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This week, Ira spoke with Michael Shnayerson, author of Bugsy Siegel: The Dark Side of the American Dream. In this episode of Talk About Las Vegas, Michael talks about  how Siegel grew up on the lower East Side of New York; the beginning of his friendshhip with Meyer Lansky when they were kids; the reason Siegel became a major crime figure; the importance of loyalty to Siegel; his life in three parts: the lower East Side of New York, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas; how he beat back two government agencies while building the Flamingo; his greatest demon; and his biggest mistake with his prized Las Vegas hotel.

Talking With Michael Shnayerson – February 21, 2022

Bugsy Siegel

In a brief life that led to a violent end, Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel (1906–1947) rose from desperate poverty to ill‑gotten riches, from an early‑twentieth‑century family of Ukrainian Jewish immigrants on the Lower East Side to a kingdom of his own making in Las Vegas. In this captivating portrait, author Michael Shnayerson sets out not to absolve Bugsy Siegel but rather to understand him in all his complexity. Through the 1920s, 1930s, and most of the 1940s, Bugsy Siegel and his longtime partner in crime Meyer Lansky engaged in innumerable acts of violence. As World War II came to an end, Siegel saw the potential for a huge, elegant casino resort in the sands of Las Vegas. Jewish gangsters built nearly all of the Vegas casinos that followed. Then, one by one, they disappeared. Siegel’s story laces through a larger, generational story of eastern European Jewish immigrants in the early‑ to mid‑twentieth century--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pbliving/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pbliving/support

In a brief life that led to a violent end, Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel (1906–1947) rose from desperate poverty to ill‑gotten riches, from an early‑twentieth‑century family of Ukrainian Jewish immigrants on the Lower East Side to a kingdom of his own making in Las Vegas. In this captivating portrait, author Michael Shnayerson sets out not to absolve Bugsy Siegel but rather to understand him in all his complexity. Through the 1920s, 1930s, and most of the 1940s, Bugsy Siegel and his longtime partner in crime Meyer Lansky engaged in innumerable acts of violence. As World War II came to an end, Siegel saw the potential for a huge, elegant casino resort in the sands of Las Vegas. Jewish gangsters built nearly all of the Vegas casinos that followed. Then, one by one, they disappeared. Siegel’s story laces through a larger, generational story of eastern European Jewish immigrants in the early‑ to mid‑twentieth century--- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pbliving/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pbliving/message</a> Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pbliving/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pbliving/support</a>

A Book Review - Bugsy Siegel: The Dark Side of the American Dream Book by Michael Shnayerson

In this episode we turn to an accomplished chronicler of our times. Michael Shnayerson is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair and the author of eight books on a range of nonfiction subjects, including “Boom: Mad Money, Mega Dealers, and the Rise of Contemporary Art,” which lays bare secrets of the largest unregulated financial market in the world. His wide-ranging interests have taken him into multiple facets of the 20th century—including laboratories combating disease, Harry Belafonte’s recollections, a political dynasty, and most recently a page-turner about the notorious gangster Bugsy Siegel. He’s not done with the art world—we learn about a current collaboration with Alec Baldwin to delve into spectacular tales of modern art forgeries.

In this episode we turn to an accomplished chronicler of our times. <a href="http://mshnay.com/bio" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michael Shnayerson</a> is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair and the author of eight books on a range of nonfiction subjects, including <a href="http://mshnay.com/home" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Boom: Mad Money, Mega Dealers, and the Rise of Contemporary Art,”</a> which lays bare secrets of the largest unregulated financial market in the world. His wide-ranging interests have taken him into multiple facets of the 20th century—including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316735663/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">laboratories combating disease</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/My-Song-Memoir-Race-Defiance/dp/0307473422/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&amp;keywords=michael+shnayerson&amp;qid=1618696011&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harry Belafonte’s</a> recollections, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IRISI3I/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">a political dynasty</a>, and most recently a page-turner about the notorious gangster <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bugsy-Siegel-American-Dream-Jewish/dp/0300226195" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bugsy Siegel</a>. He’s not done with the art world—we learn about a current collaboration with Alec Baldwin to delve into spectacular tales of modern art forgeries.

Episode 56: Michael Shnayerson

Join Paulie Abeles of Real Democrats for a weekly call-in show “Sins of Omission”--- aimed at giving listeners insight into the topics of the day beyond the nightly news.Each week the show features interviews with newsmakers and an opportunity in the second half of the program for listeners to call in and ask questions.IS 'CLEAN COAL' A DIRTY LIE?Prize winning journalist and Vanity Fair contributing editor MICHAEL SHNAYERSON talks about his book "Coal River" about the environmental and societal costs of strip mining in the Appalachias.

Join Paulie Abeles of Real Democrats for a weekly call-in show “Sins of Omission”--- aimed at giving listeners insight into the topics of the day beyond the nightly news. Each week the show features interviews with newsmakers and an opportunity in the second half of the program for listeners to call in and ask questions. IS 'CLEAN COAL' A DIRTY LIE? Prize winning journalist and Vanity Fair contributing editor MICHAEL SHNAYERSON talks about his book "Coal River" about the environmental and societal costs of strip mining in the Appalachias.