Sit Down with Michael Franzese

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From a high-ranking member of the Colombo crime family to a man transformed by faith, Michael Franzese shares his extraordinary journey like no one else can. In Sit Downs with Michael Franzese, Michael dives into raw, unfiltered stories from his life in the mob, his path to redemption, and the lessons he’s learned about faith, family, and overcoming life’s struggles. With gripping interviews and practical insights, this podcast will inspire, challenge, and entertain

  1. 10小時前

    From JFK to the iPhone: 75 Years Through the Eyes of a Former Mob Boss

    I was born in 1951. I was made in 1975. And on May 27th, I’ll be 75 years old. Three quarters of a century on this planet. I lay in bed the other night and I started thinking about everything I’ve lived through — every president, every war, every cultural shift, every mob story I was in the middle of. So I sat down and I wrote it all down decade by decade. JFK’s assassination. Vietnam. Joe Colombo getting shot. Halloween night, 1975. The Commission trial. Doing my time. 9/11. The Sopranos finale. COVID. Right up to today. Some of it’ll make you smile. Some of it’ll make you angry. All of it shaped who I am. Consider this my thank you to all of you who’ve been with me on this ride. And if you’ve been around long enough, maybe it’ll bring back some memories of your own. From JFK to the iPhone: 75 Years Through the Eyes of a Former Mob Boss Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    49 分鐘

  2. 2日前

    Former Mob Boss and a Colombo Soldier: Expose the Truth Behind the Last Mob War

    I sat down with Greg Scarpa Jr. last week, and he told me a story I almost couldn’t believe. Now I’m sitting down with a second man who lived it from the other side, and he’s corroborating every word. Frankie Steele was a Colombo associate during the Persico-Orena War. He was 21 years old in the safe houses, in the wired cars, in the murder trials that put him away for over a decade. He’ll tell you exactly how the war started, how an FBI agent named Lin DeVecchio fed Greg Scarpa Sr. the addresses of the men they were trying to kill, why every trial after his ended in acquittal, and why my friend Michael Sessa is still rotting in a prison cell 34 years later for a murder he didn’t commit. This is the puzzle nobody could finish telling — until now. Two of the three living men who know the whole story are sitting in front of you. Listen to what they have to say. Former Mob Boss and a Colombo Soldier: Expose the Truth Behind the Last Mob War Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1 小時 26 分鐘

  3. 6日前

    He Was Cellmates With The 9/11 Mastermind — And Tried Warning The FBI About It

    🍾 Join Me In Celebrating My 75th Birthday, Sign up for this free event here!: http://celebrate.michaelfranzese.com/ 🍷 Have you tried my wine yet?: https://yt.franzesewine.com/ 💪🏼 Join Franzese Family: https://michaelfranzese.com/family/ Greg Scarpa Jr. and I got made the same night — Halloween 1975. I hadn’t seen him in 45 years. Now he’s out, and he’s telling me a story I almost couldn’t believe — except every piece of it checks out. While Greg was locked up in MCC New York, he was housed next to Ramzi Yousef, the man who bombed the World Trade Center in 1993. Greg got close to him. Yousef started passing him written notes through the cracks in the wall — plans to blow up planes, kill prosecutors, take down the World Trade Center. Greg gave it all to the FBI. They had photographs, kites, recorded calls. Then they buried him in supermax for 12 years and made him out to be a liar. Why? Because Greg was about to expose a corrupt FBI agent who’d put dozens of our guys in prison. You tell me what kind of country does this. Listen to what he says and decide for yourself. He Was Cellmates With The 9/11 Mastermind — And Tried Warning The FBI About It 🤝 Book 1 on 1 Call With Me: https://michaelfranzese.com/book-1-on-1-call/ 🔥 Check out my store: https://store.michaelfranzese.com/ 🎙️ Michael Franzese Podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Eo39qb 📧 Interested in partnerships? partnerships@michaelfranzese.com Backbone Media Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1 小時 37 分鐘

