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Living With Capone

by John R. Swift

A fortunate son and failed lawyer turned failed banker turned struggling stockbroker inexplicably marries well, crosses paths with Al Capone and determines, as his crowning achievement, to reform Capone and introduce him into polite society, of which he is its most marginal member. This mission, which Capone endorses while systematically murdering his competitors, and then his allies, poses one question. Is Capone ready for reform?

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Episodes

  1. LivingWithCapone-15

    Blackie Lolordo gets his 15 minutes of fame. Elliot gets invited to the banquet.

  2. LivingWithCapone-14

    Elliot thinks he's doing Capone a favor. Scalise and Anselmi decide it's time to repent.

  3. LivingWithCapone-13

    Dion plants some evil seeds. Moran plots revenge; Capone plans a harvest.

  4. LivingWithCapone-12

    Bo Mason plays a reluctant role in St. Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, 1929. Dion switches sides, meets the Moran gang, where he can cause more trouble.

  5. LivingWithCapone-11

    Jack McGurn organizes a reply to the Northsiders. Dion's French Lick connection is discovered.

  6. LivingWithCapone-10

    The Cosgroves Christmas in Chicago. Patsy Lolordo is sent a message.

  7. LivingWithCapone-09

    Dion helps out Capone and concludes his French Lick chapter, he thinks. The French Lick parents, Blanche and Reuben Cosgrove, become grieving grandparents.

  8. LivingWithCapone-08

    Capone shows his management style, Guinta tries to blow up Mason's still.

  9. LivingWithCapone-07

    Elliot tries to repay a favor, the Lolordos are promoted above their level of competence? We meet Bo Mason and Hoptoad Guinta, bootleggers, and mortal enemies.

  10. LivingWithCapone-06

    Elliot wins and loses at the races, Capone does Elliot a favor.

  11. LivingWithCapone-05

    Elliot's wife, Bunny, does not endorse his new buddy; the Lolordo's send Tony Lombardo a message.

  12. LivingWithCapone-04

    Dion, trying to make a buck, just misses getting killed; Elliot does Capone a favor.

  13. LivingWithCapone-03

    We find Dion on Chicago's west side, causing more trouble. We're introduced to Patsy and Blackie Lolordo, wannabe bootleggers scheming to get a pay raise out of Capone, and Elliot Fulton, a stockbroker from Lake Forest, who rubs Capone's gang the wrong way.

  14. LivingWithCapone-02

    We're introduced to Joe Dion, who comes to French Lick, excites women, causes trouble, tries to direct play but flees for Chicago just in front of the posse. Capone sends a message to Frankie Yale, one of his whiskey suppliers.

  15. LivingWithCapone-01

    Hymie Weiss, leader of Chicago's Northside gang during the Prohibition, refuses an offer from Al Capone.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

A fortunate son and failed lawyer turned failed banker turned struggling stockbroker inexplicably marries well, crosses paths with Al Capone and determines, as his crowning achievement, to reform Capone and introduce him into polite society, of which he is its most marginal member. This mission, which Capone endorses while systematically murdering his competitors, and then his allies, poses one question. Is Capone ready for reform?

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John R. Swift

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A fortunate son and failed lawyer turned failed banker turned struggling stockbroker inexplicably marries well, crosses paths with Al Capone and determines, as his crowning achievement, to reform Capone and introduce him into polite society, of which he is its most marginal member. This mission,...

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Living With Capone is created and hosted by John R. Swift.
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