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Michael Caine: Gangs

By: Michael Caine
Narrated by: Michael Caine
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  • Summary

  • Please note: contains strong language, depictions of violence and references to suicide. Listener discretion is advised.

    Sir Michael Caine knows a thing or two about gangs: whether that’s joining one as a kid, or playing gangsters in movies for over 50 years. Organised crime has captivated pop culture for decades, from the Krays to the Mafia. 

    Now Caine delves into the real stories behind the gangs we think we know so well, revealing the hidden realities behind the myths. And he throughout the series he asks: can a gang ever truly be ‘successful’?

    Producer: 7Digital
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Episodes
  • Ep. 1: Respect

    Ep. 1: Respect
    Jun 30 2021

    The Krays: Michael Caine begins his journey close to home in 1960s London, when he met the capital’s most infamous twins. How did they command so much respect?
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    50 mins
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  • Ep. 2: A Gap in the Market

    Ep. 2: A Gap in the Market
    Jun 30 2021

    Griselda Blanco: One of the most obvious measures of a gang’s success is their wealth, and few have accumulated more ‘The Black Widow’. Michael tracks the rise and fall of one of Columbia’s most dangerous criminals.
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    50 mins
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  • Ep. 3: As Far Back as I Can Remember

    Ep. 3: As Far Back as I Can Remember
    Jun 30 2021

    John Gotti: To maintain a successful enterprise a gang has to appeal to new recruits. No one did this better than the Italian-American Mafia and its most famous boss, John Gotti.
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    55 mins
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Great for all Michael Caine fans!

Having really enjoyed the last Michael Caine Audible podcast (Heists), I was straight onto this as soon as it released, and had finished the series before the day was up. It is well produced and well narrated. If I am being completely honest though, I could probably listen to Michael Caine reading a shopping list and still give it five stars - he is just so cool to listen to. This podcast is very reminiscent of Caine's gangster films, and he also puts a bit of personal story/reflection in each story. Well worth the listen.

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  • 31-07-2021

Awesome

great listen, perfect narration, variety and subjects were interesting, would love to hear more similar, in this format

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Gangs narrated by Michael Caine

Michael Caine is a wonderful narrator. loved listening to his voice. The true stories were very informative.

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great work

cut to bite size for easy listening.
really enjoyed this.
Michael Cain being Michael Cain

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Skip last 2 chapters

Starts brilliantly, then becomes woke.....why? there is no point in cancelling Jesse James other then to project you own self righteousness. History cannot be cancelled

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Heists in way better

While Heists was amazing, this one was ok for most of it. Episodes 5 and 6 were misfortuned on their ideas.

In episode 5, I agree with not glorifying criminals, but in the same episode, they “show all the historical information” when they mentioned their “criminal of choice”.

In episode 6, they appealed to “racism” to justify why in certain areas, the police always assume beforehand that it is a gang-related crime. Statistics, maybe? The worst was the lady saying that there is no difference between James Bond and a youngster committing a crime, as they both are murderers. Well, in my books, 007 is fighting the good fight, stopping criminals.

Those unfortunate comments shifted focus from the lovely story of the lady that managed to leave her life of crime.

It's a pity this could not deliver to the level of Heists. Next time, focus on the stories alone, not on the sociological explanations. When I listen to anything related to Michael Cane, I expect good crime stories.

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Disappointing

Have enjoyed all other Michael Caine audible productions, however this started well enough and then plummeted in to Woke drivel. history is history, you can't change it just learn from it, you certainly can not judge historical figures by today's apologist standards. What next condemnation of the actions of the men at rorke's drift ?

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Very critical Jessie James

Good to hear his voice.
Bland woke politics.
Destroys Jessie James.
Don't know why he made the series.

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