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As we approach our 300th episode, we're feeling pretty unstoppable, so we're watching the 1989 crime thriller "Relentless." We talk about our love for director William Lustig, Judd Nelson, Robert Loggia, Leo Rossi, Meg Foster, phone books, VHS movie trailers and more. Listen now.

Join Dan and Tom as they decode the movie CRACKERJACK 3, from 2000. Is this third movie in the series worth a watch? Listen to find out what we think!  This is a “No holds barred” episode!  The first two CRACKERJACK movies were not spy movies.  They were closer to DIE HARD than a spy movie.   CRACKERJACK 3, however, is a spy movie, even though there is no train sequence! This one stars Leo Rossi, Amy Weber, Oliver Gruner, and Bo Svenson.  This one has an explosive device, a state-of-the-art cell phone, and a group of old retired spies. These are the things we decode in our look at CRACKERJACK 3: ·         Bo Svenson and the rest of the cast ·         The Pre-Title Sequence ·         The cinematography ·         Special effects? ·         Where's the action? ·         What are the positives? ·         How having children in a movie can be creepy ·         What are the negatives? ·         Garden Gnomes can be helpful! ·         Is this movie worth your time? ·         And more! Tell us what you think about our no-spoiler review of CRACKERJACK 3 So, take a listen and let us know what you think. Have you heard of CRACKERJACK 3 before this episode?  Did listening to this episode make you want to watch it? If you have seen this movie, what do you think?  Were we on point with our review?  What did you like and what would you have changed about the movie? Let us know your thoughts, ideas for future episodes, and what you think of this episode. Just drop us a note at info@spymovienavigator.com.  The more we hear from you, the better the show will surely be!  We'll give you a shout-out in a future episode!   You can check out all of our CRACKING THE CODE OF SPY MOVIES podcast episodes on your favorite podcast app or our website. In addition, you can check out our YouTube channel as well.   Episode Webpage: https://bit.ly/4mxRW7Z

For more than two decades, worked with bands and artists such as Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks, The Beach Boys, Bette Midler, Diana Ross, Chaka Khan, Billy Idol, and many more to create magical experiences for their audiences. Starting on music tour crews doing lighting installation and design, he became a trusted team member and built a solid career managing hundreds of high-profile tours worldwide. As a young Italian Catholic boy from the blue-collar Los Angeles port town of San Pedro, Leo Rossi tripped into an improbable dream when he was punished for taking off on his own from a school field trip. His penance was to work on the backstage crew for the school play, which turned out to be one of the best things that ever happened to him. Leo Rossi shares his life story, reflects on the transformative experiences and values from his traditional upbringing, and balances the influence of faith with the rock-and-roll lifestyle. He discusses the technological advancements that allowed him to transition into management roles and highlights his involvement with Apple during the early years of the Macintosh. Now retired, Rossi focuses on the  initiative, which is dedicated to preserving the authentic stories of classic rock and supporting . Through his talks and storytelling, Rossi emphasizes the importance of dreams, learning from history, and giving back, urging listeners to follow their dreams and share their stories. Learn more and connect with Leo here: 

