The History of Organized Crime

Podcast by Michael Vista

Episodes

031 - Singing Sam, the Combine and the Funnel

January 8, 2019 • 29 mins

Detroit entered Prohibition on a war footing, however, it wasn't to last too long. Major changes are afoot, as business minded gangsters find a shaky, but peaceful footing. Plus we explore the biggest non-American liquor supplier that was to last throughout the entire experiment, that was handled by the Volstead Act.

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030 - Who's the Boss

November 27, 2018 • 32 mins

1920 New York City is on the brink of a shift in power, as the former Boss of Bosses Giuseppe Morello is released from prison. The current Boss, Salvatore D'Aquila is looking to maintain his hold of the title, but some don't want him to have it and younger men are rising through the ranks in reputation, cunning or just plain luck.

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029-Prohibition: Products, Provinces, Paisans and Partitions

October 30, 2018 • 26 mins

As Prohibition begins we take a look at how breweries stayed in business. We'll also visit the main territories throughout the United States. from New Orleans to Detroit, From New York to Kansas City. Some are peaceful, some divided and some are just plain war zones.

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028 - O' Bratva Where Art Thou?

September 5, 2018 • 31 mins

A massive Empire is carved from Eastern Europe to the Pacific, but is so large and unwieldy it cannot quite advance. From this Empire the many forces of Socialism take hold, creating a slave labor force which results in an underground gang organizing in the very prisons controlled by the state.

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027 - Unlucky Hand: The Yakuza

August 14, 2018 • 38 mins

After the unification of Japan, under the Tokugawa Shogun, two groups of low tier society become the seeds planted for the Yakuza. They have a long journey before them, but the inspiration of one man, leads another who lives in the area between the political and the criminal worlds. By doing so, he accidently finds one of the worlds most dangerous organized crime syndicates, who are possibly more powerful than the modern day Mafi...

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The History of Organized Crime

Episodes

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029-Prohibition: Products, Provinces, Paisans and Partitions

028 - O' Bratva Where Art Thou?

027 - Unlucky Hand: The Yakuza

Popular Podcasts

031 - Singing Sam, the Combine and the Funnel

030 - Who's the Boss