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EPISODE · Sep 7, 2026 · 12 MIN

New York Versus Chicago Mafia Culture

from A History of the American Mafia Podcast: Organized Crime, Mob Families, Bosses, Gangsters, Prohibition, Criminal Trials, and the Rise of La Cosa Nostra · host Podily & Josh Linsk

In this episode we compare how New York’s Five Families and Chicago’s Outfit shaped their criminal cultures under Prohibition, tracing differences in leadership philosophies, territory control, law‑enforcement responses, and the evolution of rackets that defined each city’s mob legacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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