Welcome back to the Spun Today podcast where we weave creativity into the everyday fabric of our lives. In this episode for you comedy aficionados we'll dissect the success of stand-up specials like Akash Singh's "Gaslit" and Fahim Anwar's "House Money," examining the innovative ways these comics are delivering their content directly to fans, bypassing the traditional platforms. Then we're getting cinematic as we discuss the Oscar-winning film "Coda," exploring how the movie's heartwarming family dynamics, a passionate protagonist, and its small-town nostalgia may stir the storyteller within you. So whether you're into the art of storytelling, looking for some inspiration, or just need a good laugh, tune in as we unravel these threads on episode 257. The Spun Today Podcast is a Podcast that is anchored in Writing, but unlimited in scope.  Give it a whirl.    Time Stamps 00:00 - Start 05:33 - Akash discusses polarized and extreme political ideologies. 08:56 - Tony explores how Comics innovate by offering free YouTube specials. 12:32 - Tony suggests adding one promo ad before, during, after the special. 15:26 - Fahim Anwar's decides to leave behind an engineering career, for stand up comedy. 16:50 - Fahim speaks about being in relationships. 20:14 - The first Deaf actor wins Oscar for best supporting role. 22:15 - Josh Dubin is the Executive director of Perlmutter center for Legal justice. 25:16 - The protagonist of CODA is the only hearing member, translator in her family. 31:33 - In CODA the family starts successful business, but Ruby wants out. 34:33 - In CODA the family supports daughter's singing dream at audition. 38:39 - Promo for the Fire Breathing Kittens podcast.   Twitter: https://twitter.com/spuntoday Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spuntoday/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@spuntoday   Website: http://www.spuntoday.com/home Newsletter: http://www.spuntoday.com/subscribe   Links referenced in this episode: Akaash Singh - GASLIT (2024) Full Special https://youtu.be/p_HqJyq2SYU?si=KHL_RFId_Z7SDqmk   Fahim Anwar: House Money Extended Version FULL SPECIAL: https://youtu.be/lbQczAcZb_0?si=e2Fumi9e_-X3YPtI     CODA https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10366460/fullcredits JRE episode with Josh Dubin & Sheldon Johnson: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3nsOv2Bl6OVvTcjUrJ1GUa?si=okU9cvVFSvKFcldj6Jv06A   Article about the murder charge: https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/08/sheldon-johnson-arrested-torso-new-york   FireBreathingKittens Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/firebreathing-kittens/id1459051634 https://www.youtube.com/@firebreathingkittenspodcas3139   Get your Podcast Started Today! https://signup.libsyn.com/?promo_code=SPUN (Use Promo code SPUN and get up to 2-months of free service!)   Check out all the Spun Today Merch, and other ways to help support this show! https://www.spuntoday.com/support   Check out my Books Make Way for You – Tips for getting out of your own way FRACTAL – A Time Travel Tale Melted Cold – A Collection of Short Stories http://www.spuntoday.com/books/ (e-Book, Paperback & Hardcover are now available).   Fill out my Spun Today Questionnaire if you're passionate about your craft.  I'll share your insight and motivation on the Podcast: http://www.spuntoday.com/questionnaire/    Shop on Amazon using this link, to support the Podcast: http://www.amazon.com//ref=as_sl_pc_tf_lc?&tag=sputod0c-20&camp=216797&creative=446321&linkCode=ur1&adid=104DDN7SG8A2HXW52TFB&&ref-refURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spuntoday.com%2Fcontact%2F   Shop on iTunes using this link, to support the Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewTop?genreId=38&id=27820&popId=42&uo=10   Shop at the Spun Today store for Mugs, T-Shirts and more: https://viralstyle.com/store/spuntoday/tonyortiz   Background Music: Autumn 2011 - Loxbeats & Melody - Roa   Outro Background Music: https://www.bensound.com   Spun Today Logo by: https://www.naveendhanalak.com/   Sound effects are credited to: http://www.freesfx.co.uk   Listen on: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Google Podcasts | YouTube | Website   Download Transcript [00:00:00] What's up folks what's going on and welcome to the spun today podcast the only podcast that is anchored in writing but unlimited in scope I'm your host Tony Ortiz and I appreciate you listening this is episode at 257 of the sponsor a podcast and in this episode I speak about a couple of hilarious stand up comedy specials that I watched recently the first one being Akash sings Gaslit and the second one being Fahim Anwar's House Money. And I also speak about watching a little late to the game here, but watching the Oscar winning film in 2018, I believe, sorry, that's 2021, the Oscar winning film Coda. Stick around for all that good stuff. But first I wanted to tell you all about a way that you can help support this show. Your support absolutely means a ton and is definitely fuel for the fire that motivates me to continue to put out These episodes as well as [00:01:00] my writing content So if you can't support the spun today podcast, it is greatly appreciated Here is one way you can do just that and then we'll jump right into the episode comedian Akash Singh released his 2024 stand up comedy special gas lit two weeks ago as of the recording of this episode And it is already up to 1. 5 million views on YouTube. Absolutely. Round of applause. Amazing feedback on that comedy special Akash Singh. For those of you who don't know is a standup comic, obviously, but he's also one half of, or I actually shouldn't even say one half. He's a co host of the flagrant podcast alongside Andrew Schultz, Mark Gagnon, and Alex media. flagrant is a dope podcast. If you guys aren't familiar with it, definitely check it out. It's probably one of my [00:02:00] favorite podcasts. Not probably. It is one of my favorite podcasts. I would say probably second, maybe behind Rogan's, but I definitely appreciate all the laughs from it, as well as the different perspectives of Schultz, Akash, Mark, and Alex. And the rest of the crew over there on a flagrant. They all have their unique personality reflected within the questions that they ask guests, for example, while maintaining an awesome chemistry amongst all of them. And that is definitely dope to see. But yeah, Akash put out this latest comedy special on YouTube. I'll link to it in the episode notes for you guys to check it out. It's absolutely hilarious. He opened it up for, with a traditional Indian dance, which was cool. That was, that was definitely fun to watch. And cool to see, you know, whenever anybody's, you know, big enough, their, their culture, where they're from, their roots. And the special was just really funny, really good writing, precise writing, had some really good misdirects that makes you anticipate the punchline that much more. [00:03:00] Akash has a way of being really animated in my opinion, and maybe animated is not the right, the right term, but I can't think of a better one right now. But he's very , , cause you know, animated makes me think of more like Jim Carrey and physical humor, type of thing. And it's not that, but he's more spunky, lively. And I liked that about his comedy and that definitely shows within this set as well. He's recently ish married, I think a couple of years ago maybe. And if I'm not mistaken, he's in his thirties, mid to late thirties, I would say. So definitely within my generation or close to it, I'm 39, so I can definitely appreciate the, a lot of the content that he speaks of within his special related to marriage, starting to pay more attention to politics and culture as we do as we grow older and start becoming washed. Now, let me stop. I can definitely appreciate his more [00:04:00] centered type of view is more objective view on both sides. When it comes to politically, he was born and raised in Texas, grew up comedy wise in New York, and I believe still lives in New York. So his POV is definitely framed. I would imagine by those two experiences. And he has a large chunk in this special of liberals versus conservatives, which was definitely fun to watch. Like a cosign on a lot of it, if not all of it, in terms of him highlighting how I felt and feel about a lot of those topics. And he was essentially saying, and literally said, that us normal people, which is most of us in the middle, are just being gaslit by the fringes of both political parties. So we're being gaslit, meaning, you know, felt, psychologically felt, you know, made to feel crazy. essentially by the both extremes of each party of the Democratic party on the left [00:05:00] and the Republican party on the right. And it's from, for most of us in the middle, from a gut instinctual type of feeling, we look out to both of those sides. Like nah, you motherfuckers are the ones that are crazy. Not us. Like some shit just say isn't normal. It has a hilarious joke about Some people in Texas believe that they can catch gay, catch a gay as if it were like catching a cold or something like that. And he acts out this part of the bit where he's just groping his stomach and he's like, Oh shit, I feel terrible. Fuck. I got to sit down. I, fuck, I must've sat next to a homosexual in the subway or something, which again is meant to highlight that fringe, ultra conservative. thought process of some folks on the right. And then while, while staying on that gay theme, flipping it back to liberals on the left, who have, in my opinion, an equally crazy thought in [00:06:00] saying and thinking things like this piece of the bit where he says, liberals in New York just be like, Oh, you think cause a dude fucks another dude that means he's gay. It's like, yeah, motherfucker. That is the definition of gay. But he highlights these two, polar opposite, but equally crazy situations. And I appreciate shit like that. I appreciate honest comedy like that. He also had a bit about genders and saying how he looked it up at some point in time, I think pre pandemic. And there were 30 something genders. And then he looked it up two years later, post pandemic, and there were 72 genders, and as of, you know, the most recent count, there's 118 genders, and he goes off on this whole rant of saying that Essentially 72 or 118 or whatever of anything is too much. We should just pick a number and stick to it. It's not to, you know, he agrees, you know, you know, gender dysphoria and [00:07:00] different, you know, folks from different, from different paths in life or just wired differently that all exists. Okay. Agreed. He can concede that, but 118. Come on. And then when some of the crowd, , Ooh, they're not or whatever, he was like, all right, anyone who's offended, just name nine. He spoke a lot about family and being married and as comics do just men in general, even in just, just like ragging their wives a bit. And he was saying how dad jokes, like the term dad joke, which are just corny jokes exist. Because moms ruin the dads and take away, , them being funny, just with, , all the judgment and criticism constantly thrown their way. And he highlighted an important point, I thought, that all men really want in life is a vacation. And by vacation, what they mean is for the wife to go on a trip and give them some solitude. Hehehehe The last thing [00:08:00] I'll say is that the guys over at Flagrant are definitely innovators of just this whole comedy medium space,  Namely with Andrew Schultz being the first one or one of the first ones to really break the mold of comedians only chasing the large streaming platforms and platforms in general, like HBO's, Netflix. Comedy Central, Amazon, et cetera, to put out their specials. He was the one that really broke the mold and figured out how to put content out more for free in, in not just like the podcast, but actual standup comedy in the form of clips and on YouTube clips on social media to drive ticket sales, which is the bread and butter for most comedians, if not all. Well, most, and they definitely continue to innovate within that space in, [00:09:00] you know, putting out comedy specials on YouTube for free, monetizing through there to the point where many, many, many other comics, including Akash, for example, have followed suit with putting their specials out through YouTube and famously. And by famously, I mean here within the spun to the universe, as I, as I speak to the half a dozen of you listening to this. I inducted Andrew Schultz into the Spun Today Goats Doing Goat Shit list many episodes ago related to the last special that he put out where he wound up getting a deal with one of these platforms and then wound up putting up his own money to buy it back from them so that he can put it out himself. And I forget the platform it was that he used, but definitely look up the goats doing goat shit. Playlist of mine on YouTube and look search for the Andrew Schultz one. And he essentially put the special out on pay per view form [00:10:00] on demand for a couple of weeks, made his money back threefold, I believe it was, as he broke down on the pot one day. And then after the fact was able, you know, since he retained those rights, able to put it out. On YouTube again for free and able to monetize that way and had so much of a, an impact on the following that the next time around for his next special, I imagine all the large streamers are going to come back around, but with a much larger bag this time around and make it make sense for him to go on a Netflix or Amazon, et cetera. And I say all that to say that. This is the ecosystem that Akash is coming from, right? And a, an inch intricate part of, and they continue to innovate and something very innovative that I saw for the first time that I saw here in Akash is special was that the special had a podcast style [00:11:00] promo. It was presented by price picks, which is one of the sponsors of flagrant and other podcasts. Okay. but it's the first time that I've seen it seen a sponsored ad within a comedy special, which was very interesting to see. And again, innovative and I'm sure other podcasts or other comedians that put out their content themselves will follow suit. There are already when you put out your special on YouTube, the way that you monetize it, they're all ads. There are ads sprinkled throughout, but having a presented by. And an ad read essentially by the comedian himself is a whole another layer of monetization that they figured out and that Akash did with this special. And they were good in my set, in my opinion, in that by the time you realize it the first time that that's what it is, it's halfway through. So at first you're kind of , is this another bit? What's going on? Cause he's kind of still on stage, but you could tell something's [00:12:00] different. And he speaks about prize picks. They're , Oh shit, this is a promo ad. So it kind of takes you out of the comedy special a bit, but then it goes right back into it. Cause it's not a long, two minute promo. And he also made it funny. In that he had his mom in one of one of the drops and had his wife, I believe in one of the others. I do remember thinking though that it does, I think one is good. Obviously, you know, whoever's, you know, presenting and sponsoring are, they're going to want two or three or maybe even more for an hour long special. But I think more than one takes you more so out of the special, maybe in the beginning before it starts, maybe one mid roll and one at the end type of thing. So that, yeah. Aside from the interruptions that are already coming from the YouTube ads, adding this one more within the confines of the special itself makes more sense just in [00:13:00] terms of retention and stuff like that, I think. But again, that's just, that's just my opinion. Regardless of that, it was done tastefully. And more importantly, from a business standpoint, such a dope layer that they figured out. Of monetization to add to standup comedy specials that comedians put out themselves on YouTube. So hat off to Akash and team for figuring that out and again for putting out such a cool special Akash sings Gaslit. Available now on YouTube. A link to indie episode notes for folks to check out Faheem Anwar's House Money Standup comedy special. Fahim Anwar is a very funny comic. I first learned about Fahim through, I believe, Brian Redban. I always remember him referencing Fahim Anwar, mentioning him in passing. I just don't remember if it was the old Death Squad podcast or just like early [00:14:00] episodes of Rogan. But either way, I've always enjoyed him and his personality when I've heard him on Rogan, which he's been on a bunch of times. And other pods as well. Like you might be drunk, I'm sure Ari's podcast, the old podcast, skeptic tank he has since, by the way, for fellow Ari Shafir fans out there finally put out the, or started putting out the UB tripping episodes, his new pod, which is interestingly under the YMH studios umbrella, which is Tom Segura and Christina P's company under the. Serious slash stitcher deal that they did over there, which were also by the way, featured in the goats doing goat shit segments of the spun today pod. Again, check that playlist out on YouTube if you're interested. But yeah, I've always enjoyed Fahim's take on things. He was funny, interesting dude. That was an engineer for Boeing by trade and decided to leave that behind that stable, well paying. [00:15:00] Any parents from any walk of life would be proud of career behind and decided to be a stand up comic instead, which incidentally worked out for fans of Fahim such as myself, because we got to enjoy his content, but could have really went left. Yeah, I checked out his older special, which is also available for free on YouTube, as is this one. His older special is called Hattrick, which he filmed at. The Comedy Store. The world famous Comedy Store. Where, if I remember correctly, it's called Hat Trick because he edited together sets that he performed in all three of the Comedy Store rooms. The Belly Room, the O. R., and I forget what the other one is. The O. R. is the original room, the Belly Room. Whatever. And there's another room at the Comedy Store. And he filmed in all three rooms, edited it together and made that his hat trick special. Three rooms, hence the term hat trick. And then this [00:16:00] special, which is his latest, he put out two different versions of a tighter full version and then an extended cut version about two to three weeks ago, two weeks ago on one, three weeks ago on the other, and. It already has a close to 150, 000 views shout out to Fahim Anwar and his house money comedy special. A couple of really funny bits that I wanted to highlight was him speaking about relationships and he says that being in a relationship for most folks is the reason to be in the relationship or a reason to be in a relationship is so that you have someone to tell things to. That are not interesting enough to tell anyone else and slightly more interesting Than to keep it to yourself I thought that was a pretty funny distinction there also playing on [00:17:00] the whole relationship theme He says how as men We can't cry and express our emotions When we feel we want to We can't come when we want to, until at least the woman does. And our whole lives are all about just suppressing liquids. So that was pretty funny. He does a bit about different TV high school drama shows. If I remember correctly, he does them separately. Has, you know, jokes for each within them. But then, like, cross pollinates. The bit where he speaks about the Cobra Kai kids and the euphoria kids. And how funny it would be if one of the Cobra Kai kids transferred to the euphoria high school, and he just walks into an party where they did doing drugs and having an orgy or some shit. And one of the Cobra Kai kids is , Hey guys, what do you do? Karate around here? By the way, a Cobra Kai fan I've done. episodes and segments [00:18:00] of previous seasons of Cobra Kai. Euphoria, I've heard is dope, but I haven't seen it, but I know, you know, it's definitely a darker high school experience and drugs and sex. And it's where Zendaya popped off from, but that was just a funny concept. Oh, he does this hilarious bit, which I related to a bit about flying business class versus first class. And I've never flown first class, but I have flown business class a few times. And I have actually spoken about it here on the pod in the past. If you guys want to check out the India episodes, I think there's three, at least three, maybe even four or five episodes where I broke down my trips and especially the first one where it was my first experience of flying business class at that point. And I really broke down the nuances of like the differences between coach and. business class and just a cool shit that I experienced. So if you're interested, definitely check it out. But he's doing a similar thing within this bit for him and Juarez and based [00:19:00] comparing business class, the first class. And when you find business class, you're like, you know, you, you go in even from the airport experience, you go in and in a different line, it's usually emptier. You go straight through security is super seamless. The plane you could lay down in and you get these more gourmet ish type foods and all the snacks you want and liquor and drinks and in the bit he's describing that experience and then saying, how could first class be better than this? , what, what could be better than this? But, you know, it's such a big jump from coach to business. And in the bit, in the bit he says how he. opens the curtain from business class to first class just to peek in to see what the difference is and he said everyone's just like naked and fucking with fox masks on and then he goes back to his business class seat and continues eating his snacks and i just thought that was hilarious but it was a dope special i definitely recommend folks checking it out it is [00:20:00] available on youtube i will link to it in the episode notes And it is once again, Fahim Anwar's House Money. Check it out. CODA is the Academy Award winning film of 2021. Actually, let me correct that. It came out in 2021, but it won the award for the Academy Award, AKA Oscar for best motion picture of the year in 2022. Best performance by an actor in a supporting role. to Troy Katsur, who became the first deaf actor to win an Oscar, and also best adapted screenplay by writer Sian Heder. I hadn't watched the film until now, or until recently rather, but it was definitely a dope watch. Spoiler alert if you haven't seen it. Here is the official synopsis. As a CODA, which is the acronym for Child of Deaf Adult, Ruby is the only hearing person in her family. When [00:21:00] the family's fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her passion of going to Berklee College of Music and her fear of abandoning her parents. And as we like to do here on the Spun Today podcast, because if we don't do it, who will? And like to shout out the writers, the writers of CODA were Sian Heder, I'm not sure if that's pronounced it. Sian Heder. Apologies, which was also the director also Victoria Bedos. And I'm definitely going to butcher this other one, which is Stanislas Carré de Malberg shout out to each and every one of the writers that put this film together. And a very quick aside. Okay. I probably want to circle back to the story in a later episode, but speaking of Coda, which made me think of this, Rogan had on his podcast in [00:22:00] early February episode, 2096, he had Josh Dubin on who has been on the podcast several times. Dope, dope, dope to listen to, to Josh Dubin and all he does. Working with the Innocence Project. He's the executive director of the Perlmutter Center for Legal Justice. He works within this realm of criminal justice reform and helps get out wrongfully convicted or excessively convicted folks from prison. He's an attorney that's dedicated his time to that. And not all the times, but often when he goes on Rogan, he goes on with a specific guest that has been recently released to tell their story. And share their insights about prison and the criminal justice system and just shed light on this whole taboo usually topic. And the only reason why I'm mentioning this now is because he recently had or brought on a guest that also was a CODA, a child of [00:23:00] death adults by the name of Sheldon Johnson. Fast forward to a couple of weeks after the episode aired, My brother sends me an article where one Sheldon Johnson recently released from prison, not from, and they started the episode at the outset saying that he was definitely guilty for what he did which was assault, but they were able to commute his time because it was an excessive sentencing, if I remember correctly, which in this case, time showed that it definitely wasn't excessive for in this particular case, but. I'll circle back to that at a later date, but this dude, Sheldon Johnson comes out in this article with surveillance footage showing him coming in and out of an apartment with, or where he lived, I guess, with a wig on and different clothing and different disguises almost. He had a blonde wig on. This is a, you know, tall, skinny black dude with a bright yellow blonde wig.[00:24:00] In one surveillance photo, then different clothing in another surveillance photo, all within the span of like the same day and carrying different things. And it turns out this motherfucker had a torso, which he had been amputating in his apartment. And taking out body parts piece by piece. How fucking sick is that? Sorry, the whole CODA thing made me. Okay. Remember that but I definitely want to put a pin in that circle back to that story at a later date if you guys haven't Heard of it Till this point definitely check it out the episode. You can listen to the Rogan episode 2096 with Josh Dubin and Sheldon Johnson for reference and if I remember I'll link to the episode to the article Well, this is broken down In this episode, and if not in a future episode, when I break this down fully, cause I also want to circle back with the Rogan feedback after the, this news came out, et cetera. But now let's [00:25:00] shift gears back to the movie Coda. It was a beautiful story, very well written, very well told. It's full of a lot of heart, family at the center of it, sacrifice at the center of it. And it's this family that has, it's a family of four. You have the two parents, which are deaf, the oldest son, which is also deaf. And then the youngest daughter, which is not deaf. She's the only one that can hear and, and, and speak. And she's a senior in high school. So, you know, older teenager, but having this responsibility of, which has an immigrant kid I'm sure myself and I'm sure other folks can identify with being the, , translator for your family or for your, or your parents or older relatives or other relatives that don't speak English. Imagine that reality, but like on steroids because you're literally the interpreter, not just from language to language, but the interpreter of sound, if you [00:26:00] will. Like you're translating everything and anything. for your parents, for your brother, from doctor's visits to school, to parent teacher conferences, all from English to sign language, which has to add just a whole other layer of complexity to it. And it makes you realize it definitely made me realize in the movie, when they masterfully cut from just , you know, we're seeing and hearing what's going on in the movie, but at times it switches POV. To no sound so you can see how the character the other characters the three main characters of The father Frank Rossi played by Troy Katsura The son Leo Rossi played by Daniel Durant The mother Jackie Rossi played by Marlee Maitland how they feel and take in the space around them with silence It definitely made me appreciate of how much we take just our five senses for granted. But in this story, the main [00:27:00] character Ruby Rossi played by Amelia Jones is balancing that responsibility with just being a teenager and sometimes wanting to, you know, fuck off and go do something with your friends and dealing with bullies in school and pursuing her passions, which she stumbled upon singing And joining the school chorus. And in that chorus class, her professor, her teacher is better now, better not though. Via logos played by Eugenio Derbez. And he does an amazing job in the, in this film. He's an accomplished musician. He went to that Berkeley college of music that she wants to go to. And he's really her, he plays the mentor role. In the film. And that's from a story structure perspective, he's funny and inspiring and really pushes her to chase that passion, chase that dream of being a singer and getting into that school. And he tells her this dope line in the [00:28:00] film that supposedly David Bowie said about Bob Dylan. He said that Bob Dylan's voice is like sand and glue at the same time. And that there's a lot of people with pretty voices, but they don't have anything to say Versus Bob Dylan's for example, which is like a raspy sand deer sounding voice, but has so much to say And then he goes on in the movie to start start calling her bob instead of by her name And then ultimately tells her that her voice is not like sand That it is pretty but that it's also more like glue And she emotes having something to say, having a story to tell, which is obviously informed from her upbringing and being a CODA. The music in the film was really cool, especially all the choir practice moments. A lot of classics, really cool to listen to the cinematography throughout the movie was beautiful. It was really well shot and some parts of it, [00:29:00] wherever they filmed from reminded me of the Hudson Valley here in New York, where I've done a couple of bike marathons, which the season's about to kick off again. It's about that time. But just aesthetically, visually it looked similar, reminded me to, to that town. Cause as a lot, a lot of like scenic areas, But anyway, so Ruby and her family, Ruby, you know, from the perspective of Ruby, she's dealing with all of this. And the life is the day to day is essentially that the family has a fishing boat. They, the way they make money is, you know, they go out fishing every single day, wake up at three or four in the morning or something like that. Go out, fish, come back to the docks, sell the fish to the distributors that are there who are negotiating and low balling all the fishermen. And then they buy the fish from them and then, you know, sell and distribute from there on. And that's how the family makes its living. And it's all of them. It's The father, the father, the [00:30:00] brother, and Coda. And then from there, she , rides her bike, goes to school, and, you know, falls asleep in school often. Kids tease her saying that she smells fish. She's dealing with the dynamics of, you know, again, in every situation, having to be the one to look after her family, her father, her older brother. that can't hear. You know, legally having someone on the boat that can hear for when the coast guard reaches out or for any updates on weather and stuff like that. It's essential slash mandatory and also negotiating for the father and brother for the fish that they all call it. And hearing and listening around to the other, other fishermen that are selling their fish, for example, for a higher price. And then they try to low ball the deaf crew cause they can't hear. And then her having to stick up for them and just dealing with all this type of shit, right? All this extra stuff because of the fact that she's a quota. And that's the day to day [00:31:00] dynamic. And then the older brother kind of feels like, you know, it's my job to be, you know, to be this for our family. You're not supposed to do is, you know, go to school. You like singing, pursue the singing shit, leave this to me, you know, and he feels kind of like being babied along. Cause you know, his kid sister has to look out for them in these kinds of ways. And then she, they get into an argument and she's telling him, she's like, yeah, but how are you going to, how are you going to deal with the selling and the other people and stuff like that. And the brother makes a salient point. He's, he's like, let them figure out how the fuck to deal with deaf people, not us figure out how to deal with them. And ultimately they decide to, as a family, start their own distribution because they're being undercut so much by the folks purchasing their fish and business starts picking up, they're doing really, really well. But then at that point she wants to exit and, you know, the brother's coming into his own. The father, the mother is helping with the, with the business now. And she wants the exam and really pursue the singing thing. But the family's like, how the [00:32:00] fuck, you know, can you do that now? Especially at this time when we're literally just pivoting, put all of our eggs in this one basket of starting this business. And it's actually doing well. , why would you want to leave? And, you know, the fact that they also need someone there that, that can literally hear. And then on the flip side, she's being pushed by her mentor. She's the course teacher to, to definitely pursue this. Ultimately, she decides not to and she has this talent show at school that the family goes to where she sings and stuff like that. But she kind of in her head, she has resigned to the fact that this is going to be her last hurrah in terms of singing and putting on this, this, this show for all the families that came to watch the You know, the senior class course, and this was one of those scenes that were really great in that, you know, she was able to sing and perform, but just from a storytelling perspective, how they did that POV shift and, you know, the, the, the parents are there and they can see all the people around, you know, clapping and giving standing ovations and stuff like that, but they can't hear anything [00:33:00] then us as the audience watching the film. This town goes silent and we see them on stage dancing and smiling and singing, but we don't hear anything and shows just from their perspective, the family perspective, how they're taking in this experience. And Ruby sings this song that she's been practicing with her love interest throughout the film leading up to this moment, which is you're all I need to get by. Shout out to the Method Man and Mary J. Blige version, though. And, you know, she sings it. Everything goes great. And the song throughout has this, has one meaning, you know, in the whole, you know, love interest application event, if you will. And then when she gets home, the dad stays outside in the yard. He's looking up at the stars and he, he, she stays. And he asks her to sing the song for him and he puts his hands by [00:34:00] her throat, by her vocal cord and moments like this, like with dads and just like father, son stuff, or even father, daughter, daughter stuff, chokes me up almost instantly, even now, just rethinking about the moment. But it's such a touching moment between them. And he asks her to sing it for him. And he's feeling her voice as she sings it. And in that moment, that's the same exact song, same exact lyrics takes on such a different meaning. And it's so applicable to their relationship, the father, daughter, and family dynamic relationship. That was such a dope creative choice. I thought in the telling of this story. Then from there, the father pretty much pushes her now to pursue her singing dream. And there's this audition at the Berklee College of Music that they have to race to, to make the next day when the father makes this decision. And they all go as a family and it's a [00:35:00] private audition. So the family can't go in, they can't see her perform. So they're standing outside. She's a little bit late. So the person, and you know, didn't bring sheet music or anything like that for the person that's there to play the piano for her to sing in front of the folks that ultimately decide if she makes it into the school or not. So she's a little bit lost cause the song that she's been practicing for that audition. Now the person doesn't know the music and you know, she's kind of stuck, but The mentor, the choir teacher walks in in that moment, being an alumni of the school and offers and asks if he can play for her, cause he knows the song, they all agree. And then she goes on to start, she starts off pretty flat. He pretends that he fucks up on the piano and apologizes and asks if he could restart just so she has a minute to compose herself. And then around this time, the family, which is waiting in the hallway, sees a different entrance for the [00:36:00] balcony of the theater. And they sneak into it and go up just so they can watch her perform. You know, it's completely empty. There's three judges sitting in center orchestra and watching her on stage. And then the mentor playing the piano, they sneak into the crowd. She sees them and lights up. Begins to sing her ass off. And then in remembering that, obviously they can't hear her begins to sign the song as well, which wasn't like the hoity toity, you know, proper way to audition. But in that moment, she was like, fuck it. I'm doing this for the fam. And this is me take it or leave it. And ultimately they wound up taking her because she had that unique Story to tell. But yeah, it was a really good, really dope movie. Really enjoyed it. I'm sure you folks have, if you've seen it already, and if not, definitely check it out. And one last thing that I saw a [00:37:00] meme of online, which really made me think, and I could just Google it to see if there's an answer out there, but I haven't. So instead I'm going to ask it and pose it to you folks just for some food for thought. Which is, what language do people that are deaf think in? Interesting, right? If you're born, you've never heard anything. We form our thoughts around the language or languages that we speak. If you're born deaf, what do you think in? But yeah, that aside, definitely a film that is worth a watch. And I highly recommend it. CODA, check it out. And that folks was episode 257 of the spun today podcast. Thank you very much for rocking out with me. I hope you guys enjoyed it. Maybe even learned something, maybe took some morsels of entertainment from it. I really, really appreciate each and every one of you that take the time to listen before I let you go though. I wanted to tell you guys about a really cool podcast that you should [00:38:00] check out. It's the Fire Breathing Kittens podcast. Fire Breathing Kittens is an actual play one shot podcast that plays various tabletop role playing games with a season long plot because there's a beginning and an end to each week story. You can start at any episode. Every week has a different combination of four from the same rotating cast group of people. Join Fire Breathing Kittens as they solve detective mysteries, attempt comedic banter, and enjoy friendship. And you can check out the Fire Breathing Kittens podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, on YouTube, or wherever it is that you get your shows. I'll add a couple of links to the episode description of this podcast episode. And last but certainly not least, I wanted to tell you guys about a few different ways you can help support the sponsored a podcast. If you so choose, [00:39:00] as I said before, as I've said in the past, and as I will absolutely say again, in the future, I appreciate each and every one of you for listening. It's definitely motivating for me and means a lot that folks out there get some sort of benefit or appreciation from me putting out these episodes. If you'd like to support the sponsor a podcast, here are a few different ways that you can do just that. And then I'll check you all out next time. Peace.

