Did the US Mafia actually start in New Orleans?
Ridiculous History
iHeartPodcasts
4.2 • 4.7K Ratings
🗓️ 16 July 2019
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
When we think of the mob today, most Americans think of New York City -- and why not? After all, films, books and TV shows often depict New York as the heart of mob country. Yet, as the guys discover in today's episode, the story of the Italian-American mafia has a surprisingly different (and often forgotten) origin point.
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| 0:00.0 | Radiculous History is a production of I Heart Radio. |
| 0:03.0 | Music |
| 0:27.0 | You come into my house. On a day my daughter is to be married. |
| 0:31.0 | You ask me to do murder for money. |
| 0:35.0 | Welcome to the show ridiculous historians. Thanks so much for tuning in circumstances. |
| 0:39.0 | Find us recording on a lovely almost 100 degree morning here in Atlanta, Georgia. I'm Ben. |
| 0:47.0 | I'm Noel Ben. Was that from Dirty Harry? |
| 0:49.0 | That is a quote from Don Vito Corleone in the Godfather. |
| 0:54.0 | Yes, famously portrayed by Clint Eastwood in the film Dirty Harry. |
| 0:58.0 | Working under his famous pseudonym Marlon Brando, which is a pretty fake name. |
| 1:04.0 | God, I mean. You know who only uses their real name here in the United States. |
| 1:09.0 | That's our good friend and super producer Casey Pagrum. |
| 1:12.0 | Viva la Bush. Viva la Bush. Wait, wait, wait. Did we say your name yet? |
| 1:18.0 | I don't know. Okay, well, you're Noel. |
| 1:20.0 | I am Noel. Okay. That's true. Noel is my name. |
| 1:22.0 | Who's that? Who's that? Who's that? I am not a member of LaCosta Nostra, but I do enjoy a good mob flick from time to time in rewatching the sopranos lately. |
| 1:30.0 | Got my start doing it on an airplane where it was censored in a hilarious way. |
| 1:34.0 | So I watched with one through three of season one in that fashion. |
| 1:38.0 | And then once the swear started getting back in the mix, it was borderline shocking, Ben. Let me tell you. |
| 1:42.0 | These guys really love their Fs and GFs. |
| 1:44.0 | I still haven't watched sopranos all the way through. |
| 1:48.0 | Are you kidding me? No. |
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