GrowingUpItalian

GrowingUpItalian
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For 10 years, Growing Up Italian is proud to be one of the biggest voices in Italian and Italian-American culture. Hosted by cousins Rocco and Sabino, the podcast has been running for 8 years, sharing food, comedy, family stories, and conversations with influential Italian guests from around the world. We're proud to support our community, uplift our culture, and unite Italians and Italian-culture lovers around the world. Each Sunday, we're dropping a brand new episode packed with fresh takes on the Italian lifestyle, featuring hilarious stories, real talk, and special guests from all corners of the Italian world. Whether you're sipping espresso or stuck in traffic, you're officially invited to the table. Mangia, laugh, and stay connected, because being Italian is more than just a culture, it's a vibe.

  1. 5D AGO

    Carmen Ciricillo Talks Cleveland's Little Italy, Construction Comedy & Growing Up Italian

    EPISODE 416. We're back for a new episode with the final boss of Italian Maxxing: Carmen Ciricillo. Carmen is a comedian and a true OG when it comes to sharing his experience in Growing Up Italian with the internet. The guys sit down to discuss everything, from his upbringing, growing up in Cleveland, doing comedy since the 80's, to now running a successful comedy-based business and taking the "How You Doin" side of the internet by storm. When you go to his aunt's house, don't forget to mention Growing Up Italian. https://www.youtube.com/@growingupitalian Be sure to follow Carmen here: https://www.instagram.com/carmenciricillo Sign up to our Patreon for A LOT of extra content and NO ADS here https://www.patreon.com/growingupitalian To shop our merchandise, visit: https://www.redsaucestudio.com Be sure to check our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/growingupitalian As always, if you enjoyed this video, be sure to drop a Like, Comment and please SUBSCRIBE. Grazie a tutti! Chapters: 1:00 - The Carmen Ciricillo Show 2:00 Growing Up Italian in Cleveland 5:00 - Cleveland's Little Italy 9:00 - Father's Name Change 12:00- Naming Italian Kids 14:00 - Give the Ball to Carmine 16:00 - The Iowa Cardinals 19:00 - Uncle Frank 21:00 - Father Got Sh*t 25:00 - What Dad Left 27:00 - Going Back to Cleveland 30:00 - Dad's Toupée 32:00 - Comedy Since '87 35:00 - Construction Comedy School 40:00 - How to Be Italian Seminar 44:00 - How I Met Your Mother 46:00 - My Friend Named Meat 48:00 - First Date in My Aunt's Basement 50:00 - Italian Final Boss 54:00 - Italian Phrases You Need to Know 56:00 - Rage Baiting Live 1:00:00 - Bringing Gabagool to School 1:02:00 - Born in Germany 1:04:00 - What to Do at My Aunt's House

    1h 7m

  2. MAR 29

    Sandy Blue Eyes Talks Stickball, Respect & the Rules of a Gentleman

    EPISODE 415. Most times, a good talk with an OG will lead you in the right direction. This week, we have a very special guest in Sandy Blue Eyes. Sandy is a through-and-through New York Italian American who has worked around entertainment for decades and is best known for being the bodyguard and close friend of Chazz Palminteri. Tune in for an amazing episode filled with knowledge, as he shares his story and gives us lessons in how to be the best version of a young upstanding Italian American. https://www.youtube.com/@growingupitalian Sign up to our Patreon for A LOT of extra content and NO ADS here https://www.patreon.com/growingupitalian To shop our merchandise, visit: https://www.redsaucestudio.com Be sure to check our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/growingupitalian As always, if you enjoyed this video, be sure to drop a Like, Comment and please SUBSCRIBE. Grazie a tutti!   Chapters: 1:00 - Sandy's Suits 3:00 - Growing Up in Bed-Stuy 8:00 - The Ice Business 10:00 - Moving to Long Island 11:00 - Stickball Players 14:00 - The Bodyguard 16:00 - City Jobs 18:00 - Meeting Chazz 22:00 - Life Changer Chazz 25:00 - A Bronx Tale 27:00 - Big Elvis Guy 28:00 - Single & Ready to Mingle 31:00 - Rules of a Gentlemen 35:00 - Respect in Dating 38:00 - Online Dating 41:00 - The Gravy Test 45:00 - Red & Green Flags 48:00 - Sandy's Date Journal 51:00 - Being a Good Italian 55:00 - Italian Word of the Day 57:00 - This or That? 59:00 - Elvis, Dean or Frank? 1:04:00 - Eighteen Egg Whites 1:06:00 - Sandy's Lawn Care