Leo Rossi is well-known as a larger than life sidekick who shared the stage with history's most iconic bands and artists including The Who, Fleetwood Mac (having spent close to 20 years with the band first as stage manager, production manager and finally tour manager), Chaka Khan, Bette Midler, Billy Idol, The Beach Boys, and many more. Patricia Montour-Rossi is an experienced businesswoman, entrepreneur and visionary, whose expertise includes creating and building small cutting-edge companies. Their story behind the KOR line of products is truly a fairytale! Founders Patricia Montour-Rossi and Leo Rossi, who were married in September 2023 in a beautiful ceremony in San Francisco, came together decades after their first chance meeting on a New York to LA flight in 1982, with Patricia as a United flight attendant and Leo on the road as tour manager with one of his high-profile music artists (Christopher Cross). Remaining casual friends through the years eventually losing contact as they both continued on with their lives and careers, with marriages and raising families of their own (Leo as a father of five and Patricia a mother of four). In 2017, the two once again crossed paths on a serendipitous encounter in Denver where Leo was visiting on a business meeting and while sitting on a hotel patio, spotted Patricia across the street. They became reacquainted and through their reconnection discovered that they had both lost young sons to cancer - Leo's son Ryan in 2011 at age 27 and Patricia's son Nicholas in 2006 at age 21. Both athletes (Ryan was a soccer star and Nicholas excelled in wrestling and football). As the couple's relationship blossomed they also merged their desire to create something that would honor their son's legacies by providing wellness products that help people enjoy their lives and inspire them to never give up on life...or love! (43) Artist Blueprint - YouTube #KOR #FairytaleLove #Healing #Hope #LoveStory #KoreanDrama #KoreanFilm #RomanticDrama #KoreanEntertainment #AsianCinema #Heartwarming #Inspiring #LoveAndHealing #HopefulFilm #FairytaleRomance #HealingJourney #TrueLove #FilmRecommendation #KoreanCulture #RomanticMovie

