334: The Birth of the Mafia w/ Louis Ferrante - A True Crime History Podcast

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast

Erik Rivenes

True Crime, History, Education

4.7 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2024

⏱️ 89 minutes

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My guest this week is bestselling author Lou Ferrante. He was an associate in the Gambino crime family before going to prison, where he studied history and began writing books. He joins us to talk about the origins of the Sicilian Mafia and how they followed Italian immigrants to the United States, initially establishing themselves in crime-ridden New Orleans alongside a corrupt police force. His new book is called "Borgata: Rise of Empire: A History of the American Mafia", the first volume of his Mafia trilogy. More about Lou Ferrante and his work on his website: https://louisferrante.com/ Lou Ferrante's Simon & Schuster Publisher Page: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Borgata/Louis-Ferrante/Borgata-Trilogy/9781639366019 Lou Ferrante on Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/louferrante Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to From Beneath the Hollywood Sign.
0:02.3	If you love old movies, Hollywood history, or the golden age of filmmaking,
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0:10.4	from another era and fascinating conversations with writer
0:13.0	writer Nan McNamara.
0:16.6	So Steve, did Ava Gardner and Howard Hughes have a good relationship?
0:21.0	Well, they did until he dislocated her jaw.
0:23.6	What? Well, don't worry, she hit him back with an ashtray.
0:26.2	From beneath the Hollywood sign is the chin joint for you. My name is Greg Jackson. I'm a PhD holding historian, a professor, and the
0:36.0	creator of history that doesn't suck. A podcast that makes legit
0:39.2	seriously researched American history come to life through entertaining stories.
0:43.0	Join me for a chronological telling of the United States story.
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0:51.0	With more than 100 episodes, you can already binge in your way from 1776 to the early 20th century.
0:56.0	Listen to history that doesn't suck on Spotify. You're going to. Welcome everyone to another episode of the most notorious podcast. I'm Eric Riveness. Definitely have an interesting
1:36.1	interview here for you today. I am very excited to have Lou Ferrante on the show with me.
1:44.0	He is the international best selling author of the book,
1:48.0	Mob Rules,
1:50.0	What the mafia can teach the legitimate businessman.
1:54.0	He created, wrote, produced, and hosted a series
1:57.8	for the Discovery Channel about maximum security prisons around the world. It was called Inside the Gangsters Code.
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