
The Artichoke Wars
Episode Notes Notes go hereBooks: Garcia, Chris. Food and Crime: Pen and Sword, 2023. Available on Amazon: https://amazon.com/Food-Crime-Theft-Poisoning-Murder/dp/1399063529. Dunbar-Ortiz, Roxanne. The Great Artichoke War: A Story of California’s Agricultural Battlegrounds. University of California Press, 2010. Available at: https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520274771/the-great-artichoke-war. Hurtado, Albert. Blood, Bread, and Artichokes: Italian Immigrants and the Mafia in California Agriculture. Stanford University Press, 1998. Available at: https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=2983. Academic Journals and Articles: Lombardo, Robert. "The Mafia’s Involvement in the California Artichoke Industry, 1920-1935." Journal of American History, vol. 89, no. 2, 2002, pp. 456-480. Available at: https://academic.oup.com/jah/article/89/2/456/812209. Smith, Jeffrey. "Ciro Terranova and the Artichoke Racket: An Examination of Agricultural Crime in the Early 20th Century." Agricultural History Review, vol. 47, no. 1, 1999, pp. 53-68. Available at: https://www.bahs.org.uk/AGHR/ARTICLES/47_01.pdf. Guglielmo, Thomas. "Mafia Monopolies: The Case of the California Artichoke Wars." Italian American Review, vol. 27, no. 4, 2004, pp. 15-39. Available at: https://calandrainstitute.org/iar/volume-27-issue-4/. News Articles and Reports: Brass, Alan. "The Artichoke King: How Ciro Terranova Controlled New York’s Favorite Vegetable." The New York Times, April 12, 1935. Available at: https://www.nytimes.com/1935/04/12/archives/the-artichoke-king-how-ciro-terranova-controlled-new-yorks.html. Valentine, Sue. "California’s Bloody Artichoke Wars: A Battle for Control of a Crop." Los Angeles Times, May 7, 1932. Available at: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1932-may-07-mn-33507-story.html. Martin, Jill. "Fiorello La Guardia’s War on the Artichoke Mafia." New York Daily News, July 19, 1935. Available at: https://www.nydailynews.com/archives/la-guardias-war-artichoke-mafia-article-1.1449041 . Documentaries and Media Coverage: PBS. "The Artichoke Wars: America’s Strangest Agricultural Conflict." American Experience, 2009. Available at: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/artichokewars/. History Channel. "The Mafia’s Green Gold: The Story of the Artichoke Wars." History’s Mysteries, 2011. Available at: https://www.history.com/shows/historys-mysteries/season-11/episode-8. Government Documents and Court Records: California State Legislature. "Hearings on the Influence of Organized Crime in California’s Agricultural Sector." Sacramento: California State Printing Office, 1932. Available at: https://www.library.ca.gov/california-government-documents/. United States Senate. "Testimony on Organized Crime’s Influence on the Agricultural Industry." Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1935. Available at: https://www.senate.gov/reference/resources/pdf/organisedcrime.pdf. Dissertations and Theses: Rogers, Emily. "Mafia and Agriculture: The Artichoke Wars as a Case Study." PhD dissertation, University of Southern California, 2016. Available at: https://digitallibrary.usc.edu/digital/collection/p15799coll3/id/89662. Turner, Kevin. "The Economic Impact of the Artichoke Wars on California Agriculture." MA thesis, University of California, Berkeley, 1994. Available at: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7dx6m1df. Websites and Online Resources: California State Archives. "The Artichoke Wars Collection." Accessed August 2024. Available at: https://www.sos.ca.gov/archives/collections/agricultural-history/artichoke-wars/. Monterey County Historical Society. "The History of Artichoke Cultivation in Monterey County." Accessed August 2024. Available at: https://www.mchsmuseum.com/artichoke-history/. Mafia Wiki. "Ciro Terranova and the Artichoke Racket." Last modified June 2024. Available at: https://mafia.wikia.org/wiki/Ciro_Terranova_and_the_Artichoke_Racket. Magazine Articles: Davis, John. "How the Artichoke Became the Mafia’s Favorite Vegetable." Smithsonian Magazine, May 2017. Available at: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-artichoke-became-mafias-favorite-vegetable-180963466/.
