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Mob Queens
Mob stories are always all about the guys. But not this one. Anna Genovese is a New York drag club maven and bad-ass mob wife. Hollywood besties Jessica Bendinger (writer, Bring It On) and Michael Seligman (writer, RuPaul’s Drag Race) are obsessed. They piece together Anna's story, racing between speakeasies, mob informants and former drag queens. But will their heroine's secrets unlock more than they want to know about Anna... and themselves?
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4.7 stars from 1,885 ratings
This needs to be a movie!
Very fun, binged it in three days after a friend recommended it.
Emily863 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 11/27/23
Great research with original sources and interviews with close people to Anna Genovese, the wife of Mob-Gangster Vito Genovese. It shines a well-needed light on underreported and untold stories. But despite the good sources I had the impression that there is still too much speculation about her...Read full review »
annapodana via Apple Podcasts · Germany · 02/05/23
I was hoping for more details like an investigative journalism deep dive. If I compare this in level of detail to “Your Own Backyard”, Mob Queens comes across as surface. Each episode should be twice as long. Where are the interviews with people who knew Jackie about what she was like? I’m sure...Read full review »
Lamb86 via Apple Podcasts · Canada · 01/08/23
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