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A History of the American Mafia Podcast: Organized Crime, Mob Families, Bosses, Gangsters, Prohibition, Criminal Trials, and the Rise of La Cosa Nostra — 269 episodes · page 1 of 3
Lucky Luciano, Operation Underworld, and the Mafia’s Wartime Role
From ‘Cosa Nostra’ to ‘La Cosa Nostra’: How the Mafia’s Name Became a Legal Monster
Arnold Rothstein and the Birth of Modern Organized Crime Finance
Bugsy Siegel & the Flamingo: From Mob Skimming to Las Vegas Legacy
Smartphones and Mobsters: The Digital Weakness of La Cosa Nostra
Nevada’s Black Book: How Casinos Banned Mob Power
Inside the Mafia’s Hierarchy: Made Men vs Associates
Skimming the Kitchen and Concrete: Mafia Fronts Revealed
The Sicilian Shift: From the French Connection Collapse to Atlantic Heroin Rigs
Bombs in the Mafia: How Sicilian and American Underworlds Wielded Explosives
The Las Vegas Skimming Wars: How Nevada Regulators Took on the Mob
Domestic Violence in Mafia Households: Unmasking a Hidden Crime
Bruce Cutler and the Theater of Mafia Defense
The Untouchables Myth: Eliot Ness and the Tax Takeaway on Al Capone
Construction Skids: How the Mafia Rigged Public Bids
Bootleggers to Casinos: Why the Mafia Still Shapes American History
Union Control: How the Mafia Plundered Workers’ Wages
Sonny Liston and the Mob’s Boxing Rackets
St. Valentine's Day Massacre and the Birth of Modern Ballistics
Waldorf‑Astoria: The Hotel That Hosted the Mafia’s Quiet Power Moves
The Mafia’s Hidden Agenda: Minority‑Business Fronts and Corporate Fraud
Detroit's Secret Marriage Rule: How Blood Bonds Fortified the Midwestern Mafia
Massino, Basciano, and the Wiretap that Cracked the Bonanno Family
Carlos Marcello and the New Orleans Mafia Kingdom
The Scholar’s Playbook: How We Actually Research American Mafia History
Lucky Luciano’s Final Flight: How an Italian Exile’s Death Shaped La Cosa Nostra
Mafia Mythbusters: How Legends Mask Real History
The Informant Revolution: How Valachi, Pistone, and Others Shattered Omertà
Carmine Persico: The Prison Boss Who Ran the Colombo Family From Behind Bars
Lucchese Informants: How Casso, Amuso and D’Arco Undermined a New York Family
Las Vegas Skimming: From Mob Casinos to Regulated Strip
Hoover’s Blind Spot: The FBI Before the Mafia Crackdown
Contempt in Court: The Mafia’s Secret Legal Playbook
Owney Madden and the Mafia’s Hollywood Empire
The FBI’s Top Hoodlum Program and the Birth of Modern Mafia Intelligence
When Can the Mafia Revive? The Anatomy of a Comeback
Encrypted Underworld: How the Mafia’s Secret Messaging Networks Were Exposed
Why Chicago Had One Outfit Instead of Five Families: A Demographic & Historical Analysis
Arnold Rothstein, Meyer Lansky & the Jewish Connection that Shaped New York Organized Crime
Mafia’s Supposed Drug Ban: Myth vs. Reality
Mafia, Sand & Gravel: How Construction Rackets Fueled La Cosa Nostra
Cigars, Smoke, and the Mafia: A Symbol of Power
Godparents of the Mob: How Catholic Vows Shaped La Cosa Nostra
Luciano & Costello: The Alliance That Reshaped Organized Crime
Mafia in the Ring: How Organized Crime Turned Boxing Gyms Into Money‑Laundering Hubs
Mafia and Mental Decline: When Bosses Get Sick
Carmine Galante’s Funeral: A Commission‑Backed Hit in Brooklyn
The Mafia’s Contract Enforcement System: Sit‑Downs, Restitution, and Sanctions
Paul The Waiter Ricca: The Hidden Power Behind Chicago’s Outfit