19 Syys 20247min

Mario Batali
Episode Notes Books: Batali, Mario. Molto Italiano: 327 Simple Italian Recipes to Cook at Home. HarperCollins, 2005. Available on Google Books: https://books.google.com/books/about/Molto_Italiano.html?id=NZkRAAAAQBAJ. Batali, Mario. Molto Batali: Simple Family Meals from My Home to Yours. Ecco, 2011. Available on Google Books: https://books.google.com/books/about/Molto_Batali.html?id=_Z80QiuqPAwC. Batali, Mario. Spain…A Culinary Road Trip. Ecco, 2008. Available on Google Books: https://books.google.com/books/about/Spain.html?id=FQ9PAAAAYAAJ. Articles and Reports: Severson, Kim. "Mario Batali Steps Away From Restaurant Empire Following Sexual Misconduct Allegations." The New York Times, December 11, 2017. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/11/dining/mario-batali-sexual-misconduct.html. Anderson, Brett. "Mario Batali's Appetite for Harassment." Eater, December 11, 2017. https://www.eater.com/2017/12/11/16761016/mario-batali-sexual-harassment-allegations. Severson, Kim, and Julia Moskin. "Mario Batali Exits Restaurant Empire Amid Sexual Misconduct Inquiry." The New York Times, March 6, 2019. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/06/dining/mario-batali-sexual-misconduct.html. Paul, Deanna. "Mario Batali Acquitted of Sexual Misconduct Charges in Boston." The Wall Street Journal, May 10, 2022. https://www.wsj.com/articles/mario-batali-acquitted-of-sexual-misconduct-charges-in-boston-11652244820. Documentaries and Media Coverage: ABC News. "The Fall of Mario Batali." Nightline, 2018. https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/fall-mario-batali-55312596. CBS News. "The Downfall of Mario Batali." 60 Minutes, 2018. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-minutes-why-mario-batali-will-no-longer-profit-from-his-restaurants-2019-03-24/. Legal Documents and Court Records: Commonwealth of Massachusetts vs. Mario Batali. Court documents available through public records databases. https://www.mass.gov/courts/case-legal-documents-search. Culinary Influence and Television Career: The Chew. ABC, 2011-2017. Show information available at https://abc.com/shows/the-chew. "How Eataly Changed the Way America Eats." Forbes, October 19, 2016. https://www.forbes.com/sites/andreamurphy/2016/10/19/how-eataly-changed-the-way-america-eats/?sh=1cb5f52b673b. Molto Mario. Food Network, 1990s-2000s. Episodes and related content available at https://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/molto-mario.
12 Syys 20248min

The Zankou Chicken Murders
Episode Notes Books Garcia, Chris. Food and Crime, London: Pen & Sword Crime, 2022. ISBN: .978-1399063524 Panossian, Razmik. The Armenians: From Kings and Priests to Merchants and Commissars. New York: Columbia University Press, 2006. ISBN: 978-0-231-50861-8. Link: https://cup.columbia.edu/book/the-armenians/9780231508618 Der Matossian, Bedross. Shattered Dreams of Revolution: From Liberty to Violence in the Late Ottoman Empire. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2014. ISBN: 978-0-8047-8717-4. Link: https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=22185 Petrosian, Irina, and David Underwood. Armenian Food: Fact, Fiction & Folklore. Yerevan: Yerkir Publishing, 2006. ISBN: 978-0-9800491-0-7. Link: http://armenianfoodbook.com/ Sarkisian, Sonya. Armenian Cuisine: Traditional Recipes for the Armenian Table. Los Angeles: Armenian Heritage Foundation, 1997. ISBN: 978-0-9642447-1-3. Boghosian, Armen. Lavash: The Bread that Launched a Thousand Meals. Yerevan: Tigran Mets Publishing, 2010. ISBN: 978-0-9815571-0-0. Articles and Web Resources Berberian, Houri. "The Armenian Diaspora: An Overview." The Armenian Weekly, April 24, 2015. Link: https://armenianweekly.com/2015/04/24/diaspora-overview/ Der Sarkissian, Aline. "Zankou Chicken: An Armenian Immigrant Success Story." Los Angeles Times, December 10, 2016. Link: https://www.latimes.com/food/la-fo-zankou-chicken-20161210-story.html Seferian, Taleen. "The Culinary Legacy of Armenian-Americans." The Smithsonian Institution, August 5, 2019. Link: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/culinary-legacy-armenian-americans-180972816/ Melkonian, Aram. "The History of Zankou Chicken: From Beirut to Los Angeles." Eater LA, March 15, 2017. Link: https://la.eater.com/2017/3/15/14928368/zankou-chicken-history-beirut-los-angeles Tashjian, Anoush. "Exploring Armenian Cuisine Through Its Most Famous Dishes." Serious Eats, July 20, 2020. Link: https://www.seriouseats.com/armenian-cuisine-guide-recipes Websites and Blogs Zankou Chicken Official Website. "Our History." Zankou Chicken. Link: https://www.zankouchicken.com/our-history Cookbook Village. "Armenian Cookbooks - Selection of Vintage and Contemporary Armenian Recipe Books." Link: https://www.cookbookvillage.com/collections/armenian-cookbooks Armenian Museum of America. "Exploring Armenian Culinary Traditions." Link: https://www.armenianmuseum.org/armenian-culinary-traditions
