The Roaring 20s’ Dark Side: Crime, Chaos & Prohibition’s Fallout

Chris Distefano Presents: Chrissy Chaos

Chris Distefano

Comedy, Comedy Interviews

4.7 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT PROHIBITION, THE CRAZY ERA WHEN ALCOHOL WAS BANNED IN AMERICA! From the roaring twenties to speakeasies hidden behind secret doors, Prohibition turned ordinary Americans into bootleggers, gangsters, and undercover cops. We dive into how this bold social experiment was supposed to stop crime and improve health, but instead, it sparked a wild rise in organized crime, secret parties, and clever loopholes. Hear about the colorful characters, the rise of the mob, and how the government’s grand plan ultimately fizzled out. This episode uncorks the real story behind the dry laws and their unintended consequences. Listen to the full Christories of Prohibition and raise a glass to history, just not with booze! SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS BetterHelp - Chrissy Chaos presents Christories is brought to you by BetterHelp. Our listeners get 10% off their first month at https://betterhelp.com/CHAOS Nutrafol - https://Nutrafol.com/men promo code CHAOS Christories Disclaimer* it is important to note that Christories knowledge and understanding of historical events, facts, and figures may not be 100% accurate or complete! Note that information in this episode has been lightly researched and we encourage you to continue your learning outside of this episode too, Babes! Follow us Muffin Butt! 🙆🏼‍♂️ Chris Distefano Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/chrisdcomedy/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/chrisdcomedy Website - https://www.chrisdcomedy.com/ 🙋‍♀️ Venetia Geras - Writer / Producer Website - https://www.venetiageras.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/venetiaageras/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/venetiaageras 🎥 Steve Ciccone - Editor Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/erthtone/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@erthtone John Grady - Graphic Designer Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/gradydesign/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:28.2	go to amazon.com.ukau. U.K.S. What's up, everybody? I am Christopher DeStefano, aka Christrease
0:34.0	DeStefano, and this is Christreys. Welcome to Christories. Today we're going to be talking
0:39.0	about the 18th Amendment, how the mob rose to even greater power and how women aren't to
0:45.5	blame for making drinking illegal during the roaring 20s. That's right. We're talking about
0:50.1	prohibition. Not today. Prohibition not today Little porosos. Oh, yeah.
1:12.8	Tastes.
1:13.8	Oh yeah.
1:16.8	Tastes good.
1:21.8	So what was happening in the world that led to Prohibition?
1:25.2	We are in the 19th century.
1:27.2	We are about two things.
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