Die Mafia | Margherita Bettoni

Unser Freund und Kollege Nicolas Semak ist am 25.4. an den Folgen eines Schlaganfalls gestorben. Wir sind noch dabei, den Schock und die Trauer zu verarbeiten und melden uns hier nur kurz zu Wort, um euch zu sagen, wie es mit den verschiedenen Podcasts weitergeht. 

Russlands Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine und Drohungen des russischen Präsidenten an den Westen wiedererwecken bei einigen Menschen Ängste vor einem eigentlich längst der Vergangenheit zugeordnetem Szenario: ein Krieg unter Einbeziehung nuklearer Waffen. Der promovierte Politikw ...  Show more

Who was Pupetta Maresca? And what did she do to become the first woman in Italy to be prohibited from having a funeral?In this episode, Kate chats to Barbie Latza Nadeau, a journalist and author who has lived in Italy since 1996, and who, to find out more about the women of the I ...  Show more

The 'Ndrangheta has become one of the most powerful and dangerous crime syndicates in the world. But how does the mafia actually operate? This week, as a massive trial of suspected   'Ndrangheta members gets underway in Italy, we delve into the inner workings of Europe's organise ...  Show more

It’s time for Tommy ‘The Talker’ Fordyce and Katie ‘Dimples’ Puckrik to chat Mafia. What were the mob up to in Billy’s days? How did it all start? And how was the mob involved with the plots to kill Castro and JFK? Our knowledge of the mafia is based purely on the Godfather and M ...  Show more

Why are we enthralled with the mob? From the Sopranos, to Goodfellas, to the Godfather, pop culture representations of the mafia have become classics. Psychologist Maria Konnikova studies the widespread public fascination with mafia figures and the enduring allure of anti-heroes. ...  Show more