Best hour I've heard in a long time.

The show focuses on the word and the phrase "Gangster" and looked at from all angles. It's not just who you are but how you carry yourself and what you symbolize.

Brilliantly done and so engaging.

The show opens with a clip from the Godfather. Little long but set the scene and made its point.

The best comes after with the exchange between the two hosts, 18 and 20 years old. They're offer intelligent and philosophical viewpoints.

A montage by other teens on what "gangster" means to them is equally thoughtful. There's no glamourizing here.

The discussions are real, one of the most honest in a long time.
The presenters have no agenda, they just tell it like it is.

The interview with journalist David Kaplan, who wrote a book on the Japanese gangster, Yakuza, is well done. They asked pointed, thoughtful questions.

One of the best parts of the Kaplan interview is when they ask him if he has any questions of the hosts, who know a thing or two about the rival gang wars in the inner cities.

It was one of those great fly on the wall discussions.

The second half was mainly devoted to interviewing Kalif, a parolee who gives insightful and a frightening look behind the cells.

The hosts take the last five minutes to riff on the word and here's where they offer their most thoughtful views.
Basically, we all have a bit of gangsta in us. Taking control of our lives but perhaps without the violence.

Beware to stations wanting to air in its entirety. The last 10 minutes airs an essay on George W. Bush the gangster. Not that this should be cut out, just let you be aware of it.