    1h 8m

  3. MAR 22

    Laura Vitale talks Recipes, Chicken Cutlets and Growing Up Napoletana

    EPISODE 414. We're back in the podcast kitchen for a new episode! Joined by a true OG of Italian cooking content, Laura Vitale. We talk about her whole journey from early life, growing up in Italy and eventually settling in New Jersey -- where she's built a global audience by turning her love for cooking and traditional family dishes into one of the most expansive libraries of Italian food recipes on the internet. Tune in! https://www.youtube.com/@growingupitalian Be sure to follow Laura here: https://www.instagram.com/mrsvitale Sign up to our Patreon for A LOT of extra content and NO ADS here https://www.patreon.com/growingupitalian To shop our merchandise, visit: https://www.redsaucestudio.com Be sure to check our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/growingupitalian As always, if you enjoyed this video, be sure to drop a Like, Comment and please SUBSCRIBE. Grazie a tutti! Chapters: 1:00 - Laura's Hair & Coffee 4:00 - Born & Raised in Napoli 6:00 - Francese in America 9:00 - Learning from the News 12:00 - Food Content OG 15:00 - Having a Supportive Partner 18:00 - YouTube Recipe Library 23:00 - Food Network 25:00 - Trying too Hard 29:00 - Sauce vs. Gravy 32:00 - Italian vs. Italian American Food 35:00 - Baked Chicken Cutlets 38:00 - Italian Hot Dogs 41:00 - Healthy Eating 43:00 - Regional Foods 46:00 - 5 Things to Perfect in Cooking 51:00 - Pizza Di New York 54:00 - Best Food in Italy 57:00 - Quando sei in Italia 1:03:00 - Pio Pio il Coniglio 1:04:00 - i Piatti Piu Consumati 1:07:00 - Two Banned Ingredients

    1h 10m

  4. MAR 15

    Mark Iacono Talks Lucali, the Old Brooklyn & Dinner with Jay Z

    EPISODE 413. If you consider yourself a pizza lover, there's no shot you haven't heard of Lucali... Mark Iacono shares his story of growing up in Brooklyn, opening a pizza shop in his once-beloved childhood candy store, and how he went from just a guy who loved a good slice to a true pizza wizard behind the counter. Tune in if you love pizza, the old NYC, or are dying to know the secret to getting a table at Lucali! https://www.youtube.com/@growingupitalian Be sure to follow Mark here: https://www.instagram.com/lucali_bk Sign up to our Patreon for A LOT of extra content and NO ADS here https://www.patreon.com/growingupitalian To shop our merchandise, visit: https://www.redsaucestudio.com Be sure to check our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/growingupitalian As always, if you enjoyed this video, be sure to drop a Like, Comment and please SUBSCRIBE. Grazie a tutti!   Chapters: 1:00 - Red Hook or Carroll Gardens 3:00 - Bread and Baccala 5:00 - Italian Leftovers 7:00 - Finding Love for Pizza 9:00 - No Toppings on Pizza 12:00 - The Name Lucali 14:00 - Buying the Candy Store 19:00 - Two and a Half Years 22:00 - Your Neighborhood is the Best 24:00 - First Times a Charm 29:00 - Grand Opening of Lucali 33:00 - How to Eat at Lucali's 37:00 - Counting Blessings 40:00 - Florida Pizza 42:00 - Jay Z's Coca-Cola Machine 45:00 - Lucali's Pizza Style 47:00 - Renting Out the Joint 49:00 - Sitting Next to Celebrities 50:00 - Secret Night @ Lucali's 52:00 - $500k or Dinner with Jay Z 54:00 - Best Pizza Cities 57:00 - Sauce or Gravy and Favorite Toppings 59:00 - Back and to the Left 1:03:00 - Mark's Leisure Time 1:05:00 - No Kitchen

