George Remus: The Real Great Gatsby

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The Outfit

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Welcome to The Outfit — where each week, a fascinating (and often hilarious) Mafia story reveals something deeper about the way our society works. Hosted by Alana Hope Levinson and Dan O'Sullivan.

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Welcome to The Outfit — where each week, a fascinating (and often hilarious) Mafia story reveals something deeper about the way our society works. Hosted by Alana Hope Levinson and Dan O'Sullivan.

From Higher Ground and Headgum

History

Society & Culture,

True Crime

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George Remus: The Real Great Gatsby

The Outfit

1 hour 1 minute 27 seconds

2 months ago

George Remus: The Real Great Gatsby

On today’s episode of The Outfit, Dan and Alana head to Prohibition-era Cincinnati, where a former lawyer-turned-bootlegger becomes a mark for an ambitious conwoman. Plus, Dan and Alana reminisce on sophomore year English class. Sources: King of the Bootleggers: A Biography of George Remus by William A. Cook The Ghosts of Eden Park: The Bootleg King, the Women Who Pursued Him, and the Murder That Shocked Jazz-Age America by Karen Abbott The Bourbon King: The Life and Crimes of George Remus, Prohibition's Evil Genius by Bob Batchelor Prohibition by Jeff Hill The newspaper archives of the Chicago Tribune, The Cincinnati Enquirer, the Chicago Daily News, the Cincinnati Post, the Kentucky Post, the Pittsburgh Press, The Dayton Herald, Detroit Free Press, the New York Daily News, The Cleveland Press, and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Like the show? Rate The Outfit on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and leave a review. This is a Headgum podcast. Follow Headgum on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok. Advertise on The Outfit via Gumball.fm See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.