Al Capone All-American: Torrio vs Colosimo
Al Capone All-American: Torrio vs Colosimo  
Podcast: The Outfit
Rating: Explicit Published On: Thu Jan 15 2026
Description: In this, the second episode of Outfit’s limited series "Al Capone All-American," Dan and Alana learn how the young Scarface, now on the cusp of adulthood, found himself drifting westward toward the city of destiny: Chicago. Under the influence of two underworld mentors with competing philosophies, who will Al Capone align himself with as Prohibition rears its head?SourcesHistorian Mario Gomes's excellent website, My Al Capone Museum (https://www.myalcaponemuseum.com/)Al Capone: His Life, Legacy, and Legend by Deirdre BairAl Capone’s Beer Wars: A Complete History of Organized Crime in Chicago During Prohibition by John BinderThe Outfit: The Role of Chicago's Underworld in the Shaping of Modern America by Gus RussoGangland Chicago: Criminality and Lawlessness in the Windy City by Richard C. LindbergProhibition Gangsters: The Rise and Fall of a Bad Generation by Marc MappenThe Wicked City: Chicago From Kenna to Capone by Curt Johnson with R. Craig SautterMr. Capone: The Real - and Complete - Story of Al Capone, by Robert J. SchoenbergYoung Al Capone: The Untold Story of Scarface in New York, 1899-1925 by William and John BalsamoCapone: The Life and World of Al Capone by John KoblerCapone: The Man and the Era by Laurence BergreenNewspapers including The Brooklyn Daily Times, The New York Daily News, The New York Times, The New York Herald, The Chicago Daily News, The Chicago Tribune, Chicago Record-Herald, The Chicago Sun-Times.---The Outfit is a production of Higher Ground and Headgum.Hosted by Dan O’Sullivan and Alana Hope LevinsonExecutive Produced by Dan O’Sullivan and Alana Hope LevinsonProduced by Julia MurrayProduction Assistance by Franchesca Diaz and CJ ArcherdSound Design and Engineering by Ryan Kozlowski and Andrew EapenShow theme is Bittersweet Defeat by OTELike the show? Rate The Outfit on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and leave a review.Follow Headgum on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok. Advertise on The Outfit via Gumball.fmSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.