For Episode 7, PIECES OF WORK is thrilled to welcome Award-Winning ORGANIZED CRIME HISTORIAN and author CHRISTIAN CIPOLLINI, also an investigative journalist, comic book writer, and collector of rare crime-related photographs & artifacts. 

On this episode, go inside the world of organized crime and organized crime history as our special guest takes you along for an adventure into the ins and outs of being a professional historian and author in this exclusive and fascinating field of research.

In addition to his catalog of nonfiction books, Christian's work can be found in numerous publications and digital realms including the Mob Museum Blog, Real Crime Magazine & Writersofwrongs.com.  As a consultant, he is often quoted in print and online publications, has lectured at colleges and appears on episodes of Reelz Channel Series "The Real Story of...." & "Gangsters: America's Most Evil," Travel Channel Series "Mission Declassified," History Channel Series "United Stuff of America," AHC's hit series "America: Facts vs. Fiction" & served as a Location Producer on National Geographic Channel's critically-acclaimed series DRUGS, INC.

His book "Murder Inc.: Mysteries of the Mob's Most Deadly Hit Squad" won the 2015 Hollywood Book Festival "Non-Fiction" category and "Lucky Luciano: Mysterious Tales of a Gangland Legend" was a finalist in both the 2014 USA Best Book Awards and the 2015 International Book Awards.  He collaborated with UK rapper Yellow Balaclava for the independent hip-hop album 'Salvatore Lucania,’ and as a graphic novelist, Christian has also written the true crime comic book series "LUCKY," based on the rise of America's most infamous gangster - Charles "Lucky” Luciano.  The final part of this four-part comic series, “One Last Kiss,” is coming in 2023 as an exclusive Amazon Kindle digital comic! Collect them all and pre-order the upcoming final installment NOW!

His latest book, "Diary of a Motor City Hit Man: The Chester Wheeler Campbell Story," is available NOW on Amazon and Kindle.

Go to the Episode 7 page of PIECES OF WORK on jasoncharles.net Talk Channel to hear an exclusive site-only outtake from this interview, where Christian chooses his number one mob film recommendation, and answers the questions he's asked the most: "does the mafia still exist?"

For more information about Christian and his work, follow him on Twitter @GanglandLegend and on Instagram @ganglandlegend

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