The Gangland History Podcast: An Organized Crime & Mafia History Podcast
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The Gangland History Podcast, hosted by history buff and mob aficionado, Jacob Stoops. He tells the true crime biographies of real life mobsters and dives deep into the plots, sub-plots, and real facts behind Cosa Nostra as well as popular mob films and television shows. Formerly called The Members-Only Podcast.
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#47: History of the Pittsburgh Mob (Part Two): The Rise & Fall of Gregorio Conti
This episode is Part Two of The Gangland History Podcast’s History of the Pittsburgh Mob , focusing on Gregorio Conti , widely regarded as Pittsburgh’s second Mafia boss . Conti matters because he emerges at a turning point, when loose Black Hand extortion and ethnic feuding begin giving way to some
#46: History of the Pittsburgh Mob (Part One): Immigration, the Black Hand, and the Era of Salvatore Catanzaro
Long before Prohibition, long before speakeasies and Tommy guns, Pittsburgh’s underworld was already taking shape—quietly, violently, and largely unseen. This episode traces the true origins of organized crime in Western Pennsylvania, beginning not with a Mafia family as we know it today, but with k
#45: History of the Tampa Mob: A Discussion with Author, Scott Deitche
In this episode of The Gangland History Podcast, host Jacob Stoops interviews acclaimed author and Mafia historian Scott Deitche, one of the nation’s foremost experts on organized crime in Florida and the Trafficante crime family. Together, they trace the full evolution of the Tampa Mafia — from its