When Your Grandfather Is a Mobster

Constant Wonder • Season 2022, Episode 853, Segment 1

Feb 1, 2021 • 29m

Russell Shorto uncovers his grandfather’s legacy as an immigrant, gambler, and smalltime member of the Mafia. Guest: Russell Shorto, contributing writer at the New York Times Magazine and author of "Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob"

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When Your Grandfather Is a Mobster

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