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A former mobster reveals the history of organized crime in America: Louis Ferrante charts the meteoric rise of the Mafia from 1860s Sicily to 1960s Am…
FromKeen On
A former mobster reveals the history of organized crime in America: Louis Ferrante charts the meteoric rise of the Mafia from 1860s Sicily to 1960s Am…
FromKeen On
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Length:
49 minutes
Released:
Jan 2, 2024
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Podcast episode
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EPISODE 1909: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Louis Ferrante, author of BORGATA: RISE OF EMPIRE, the meteoric rise of the Cosa Nostra from 1860s Sicily to 1960s AmericaLouis Ferrante is a former Mafia associate and heist expert who served eight years in prison after refusing to incriminate his fellow Gambino family members. His last book, Mob Rules (HarperCollins), was an international bestseller, and his Discovery Channel Series, Inside the Gangsters Code, earned him a Grierson Award nomination for Presenter of the Year.Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.
Released:
Jan 2, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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