#24: Joseph "Joe the Barber" Barbara Sr., The Man Behind Apalachin (Part One)
In this episode, we discuss Joseph Barbara Sr., the mobster who famously hosted the ill-fated Apalachin Mob Meeting in Apalachin, New York. In this first of a two-part series, we discuss the beginnin...
15 Jan 20241h 14min
2024 Show Announcement
Join me as a make a significant announcement about the future of this show and discuss my plans for 2024 and beyond.
8 Jan 202418min
#23: The Cerrito Crime Family (Part 2): The Era of Angelo Marino
In this episode, we finish the series on the Cerrito Crime Family of the American Cosa Nostra who operated in and around San Jose, California, and who were a significant entity controlling organized c...
30 Nov 20232h 3min
#22: Angelo Bruno (Part Two): The 'Golden Age' of the Philadelphia Mafia, 1960-1969
In the second episode of this multi-part series, we cover Angelo Bruno, Boss of the Philadelphia Mafia during the "Golden Age" of the Philadelphia Cosa Nostra from the years 1960-1969. We recap Bruno...
16 Sep 20232h 27min
#21: Illegal FBI Wiretaps, the Kennedy Brothers, and the Mafia: What Was The Mob Saying in the 60's?
We cover instances of FBI wiretaps picking up mobster conversations related to both the FBI in the early 1960's and the Kennedy brothers pre-and-post JFK's assassination. We share and help you interp...
2 Aug 20231h 6min
#20: Interview with Jeff Canarsie, Host of Mob Talk Radio
In today’s episode, we’ve recorded an amazing interview with Jeff Canarsie, the host of Mob Talk Radio. I’m really excited and honestly very appreciative that this guest was able to take time out of t...
17 Jul 20232h 17min
#19: The Cerrito Crime Family of San Jose, CA (Part 1): The Eras of Onofrio Sciortino & Joseph X. Cerrito
In this episode, we cover the Cerrito Crime Family of the American Cosa Nostra who operated in and around San Jose, California, and who were a significant entity controlling organized crime in the San...
5 Jul 20231h 49min
#18: Angelo Bruno, The "Docile" Don: The Early Years, Rise in Cosa Nostra & Ascension to Mafia Boss
In this video, we cover Angelo Bruno, the man known as the "Docile Don" and/or "Gentle Don" who ruled over the Philadelphia underworld as the city's Cosa Nostra don from around 1959 until his murder i...
25 Mai 20231h 49min
