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Summary: <p>Alex Perry discusses his book <em>The Good Mothers: The Story of the Three Women Who Took on the World's Most Powerful Mafia</em>. The book tells the story of one prosecutor who uses the misogynistic culture of the Calabrian mafia as leverage to persuade two mob wives to testify against a mafia boss, in return for a new future for themselves and their children. </p> <p><em>This segment is guest hosted by Nancy Giles. </em></p>