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Our Fake History

Episode #222 - What's True About Al Capone? (Part I)

Our Fake History

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Education, Talk Radio, Society & Culture, History

4.73.5K Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2025

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

The life of the gangster Al Capone could be understood as a violent expression of the American Dream. A poor kid from Brooklyn, born to immigrant parents, used his wits, fists, and a certain ruthless determination to build an empire. The underworld figure has been the fodder for countless, books and biopics, not to mention inspiring a rogues gallery of fictional crime bosses. As you might expect his life is filled with elaborate legends and colorful myths. Capone was also a savvy manipulator of the news media, who did his best to put his own public relations spin on his life outside the law. How much should we believe about America's best known criminal? Tune-in and find out how Geraldo Rivera's boat, a knocked-out school teacher, and a guy named "snorky" all play a role in the story. Connect with quality therapists and mental health experts who specialize in you at https://www.rula.com/Fakehistory See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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1985 was a tough year for Geraldo Rivera.

1:13.0

The well-known presenter had been in the television news game for 15 years, but things had taken a turn.

1:22.7

His career had gotten off to a promising start.

1:26.3

In 1972, just two years after being hired at

1:29.8

eyewitness news, the young journalist won a Peabody Award for a piece exposing the

1:35.4

mistreatment of patients with intellectual disabilities at Staten Island's Willowbrook State School.

1:42.2

In fact, the piece was so impactful that after John Lennon saw Geraldo's

1:47.3

reporting, he was inspired to organize a two-night benefit concert at Madison Square Garden.

1:53.9

But despite this auspicious start, Rivera's reputation for incisive, socially conscious reporting was soon overshadowed

2:04.6

by a taste for the sensational.

2:08.2

In 1973, Geraldo taped the pilot for the short-lived evening news program, Good Night America.

2:16.4

The show ended up running intermittently from 1974 to

2:20.0

1977 and gained a certain level of notoriety for being the first television program to show

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