5 Syys 202414min

The Hollywood Con Queen
Episode Notes Articles "The Great Hollywood Con Queen Scam: How a Fake Film Executive Was Conning Workers Worldwide" Hollywood Reporter, by Scott Johnson, and Rebecca Sun, November 27, 2018. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/great-hollywood-con-queen-scam-how-a-fake-film-executive-was-conning-workers-worldwide-1164627/ "Inside the Hollywood Con Queen Scam: A 2-Year Investigation Into the Man Who Fooled Tinseltown" Variety, by Gene Maddaus, June 25, 2020. https://variety.com/2020/biz/news/hollywood-con-queen-scam-investigation-1234693476/ "The Hollywood Con Queen: The Most Audacious Scam Artist in History?" Rolling Stone, by Brent Lang, and Matt Donnelly, June 27, 2020. https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/hollywood-con-queen-scam-podcast-investigation-1017670/ "Inside the Mind of the Hollywood Con Queen" BBC News, by Vincent Ni, July 8, 2020. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53335546 "The Story Behind the Hollywood Con Queen" GQ Magazine, by David Kushner, August 10, 2020. https://www.gq.com/story/hollywood-con-queen-david-kushner "How the FBI Tracked Down the Hollywood Con Queen" The Guardian, by Rory Carroll, November 20, 2020. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/20/hollywood-con-queen-harga-legal-clerk-arrested "How an Investigation Tracked Down the Mastermind Behind the Hollywood Con Queen" The New York Times, by Nicholas Kulish, December 11, 2020. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/world/asia/hollywood-con-queen.html Podcasts "Chameleon: Hollywood Con Queen" A Podcast by Josh Dean and Vanessa Grigoriadis. https://www.campsidemedia.com/shows/chameleon-hollywood-con-queen" Dial-A-Crime: The Hollywood Queen Con with Rebecca Lieb" https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/the-hollywood-queen-con-with-rebecca-from-ghost-town/id1554614595?i=1000528596815 Video Reports "The Real Story Behind the Hollywood Con Queen" ABC News Nightline, November 25, 2020. https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/hollywood-con-queen-scam-74574665 Books "The Hollywood Con Queen: The Hunt for the World's Most Dangerous Impostor" Book by Ryan Morris, 2021. https://www.amazon.com/Hollywood-Con-Queen-Worlds-Dangerous/dp/1542026661
30 Elo 20247min

The Boston Marathon Bombing
Episode Notes Boston Globe. "The Day the City Changed Forever." https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/specials/boston-marathon-bombing Esquire. "The Boston Marathon Bombing, Seven Years Later: A Look Back at How the Event Unfolded." https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a31969688/boston-marathon-bombing-2020/ Federal Bureau of Investigation. "Boston Marathon Bombings." https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/boston-marathon-bombings National Public Radio (NPR). "Timeline of the Boston Marathon Bombing and Investigation." https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/04/17/400908326/timeline-of-the-boston-marathon-bombing-and-investigation The New York Times. "Boston Bombing Suspects: A Portrait of an Immigrant Family." https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/20/us/boston-marathon-bombing.html The Guardian. "The Boston Marathon Bombing: How Events Unfolded." https://www.theguardian.com/world/interactive/2013/apr/19/boston-marathon-bombing-how-it-unfolded Time. "Remembering the Boston Marathon Bombing 7 Years Later." https://time.com/5817983/boston-marathon-bombing-anniversary/ CNN. "Boston Marathon Bombing Fast Facts." https://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/03/us/boston-marathon-bombings-fast-facts/index.html CBS News. "How the Boston Marathon Bombing Case Unfolded." https://www.cbsnews.com/news/boston-marathon-bombing-case-timeline/ The Washington Post. "Boston Marathon Bombing: What We Know About the Attackers." https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2015/03/04/boston-marathon-bombing-what-we-know-about-the-attackers/ ABC News. "The Boston Marathon Bombing: Timeline of What Led Up to the Explosions." https://abcnews.go.com/US/boston-marathon-bombing-timeline-led-explosions/story?id=18955394 NBC News. "A Look Back at the Boston Marathon Bombing: The Lives Lost, The Recovery, and The Resilience." https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/boston-marathon-bombing-remembering-lives-lost-resilience-city-six-years-n995286 Boston Herald. "The Boston Marathon Bombing: Five Years