  4. 5月13日

    The Ultimate Mafia Dream Team — Picked by a Former Mob Boss

    I lived that life for over 20 years. I was a Capo Regime in the Colombo family. So when people kept asking me — Michael, if you could build your dream mafia crew from movie characters, who’d be on it? — I figured we’d have some fun with it. Think of it like fantasy football for the mob. In this one, I draft my perfect crew: the boss, the underboss, the consigliere, the capo, the enforcer, the soldier, and the money guy. Don Corleone, Tony Soprano, Sonny from A Bronx Tale, Luca Brasi, Donnie Brasco, Tony Montana, Hyman Roth, Phil Leotardo — all the heavy hitters. Some of these picks were close calls. Some I’d bet my life on. Tell me in the comments who you’d put on your dream team — and who I got wrong. The Ultimate Mafia Dream Team — Picked by a Former Mob Boss 🛡️Get free life insurance quotes from America’s top insurers and start saving today with Policygenius: http://policygenius.com/franzese Thanks to Policygenius for sponsoring this video! 🍕 Celebrate My 75th birthday with Slices Pizza, a Bottle of Franzese wine, and a Special Seat at my table!: https://franzesewine.com/75 00:00 - Introduction: The Mafia Dream Team 03:21 - The Seven Roles Explained 09:43 - The Boss: Who Sits at the Head? 11:48 - My Dream Boss 13:21 - The Underboss: Right-Hand Man 15:35 - Who Steps Up If the Boss Goes Down? 17:24 - The Consigliere: The Counselor 22:51 - The Capo: Street Boss 27:13 - The Enforcer: When Words Don't Work 31:05 - The Soldier: Boots on the Ground 33:36 - Why I Wouldn't Make My Own Crew 36:11 - The Money Guy: The Earner 40:08 - Reviewing the Full Dream Team Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    44 分鐘

  5. 5月7日

    Which Hollywood Mob Actors Could’ve Been Real Gangsters? Ex-Capo Decides

    🍕 Celebrate My 75th birthday with Slices Pizza, a Bottle of Franzese wine, and a Special Seat at my table!: https://franzesewine.com/75 🍷 Have you tried my wine yet?: https://yt.franzesewine.com/ 💪🏼 Join Franzese Family: https://michaelfranzese.com/family/ I spent over 20 years in that life. I know exactly what it takes to survive — and what gets you killed. So when I watch these Hollywood actors play mob roles, I always ask myself the same question: could they have actually made it on the street? In this one, I take 24 of the most iconic mob actors ever — Brando, Pacino, De Niro, Pesci, Gandolfini, Sirico, Stallone, Imperioli, Cillian Murphy, all of them — and I put them in three categories: Made Man, Survivor, or Forget About It. Some of these guys I knew personally. Some I only know by reputation. But you might be surprised who I think could have actually pulled it off — and who wouldn’t have lasted a week. Tell me in the comments who you think I got right and who I got wrong. Which Hollywood Mob Actors Could’ve Survived That Life? Ex-Capo Decides 🤝 Book 1 on 1 Call With Me: https://michaelfranzese.com/book-1-on-1-call/ 🔥 Check out my store: https://store.michaelfranzese.com/ 🎙️ Michael Franzese Podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Eo39qb 📧 Interested in partnerships? partnerships@michaelfranzese.com Backbone Media Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    38 分鐘

  6. 5月5日

    Russell Brand REVEALS Powerful People, Dark Cabals, and Hollywood Lies

    🍕 Celebrate My 75th birthday with Slices Pizza, a Bottle of Franzese wine, and a Special Seat at my table!: https://franzesewine.com/75 🍷 Have you tried my wine yet?: https://yt.franzesewine.com/ 💪🏼 Join Franzese Family: https://michaelfranzese.com/family/ Russell Brand told me something in this conversation I wasn’t expecting — and I have to share it. He’s facing serious charges in the UK. He’s become a Christian. And the cynics are saying he’s faking it for the trial. I heard the same thing said about me my whole life. So I sat down with him and let him talk. We covered his new book, his faith, the dark side of Hollywood and Epstein, why Gen Z is finally turning toward something real, and the system he says wants every one of us “switched off.” Innocent until proven guilty — that’s where I stand, always. But what he had to say about culture, power, and Christ? You need to hear this one for yourself. Russell Brand Opens Up Like You’ve Never Seen Him 🤝 Book 1 on 1 Call With Me: https://michaelfranzese.com/book-1-on-1-call/ 🔥 Check out my store: https://store.michaelfranzese.com/ 🎙️ Michael Franzese Podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Eo39qb 📧 Interested in partnerships? partnerships@michaelfranzese.com 00:00 - Introduction: In The World But Not of it? 00:56 - Why I Trust Russell's Faith 04:03 - Sitting Down With Russell Brand 04:53 - "Faith Won't Help in Court" 05:53 - The UK Has Gone Fully Secular 07:30 - Empire vs Kingdom 09:23 - Why Drugs Pointed Him to God 13:32 - Andrew Tate and Unchecked Audiences 14:36 - The Moment Christ Came to Him 17:12 - 23 Years Sober and a Dying Dog 24:33 - The World Is Controlled By Evil 28:44 - Satan Wants His Own Kingdom 32:52 - My 29 Months in Solitary 34:00 - A Healthy Fear of Hell 36:24 - Gen Z Is Buying Bibles 37:46 - The Pandemic Was a Taster Tape 40:33 - "The World Has Hypnotized You" 45:21 - They Want You Switched Off 47:06 - Christianity Is a Relationship 49:18 - Hell Is Real, Eternity Is Real 57:26 - Hollywood's Dark Side Exposed 59:58 - The UK Is Locking People Up Backbone Media Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1 小時 6 分鐘