Leo Rossi is well-known as a larger than life sidekick who shared the stage with history's most iconic bands and artists including The Who, Fleetwood Mac (having spent close to 20 years with the band first as stage manager, production manager and finally tour manager), Chaka Khan, Bette Midler, Billy Idol, The Beach Boys, and many more. Patricia Montour-Rossi is an experienced businesswoman, entrepreneur and visionary, whose expertise includes creating and building small cutting-edge companies. Their story behind the KOR line of products is truly a fairytale! Founders Patricia Montour-Rossi and Leo Rossi, who were married in September 2023 in a beautiful ceremony in San Francisco, came together decades after their first chance meeting on a New York to LA flight in 1982, with Patricia as a United flight attendant and Leo on the road as tour manager with one of his high-profile music artists (Christopher Cross). Remaining casual friends through the years eventually losing contact as they both continued on with their lives and careers, with marriages and raising families of their own (Leo as a father of five and Patricia a mother of four). In 2017, the two once again crossed paths on a serendipitous encounter in Denver where Leo was visiting on a business meeting and while sitting on a hotel patio, spotted Patricia across the street. They became reacquainted and through their reconnection discovered that they had both lost young sons to cancer - Leo's son Ryan in 2011 at age 27 and Patricia's son Nicholas in 2006 at age 21. Both athletes (Ryan was a soccer star and Nicholas excelled in wrestling and football). As the couple's relationship blossomed they also merged their desire to create something that would honor their son's legacies by providing wellness products that help people enjoy their lives and inspire them to never give up on life...or love! (43) Artist Blueprint - YouTube #KOR #FairytaleLove #Healing #Hope #LoveStory #KoreanDrama #KoreanFilm #RomanticDrama #KoreanEntertainment #AsianCinema #Heartwarming #Inspiring #LoveAndHealing #HopefulFilm #FairytaleRomance #HealingJourney #TrueLove #FilmRecommendation #KoreanCulture #RomanticMovie

