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Jimmie Tarantino Pt. 2: D.A. Thomas Lynch Spells Out Jimmie’s Scams in Post-WWII Frisco

Jimmie Tarantino Pt. 2: D.A. Thomas Lynch Spells Out Jimmie’s Scams in Post-WWII Frisco

by kbronson | Aug 22, 2025 | Episodes

TRANSCRIPT: Welcome to the Secret History of Frisco Podcast. I’m your host, Knox Bronson.    I have a fun episode today, a bit of a departure in that it’s a verbatim reading of a portion of an oral history, the interviewing of former California Attorney...
Episode 5: introducing jimmie tarantino part 1—when frank sinatra and mickey cohen invested in hollywood nite life magazine

Episode 5: introducing jimmie tarantino part 1—when frank sinatra and mickey cohen invested in hollywood nite life magazine

by kbronson | Aug 12, 2025 | Episodes

This episode of “The Secret History of Frisco” podcast introduces listeners to Jimmie Tarantino, a man described as a “louse, a blowhard, a barely literate, anti-Communist shake-down artist.” The episode delves into Tarantino’s early life...

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