#551: Inside the Gangsters' Code

The Art of Manliness

Society & Culture, Education, Philosophy

4.7 • 14.5K Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2019

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Lou Ferrantewas a mobster who worked for the Gambino crime family and made a trade out of hijacking trucks loaded with expensive goods. Eventually, the law caught up with him and he ended up in prison. There, he discovered a love for reading and writing which set off a personal transformation that led to him leaving the mafia. After his stint in jail, Lou went on to become an author and the host of a Discovery Channel documentary series called Inside the Gangsters' Code. Today on the show, I first talk to Lou about his early life of crime and the autodidactic education he gave himself in prison. Lou shares the books that had the biggest impact on him, including works of history, philosophy, and fiction. We then shift gears to discuss Lou's work on Inside the Gangsters' Code, the idea of honor that the mafia and other gangs share, and what it means to practice omertà. We end our conversation discussing why young men join gangs and the human needs they fill. Get the show notes at aom.is/gangsterscode.

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0:00.0	Forrette McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness podcast.
0:11.2	Lu Feronte was a mobster who works for the Gambino Crime family and made a trade out of
0:14.9	hijacking trucks loaded with expensive goods.
0:17.4	Eventually the law cut up with him and ended up in prison.
0:19.6	There he discovered a love for reading and writing which set off a personal transformation
0:23.2	that led to him leaving the mafia.
0:25.2	After Austin and Gell, Lu went on to become an author in the host of a Discovery Channel's
0:28.6	documentary series called Inside the Gangsters Code.
0:31.1	Today on the show, I first talked to Lu about his early life of crime and the auto-diadetic
0:34.6	education he gave himself in prison.
0:36.4	Lu shares the books that had the biggest impact on him including works of history, philosophy,
0:40.3	and fiction.
0:41.3	We then shift gears to discuss Lu's work on Inside the Gangster Code, the idea of honor
0:44.5	that the mafia and other gangs share in what it means to practice omerta.
0:48.1	We in our conversation discussing why young men join gangs and the human needs they fill.
0:52.5	After the show's over, check out our show notes at aam.is slash gangsters code.
0:56.8	Lu joins you now via clearcast.io.
1:03.8	Alright, Lu Ferante, welcome to the show.
1:10.7	Hey, thanks for having me, Brad.
1:13.2	So you are a writer.
1:14.8	You hosted a show called Inside the Gangsters Code, your lecturer.
1:19.1	But before that, you were a member of the Gambino Crime Family.
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