It is the 200th episode of The Nick D Podcast, and Nick celebrates by looking back at many past episodes, and playing some memorable interviews from guests like actors Stephen Tobolowsky, Leo Rossi, Malcolm Danare, and David Dastmalchian. Also featured, are interview clips from singer/songwriter Suzanne Vega, writer/director Laura Moss, pro-wrestling legend Al Snow, Buffalo Tom frontman and author Bill Janovich, and the hilarious Josh Robert Thompson. Then, Esmeralda Leon and Nick share some stories as they reminisce about the past 200 episodes before they are visited by British Game Show Host Slap Slapply for a special edition of "80s-90s Trivia Madness," in which they learn about Slap's whereabouts on the day Christ was born, how he was actually a tuba player in the group Wham!, and they find out what "Apple Bottom Jeans" really are. A hilarious and memorable look back at 200 great shows and a preview of more to come. [Ep200]

O Portugal WrestleFest #StraightOuttaAlmada teve lugar no passado dia 11 de Novembro na Casa Amarela em Almada e nós trazemos tudo o que aconteceu, numa análise em 2 partes, cada uma com cerca de 40 minutos: hoje às 20h iremos analisar os combates que opuseram os MayheM aos SFB; Fausto vs Roddy Flow e o "ladder match" que viu HNDRXXX tornar-se o novo Candidato Principal ao Título Nacional Absoluto frente a Damião, João Milão, Michael Stu e Cláudia Bradstone! Já na próxima terça - feira, também às 20h, traremos tudo o que se passou nos confrontos que viram Paulo "Knockout" Cruz...arrasar "Pai Grande" Leo Rossi e o "main event" que coroou "Goldenboy" Santos como primeiro Campeão Nacional Absoluto num "match" frente ao incrível Rafael Pedras. Dois vídeos e duas noites em que analisamos tudo o aconteceu, sem deixar nada de fora! ******************************************** ACOMPANHA O HOJE FALO EU: AJUDA ESTE PROJETO: https://PayPal.me/JFontes856 FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/HojeFaloEuOficial/ INSTAGRAM: http://www.instagram.com/hojefaloeuwrestling TWITTER: @FaloHoje TIK TOK: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZM87eHB6y/ ******************************************************* ACOMPANHA O SMARKDOWN!: ● Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/smarkdown ● Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SmarkDownOficial ● Twitter: @SmarkDown ● Website: http://www.smarkdown.net ● Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/SmarkDownOficial ● Discord: https://www.smarkdown.net/discord ● Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1IVGhvbgraOIHboTx7BLsF ● Ganha 10 créditos na FITE: https://www.smarkdown.net/fite

Phil switched to an earlier flight from Costa Rica which resulted in a 10 hour delay.   Legendary rock and roll tour director Leo Rossi stops by and tells us about. Learning to trust his gut when Chaka Kahn was out on a bender, avoiding a riot in Canada after getting busted with dope at the boarded and why he thinks Stevie Nicks can control the weather.   The crew discussed staying neutral when friend break up   ADAM'S TOUR DATES https://www.adamferrara.com/tourdates     Nov 19-21 Chicago IL Chicago Improv   New Years Eve Kansas City MO Comedy Club of KC

Nick talks with the great character actor Leo Rossi about his upcoming appearance at Flashback Weekend Horror Convention. Rossi has starred in over 100 movies, including "Analyze This," "Halloween 2," "Maniac Cop," "Heart Like a Wheel," "River's Edge," and more. He tells incredible stories about working with Robert DeNiro, Harold Ramis, Dennis Farina, Joe Pantaliano and more, plus, he talks about his first nude scene (listen...the water was cold), his mom's reaction to the horrible character he played in "The Accused," and his days as a rock & roll DJ at WWVU:" The Kingdom of The WooVoo!!" It's a truly great conversation. Then, Esmeralda Leon and Nick talk about the LIVE version of this podcast at Flashback, and they remember the great Paul Ruebens (AKA: Pee Wee Herman). [Ep164]

Leo Rossi is a former tour manager for Fleetwood Mac, the Beach Boys, Billy Idol and more!

Guillermo Moreno con Leo Rossi en "Bravo por este día" por Bravo TV .

A segunda parte do WP Wrestling Portugal Rumo À Vitória está em análise neste Espaço Do Fontes, onde vamos ver ao detalhe a final do TTT entre "Pai Grande" Leo Rossi e Korvo e o "main event", que opôs o Campeão Bernardo Barreiros ao Último Batalhante Marcos Vitória. Muito do que vamos encontrar na Batalha Final ficou definido aqui mas afinal... como foi? AJUDA ESTE PROJETO: https://PayPal.me/JFontes856 FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/HojeFaloEuOficial/ INSTAGRAM: http://www.instagram.com/hojefaloeuwrestling TWITTER: @FaloHoje TIK TOK: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZM87eHB6y/ ACOMPANHA O SMARKDOWN!: ● Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/smarkdown ● Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SmarkDownOficial ● Twitter: @SmarkDown ● Website: http://www.smarkdown.net ● Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/SmarkDownOficial ● Discord: https://www.smarkdown.net/discord ● Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1IVGhvbgraOIHboTx7BLsF ● Ganha 10 créditos na FITE: https://www.smarkdown.net/fite

Depois de analisados os combates do WP Wrestling Portugal Batalha Infinita entre Paulo "Knockout" Cruz e Ramon Vegas e a vitória de Marcos Vitória na Batalha Infinita - com surpresas à mistura - hora para vermos como foram as meias finais do Torneio Tarzan Taborda, que trouxeram os confrontos entre "Pai Grande" Leo Rossi e Luís Mira e João Milão frente a um adversário mistério! Também o "main event" que colocou frente a frente o Campeão Bernardo Barreiros, Baltazar e Duarte Silva estará em destaque... e ainda dois regressos inesperados! AJUDA ESTE PROJETO: https://PayPal.me/JFontes856 FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/HojeFaloEuOficial/ INSTAGRAM: http://www.instagram.com/hojefaloeuwrestling TWITTER: @FaloHoje TIK TOK: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZM87eHB6y/ ACOMPANHA O SMARKDOWN!: ● Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/smarkdown ● Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SmarkDownOficial ● Twitter: @SmarkDown ● Website: http://www.smarkdown.net ● Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/SmarkDownOficial ● Discord: https://www.smarkdown.net/discord ● Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1IVGhvbgraOIHboTx7BLsF ● Ganha 10 créditos na FITE: https://www.smarkdown.net/fite

Mike and Jesse discuss the 1991 action comedy Fast Getaway. Starring Corey Haim, Leo Rossi, Ken Lerner, Marcia Strassman and Cynthia Rothrock! Leave us a message at https://speakpipe.com/cdfpod Get your CDF Pod merch at https://cdfpodmerch.com Our theme music was composed by CollinDomo AKA Chunky Krill. Find more of his work at soundcloud.com/chunky-krill Facebook: facebook.com/cdfpod Instagram: instagram.com/cdfpod/

On this episode of Deep Cover, Leo Rossi walks Joe Pistone through a few more scenes of his Hollywood blockbuster, “Donnie Brasco.” Joe shares intimate details about real-life challenges with his wife, Maggie, while undercover, reveals the subtle brilliance of a scene between Donnie and Lefty, and other insights. He also shares some unrelated stories about the Sicilian Mafioso turned informant, Luigi Ronsisvalle, and a drug deal gone bad in Pensacola, Florida. This one's full of suspense!  JOIN THE MOTION LOUNGE! For the first time, we are offering a subscription plan. For just $5.99 a month you will join the Motion Lounge and get: Season Exclusives, such as the complete collection of tapes Joseph D. Pistone recorded while in deep cover with New York's most notorious crime families. AD Free Podcast Episodes (Two Days Early) Unedited Video Episodes & Behind-the-Scenes Content Member-only Bonus Episodes Member-only AMA's Family-first access and discounts to live events.  Join now by clicking THIS LINK! Have a question about this episode, a tape, or a past episode? Ask it here. Not ready to join the mob? Connect with us on social using the links below: Connect with us on social using the links below: Instagram: @deepcoverpod Facebook: @deepcoverpodcast Twitter: @deepcoverpodcast