  7. 4月30日

    Why Does America Give Israel $3.8 Billion? A Former Mob Boss Explains the Deal

    🍾 Join Me In Celebrating My 75th Birthday, Sign up for this free event here!: http://celebrate.michaelfranzese.com/ 🍷 Have you tried my wine yet?: https://yt.franzesewine.com/ 💪🏼 Join Franzese Family: https://michaelfranzese.com/family/ Tucker Carlson, Theo Von, Candace Owens — they’ve all said America gets nothing from Israel and that we’re wasting billions propping them up. But do the numbers actually support that? I read an article today that breaks it down in a way nobody in the media is talking about — where the $3.8 billion actually goes, how much comes back to American companies and American jobs, and why Israel may be saving us far more than we’re spending. I don’t necessarily agree with everything in it, but the numbers are real and nobody is debunking them. I also give my honest take on Netanyahu, Trump, the Iran war, and why I think you can’t call a man a dictator on Monday and say he’s being led by the nose on Tuesday. Come at me with the evidence. I’ll change my mind. Why Does America Give Israel $3.8 Billion? A Former Mob Boss Explains the Deal 🤝 Book 1 on 1 Call With Me: https://michaelfranzese.com/book-1-on-1-call/ 🔥 Check out my store: https://store.michaelfranzese.com/ 🎙️ Michael Franzese Podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Eo39qb 📧 Interested in partnerships? partnerships@michaelfranzese.com 00:00 - Introduction: Are We Getting a Good Deal With Israel?00:39 - Welcome + Today's Controversial Topic01:17 - The Israel Blackmail Theory — Show Me the Evidence03:00 - The Article: US Aid Pays Off Big for America04:06 - Tucker Carlson: America Gets Nothing From Israel05:30 - Theo Von: All Our Money Goes to Israel — Wrong06:55 - Candace Owens — No Proof, Just Rage08:33 - The Real Question Deserves a Real Answer09:07 - The Author: Joseph Epstein — Who Is He?10:03 - The Truth: Most of $3.8B Must Be Spent on American Equipment10:29 - Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Raytheon — American Companies10:54 - The F-35 Program: 290,000 American Jobs11:44 - Israeli Intelligence Would Cost America Five CIAs12:52 - Israel Saves America 10-20 Years in R&D13:27 - Israel Is America's Strategic Anchor in the Middle East15:09 - Israel Replaces Multiple US Aircraft Carriers — For Free16:07 - Israel's Air Offensive — Best Sales Pitch Lockheed Ever Had16:53 - We Give $3.8B — They Invest $24B Back Into America18:08 - The Strategy: Shifting US Military Focus to the Pacific19:02 - Tucker Posted From Doha in Qatari Garb — Think About That19:39 - The Real Grift: Selling Rage for Ad Revenue20:24 - I Robbed the Government Once — I'm Not Doing It Again21:19 - The Podcasters Aren't Serious. The Numbers Are.22:00 - Nobody Controls Trump — Not Netanyahu, Not Anyone22:23 - You Can't Call Him Hitler and Say He's Led by the Nose23:06 - In Israel, They Say Trump Is Leading Netanyahu — Who's Right?23:33 - Michael's Israeli Friend Who Hates Netanyahu24:43 - Giving Trump the Benefit of the Doubt on Iran26:47 - Iran's School Curriculum: Teaching Children to Kill Americans28:06 - The Best Way to Defeat Your Enemies Is to Make Them Friends28:34 - Trump Tried to Make a Deal With Iran — Nobody's Saying That28:41 - You Got Your Foot on Their Throat — Don't Let Up29:40 - Bring Me the Evidence. I'll Change My Mind.30:14 - Final Thoughts + Be Safe Backbone Media Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    35 分鐘