Illegal Casinos Across America: Mafia Rackets Beyond Las Vegas
When Blood Betrays Power: Mafia Family Killings Inside the Underworld
Mafia Meets Medicine: How Organized Crime Hijacked Hazardous Waste Disposal
Bonanno Family’s Leadership Panels: Survival Through Arrests & Internal Wars
From Screen to Street: How Mafia Movies Became Real‑World Playbooks
Casino Junkets and the Battle Over Money Laundering
Mafia in Las Vegas: From Skimming to Corporate Casinos
DNA Breaks the Deadlock: How Modern Forensics Solved the 1981 Bonanno Capo Murders
Ravenite Surveillance: The Rooftop Camera that Exposed Gotti
City Contracts & Criminal Currencies: Inside the Mafia’s Public Works Syndicate
Jimmy Burke, the Lufthansa Heist, and a Murder Trail
Mickey Featherstone: The Informant Who Broke the Westies
Robert DiBernardo: Gambino Capo, Porno Kingpin, and the Politics Behind Gotti’s Rise
Nicky Scarfo and the Terror that Shook Philadelphia
Behind the Screen: How ‘Sopranos’ Casting Reflected Real Mafia Lives
Mafia & Solitary Confinement: Legal and Ethical Controversies
From La Cosa Nostra to Crypto Syndicates: How the Mafia Gave Way to Digital Crime
Inside the Mafia: The Risky Lives of Informants
Dialing Back: Pre-Internet Telephone Bookkeeping in the Mafia
The Garment District: How the Mafia Sewed Its Grip into New York Fashion
Santo Trafficante Jr.: From Havana’s Glitter to Tampa’s Shadow
Carlos Marcello and the New Orleans Mafia: Power, Politics, and JFK Rumors
The Murder of Robert DiBernardo: Gotti’s Quiet Cross‑Hair in 1986
Goodfellas vs Reality: Unpacking Henry Hill’s Prison Dinner
Stolen Masterpieces: How the Mafia Steals and Monetizes Priceless Art
Florida Retirement and the Hidden Lives of New York Mob Bosses
The Mafia’s Hunger: Debt, Fraud, and Restaurant Takeovers
Ndrangheta vs. La Cosa Nostra: Structure, Drugs, and the Battle for Global Crime Power
Ralph Natale vs. Joey Merlino: The Cooperator’s Gambit
The Trials That Broke the Mafia: Capone, Valachi, Commission, Pizza Connection, Gotti & Family Secrets
Gold Chains and Mob Stereotypes: Hollywood’s Bling vs The Real Mafia
Palma Boys: East Harlem’s Secret Genovese Power Hub
Detroit’s Purple Gang: The Jewish Bootleggers Who Ran the River
When Mafia Sons Refuse the Life: Legitimate Paths & Distances
Dominick Napolitano’s Murder: The Bonanno Fallout from Donnie Brasco
Murder Incorporated: Louis Buchalter’s Ad‑Hoc Hit Squad
The Gambino Family After Gotti: From Dapper Don to Low‑Profile Mastery
Newport’s Sin City Era: Casinos, Strip Clubs, Politics and Reform
John Gotti’s Dapper Don: How Suits Shaped the Gambino Family’s Image
Local 813: Chicago's Sanitation Union & the Chicago Outfit’s Hidden Racket
From Lawyers to Lumberjacks: How the Mafia Co‑opted White‑Collar Licensing
Inside the Dark Logic: Family‑In‑Family Hits in La Cosa Nostra
Gus Greenbaum and the Shadowy Rise of Nevada Casinos
Carlo Gambino and the Quiet Power That Shaped a Family
Brooklyn's Mafia Geography: Neighborhoods and Families
David Hennessy’s Murder: Unpacking Final Words, Suspects, and Investigation Controversy
Runways & Rackets: How the Mafia Built America’s Airports
Las Vegas, Skimming, and the Mafia’s Desert Gamble
Gambino vs Genovese: How Two Mafia Dynasties Traded Conflict for Collaboration
New Jersey’s Mafia Crossroads: From Zwillman to Provenzano
Sammy 'the Bull' Gravano: Concrete, Clubs, and a Gambino Front