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78: NYC Crimefighter & Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt w/ Richard Zacks - A True Crime History Podcast
78: NYC Crimefighter & Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt w/ Richard Zacks - A True Crime History Podcast
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Length:
60 minutes
Released:
Feb 14, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
True crime history enthusiasts are devouring TNT's "The Alienist", the television show based on the popular Caleb Carr novel. Richard Zacks, the author of "Island of Vice: Theodore Roosevelt's Quest to Clean Up Sin-Loving New York" joins me to talk about this crazy era in the New York City's history, and how reformer and newly minted police commissioner Teddy Roosevelt attempted to curtail the power of corrupt Tammany Hall politicians and police officers, who profited from the lax law enforcement of brothels, saloons and gambling joints. Become a Most Notorious patron at: www.patreon.com/mostnotoriousLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Feb 14, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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