Mafia

Episode 123: Joe Serio

Joe Serio lived in Russia during the Cold War and became an expert on the Russian mafia and organized crime. He is a full-time professional speaker, trainer, and author. This past year, he was featured on an episode of 48 Hours on CBS and recently spoke at the South by Southwest Conference in Austin, Texas….

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Episode 76: Joe Serio

On the show today is Joe Serio, author of the critically acclaimed book ‘Investigating the Russian Mafia’ and a new book titled ‘Vodka, Hookers, and the Russian Mafia’. But what makes Joe Serio the perfect person to continue discussing this topic and lead our conversation about Russian culture and history in today’s episode? Serio has…

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Episode 62: Phillip Hall

Here is the second part of our conversation with Phillip Hall, a former enforcer with the Italian Mafia and author of the book, From the Bullet to the Bible. Make sure you have listened to the first part of our interview with Hall before watching the second part (this one!) so you do not miss…

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Episode 61: Phillip Hall

This episode is the first part of a two part interview with Phillip Hall, a former enforcer with the Italian Mafia and author of the book, From the Bullet to the Bible. Make sure you have listened to the second part of our interview with Hall so you do not miss anything interesting from his story!…

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