  8. 4月28日

    Former Mob Boss Debunks the WHCD Shooting Conspiracies — And Calls Out the Real Problem

    💪🏼 For a limited time, our listeners get 50% off FOR LIFE, Free Shipping, AND 3 Free Gifts at Mars Men at https://Mengotomars.com 🍷 Have you tried my wine yet?: https://yt.franzesewine.com/ 🛡️Join Franzese Family: https://michaelfranzese.com/family/ Three attempts on a sitting president's life. No president in American history has gone through that. And nobody wants to talk about why it keeps happening. I break down everything that went down at the White House Correspondents Dinner — the facts, the misinformation, the conspiracy theories spreading online, and the one thing nobody on either side wants to say out loud: the rhetoric from the top is getting people killed. I also call out Jimmy Kimmel's disgusting "expectant widow" comment about Melania, the media spreading garbage before they even knew what happened, and why — when made guys on the street had more respect for each other than politicians do today — we have a real problem in this country. I'm not holding back. Former Mob Boss Debunks the WHCD Shooting Conspiracies — And Calls Out the Real Problem 🤝 Book 1 on 1 Call With Me: https://michaelfranzese.com/book-1-on-1-call/ 🔥 Check out my store: https://store.michaelfranzese.com/ 🎙️ Michael Franzese Podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Eo39qb 📧 Interested in partnerships? partnerships@michaelfranzese.com 00:00 - Introduction: Three Attempts — Nobody Is Asking Why 00:31 - Welcome + What Happened at the WHCD 02:00 - The Rhetoric From the Top Is Getting People Killed 03:01 - When the Mob Had More Respect Than Politicians 06:04 - Calling Trump Hitler, Fascist, Dictator — All Lies 07:51 - The Correlation Nobody Wants to Admit 09:05 - If You Can't Admit Biden's Failures, You Have Zero Credibility 10:19 - Trump's Rhetoric — What Michael Won't Defend 11:19 - Lawfare Against Trump — The Facts 13:15 - Who Was the Shooter and What Did He Say? 14:13 - Where Did His Rage Come From? 15:27 - The Mob Can Teach Politicians Something 15:39 - Candace Owens and the Misinformation Machine 17:07 - "It Was Staged" — A Former Mob Boss Responds 19:10 - What Michael Actually Supports About Trump's Policies 23:31 - In the Mob, You Called Someone That — You Died 24:26 - Trump Called the Cops on Epstein — Use Your Head 26:27 - The Facts of What Actually Happened 27:07 - Homeland Security Unfunded for 73 Days — Think About That 27:51 - Ilhan Omar's $30 Million "Accounting Mistake" 30:06 - Weak People With Power — That's the Real Problem 33:38 - The Shooter's Background and Manifesto 35:30 - It Starts at the Top — And Trickles Down 36:08 - Democrats Wouldn't Stand for Murdered Women at the State of the Union 38:14 - Paid Protesters Belong in Jail 39:09 - Thank the Secret Service — And Fund Them 39:51 - Misinformation Exploded Before Anyone Knew the Facts 41:03 - "It Was Staged" Debunked — All of It 46:28 - Conspiracy Theories About Charlie Kirk's Widow — Disgraceful 47:37 - Jimmy Kimmel — A Pathetic Coward 49:33 - "Expectant Widow" — What He Said About Melania 54:07 - What You Can Call Politicians — And What You Can't 56:17 - People Are Dying — This Has to Stop 59:45 - Thank the Secret Service. Fund Them Properly. Backbone Media Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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From a high-ranking member of the Colombo crime family to a man transformed by faith, Michael Franzese shares his extraordinary journey like no one else can. In Sit Downs with Michael Franzese, Michael dives into raw, unfiltered stories from his life in the mob, his path to redemption, and the lessons he’s learned about faith, family, and overcoming life’s struggles. With gripping interviews and practical insights, this podcast will inspire, challenge, and entertain

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    Michael Franzese
  • 活躍年份
    2025年 - 2026年
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    © 2025 Michael Franzese. All Rights Reserved. "Sit Down with Michael Franzese".
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