The Albanese and Joe Podcast

Nick Albanese & Joe Petrucci
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  • Updated Weekly

The Albanese & Joe Podcast: Unfiltered takes on Hollywood’s evolution, pop culture chaos, and the comedy of modern life. Join Nick and Joe as they break down the film industry’s wildest stories, roast political absurdity, and host rising comedians. New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe for laughs, nostalgia, and the occasional midlife crisis hot take.

  1. Feb 15

    We Drove Across America and Almost Didn’t Survive - Episode 45

    🎭 This Week on The Albanese & Joe Podcast – Episode 45 After last episode raised more questions than answers, Frankie returns — and somehow the stories get even stranger. Details change, timelines shift, and explanations only seem to complicate things further. What starts as an attempt to clear things up quickly turns into a deeper breakdown of confidence, credibility, and the thin line between storytelling and straight-up fiction. At this point, we’re not sure if Frankie is misunderstood, exaggerating for entertainment, or running the longest con Rhode Island has ever seen. Either way, this episode crosses from curiosity into full disbelief. 👉 “There’s no way all of this is true.” This episode covers: ✅ Frankie responding to doubts from Episode 44 ✅ Stories being clarified… or rewritten ✅ Timeline issues and conflicting details ✅ The difference between confidence and credibility ✅ Why some stories sound rehearsed ✅ Calling out inconsistencies in real time ✅ When a character starts to feel intentional ✅ The moment everyone realizes this is something else 🎧 Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts: → https://linktr.ee/albanesejoepodcast 💬 QUESTION FOR YOU: When do you stop giving someone the benefit of the doubt? Let us know below 👇 🎙️ Hosted by: The Rhode Island Guys 🎥 Edited by: Santino Albanese 🔔 New full episodes every Sunday 📲 Daily shorts on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram 👉 Subscribe — because this story still isn’t adding up.

    We Drove Across America and Almost Didn’t Survive - Episode 45

  2. Feb 10

    This Guest Took 44 Episodes to Invite… And Instantly Took Over - Episode 44

    🎭 This Week on The Albanese & Joe Podcast – Episode 44 After weeks of buildup, Frankie finally shows up—and almost immediately, things get weird. Names don’t match, stories don’t line up, and every answer somehow raises more questions than it solves. From Hollywood connections that may or may not exist, to films nobody’s sure were ever made, to confidence that borders on performance art, this episode turns into a full-on investigation of one of the most mysterious characters we’ve ever had in the studio. By the end, we’re left asking the same question: 👉 Who is Frankie… really? This episode covers: ✅ Frankie’s ever-changing last name(s) ✅ Being the “44th episode guest” after 20+ years ✅ Hollywood stories that don’t quite add up ✅ Films, credits, and where they supposedly exist ✅ Aggressive confidence vs. actual receipts ✅ Old Rhode Island club days and questionable memories ✅ Classic interruptions, side comments, and derailments ✅ The setup for even more Frankie stories next episode 🎧 Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts: → https://linktr.ee/albanesejoepodcast 💬 QUESTION FOR YOU: Have you ever met someone whose stories just didn’t add up? Tell us below 👇 🎙️ Hosted by: The Rhode Island Guys 🎥 Edited by: Santino Albanese 🔔 New full episodes every Sunday 📲 Daily shorts on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram 👉 Subscribe — because Episode 45 might finally answer who Frankie actually is.

    This Guest Took 44 Episodes to Invite… And Instantly Took Over - Episode 44

  3. Jan 19

    If You Take Enough Time Off, the New Year Feels Different - Episode 43

    🎭 This Week on The Albanese & Joe Podcast – Episode 43 After taking a break for the holidays, we came back feeling… different. What started as a casual New Year catch-up turned into an honest conversation about burnout, slowing down, losing the urge to grind, and questioning how much we actually care anymore. Between semi-retirement jokes, New Year’s reflection, social media fatigue, and realizing that time off changes your perspective more than you expect, this episode hits closer to home than planned. 👉 “Do I even care anymore?” This episode covers: ✅ Taking time off and realizing something changed ✅ Why the New Year feels different this time ✅ Burnout vs. balance (and why grinding isn’t it anymore) ✅ Semi-retirement, losing passion, and being okay with it ✅ Social media fatigue and wanting to disconnect ✅ New Year’s resolutions — or choosing not to have any ✅ Slowing down without feeling like you failed ✅ Classic tangents, honesty, and self-awareness 🎧 Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts: → https://linktr.ee/albanesejoepodcast 💬 QUESTION FOR YOU: Has taking time off ever made you realize you don’t care about something the same way anymore? Drop it below 👇 🎙️ Hosted by: The Rhode Island Guys 🎥 Edited by: Santino Albanese 🔔 New full episodes every Sunday 📲 Daily shorts on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram 👉 Subscribe — before another year goes by faster than the last.

