Do You Know The Mob?

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Cohosts Samuel Bratton and Brandon Ellis do an inside look through a biography of a mobster and their life of crime. Each episode is dedicated to a famous American outlaw gangster as they try to find what made them choose their life of criminal activity.

Samuel Bratton and Brandon Ellis


    • May 12, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 20m AVG DURATION
    • 105 EPISODES


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    Interview with former FBI Agent Mike Campi

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 48:25


    Enjoy our special episode of interviewing former FBI agent, Mike Campi!He is the author of the new book Mafia TakedownMafia Takedown: The Incredible True Story of the FBI Agent Who Devastated the New York Mob: Campi, Mike, Robbins, Tom: 9781510783164: Amazon.com: Books

    Special Episode Teaser- Upcoming Interview!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 1:07


    For the first time ever, "Do You Know the Mob?" will be hosting an interview with a past FBI agent.

    "Fat" Tony Salerno

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 21:35


    The front man for some of the biggest crime names and families, he lived the mobster dream for a long time until prison finally caught up to him.

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    Haskay "Apache Kid"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 30:44


    Initially recruited by the American military, his crimes and escape would lead to legends like no other.

    "Big Nose" George Parrot

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 25:48


    Committed crimes in the west where they take the law into their own hands, Big Nose George met his fate.

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    "Terrible" Tommy O'Connor

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2025 24:23


    The biggest unsuccessful manhunt in Illinois history, this is the story of Terrible Tommy.

    Kirksey Nix "Lonely Hearts"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 21:43


    Going back to the Dixie Mafia, one of the founders made his start in Biloxi, Mississippi getting into all types of underworld scandals.

    Griselda Blanco "Queen of Cocaine"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2025 22:33


    A Columbian lady who was feared by many and was responsible for the Cocaine Cowboy Wars.

    Tony "Big Tuna" Accardo

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 19:28


    A big part of the Chicago Outfitters, Big Tuna was involved in helping the gang evolve through time in many different businesses.

    Richard "Iceman" Kuklinski

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 21:43


    One of our more gruesome episodes, the Iceman was a famous hitman for the Gambino crime family.

    Joaquin Murrieta "Mexican Robin Hood"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 22:37


    He had no fear in California in the 1840s and his legend grew from there. Explore the myth and legend that inspired Zorro and became the Mexican Robin Hood.

    "Fat" Patty Cannon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 29:22


    One of our most wild and oldest mobsters. This infamous Delaware lady ran an illegal slave trading business by capturing free men and selling them to Southern farmers.

    Newman "Old Man" Clanton

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 23:50


    The father of the Clanton-McLeary Gang that led to the ultimate O.K. Corral shootout.

    Carlos "Little Man" Marcello

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 29:30


    A mobster from the great city of New Orleans that was in and out of jail for many years, and had conspiracy ties to JFK's assassination.

    Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 25:20


    Frank Rosenthal was the best at the illegal sports betting industry. It took him from Chicago to Miami and ultimately Las Vegas.

    "Diamond" Jim Colosimo

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024 23:30


    The man credited with starting the Chicago Outfit by making his money with brothels and having a tragic assassination.

    Ivan Kreuger "Match King"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 22:17


    We are taking our corrupt figures to Sweden, where a man lived it up to the top before the worldwide Depression set in.

    Jimmy Hoffa "Teamsters President"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 23:25


    One of the biggest disappearances in American history with still no answers.

    Virginia Hill "Queen of the Mob"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 21:30


    She was with many guys who were involved in the underworld. Lived a full life but it all came to a tragic end.

    Nate Norman "Kid Cannabis"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 23:50


    Very different than our normal episodes, this is about a teenager who went from delivering pizzas to smuggling millions of dollars of marijuana from the Canadian border.

    Salvatore "Sally Bugs" Briguglio

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 22:12


    Sally Bugs was accused of some of the most mysterious mafia tied deaths, which would ironically include his own.

    Black Bart "Gentleman Outlaw"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 22:13


    He goes by many nicknames as he became the most famous stagecoach robber during and after the California Gold Rush.

    Sonny "Big Bear" Liston

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 22:53


    A boxer who got caught up in the mafia. Most believe, it would ultimately lead to his sudden death

    Robert "Junior" Johnson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024 27:08


    Senior Johnson made the moonshine and his son, Junior Johnson, was the deliverer. And with those fast deliveries became racecar driving to follow.

    Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 24:08


    Now we take you to the good ole moonshine days of the Appalachian Mountains. This is one of the biggest legends of them all.

