50 min listen
Mob mentalities
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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Apr 4, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
Understanding our fascination with the criminal underworld. Jia Zhangke’s takes an empathetic look at criminal brotherhoods in China in his new gangster film “Ash Is Purest White.” Stand-up comics reveal what it was like working in Vegas when mobsters owned the clubs. A brave critic defends “The Godfather: Part III.” And how the late Sue Grafton created the seedy universe of her “Alphabet” crime novels.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Apr 4, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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