Peter Bronson's Book and Discussion - "Not in Our Town"

How did Cincinnati stay “Ivory clean” while the Mob ran an empire of gambling, prostitution, drugs, corruption and murder right across the river in Newport? The answer is in Peter Bronson’s new book, Not in Our Town, a sequel to his regional best-seller, Forbidden Fruit: Sin City’s Underworld and the Supper Club Inferno.Show more

Not in Our Town is an amazing, untold story of the gritty and dangerous battle against organized crime. As the Mafia moved in, the Queen City fought police corruption, sex scandals and epic battles against underworld smut king Larry Flynt, making national headlines with its crusade for decency.

Career newsman Peter Bronson did extensive research into FBI files, national archives, court testimony and interviews to find out about…

The underworld network in Ohio cities
Mafia bosses who lived in Cincinnati
The silent partners in Larry Flynt’s empire of porn
Police corruption and stag parties with hookers
How the media was played by the porn Mob
A plot to blow up the U.S. Supreme Court
A CIA spy linked to the JFK assassination who worked for Larry Flynt
The “Wizard of Odds,” Charlie Keating, Si Leis, Jerry Springer, the Mapplethorpe meltdown and more…
“Most people today would not understand what it was like in the 1970s. You had to be there, to live through it, to describe it. This book is an entertaining history, informative and well written.” – Former Cincinnati Police Vice Detective Jimmy Simon

Recorded on November 17, 2022