International Smuggler Reveals His Secrets!
Summary
Host Matthew Cox recounts his chaotic youth in Baltimore, including being expelled for alleged devil worship and dropping out of school at 16. He details moving to New York City in 1991 to attend Tisch, where he lived with a roommate who sexually assaulted him. Cox describes his early career as an off-Broadway actor and his transition into selling marijuana and other drugs to survive, including a scam involving oregano and dealing "lamb's bread."
Topics discussed
Early life, school incidents, and family background
Teenage years, drinking, and dropping out of school
Freshman year at Kent State and fraternity experiences
Contracting chickenpox and deciding to transfer schools
Applying to Tish and moving to New York City in 1991
Living with Eric J and early NYC encounters
Quitting Tish to pursue off-Broadway acting
Buying and selling drugs in Washington Square Park
Networking, acting gigs, and drug dealing in NYC
Buying cocaine in Washington Heights and planning a trip
Preparing for the Jamaica trip with smuggler Brandon
Arriving in Jamaica and staying in a shanty
Smuggling drugs back in a radio and returning to NY
Getting caught by customs at Miami airport
Processing and arrest at the Miami airport
Life in Miami-Dade County jail as 'Smuggler One'
Bail, return to New York, and resuming drug dealing
Career in TV, wrestling, and the 'Most Interesting Man' ad
The Brian McCarthy Interview Show and comedy in Austin
Writing books in jail and concluding remarks
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