Mob Queens

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Mob Queens

Jessica Bendinger & Michael Seligman•art19.com

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?

Episodes

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Mar 25, 2021•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Chapter 12: The Godmother

Jess and Michael arrive at Anna's gravestone to a bitter surprise. But, their heroine is one step ahead. In the season finale of Mob Queens, Anna Genovese proves she had the last word. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Nov 05, 2019•33 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast

Chapter 11: F.B.idk

The reason Anna Genovese survived ratting Vito out is [redacted]. This week, Jess and Michael receive FBI files. The hidden portions on the file give them clues that support a growing theory –– and a possible explanation for Anna's actions. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Oct 29, 2019•39 min•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast

Chapter 10: Off With His Head

Anna's husband makes it to the top of the American Mafia, but only just in time for it all to come crashing down. As Vito's kingdom burns, Anna's words from 1953 continue to stoke the flames. Now the question remains: how much of it did Anna intend to destroy? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Oct 22, 2019•31 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast

Chapter 9: The Queen's Not Dead

After her day in court, everyone knows Anna Genovese has a real story to tell. But now, she's going underground – literally. As she waits for the judge to decide on her separate maintenance claim, she opens a new nightclub and earns a new reputation that lives on today. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Oct 08, 2019•31 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast

Chapter 8: Sicilian Divorce

Anna does what no mob wife has done before or since. Her Vito exit strategy looks like a death wish, but the Queen's sacrifice may be her most calculated chess move yet. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Oct 01, 2019•32 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast

Chapter 7: Blood in the Snow

A special agent for the US captures Vito in Italy. A Senate Committee in New York makes things uncomfortable for the mob. And tensions reach a boiling point between Anna and her husband, until something has to give. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Sep 23, 2019•31 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast

Chapter 6: Kismet

Jessica and Michael's private investigation tactics pay off, and a new source brings Anna Genovese into sharp focus. What they thought was a story about The Family, turns out to be just as much about family. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Sep 16, 2019•32 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast

Chapter 5: Cheers, Queers!

Gay prohibition. Sexual segregation. A time when being gay was not okay. But leave it to the mob and Anna Genovese to cash in on these forbidden fruits. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Sep 09, 2019•30 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast

Chapter 4: Mt. Vesuvi-yasss

Love, money and power never come for free. As Anna's mob status rises, Vito's reign is threatened. The fiery couple face their first major test in marriage, and Michael faces a mystery of his own. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Sep 02, 2019•33 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast

Chapter 3: Private Dicks

Uncovering the truth takes skill, grit and, apparently, neuroses. A real life private dick shows Jessica and Michael the ropes, as they move their investigation from paper to people. Who is alive to bear witness to Anna's side of the story?  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Aug 26, 2019•29 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast

Chapter 2: F*ck, Marry, Kill.

Jessica and Michael retrace the mysterious events that lead Anna Genovese from her first husband to her second. There are two funerals, a wedding and one question that lurks behind each of our heroine’s unbelievable experiences: Is Anna pulling the strings, or is she being pulled? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Aug 19, 2019•38 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast

Chapter 1: Who is Anna Genovese?

Anna Genovese's glittery, daring and dangerous life story has been overshadowed by the violent exploits of her mobster husband, Vito Genovese – head of New York's Genovese Crime Family. Now, hosts Jessica Bendinger and Michael Seligman are unearthing Anna's past, and piecing together how she rose from meagre beginnings to become a master player in the mob's ruthless game of chess. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-se...

Aug 19, 2019•23 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast

Serving mafia realness

Coming August 19th! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jul 29, 2019•2 min•Transcript available on Metacast