Introducing... Crooked City: Youngstown, OH

About this episode

The episode introduces the podcast Crooked City, exploring the mob history of Youngstown, Ohio and the political career of Jim Traficant.

From Marc Smerling, the creator of Crimetown and The Jinx, welcome to CROOKED CITY. The Saturday Evening Post dubbed Youngstown, Ohio “Crimetown U.S.A.” It was a mob town. Illegal gambling was so lucrative that a mob war raged for decades, and bodies piled up. Then, Jim Traficant ran for sheriff, riding into office as the city’s steel industry fell on hard times. Traficant battles the local newspaper, then the FBI, the IRS and finally his own demons as an eight-term, twice-indicted congressman. Subscribe now to unlock all shows on The Binge - All Episodes. All at Once. A truth.media & Sony Music Entertainment production. Find out more about The Binge and other podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Marc Smerling

Topics covered

• true crime
• mob history
• political corruption
• documentary
• local history

Keywords

• Youngstown
• mob
• Jim Traficant
• crime
• politics
• documentary
• history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Crimetown, The Jinx, FBI, IRS, Saturday Evening Post, truth.media, Sony Music Entertainment

Places: Youngstown, Ohio

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