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The relentless rise of the mafia

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4.34.7K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2026

⏱️ 41 minutes

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The 20th century saw the mafia go global. Crime groups, from Japan's Yakuza to southern Italy's Camorra, capitalised on political chaos and mass migration to spread their influence around the world. In this episode, Spencer Mizen and Ryan Gingeras trace the relentless rise of the mafia, a tale that takes in Al Capone, Pablo Escobar and Don Corleone. ----- GO BEYOND THE PODCAST  If you'd like to learn more about this subject, then why not check out Ryan's article on the relentless rise of the Mafia in the March issue of HistoryExtra Magazine. You can find that in the HistoryExtra app: https://bit.ly/4s2ZYYX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Now, are all the traitors present?

0:33.0

Let's get started, shall we?

0:34.4

From rags to riches.

0:35.7

I'm so sick of this.

0:37.6

Working like a dog and being treated worse.

0:45.3

Yorkshire to New York. Poor climbers, you and me. A life dedicated to revenge. Let's make this an occasion to remember.

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0:57.0

The 20th century saw the Mafia go global.

1:01.1

Crime groups, from Japan's Yakuza to southern Italy's Camorra,

1:04.4

capitalised on political chaos and mass migration to spread their influence around the world.

1:07.6

In this episode of the History Extra podcast,

1:10.4

Ryan Gingeras traces the relentless rise of the mafia, podcast, Ryan Gingeras traces the relentless

1:12.4

rise of the mafia, a tale that takes in Al Capone, Pablo Escobar, and Don Corleone. Ryan was

1:18.9

speaking to Spence Amism. Hello Ryan, thank you very much for joining us today. You've just

1:25.1

written a book on the history of organised crime called

1:28.4

Mafia, a Global History. Now, us are the phrase organized crime to many people and now,

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