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Mafia

S3 Ep1: Al Capone (Part 1)

Mafia

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True Crime, Society & Culture

4.43.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2019

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

At the height of Prohibition, Al Capone made a killing selling illegal alcohol and by making a spectacle of the gangster lifestyle. But with the booze running free and the money pouring in, his wasn't the only gang trying to get a piece of the pie. And Capone was never the sharing type.

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Mafia's theme is "Spellbound Hell" by Damiano Baldoni. Music in this episode is "Misery" by Damiano Baldoni; "Angst" by Xenojam; "Backed Vibes Clean," "Dances and Dames," "Rollin at 5," "Vibe Ace," "Acid Jazz," and "Night on the Docks" by Kevin MacLeod.; "Snowfall (Intro)" by Kai Engel; "Gates" and "Wastelands" by Sergey Cheremisinov; and "Burnt to a Crisp" by Daniel Birch.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello Albert Einstein here. Today I've popped into Dev's cafe. He's one of many business owners

0:07.3

who are already using a smart meter to feel more in control of their budgeting. A smart meter helps

0:13.4

you track your energy use and costs over time. So you know how much you're spending on your energy

0:19.3

bills. Meaning less time guessing and more time to focus on the other important... Do you want milk

0:24.3

with that? Pits of your business. Such can a smart meter today. A legibility may vary consumer

0:29.2

action required. Scarface. Big Owl. Public Enemy Number One. These names terrify civilians,

0:40.0

mobsters, police and even the mayor. But as a rest record said, Owl Kapone.

0:46.9

It was obviously the epitome of Kapone's philosophy was you get far better with a smile and a gun

0:58.8

than with a smile alone. So that was his motto, kill and then worry about the consequences.

1:06.4

Kapone and his brothers grew from small-time bootleggers to the bosses of the Chicago Outfit gang.

1:12.8

And with the help of political intrigue, money and corrupt politicians, they ran all of Chicago.

1:20.3

Al Kapone realized that part of the secret to power was to control local governments,

1:25.8

which he did by bribing officials. The ugly part to me of prohibition began when the politicians

1:34.8

learned that they could line their pockets by only allowing certain beer trucks into their warts.

1:41.6

But Kapone's love of the spotlight and of money led to one of the bloodiest gang wars in

1:46.3

Chicago's history. And ultimately to his downfall. Kapone eventually also was fed up and

1:54.8

orchestrated allegedly the St. Valentine's Day massacre. And that was the end of the uneasy peace

2:01.4

between the Chicago Outfit on the south side and the north side gang.

2:05.1

This is the story of the man who became one of the most recognizable names of the 20th century

2:10.9

and became public enemy number one. This is Mafia season three.

2:24.5

Just outside of Chicago sits the suburb of Cicero, Illinois.

2:32.4

Today, the small town is known for its large retail outlets and racetrack. But in the 1920s,

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