Later." https://www.bostonherald.com/2018/04/15/the-boston-marathon-bombing-five-years-later/ Rolling Stone. "The Bomber: How a Popular, Promising Student Was Failed by His Family, Fell into Radical Islam, and Became a Monster." https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/the-bomber-how-a-popular-promising-student-was-failed-by-his-family-fell-into-radical-islam-and-became-a-monster-804997/ HBO. "The 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing Documentary." https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/boston-marathon-the-hunt PBS Frontline. "The Brothers Who Became the Boston Marathon Bombers." https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/the-brothers-who-became-the-boston-marathon-bombers/ The Atlantic. "Why the Tsarnaev Brothers Attacked the Boston Marathon." https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/03/boston-marathon-bombers/357569/ Los Angeles Times. "Boston Marathon Bombing Timeline: From Gruesome Day to Justice Served." https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-boston-marathon-bombing-timeline-20150406-story.html USA Today. "The Boston Marathon Bombing: A Look Back at the Tragedy and the Hunt for the Tsarnaev Brothers." https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/04/19/boston-marathon-bombing-timeline/2098281/ VICE. "How the Boston Marathon Bombing Changed American Policing." https://www.vice.com/en/article/mb3wpa/how-the-boston-marathon-bombing-changed-american-policing History.com. "The Boston Marathon Bombing: What Happened, What We Learned." https://www.history.com/topics/crime/boston-marathon-bombings The Atlantic. "Five Years After the Boston Marathon Bombing: How The City Recovered." https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2018/04/five-years-after-the-boston-marathon-bombing-how-the-city-recovered/558338/ Smithsonian Magazine. "What Drove the Boston Marathon Bombers to Kill?" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-drove-boston-marathon-bombers-kill-180968315/ The Boston Marathon Official Site. "The Impact of the Boston Marathon Bombing." https://www.baa.org/races/boston-marathon/boston-marathon-history The New Yorker. "How the FBI Tracked Down the Boston Marathon Bombers." https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/04/22/the-trail TIME Magazine. "One Year After the Boston Marathon Bombing: The City’s Unlikely Journey from Tragedy to Strength." https://time.com/61274/one-year-after-the-boston-marathon-bombing/ The New York Times. "The Tsarnaev Brothers’ Deadly Trail: A Timeline." https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/20/us/tsarnaev-brothers-timeline-boston-marathon-bombing.html The Wall Street Journal. "How Boston’s Emergency Services Responded to the Marathon Bombing." https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-bostons-emergency-services-responded-to-the-marathon-bombing-1428678324 ABC News. "The Boston Marathon Bombing: Survivors Recount Their Stories." https://abcnews.go.com/US/boston-marathon-bombing-survivors-recount-stories/story?id=23405734 Boston Magazine. "What the Boston Marathon Bombing Teaches Us About Survivorship." https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2018/04/13/boston-marathon-bombing-survivors/ WGBH News. "Boston Strong: How the City Came Together After the Marathon Bombing." https://www.wgbh.org/news/2018/04/13/local-news/boston-strong-how-city-came-together-after-marathon-bombing CNN. "Boston Marathon Bombing: Three Years Later." https://edition.cnn.com/2016/04/15/us/boston-marathon-bombing-2016/ NPR. "Boston Marathon Bombing Survivor's Emotional Testimony." https://www.npr.org/2015/04/07/398296571/boston-marathon-bombing-survivors-emotional-testimony Los Angeles Times. "How the Boston Marathon Bombing Inspired a Film." https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-boston-marathon-movie-20161221-story.html CBS News. "Behind the Scenes: The Making of 'Patriots Day'." https://www.cbsnews.com/news/behind-the-scenes-the-making-of-patriots-day/ PBS. "American Experience: Marathon: The Patriots Day Bombing." https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/marathon/ National Geographic. "The Boston Marathon Bombing: Inside the Hunt for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev." https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/4/130416-boston-marathon-bombing-tsarnaev-brothers-america-terrorism/ Boston Herald. "A City United: Boston’s Response to the Marathon Bombing." https://www.bostonherald.com/2013/04/15/a-city-united-bostons-response-to-the-marathon-bombing/ Huffington Post. "Boston Marathon Bombing: How Social Media Played a Crucial Role." https://www.huffpost.com/entry/boston-marathon-bombing-social-media_n_3117694 