    1h 10m

  5. MAR 8

    Kevin D & Noce Talk Rap Italiano, Immigrant Struggles and Growing Up Italian

    EPISODE 412. If you've seen our series, "Lost in the Sauce", you know that we went to Harlem and found some Italians. Kevin D & Noce are two young men who immigrated to the USA with with dreams of becoming rap stars. The guys talk about everything from the Hip-Hop scene in Italy, the struggles of adjusting to American customs, the worst Italian foods and more! Tune in! https://www.youtube.com/@growingupitalian Be sure to follow Kevin & Noce here: https://www.instagram.com/kevindkofi https://www.instagram.com/blessednoce Sign up to our Patreon for A LOT of extra content and NO ADS here https://www.patreon.com/growingupitalian To shop our merchandise, visit: https://www.redsaucestudio.com Be sure to check our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/growingupitalian As always, if you enjoyed this video, be sure to drop a Like, Comment and please SUBSCRIBE. Grazie a tutti! Chapters: 1:00 - Italian Nuts in America 4:00 - Music Inspirations 6:00 - Gue Everyday 7:00 - Eminem at San Remo 9:00 - Mixing Languages 10:00 - NYC the Toxic Girl 12:00 - Hardest Part about Living Here 16:00 - Italian Astronauts 18:00 - Women in America 20:00 - Sicilian or Italian 23:00 - Italian Hate Comments 25:00 - Learning English from Sabino 27:00 - What it's like in Minnesota 29:00 - Live Performance 37:00 - Italians Finding Each Other 39:00 - Looking for Selena Gomez 41:00 - Who's Who of Italy 44:00 - Pizza Romana or New York Pizza 45:00 - Olive Garden Italians 46:00 - Gabagool & American Slang 47:00 - Italian Canadians 49:00 - False Stereotypes of America 51:00 - Tutti Insieme a NYC 52:00 - Un Italiano Vero 55:00 - In Five Years

    57 min

  6. MAR 1

    ITALIAN MAXXING with Big Joe Gambino & Mario Bosco

    EPISODE 411. We're back with the best. Big Joe & Mario Bosco are in the building and we're here to settle things... Where does Mario's loyalty lie? Did Big Joe's nonna actually say those things? Who can actually SPEAK the language? Who is REALLY Italian? And WHO is Tim Dillon? Tune in. https://www.youtube.com/@growingupitalian Be sure to follow Joe & Mario here: https://www.instagram.com/bigjoegambino2 https://www.instagram.com/marioboscocomedy Sign up to our Patreon for A LOT of extra content and NO ADS here https://www.patreon.com/growingupitalian To shop our merchandise, visit: https://www.redsaucestudio.com Be sure to check our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/growingupitalian As always, if you enjoyed this video, be sure to drop a Like, Comment and please SUBSCRIBE. Grazie a tutti! Chapters: 1:00 - Who is Hotter? 4:00 - Sold Out Dates 5:00 - Who is Tim Dillon? 11:00 - Playing Different Characters 14:00 - Italian Frauds 16:00 - Who is More Italian? 22:00 - Speak Perfect Italian 25:00 - More Duolingo 27:00 - Fans of Pasta Fazool 30:00 - Stupid Brooklyn Gabagool 32:00 - Lasagna Disease 33:00 - Buonanima Nonna Mia 37:00 - Most Iconic Italian Saints 41:00 - San Giuseppe di Gambino 43:00 - Questioning Mario's Loyalty 45:00 - No Love in the Casino 47:00 - False Ancestry 49:00 - Italian American Future Leaders 53:00 - Finding Celebrities Phone Numbers 55:00 - Support Joe & Mario Bosco