On this special episode of Deep Cover, Leo Rossi and Joe Pistone are joined by ex-Colombo crime mobster turned motivational speaker Michael Franzese. He shares his personal testimony about the ways in which “the life” negatively impacted him and his family. Son to the notorious former underboss, Sonny Franzese, Michael was not only born into the life but contributed for nearly 20 years prior to incarceration which prompted his uncharacteristic exit.  Michael and Joe met in their separate endeavors along the way and detailed the extent of their relationship then and now. Tune in for a true tale about the Mafia life from one of their very own.Have a question about this episode, a tape, or a past episode? Ask it here.Connect with us on social using the links below: Instagram: @deepcoverpodFacebook: @deepcoverpodcast Twitter: @deepcoverpodcast Episode Notes:[00:47] Intro with Leo Rossi and Joe Pistone [01:07] Introduction to Michael Franzese [03:09] Franzese speaks on his meeting with Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano [05:00] Joe remembers his first time meeting Michael Franzese in “the life” [06:32] Michael Franzese breaks down how he and his family were impacted by the mob life. [09:04] Franzese shares the story of his father, Sonny Franzese, who was imprisoned until 100 years old. [11:36] What defines a leader? [12:35] Franzese, Joe, and Leo discuss the relationship between crime mob and cops [15:03] Franzese shares his relationship with Bernard “Bernie” Welsh [16:47] Sonny Black's girlfriend relays a message to Joe post-trial [18:14] Franzese gives Joe his flowers [20:09] How did Carmine “Junior” Persico run the family from prison? [23:22] Michael Franzese's dad agreed with the mob's decision to put a contract on his son's life [24:37] Nicky “Glasses” Marangello has a message for Donnie [26:52] Leo shares a story about Carlo Gambino and the new age of mobsters [29:47] The old neighborhoods just aren't the same [31:26] Michael Franzese speaks on his recent book, “Mafia Democracy” [35:02] Franzese shares the similarities between the government and the mob [38:04] Franzese went into business with an Armenian vineyard [40:00] Outro [40:26] Questions from the motion lounge

Joe Pistone and Leo Rossi continue with more behind-the-scenes insight about the Blockbuster movie based on Joe's time in the mob, “Donnie Brasco.” Accompanying clips featuring Johnny Depp, Al Pacino, and others, Pistone shares more deets about his undercover experience and offers some loving words in memory of Anne Heche, the actress who portrayed his wife Maggie Pistone on screen. He even clarifies facts from fiction regarding that infamous wife slap! More, when you tune in to Deep Cover now. JOIN THE MOTION LOUNGE ! For the first time, we are offering a subscription plan. For just $5.99 a month you will join the Motion Lounge and get: Season Exclusives, such as the complete collection of tapes Joseph D. Pistone recorded while in deep cover with New York's most notorious crime families. AD Free Podcast Episodes (Two Days Early) Unedited Video Episodes & Behind the Scenes Content Member-only Bonus Episodes Member-only AMA's Family-first access and discounts to live events.  Join now by clicking THIS LINK! Have a question about this episode, a tape, or a past episode? Ask it here. Not ready to join the mob? Connect with us on social using the links below: Connect with us on social using the links below: Instagram: @deepcoverpod Facebook: @deepcoverpodcast Twitter: @deepcoverpodcastEpisode Notes:[00:00:00] Intro with Joe Pistone and Leo Rossi Have a question about this episode, a tape, or a past episode? Ask it here.Connect with us on social using the links below: Instagram: @deepcoverpod Facebook: @deepcoverpodcast Twitter: @deepcoverpodcast Episode Notes:[00:00] Intro with Joe Pistone and Leo Rossi [01:56] Joe visited the Mob Museum in Las Vegas [03:04] Leo Rossi and Joe Pistone's one-man-show about Donnie Braso [03:27] How the movie designers recreated Sonny Black, Lefty and Nicky entering a disco nightclub [07:45] Donnie Brasco gets caught by the cops; no permit for the lion [10:29] On one-taker scenes that require precision [12:30] How the bribed cop let everyone down; gambling operation at the club gone wrong. [14:50] The arrest record of Donnie Brasco [16:10] Meet us in the Motion Lounge [17:27] The Boss, Carmine Galante, gets whacked [20:31] Sonny Black becomes a Capo and Lefty gets nervous [23:21] Paul Attansio, the screenwriter, continues to write accurate emotions for each character [25:26] How does a hit get set up? Lefty, or Al Pacino, goes off on Donnie Brasco after being “sent for.” [28:40]  The truth about the $300,000 in cash and Joe Pistone remembers Anne Heche, the actress who portrayed his wife and best friend. [29:07] Joe admits there was a time when he couldn't turn ‘off' his character, Donnie Brasco, in real life. [33:05] Through Leo's stage play, Joe's family finally realized just how lonely the job was for him. [34:50] 85% is true [35:50] Maggie and Joe's movie-stealing scenes: “Why do you hate me when I love you so much?” and “I'm not beginning like them, Maggie, I am them.” - the back story. [36:44] When Lefty got saved from being whacked. [37:50] Outro

Joe Pistone and Leo Rossi review and discuss the most popular clips from the motion picture, “Donnie Brasco” based on Joe's book about his time spent undercover in the mob.Joe clarifies a few of the most important contrasts between real life and dramatization and offers some new revelations about the infamous 1981 killing of 3 capos and a boss from the Bonanno Crime Family.We learn how Johnny Depp and others, mostly unknown actors at the time, got the role of a lifetime– including a childhood friend. And he answers a question from the Motion Lounge! Tune in. JOIN THE MOTION LOUNGE ! For the first time, we are offering a subscription plan. For just $5.99 a month you will join the Motion Lounge and get: Season Exclusives, such as the complete collection of tapes Joseph D. Pistone recorded while in deep cover with New York's most notorious crime families. AD Free Podcast Episodes (Two Days Early) Unedited Video Episodes & Behind the Scenes Content Member-only Bonus Episodes Member-only AMA's Family-first access and discounts to live events.  Join now by clicking THIS LINK! Have a question about this episode, a tape, or a past episode? Ask it here. Not ready to join the mob? Connect with us on social using the links below: Connect with us on social using the links below: Instagram: @deepcoverpod Facebook: @deepcoverpodcast Twitter: @deepcoverpodcastEpisode Notes:[00:00:00] Intro with Joe Pistone and Leo Rossi [00:01:07] Behind the scenes: “Donnie Brasco” the movie [00:02:40] Fuhgeddaboudit aka “Forget about it!” [00:07:30] The killing of the 3 Capos in the Bonanno Crime Family ("Phil Lucky," "Sonny Red" and “Big Trin”), starting with the boss, Carmine Gallente [00:10:17] Dramatic license: Joe clarifies that he was not physically present during the whackings. [00:11:31] The truth about Dominick "Big Trin" Trinchera, the actor George Angelica [00:15:15] Sonny Red, Big Trin, and Phil Lucky discuss “Where is Bruno?” [00:17:45] The infamous murder scene in “Donnie Brasco” [00:20:06] On Jimmy Russo and Johnny Depp's tense dialogue in the car [00:23:09] “The meek wanna inherit the Earth…” Joe and Leo discuss the scriptwriter, Paul Attanasio. [00:25:02] Unfortunately, it was just “family business.” Joe shares how the mob could effectively compartmentalize after a killing. [00:28:35] Next time: More movie clips, Joe and Lefty Ruggerio. [00:29:13] A question from The Motion Lounge [00:30:32] Why did the mob whack so many people in restaurants? [00:32:20] Join the Motion Lounge!

The Tony Conti saga comes to an end. In this episode, Leo Rossi and Joe Pistone take us through several different tapes that meticulously details the quick, but life-threatening, downfall of Tony Conti (undercover FBI agent) following an incident with the Balistrieri family.  In Joe's attempt to cover for his partner's disappearance after being pulled from the investigation, Joe as Donnie Brasco takes a necessary and calculated trip to Milwaukee in search of the supposed wannabe wise guy. With Lefty Ruggiero hot on his trail, Donnie fabricates his findings. Then, the sobering event ends with an impromptu late-night meeting between the two and mob boss, Mike Sabella. Episode Notes: [00:00] Intro with Leo Rossi and Joe Pistone [01:08] TAPE: Where is Tony Conti? Joe dictates letter about Lefty Ruggiero and Tony's meeting for Jules Bonavolonta of the FBI (10/10/1978 at 9:30pm) [05:37] How was Conti in real life? Did he really have a relationship with three women? [07:42] Everybody's Joe [08:37] Frank Balistrieri's girlfriend was disrespected and Mike Sabella vouches for everyone [12:42] At the heart of it all is greed: Balistrieri to Trafficante [13:45] Conti beats the scam; disappears in Milwaukee [15:32] Donnie offers Lefty $500 from a “score” or bet [18:25] Lefty calls Donnie for a mysterious late night meet [20:24] TAPE: Donnie and Lefty discuss the search for Tony Conti's car in Milwaukee [24:52] Lefty talks about a $7,000 contractor for a fast food restaurant [27:17] TAPE: Donnie tells Lefty that Conti's car is impounded by the cops [30:44] Lefty Ruggiero does not play about his money [33:26] TAPE: Donnie plants the idea that Tony Conti was whacked; Lefty pushes back [38:44] TAPE: Lefty gives Donnie final search locations for Tony; tells him to make a restaurant reservation at 12am at night [42:11] Joe Pistone says that dinner would later become a vital part of the investigation [43:17] TAPE: Donnie presents Lefty with the potential car tag belonging to Tony Conti [45:45] Lefty's never asleep [46:23] Joe Pistone explains how answering difficult questions can be life or death; sign off until next time