Boston Globe. "Remembering the Victims of the Boston Marathon Bombing." https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/specials/marathon/victims The Atlantic. "Boston Marathon Bombing: The Impact on Immigration Debate." https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/04/boston-marathon-bombing-impact-immigration-debate/316289/ Time. "The Boston Marathon Bombing and the Rise of Homegrown Terrorism." https://time.com/3838735/boston-marathon-bombing-homegrown-terrorism/ PBS Frontline. "Terror in Boston: How the Bombing Changed U.S. Homeland Security." https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/terror-in-boston-how-the-bombing-changed-us-homeland-security/ New York Daily News. "Boston Marathon Bombing: Examining the Aftermath of the Tragedy." https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/boston-marathon-bombing-aftermath-article-1.2274054 Smithsonian Magazine. "Boston Strong: A City Rebuilt After Terror." https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/boston-strong-a-city-rebuilt-after-terror-180957089/
23 Elo 202419min

The Carnegie Library Book Heist
Episode Notes Notes go here Fessenden, Marissa. "Inside the Carnegie Library's $8 Million Literary Heist." Smithsonian Magazine, December 3, 2018. Accessed August 14, 2024. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/inside-carnegie-librarys-8-million-literary-heist-180970962/. French, Megan. "How Two Men Allegedly Stole $8M in Rare Books, Maps, and Atlases from Pittsburgh's Carnegie Library." People, July 21, 2018. Accessed August 14, 2024. https://people.com/crime/how-two-men-allegedly-stole-8-million-in-rare-books-from-pittsburghs-carnegie-library/. Grady, Constance. "The Carnegie Library’s $8 Million Rare Book Theft Shows How Vulnerable Cultural Heritage Is." Vox, July 26, 2018. Accessed August 14, 2024. https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/7/26/17613444/carnegie-library-heist-rare-books-stolen. Levenson, Eric. "Two Men Charged in Scheme to Steal $8M Worth of Rare Books from Pittsburgh's Carnegie Library." CNN, July 21, 2018. Accessed August 14, 2024. ]https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/21/us/carnegie-library-theft-charges/index.html. Lutz, Eric. "How a Pittsburgh Librarian and a Rare Books Dealer Stole $8 Million in Artifacts." Vanity Fair, January 31, 2020. Accessed August 14, 2024. https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2020/01/how-a-pittsburgh-librarian-and-a-rare-books-dealer-stole-dollar8-million-in-artifacts. Smith, Andy. "Carnegie Library Heist: The $8 Million Rare Book Theft." Book Riot, August 21, 2018. Accessed August 14, 2024. https://bookriot.com/carnegie-library-heist/. Tegler, Eric. "How Two Employees Allegedly Stole Millions in Rare Books from Carnegie Library." Rolling Stone, July 23, 2018. Accessed August 14, 2024. https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/carnegie-library-rare-books-theft-703611/. Zraick, Karen. "2 Charged in $8 Million Theft from Carnegie Library in Pittsburgh." The New York Times, July 20, 2018. Accessed August 14, 2024. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/20/us/carnegie-library-rare-books-theft.html.
16 Elo 202427min

Dr. Sam Sheppard
Episode Notes "Dr. Sam Sheppard Trial: 1954 - 1955." Famous Trials, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/sheppard/sheppard.html. "The Dr. Sam Sheppard Case." Cleveland Historical, Cleveland State University, clevelandhistorical.org/items/show/352. "Sam Sheppard." Biography.com, A&E Television Networks, 28 Jan. 2021, www.biography.com/crime-figure/sam-sheppard. "Sam Sheppard Case." Encyclopedia of Cleveland History, Case Western Reserve University, case.edu/ech/articles/s/sam-sheppard-case. "The Case of Dr. Sam Sheppard: An Overview." Ohio History Central, Ohio History Connection, www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/The_Case_of_Dr._Sam_Sheppard:_An_Overview. "The Sheppard Murder Case." TIME, Time USA, LLC, 11 Apr. 1955, content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,807770,00.html. "The Sheppard Case." The Tragedy of Sam Sheppard, Case Western Reserve University School of Law, law.case.edu/experiential/lawand/popular-culture/criminal-justice/Tragedy-of-Sam-Sheppard/The-Sheppard-Case. "The Sam Sheppard Case: Facts and Fictions." New York Times, 17 Dec. 1967, www.nytimes.com/1967/12/17/archives/the-sam-sheppard-case-facts-and-fictions.html. "The Sam Sheppard Murder Case." CBS News, CBS Interactive Inc., 14 Dec. 1998, www.cbsnews.com/news/the-sam-sheppard-murder-case/. "Dr. Sam Sheppard." Court TV's Crime Library, trutv.com/library/crime/notorious_murders/not_guilty/sheppard/index.html.
9 Touko 20249min