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EPISODE · Sep 8, 2026 · 13 MIN

The Scholar’s Playbook: How We Actually Research American Mafia History

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

This episode walks listeners through the disciplined, evidence‑based approach to uncovering the truth about organized crime—from court filings and FBI files to newspaper archives and oral histories—showing how historians separate myth from documented fact. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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