Leo Rossi and Joe Pistone deep dive into the relationship between Donnie and Sonny Black Napolitano. At a time when Sonny was attempting to push Lefty out of the conversation, we learn about the infamous club deal Donnie helped orchestrate between Traficante, Sonny, and the Bonanno Crime Family. Plus, get the full scope of just how far and wide this FBI investigation spread across the states. All of season three we will be listening to the tapes that Joe carried undercover and were recently found and remastered. Joe Pistone, Leo Rossi, and you are hearing some of these for the first time. If you want more tapes and videos of the show, you can sign up to become a member of The Motion Lounge HERE. Thank you to our sponsor Killer Psyche Podcast! Not ready to become a friend of ours? Stay connected via social using the links below: Instagram: @deepcoverpod Facebook: @deepcoverpodcast Episode Notes: [00:50:00] Intro [00:01:26] Episode Recap [00:03:07] Rusty Rustelli [00:06:25] Donny Brasco explains stark differences between Lefty and Sonny Black [00:08:05] The Back Story & Benny: Promised Ones [00:10:55] Setting the grounds for the club: an FBI location [00:14:88] Donnie's cash money and street cred [00:17:05] “Friendship” with Sonny versus Lefty [00:19:16] Donnie and Lefty's incident with the air conditioner [00:22:23] Arm wrestling with Sonny [00:24:42] Donnie gets around, San Diego to Milwaukee [00:26:33] Sonny and Lefty's family [00:28:50] Next tape: Sonny Black starts to push Lefty out [00:33:41] John “Boobie” Cerasani [00:34:33] Is Sonny's crew still alive? [00:35:43] Joe shares more about exposing the criminal enterprise [00:37:27] Next tape: Donnie and Sonny are Ernie Borgnine in “Marty” [00:39:44] Sonny Black and Nicky picks up Donnie from the airport

Arlyn Broche Breakout star and stunning Cuban beauty Arlyn Broche is taking Hollywood by storm in the highly anticipated Season 2 of NBC's "Young Rock.” Broche appeared in 6 of the 12 episodes in the season, starring as Dany Garcia, the woman behind the iconic Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Audiences will recognize Arlyn from series such as “Ballers,” “Gravesend,” and “The Haves and the Haves Nots”, produced by Tyler Perry to name a few. In “Gravesend,” the series about a Brooklyn mob family in the 1980's, Arlyn stars alongside Louis Lombardi, Leo Rossi and William DeMeo who also serves as writer and director of the series. Broche stars as Danielle, a Cuban that meets Benny once he leaves for Florida to leave the world of crime. The series is currently available on Amazon Prime and Tubi. Dubbed “La Broche,” by her Latin following, she is quickly becoming the newest Latina to take over Hollywood. Both on and off the screen, she is representing Latinas everywhere as the new VP of Content for Areu Bros. Studios, the largest Latin studio in the United States. As the daughter of Cuban immigrants, the Miami native had acting in her blood, quite literally. Her father was a very successful television, film and theatre actor in Cuba, Arlyn was destined to follow in his footsteps and from an early age envisioned herself to become a successful Hollywood actress. For political reasons the family had to flee the country in the Mariel boat lift with Arlyn's two older siblings. A gifted and creative child, at 9 years old, she was cast as Shakespeare's 'Juliet,' later chosen to recite Jose Marti's famous poem 'Cultivo una Rosa Blanca' at a Spanish Heritage Festival and subsequently cast in different roles, none too small, so long as they allowed her the opportunity to continue to express her passion for the arts. Arlyn went on to play different roles in her personal and professional life, including the role of young wife, mother of three kids and entrepreneur. After graduating from G Holmes Braddock High School, she went on to attend Florida International University to major in business. Simultaneously, she was managing a family bakery with her high school sweetheart turned husband and gave birth to her first child. The young wife and mother at only 19-years-old proved she could handle lots of responsibility. One thing led to another, and she decided to change her major to health care administration, and became the sole owner and administrator of a health care company. But, no matter what life threw at Arlyn, she never abandoned her dream of pursuing a career as an actress. Even while managing her business, she auditioned and was accepted into the FIU Theatre program, while also being mentored and trained privately by Crystina Wyler, Lori Wyman, Marc Macauley, Marjorie W. Morhaim and Jeanett Hopkins, among others. When she isn't on set or at an audition, Arlyn loves spending time with her husband, Osvaldo and their three children: Victoria, Justin and Sophia.

In this conclusion to our two-part episode on the Lefty Tape, you will hear how Joe Pistone, as Donnie Brasco, talks his way out of a life-or-death situation with Left Ruggerio.  Listen to find out how Joe managed to not only save his skin but also kept his business running with the mob as the FBI built their case.  It all ends with a sit down to find out if Joe lives or dies.  Numerous Mafia characters are mentioned and talked about in this episode including, The Bonannos and Trafficante families, Sonny Black, Tony Mira, Ceaser Bonventre, Frank Castellano, The Zips, and Mike Sabella.  All of season three we will be listening to the tapes that Joe carried undercover and were recently found and remastered. Joe Pistone, Leo Rossi, and you are hearing some of these for the first time. If you want more tapes and video of the show, you can sign up to become a member of the The Motion Lounge HERE. Thank you to our sponsor Killer Psyche Podcast!  Not ready to become a friend of ours? Stay connected via social using the links below: Instagram: @deepcoverpod Facebook: @deepcoverpodcast Twitter: @deepcoverpodcast Key Moments: [00:00:00] - Intro with Leo Rossi [00:00:48] - Show recap [00:01:28] - Joe Pistone and Leo Rossi recap the backstory between Lefty Ruggiero and Sonny Black [00:02:49] - Lefty interrogates Donnie (Joe) about Rocky: “think like me” [00:04:57] - Joe explains why he's trying to save Rocky's life [00:07:50] - The battle for Miami with Sonny, the Bonannos and Trafficante [00:09:46] - Lefty pressures Donnie (Joe) about letting Rocky in on the deal; and there's another Tony [00:13:23]  - “America's Guest” Lefty talks money and being ambushed in Brooklyn [00:16:43] - What happened to Mike Sabella? [00:17:40] - “Do you have anything hidden, Donnie?” [00:19:05] - Leo's Resume [00:20:36] - Lefty's Mysterious Man [00:22:18] - The Demise of Cesare Bonventre [00:25:07] - Frank DeCicco sets up Frank Castellano [00:25:41] - Sonny Black's crew [00:27:24] - “I'm treating you like a friend.” Lefty blows up on Donnie Brasco [00:30:07] - Who is The Gimp (Moe The Gimp)? [00:31:31] - Tony Mirrar frustrates Lefty [00:33:17] - Lefty almost gets whacked [00:36:36] - Sonny's Deal Gone Bad [00:38:20] - The Hole in Mirrar's Case [00:40:10] - It Ends with a Sit-Down

In this episode, you will hear the real life conversation between Lefty and Joe as Donnie faced a life-and-death situation as he dealt with accusations of theft from fellow mobster Tony Mirra.  Join co-hosts Leo Rossi and Joe Pistone as they dive into the first tape from Joe's collection of undercover conversations. Hear from Lefty Ruggiero's wife, as she urgently tries to contact Joe for Lefty, and then from Lefty himself as he questions Joe to find out the truth behind the accusations.  It's high drama on this episode of Deep Cover: The Real Donnie Brasco! If you have questions about this episode or past episodes, you can ask them here by joining the Motion Lounge, where you can also listen to the full tape used in this episode. About the MOTION LOUNGE ! For the first time, we are offering a subscription plan. For just $5.99 a month you will join the Motion Lounge and get: Season Exclusives, such as the complete collection of tapes Joseph D. Pistone recorded while in deep cover with New York's most notorious crime families. AD Free Podcast Episodes (Two Days Early) Unedited Video Episodes & Behind the Scenes Content Member-only Bonus Episodes Member-only AMA's (ask me anything) Family-first access and discounts to live events.    Join now by clicking THIS LINK! Not ready to become a friend of ours? Stay connected via social using the links below: Instagram: @deepcoverpod Facebook: @deepcoverpodcast Twitter: @deepcoverpodcast  Episode notes: [00:01:30] -  Introduction to Joe's defense for his life [00:02:18] - Louise Ruggiero's (Lefty's wife) concerned call to Joe about Lefty's meeting; quick brief on Tony Mirra [00:04:34] - Lefty's call to Joe about Lefty's meeting with Tony Mirra [00:05:37] - Who is Rocky? [00:06:52] - $250,000 accusation [00:07:46] - Lefty probing for information [00:09:36] - Joe explains the story he's trying to sell [00:11:45] - Junk money, Zips [00:19:37] - Lefty continues to probe/explain, compares Tony Mirra's and Donnie's situation [00:24:59] - Sally - head of the Bonanno family [00:29:27] - Federal “Stool Pigeon” [00:35:29] - Lefty and Tony Mirra's bad blood [00:39:00] - Lefty and Joe (Donnie) are in pinch, how will this play out in the next episode?