    59 min

  7. FEB 22

    Francesco De Carlo & Matteo Lane RETURN to Growing Up Italian

    EPISODE 410. This week, we've got two of our favorite people returning to the show: Francesco De Carlo & Matteo Lane! The guys are all in town and we're here to talk all things Italian. Rocco & Sabino get some comedy tips, we discuss the Super Bowl halftime show (Lady Gaga was there), the Winter Olympics & much more… Tune in and go see our paisans at one of their comedy shows! https://www.youtube.com/@growingupitalian Be sure to follow Francesco & Matteo here: https://www.instagram.com/francescodecarl https://www.instagram.com/matteolane Sign up to our Patreon for A LOT of extra content and NO ADS here https://www.patreon.com/growingupitalian To shop our merchandise, visit: https://www.redsaucestudio.com Be sure to check our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/growingupitalian As always, if you enjoyed this video, be sure to drop a Like, Comment and please SUBSCRIBE. Grazie a tutti!   Chapters: 1:00 - Singing at the Olympics 4:00 - Italian Comedy 6:00 - How You Doin Comedians 11:00 - Rocco Wants to be a Comedian 13:00 - Immigrant Super Bowl Experience 16:00 - Italian Halftime Show 21:00 - Italians Claiming Italians 24:00 - The Best Sicilian Comic 26:00 - Southern Italian Eyelids 28:00 - Italians Built Everything 31:00 - Christmas Songs 34:00 - Moana (Lost in Translation) 37:00 - Francesco is Humble 41:00 - The Crowd is Naked 44:00 - Hate, Not Love 46:00 - Italian Films & Godfather Characters 49:00 - Italian Food in Weird Cities 53:00 - Cresciuto Questions 56:00 - Statue of David 58:00 - Differenze in Americani 1:02:00 - Tour Dates

    1h 4m

  8. FEB 16

    Paulie Gee Talks Pizza Passion, Slice Shops & Getting Hit by an Aaron Judge Foul Ball!

    EPISODE 409. We're back with a new episode! This time with NYC pizza legend, Paulie Gee. Paulie Giannone is a pizza connoisseur who turned his passion for pizza into a career with the now-widely-known, Paulie Gee's Slice Shop. The guys "talk shop" about everything PIZZA, old school New York, and why it's important to follow your dreams. Tune in! https://www.youtube.com/@growingupitalian Be sure to follow Paulie Gee here: https://www.instagram.com/pauliegee Sign up to our Patreon for A LOT of extra content and NO ADS here https://www.patreon.com/growingupitalian To shop our merchandise, visit: https://www.redsaucestudio.com Be sure to check our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/growingupitalian As always, if you enjoyed this video, be sure to drop a Like, Comment and please SUBSCRIBE. Grazie a tutti! Chapters: 1:00 - The Career You Choose 3:00 - Magic at Belmont Tavern 7:00 - Opening a Pizzeria 9:00 - Pizza Obsession 11:00 - Pizza From the Heart 14:00 - Pizza Tastings 17:00 - Paulie Gee's Pizza Explosion 20:00 - Skin in the Game 22:00 - Baltimore Grill & Chicago Pizza 23:00 - Too Many Tacchini's 27:00 - Mike's Hot Honey 31:00 - Paulie Hats 41:00 - Aaron Judge Foul Ball 47:00 - Weird Places to Find Good Pizza 52:00 - Top 5 Slices in NY 56:00 - Paulie's Background 59:00 - Date Nights with Paulie 1:02:00 - Rao's 1:08:00 - Non-Italian Pizza

    1h 10m
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For 10 years, Growing Up Italian is proud to be one of the biggest voices in Italian and Italian-American culture. Hosted by cousins Rocco and Sabino, the podcast has been running for 8 years, sharing food, comedy, family stories, and conversations with influential Italian guests from around the world. We're proud to support our community, uplift our culture, and unite Italians and Italian-culture lovers around the world. Each Sunday, we're dropping a brand new episode packed with fresh takes on the Italian lifestyle, featuring hilarious stories, real talk, and special guests from all corners of the Italian world. Whether you're sipping espresso or stuck in traffic, you're officially invited to the table. Mangia, laugh, and stay connected, because being Italian is more than just a culture, it's a vibe.

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  • Creator
    GrowingUpItalian
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    427
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
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  • Show Website
    GrowingUpItalian

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