Listen Top Shows Blog

Extra 1: How the Mafia Got Its Start

Extra 1: How the Mafia Got Its Start

Update: 2017-08-28

Share

Description

In 1803, Sicily and Malta won contracts to provide lemon juice to the entire British Royal Navy. Half a century later, the mafia was born.

Comments

In Channel

New Episodes Coming Soon!

New Episodes Coming Soon!

2018-10-1701:31

An Astronaut, a Catalan, and Two Linguists Walk Into a Bar…

An Astronaut, a Catalan, and Two Linguists Walk Into a Bar…

2017-11-1853:32

Extra 7: Corrosive Energy Drinks and Peruvian Cat Stew

Extra 7: Corrosive Energy Drinks and Peruvian Cat Stew

2017-11-1748:43

Farming Without Sun or Soil and Eating Manna From Heaven

Farming Without Sun or Soil and Eating Manna From Heaven

2017-11-1139:01

Mind Games

Mind Games

2017-11-0447:46

Jon Batiste, Gail Simmons, and Strange Smells

Jon Batiste, Gail Simmons, and Strange Smells

2017-10-2856:09

All About Bugs (of the Animal and Computer Varieties)

All About Bugs (of the Animal and Computer Varieties)

2017-10-2157:05

School Start Times, Brand Names, and Too Much Ground Beef

2017-10-1442:30

How to Count to Infinity

How to Count to Infinity

2017-10-0747:30

The Perfect Potato Chip, the Origin of Seltzer, and Why We Eat “Beef” and Not “Cow”

The Perfect Potato Chip, the Origin of Seltzer, and Why We Eat “Beef” and Not “Cow”

2017-09-3056:51

You Say “eye-RACK,” I Say “ear-ROCK”

You Say “eye-RACK,” I Say “ear-ROCK”

2017-09-2347:13

Season 4 Preview

Season 4 Preview

2017-09-1103:06

Womb to Tomb

Womb to Tomb

2017-09-0951:38

Extra 6: A Better Way to End Basketball Games

Extra 6: A Better Way to End Basketball Games

2017-09-0616:24

Extra 5: The Actress Who Never Takes a Sick Day

Extra 5: The Actress Who Never Takes a Sick Day

2017-09-0518:51

Extra 4: The Most Renewable Energy of All

Extra 4: The Most Renewable Energy of All

2017-09-0420:38

Extra 3: The Rise and Fall (and Rise?) of Rosé Wine

Extra 3: The Rise and Fall (and Rise?) of Rosé Wine

2017-08-3012:49

Extra 2: Meet the Senator Who Wants to Start an Evidence-Based Revolution

Extra 2: Meet the Senator Who Wants to Start an Evidence-Based Revolution

2017-08-2921:41

Extra 1: How the Mafia Got Its Start

Extra 1: How the Mafia Got Its Start

2017-08-2815:36

Urinetown

Urinetown

2017-08-0555:03

00:00

00:00

x

Extra 1: How the Mafia Got Its Start

Extra 1: How the Mafia Got Its Start

Stephen J. Dubner and Stitcher