If you get your history from watching gangster movies, then you might be under the impression that Al Capone singlehandedly started Chicago’s Beer Wars. That is certainly what is suggested by the 1932 gangster classic Scarface. The truth is considerably more complicated. Chicago’s gang wars were messy multi-factional conflicts that can remind you of Japan’s Warring States period. Al Capone was right in the middle of this wave of violence, but should he be blamed for it? Tune-in and find out how murderous florists, a guy named “Ragtime Joe”, and Al Capone’s fake furniture shop all play a role in the story.