    If You Take Enough Time Off, the New Year Feels Different - Episode 43

  4. 12/21/2025

    This Is the Worst Christmas Special Ever Done - Episode 42

    🎄 This Week on The Albanese & Joe Podcast – Episode 42 What should’ve been a normal Christmas episode immediately went off the rails. Instead of holiday cheer, we somehow ended up with demon goats, fake traditions, Christmas music hate, and two Rhode Island guys realizing they might actually hate the holidays. Add in mall rage, self-checkout meltdowns, kids not knowing how cash works, Die Hard arguments, and classic overthinking, and you’ve got an episode that explains why Christmas in Rhode Island is less Hallmark and more survival exercise. 👉 “This might be the worst Christmas special ever.” This episode covers: ✅ Why Christmas music drives us insane ✅ Rhode Island Christmas traditions (and fake ones) ✅ Demon goats, weird decorations, and cursed vibes ✅ Die Hard debate — Christmas movie or not ✅ Holiday shopping, malls, and crowd-induced rage ✅ Kids not knowing how to use cash or tell time ✅ Old-school Christmas vs modern chaos ✅ Self-checkout machines replacing humans ✅ Tangents, arguments, and zero holiday spirit 🎧 Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts: → https://linktr.ee/albanesejoepodcast 💬 QUESTION FOR YOU: Do you actually enjoy Christmas… or do you just pretend? Be honest 👇 🎙️ Hosted by: The Rhode Island Guys 🎥 Edited by: Santino Albanese 🔔 New full episodes every Sunday 📲 Daily shorts on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram 👉 Subscribe — before someone puts Mariah Carey on repeat.

    This Is the Worst Christmas Special Ever Done - Episode 42

  5. 12/14/2025

    A $56 Tax Bill Turned Into $5,800… Welcome to Rhode Island – Episode 41

    🎭 This Week on The Albanese & Joe Podcast – Episode 41 What should’ve been a quick catch-up turned into one of the most ridiculous Rhode Island stories we’ve ever heard. A $56 tax bill from over a decade ago somehow ballooned into $58,000, wages were almost garnished, and that’s just the beginning. Add in bad gas ruining multiple cars, AI girlfriends, malfunctioning microphones, and classic Rhode Island government logic, and you’ve got an episode that perfectly explains why nothing here ever works the way it should. 👉 “Only in Rhode Island does $56 turn into a full-blown life crisis.” This episode covers: ✅ How a $56 tax bill turned into $58,000 ✅ Rhode Island tax logic that makes zero sense ✅ Bad gas destroying cars across the neighborhood ✅ The state almost garnishing wages over pocket change ✅ AI nostalgia, fake memories, and alternate realities ✅ Joe’s AI video obsession explained ✅ Microphones fighting back (again) ✅ Tangents, chaos, and classic RI dysfunction 🎧 Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts: → https://linktr.ee/albanesejoepodcast 💬 QUESTION FOR YOU: What’s the most ridiculous bill, fee, or fine you’ve ever gotten? Drop it below 👇 🎙️ Hosted by: The Rhode Island Guys 🎥 Edited by: Santino Albanese 🔔 New full episodes every Sunday 📲 Daily shorts on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram 👉 Subscribe — before Rhode Island sends you a bill from 2011.

