Nicolo Majnoni

I moved back to Italy in my 20s to get an Italian law degree, because I dreamt of being a prosecutor that would fight the mafia. But that ended up being very scary. So I practiced corporate law in the US and the UK instead. Anyway, growing up in the US, I was always hearing Italians telling these wild stories. Always bombastic, always over the top.

I moved back to Italy in my 20s to get an Italian law degree, because I dreamt of being a prosecutor that would fight the mafia. But that ended up being very scary. So I practiced corporate law in the US and the UK instead. Anyway, growing up in the US, I was always hearing Italians telling these wild stories. Always bombastic, always over the top.

Always taking some benign event and turning it into a big conspiracy. Mario hat mir eigentlich gesagt, dass es ein Wort in Italien für das heißt. Dietrologia. Es bedeutet im Grunde, dass Italiener niemals die entsprechende Erklärung für etwas akzeptieren. Sie denken immer, dass es eine dunkle Wahrheit ist, die hinter Dietro, der Gürtel, fliegt.

Always taking some benign event and turning it into a big conspiracy. Mario hat mir eigentlich gesagt, dass es ein Wort in Italien für das heißt. Dietrologia. Es bedeutet im Grunde, dass Italiener niemals die entsprechende Erklärung für etwas akzeptieren. Sie denken immer, dass es eine dunkle Wahrheit ist, die hinter Dietro, der Gürtel, fliegt.

As an Italian abroad, I've had to fight this stereotype of the passionate, irrational Italian. And so I was immediately skeptical of Mario's theories about Calvi, the Vatican, the Mafia. Let me point out that I'm on your side with this.

As an Italian abroad, I've had to fight this stereotype of the passionate, irrational Italian. And so I was immediately skeptical of Mario's theories about Calvi, the Vatican, the Mafia. Let me point out that I'm on your side with this.

No, but what I'm saying is that you come to me and you tell me a man was killed because he was using the Vatican Bank via Mafia laundered money to fight the Cold War with the backing of the CIA. And I thought this is so silly and it's the typical Italian story that is fake.

No, but what I'm saying is that you come to me and you tell me a man was killed because he was using the Vatican Bank via Mafia laundered money to fight the Cold War with the backing of the CIA. And I thought this is so silly and it's the typical Italian story that is fake.

You pass that baton to me.

You pass that baton to me.

Yeah, well, it all sounded very fake and I wanted to prove you wrong. And this season is that effort. Mario had piqued my curiosity. I wanted to find out who had killed Roberto Calvi. But I wasn't buying his whole Vatican, CIA, Mafia, Da Vinci Code story. That honestly sounded a bit unhinged. Surely there was a more rational, more logical explanation.

Yeah, well, it all sounded very fake and I wanted to prove you wrong. And this season is that effort. Mario had piqued my curiosity. I wanted to find out who had killed Roberto Calvi. But I wasn't buying his whole Vatican, CIA, Mafia, Da Vinci Code story. That honestly sounded a bit unhinged. Surely there was a more rational, more logical explanation.

Maybe even that Roberto Calvi had very simply killed himself. Just as the no-nonsense British police believed at the time of death. So find out what happened to Roberto Calvi. That's what I set out to do more than two years ago. Since then, I've traveled to the scene of the crime in London and made multiple trips to Italy.

Maybe even that Roberto Calvi had very simply killed himself. Just as the no-nonsense British police believed at the time of death. So find out what happened to Roberto Calvi. That's what I set out to do more than two years ago. Since then, I've traveled to the scene of the crime in London and made multiple trips to Italy.

I've sat in a mafioso's living room choking on cigar smoke and tracked down a smuggler who was the last person to see Calvi alive. I've spoken to an Italian spy, forensics experts, and members of Calvi's family. I've worried about my own personal safety more than once.

I've sat in a mafioso's living room choking on cigar smoke and tracked down a smuggler who was the last person to see Calvi alive. I've spoken to an Italian spy, forensics experts, and members of Calvi's family. I've worried about my own personal safety more than once.

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And my theory of the crime, which I'm going to share with you at the end of this, is completely and wildly different than I could have ever imagined at the start of this investigation. That's after the break. Shadow Kingdom is brought to you by Lumen. Did you know that when your metabolism is working properly, you'll feel the benefits in literally every aspect of your life?

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I found a valuable tool that gives me insights to create a healthy metabolism for my body. It's called Lumen. Lumen is the world's first handheld metabolic coach, which just means it's a device that measures your metabolism through your breath.