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    Angelo "Quack Quack" Ruggerio

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2024 21:08


    His house was bugged by the FBI and it almost cost his life. Meet one of the infamous mobsters from New York.

    Live Episode: Frank Sinatra "Sultan of Swoon"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2024 29:03


    One of the most famous singers in American history, Sam and Brandon have their first live episode in front of an audience in Johnson City, TN.

    Live Episode is Coming!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2024 1:08


    Thursday, April 25th at Redeemer Community Church there will be a live audience attending event to hear Do You Know the Mob? in person. We can't wait to see you there! It starts at 8PM.

    Frank Costello "Prime Minister"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2024 20:15


    One of the most famous mobsters in the history of the United States, Costello rose to the top and knew went to retire at the right time.

    Albert Spaggiari "French Bank Robber"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 19:03


    What do you get wen you combine milk, war, and sewers? Albert Spaggiari.

    Joe Bedami "Tampa Mystery"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2024 21:50


    A mysterious murder, a mysterious heist, and mysterious disappearance. Tune in to one of our most tricky research mobsters yet.

    Billy "Sunday" Birt

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2024 21:53


    This man is known as the most dangerous man in Georgia history.

    Dutch "The Dutchman" Schultz

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2024 24:15


    One of the early and beginning member of the American mafia in New York City. He made many friends and enemies while supposedly leaving behind a treasure.

    Patty Hearst "Kidnapped Bank Robber"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2024 20:24


    One of our more unique episodes, explore the turn of events for Patty Hearst. She was a weathly girl who was kidnapped then became a convicted robber with the kidnappers.

    Raymond Washington "Crips"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2024 22:59


    The founder of the Crips was loyal to the neighborhoods of Los Angeles and had a story that might be suprising and not what you expected.

    Herbert "Fat Herbie" Blitzstein

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2023 24:35


    Just like his nickname implies, Fat Herbie made a name for himself from the Chicago Outfit to the Las Vegas gangs. It would ultimately lead to his demise.

    Edwin Alonzo Boyd "Canadian Bank Robber"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2023 25:10


    Our first Canadian criminal, we learn about a bank robber who lived in disguises and fame.

    "Slick" Willie Sutton

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2023 20:46


    He dressed in disguises as he robbed banks for many years. Sutton also went by the nickname "Actor."

    Carlo "The Godfather" Gambino

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2023 22:15


    The person who was influential to the movie "The Godfather" he is one of the most memorable and game changing New York mob leaders.

    Vincent "The Chin" Gigante

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2023 23:58


    Also known as the Oddfather, this is one of our more unique mobsters who pleaded for mental insanity.

    Nathan "Kid Dropper" Kaplan

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2023 18:08


    One of our more unique mobsters, Kaplan was one of the best at the dropped wallet scheme.

    Bill Doolin "Wild Bunch"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2023 21:25


    Bill Doolin ran with the Dalton Gang and eventually started his own, which would eventually result in his fate.

    "Deacon" Jim Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2023 25:41


    One of the most interesting outlaws out there. He was a known assassin in the Wild West.

    Bill "the Butcher" Poole

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2023 24:52


    One of our oldest American mobsters, Bill got his nicknamed for multiple reasons in his criminal life.

    Dean "Gimpy" O'Banion

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2023 28:51


    He might be considered one of the most notorious mobsters in Chicago's history, but died at an unusualy place.

    Danny Greene "The Irishman"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2023 22:43


    Our first mobster in Cleveland, Danny Greene got involved with the mob with his union groups. It would eventually cost him his life.

    Jake "Greasy Thumb" Guzik

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2023 19:20


    He was once the only man Al Capone ever trusted. Guzik had a skill set and was not your typical Chicago mobster.

    Otto Friedli "Hells Angels"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2023 19:19


    Credited as the founder of Hells Angels, which isn't totally true, Otto changed his life for the better after spending some time in prison seeking the Lord.

    Pearl Hart "Lady Bandit"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2023 21:37


    Pearl Hart had a lot of fame and history to her name over the years. It was just one big crime that caused her name to be remembered forever.

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    Santo Trafficante "The Silent Don"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2023 23:16


    Our second episode of Tampa mobsters takes place with a son following his father's footsteps to keep the family business a success.

    Charlie Wall "White Shadow"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2023 20:28


    He wasn't the most infamous mobster in Tampa, Florida but he go up against them. This man had quite the mysterious death.

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