    A $56 Tax Bill Turned Into $5,800… Welcome to Rhode Island – Episode 41

  6. 12/07/2025

    Fat People Are Gonna Hate Us After This One… - Episode 40

    🎭 This Week on The Albanese & Joe Podcast – Episode 40 What started as a simple conversation instantly derailed into the most unhinged debate we’ve had in weeks: fat people, Ozempic, Rhode Island food culture, and 47 other side-quests we didn’t plan for. Nick’s bothered, Joe’s confused, and somehow we ended up diagnosing half the state. This episode has everything — bad takes, good laughs, and two guys who definitely aren’t qualified to give health advice… but talk anyway. 👉 “Relax — we’re fat too. We earned the right.” This episode covers: ✅ The fat-people conversation we probably shouldn’t have had ✅ Why Ozempic is turning everyone into a diet superhero overnight ✅ Nick’s theory on RI food culture (it’s not wrong) ✅ Joe trying to keep the show from getting canceled ✅ The moment we realized we are NOT nutritionists ✅ Why everyone in Rhode Island thinks they’re a doctor ✅ Tangents, chaos, and 30 minutes of pure nonsense ✅ The funniest derailments we’ve had all season 🎧 Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts: → https://linktr.ee/albanesejoepodcast 💬 QUESTION FOR YOU: What’s the funniest “diet advice” you’ve ever heard someone give? Drop it below 👇 🎙️ Hosted by: The Rhode Island Guys 🎥 Edited by: Santino Albanese 🔔 New full episodes every Sunday 📲 Daily shorts on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram 👉 Subscribe — unless you’re too busy starting Ozempic today.

    Fat People Are Gonna Hate Us After This One… - Episode 40

  7. 11/23/2025

    Nick Explains His Thanksgiving in an Italian Bakery… Absolute Chaos - Episode 39

    🎭 This Week on The Albanese & Joe Podcast – Episode 39 Nick breaks down his Thanksgiving in an Italian bakery, and it goes exactly how you think: loud, messy, dramatic, and somehow involving a lemon. What should’ve been a normal holiday recap turns into a full-blown Rhode Island family meltdown — bakery edition. Only this show could turn turkey talk into a story about ovens blowing out, questionable pastries, and a man wandering around the kitchen like he owns the place. 👉 “If this is a ‘normal’ holiday, then my family needs a warning label.” This episode covers: ✅ Nick’s Thanksgiving chaos inside a legit Italian bakery ✅ The mysterious guy wandering around like he lived there ✅ Why RI families turn every holiday into DEFCON 2 ✅ The lemon story Joe refuses to believe ✅ Thanksgiving food opinions nobody asked for ✅ Oven mishaps, yelling, and the usual Albanese mayhem ✅ Joe trying to hold the show together (and failing) ✅ How one holiday can expose 25 years of family trauma 🎧 Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts: → https://linktr.ee/albanesejoepodcast 💬 QUESTION FOR YOU: What’s the worst Thanksgiving disaster you’ve ever survived? Drop it below 👇 🎙️ Hosted by: The Rhode Island Guys 🎥 Edited by: Santino Albanese 🔔 New full episodes every Sunday 📲 Daily shorts on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram 👉 Subscribe and hit the bell — unless you’re still cleaning up from your holiday disaster.

    Nick Explains His Thanksgiving in an Italian Bakery… Absolute Chaos - Episode 39

  8. 11/17/2025

    A Rhode Island Guy Finally Snaps About Being an EXTRA (Then They Get Into Therapy…) - Episode 38

    🎭 This Week on The Albanese & Joe Podcast – Episode 38 The Rhode Island Guys go OFF on the brutal reality of being an EXTRA — the waiting, the disrespect, the never-getting-called-back — and somehow end up in a full-blown therapy session about relationships. Only this show can turn Hollywood complaints into emotional chaos. 👉 “If being an extra is ‘showbiz,’ then I’m the Queen of England.” This episode covers: ✅ The BS of being an extra and why productions treat people like props ✅ Why getting “promised” a callback means absolutely nothing ✅ The difference between real acting and being a warm body in the background ✅ Joe’s fear of talking about relationships (we’re fixing that) ✅ How Rhode Island people get dragged into Hollywood dreams ✅ Nick’s war stories from terrible sets and awkward casting calls ✅ Why extras secretly deserve hazard pay ✅ Bonus chaos: overthinking, ego bruises, and unsolicited life advice 🎧 Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts: → https://linktr.ee/albanesejoepodcast 💬 QUESTION FOR YOU: Have you ever been treated like an NPC in real life? Drop your story below 👇 🎙️ Hosted by: The Rhode Island Guys 🎥 Edited by: Santino Albanese 🔔 New full episodes every Sunday 📲 Daily shorts on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram 👉 Subscribe and hit the bell — unless you’re still waiting for that “extra callback” from 2019.

    A Rhode Island Guy Finally Snaps About Being an EXTRA (Then They Get Into Therapy…) - Episode 38
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The Albanese & Joe Podcast: Unfiltered takes on Hollywood’s evolution, pop culture chaos, and the comedy of modern life. Join Nick and Joe as they break down the film industry’s wildest stories, roast political absurdity, and host rising comedians. New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe for laughs, nostalgia, and the occasional midlife crisis hot take.

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