Episode #404
How Does Gambling Work?
Georgia:
The story of boxer Sonny Liston
Episode sources:
The Murder of Sonny Liston: Las Vegas, Heroin, and Heavyweights, by Shaun Assael
“American Hunger” by David Remnick (The New Yorker, October 12, 1998)
“Cassius Clay Shows Up at Sonny Liston’s House Middle of Night to Harass Him” (YouTube)
“Can’t a Fellow Make a Mistake” by Gilbert Rogin (Sports Illustrated, July 17, 1961)
“The Champ” by Tom Fox (Philadelphia Daily News, January 7, 1971)
“The Bizarre History of American Sport” by Robert H. Boyle (Sports Illustrated, January 8, 1962)
Karen:
Disgraced plastic surgeon Anthony Pignataro
Episode sources: