serves on the US Court of Appeals in New York and he’s an expert on Asian Americans and the law. Every year, he helps to stage reenactments of landmark cases in which Asian Americans fought for their legal and civil rights. Judge Chin speaks with Lidia Jean Kott about his family history and why he became a judge. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Life as a Flying Dragon

Cowboy, now known as CB, was once a member of the powerful Flying Dragons gang, led by Johnny Eng, aka Onionhead. CB speaks with Lidia Jean Kott about why he joined the gang, about street-violence PTSD, and how he wound up in prison for 16 years. He also has an update on what Johnny Eng is up to today.  See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Episode 6: A Sense of Order

After five days of deliberation, a jury finally returns a verdict in the case of Johnny Eng. Its ultimate meaning depends on whom you ask — and the lessons it taught the justice system may already be forgotten. For more: Mike Moy’s memoir book Bad to Blue [https://www.blackstonepublishing.com/products/book-h8ar] and his Chinatown Gang Stories [https://www.youtube.com/@chinatowngangstories] channel on YouTube. Rong Xiaoqing’s article in Documented, "Ghosts of Chinatown." [https://documentedny.com/2025/09/12/ghosts-of-chinatown-gang-crime/] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Episode 5: The Mastermind

Flying Dragons gang leader Johnny Eng faces so many separate counts of heroin smuggling that prosecutors from various jurisdictions have to join forces. But Eng’s defense lawyers ably attack the government’s cooperating witnesses in court. And Beryl faces a personal deadline that might make sticking around to the end of the trial impossible. For more check out:  Gerald Posner’s book Warlords of Crime [https://www.posner.com/warlords-of-crime]. Fredric Dannen’s pieces in The New Yorker, "Revenge of the Green Dragons [https://www.ledegraf.com/classic-new-yorker/revenge-of-the-green-dragons/]” and “Defending the Mafia.” [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1994/02/21/defending-the-mafia] ---------------------------------------- Get early, ad-free access to the entire season of The Chinatown Sting by subscribing to Pushkin+. Subscribers also get bonus episodes, exclusive binges, full audiobooks, and early ad-free listening for all Pushkin shows.  Subscribe on Apple: apple.co/pushkin [http://apple.co/pushkin] Subscribe on Pushkin: pushkin.com/plus [https://www.pushkin.fm/join-pushkin] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.