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Podcast: PastMaster: Reshaping History
Episode: Al Capone and the Windy City Wedding Whisky Plot (ft. Nick Horseman)
Description: Chicago, 1926. Prohibition is in full swing, the speakeasies are packed, and Nick Horseman has just walked into one with his gangster patter down to a tee. His opening move? Spit whisky in the bartender's face and smash a glass on the floor. It's a power move. Whether it's a good one is another question entirely.
Nick's approach to Prohibition-era organised crime: extreme confidence, zero subtlety, and a social calendar that somehow includes inviting Al Capone to a wedding. The speakeasy is dimly lit, the plan to muscle in on the local mob scene is bold, and every...