Leo Rossi and Joe Pistone are back with the third season! This season is called “Donnie's Tapes." All season, Joe and Leo will be going over the actual tapes that Joe carried while undercover for six years with the mafia as Donnie Brasco.  The tapes were recently found by Joe and then remastered by Jam Street Media. In this episode, Joe talks about how he did the actual recordings, the technology then versus today, and how others were not as lucky as him with their undercover recordings over the years.  In this first episode of the season, you will hear a few of the tapes played "before and after" style to appreciate how much better they sound now. Buckle up, 'cause this season it's all about the tapes on Deep Cover: The Real Donnie Brasco. JOIN THE MOTION LOUNGE ! For the first time, we are offering a subscription plan. For just $5.99 a month you will join the Motion Lounge and get: Season Exclusives, such as the complete collection of tapes Joseph D. Pistone recorded while in deep cover with New York's most notorious crime families. AD Free Podcast Episodes (Two Days Early) Unedited Video Episodes & Behind the Scenes Content Member-only Bonus Episodes Member-only AMA's Family-first access and discounts to live events.                  Join now by clicking THIS LINK!  Not ready to join the mob? Connect with us on social using the links below: Instagram: @deepcoverpod Facebook: @deepcoverpodcast Twitter: @deepcoverpodcast Episode notes and links: [00:00:00] - Season 3 introduction; I am Leo Rossi[00:01:40] - Leo and Joe Pistone are back! [00:03:16] - Joe found additional tapes from his Mafia days [00:04:44] - Old school ways agents secretly recorded conversations [00:08:40] - Introduction to Jules, Joe's sounding board [00:10:20] - Speaks on the validity of two Donnie Brasco movie scenes [00:11:35] - What you will hear and subscribers will see in the forthcoming season [00:12:47] - Leo speaks on meeting Joe for the first time 25 years ago with a $500,000 hit on his life [00:13:55] - What's coming next? Meet Quinn, the next 2 episodes and a fun game. [00:15:25] - Before and after #1 -- original tape audio vs remastered audio; "a great clean-up job" [00:16:30] - Re-introducing Lefty Ruggiero [00:18:10] - Do mob wives know who is in “the life”? [00:18:39] - The backstory on Lefty and Joe's heated conversation; re-introducing Tony Mirra (re-listen to "Donnie Brasco vs. Tony Mirra" from season 1 ) ; Michael Francis Interview with Joe  [00:20:20] - Before and after #2 [00:21:50] - Joe explains “the boat” and how Lefty identified it belonging to the FBI; Abscam  [00:25:42] - Before and after #3 [00:26:30] - Explanation of audio; Lefty at the club questioning Joe on details [00:28:40] - The difference between Sonny Black and Lefty [00:29:10] - Joe compares Al Pacino as Lefty compared to real-life Lefty [00:30:30] - Join The Motion Lounge to go deeper! [00:31:40] - Season 3 overview

On this episode, the 2022 Halloween Spooktacular keeps rolling through Franchise Town as the gang chats about the 1981 slasher sequel, Halloween II! How delightfully unhinged is Loomis in this one? Do we see that EMT's taint in the hot tub? How hilarious is the comedy duo of Brackett and Loomis? And was that really the best wig the costume department could find? PLUS: Loomis freaks out at a movie theater concession stand!Halloween II stars Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasance, Charles Cyphers, Jeffrey Kramer, Lance Guest, Pamela Susan Shoop, Hunter von Leer, Leo Rossi, Gloria Gifford, Tawny Moyer, Ana Alicia, Ford Rainey, Cliff Emmich, Nancy Stephens, and Dick Warlock as The Shape; directed by Rick Rosenthal. Catch the guys on the road this fall in the U.S.A. AND their Canadian debut in Toronto! Tickets on sale now! Check out the WHM Merch Store -- featuring new MINGO!, WHAT IF Donna?, Mortal Kombat & Bean Dinner designs! Advertise on We Hate Movies via Gumball.fmUnlock Exclusive Content!: http://www.patreon.com/wehatemoviesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The Two Corey's series is swinging back fast and furious as Mike Manzi joins the pod to talk Fast Getaway. This Corey Haim VHS release is filled with stunts worthy of any action film today, which should be no surprise if you're at all familiar with its director. Also starring the badass Cynthia Rothrock, Leo Rossi and Marcia Strassman Fast Getaway is another Corey hidden gem and Mike and Brian will tell you exactly why. 

A father and son criminal duo trek across the US on the unbeknownst path to mommie's house. Will we ever find out who gets control of the radio? Straight up this movie sucks and its all the fault of whomever thought ruining Corey Haim's life was a good idea because he had a baby face. Let me put this straight, Vanilla Ice is more likeable than Corey Haim's Nelson. I mean he's truly the least likeable person one could imagine. Nelson needs to be punched in the face. He's intolerable. His dad, Sam, Leo Rossi, isn't much better. I guess they somehow managed to make a "like father, like son" directing choice, but the choice was "Lets stick two people in a car that needs to be blown up but never does. Audiences will go wild with annoyance! It'll be great!" Aside from the frequent annoyance that will leave you wanting to claw your ears off, there is only a smattering of things that one can be considered "fun" in the flick. Cynthia Rothrock beating the crap out of Sam for one. The final action sequence is pretty epic and is so good that in another film would be worth the price of admission but a 25 year old Sophia Loren could come out of your TV and serve you hot dogs and the rest of the movie would STILL not be worth it. They are that annoying. Think Coolio in Dracula 2000 annoying. Its sad because this should be a classic. All the cards are there. But far too many terrible dialogue sequences, goober level comedy, and a misused Rothrock make this an absolute do not.

Jimmy Drain noted actor/filmmaker from Denver, Colorado He began his acting career in Hollywood California under acting coach Stephen "The Pit Bull" Snyder and Mr. Leo Rossi .he's currently in production with three films, horror anthology Realm of Shadows which was featured in Variety ,starring Legendary iconic Tony Todd (Candyman & Final Destination franchise),Mel Novak (Bruce Lee's Game Of Death,An Eye For An Eye opposite Chuck Norris), The Initiation which was featured in Deadline starring Primetime Emmy nominee Naomi Grossman ( American Horror Story),Richard Tyson (Black Hawk Down),Vern Wells (Mad Max 2),and The Dead Rose also featured in Deadline,starring Tony Todd, Cooper Huckabee (The Funhouse) Vernon Wells, Richard Tyson & Mel Novak.

Joe Pistone was a FBI agent who infiltrated the Bonano Crime Family. His undercover involvement led to over 200 arrests and pretty much sank the mafia. They made the famous movie, Donnie Brasco about this piece of sh!t and to say he's had a pretty amazing life, would be a total under-statement.. Writing books and working with people in Hollywood to make mafia movies more convincing, this turd of a man has loved the notoriety.. Unlike so many people that are impressed by Joe , with me, nothing could be further from that . I look as this Judas of a man as the scum of the earth ! Who pretends to be something they're not? Their whole life lying to themselves and to the people around them ??  On this episode I talk about the podcast; Deep Cover - The Real Donnie Brasco. A podcast series with Leo Rossi and Joe Pistone.  I hope you guys enjoy.  Hip Hop YouTube Channel - The Drizlax Hip Hop Show http://www.instagram.com/drizlax http://www.twitter.com/drizlax http://www.facebook.com/ogtalks http://www.epidemicsound.com https://www.patreon.com/drizlax

This episode is with the Knights of Rock - including our returning guest; Leo Rossi along with his friends, Jerry Levin & Bill Darlington. The three of them all worked as roadies / tech crew for bands in the 70s, 80's & 90's. They worked with Fleetwood Mac, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Spinal Tap, Neil Young, Alice Cooper, Bette Midler, Al Jarreau and many more. They tell their stories of being on the road while working for some of the biggest bands in the world! 

Leo Rossi and Joe Pistone are back and diving even further into the Donnie Brasco story. This week is all about mafia business and the cash-raking hustle of hijacking. From Sonny Black to John Gotti, these wise guys worked some of the most successful (and dangerous) car-jacking rings in the country. So much so it worked them up the family hierarchy. But what happens when the mighty inevitably fall? Do they fall back into a life of crime or try and go straight? Thank you to our sponsor Manscaped! Get 20% Off + Free Shipping, with the code DEEPCOVER at Manscaped.com 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:56 - Mindset of The Mafia Man 00:11:48 - Business of Hijacking Follow us on social media:Deep Cover  (@twitter)   (@instagram) (@facebook)Jam Street Media (@twitter) (@instagram) (@facebook) 

Leo Rossi, an American actor, producer and writer, joins Bernie & Sid to talk about his crime filled roles!

Something that the radical left does not believe in, due process. That is, unless it as them receiving the due process. The police chief and police officer from Brooklyn Center resigned yesterday in the wake of the shooting of Daunte Wright and the state of Minnesota is in flames because, well those burning and rioting are those people who do not believe in due process. Bernie and Sid give you the latest from that story plus, Andrew Cuomo lashes out at the Jewish community for what he calls their 'f***king treehouse, more fallout from the pausing of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, Andrew Yang gets heckled by BLM because he is pro-police, and New York Yankees outfield Aaron Hicks explain why he chose not to play yesterday in the wake of the shooting of Daunte Wright. Today's guest list include actor Leo Rossi and the newest member of the 77 WABC Radio family Charlie Kirk both stop by to talk with the guys.

Part 2 of 2 On this special episode of I Know This Guy we have Undercover FBI agent Joe Pistone and Hollywood Actor Leo Rossi. You’ve probably heard of some of Joe’s life stories depicted in the blockbuster movie ‘Donnie Brasco’. We get into Both Joe and Leo’s upbringing and how they managed to cross paths in the film industry along with some of Joe’s wild stories while under deep cover. Make sure to check out their podcast - ‘Deep Cover: The Real Donnie Brasco’ on Jam Street Media Join Our Community! I Know This Guy Club Produced by Hayden Farrar Theme Music by Hayden Farrar

On this special episode of I Know This Guy we have Undercover FBI agent Joe Pistone and Hollywood Actor Leo Rossi. You’ve probably heard of some of Joe’s life stories depicted in the blockbuster movie ‘Donnie Brasco’. We get into Both Joe and Leo’s upbringing and how they managed to cross paths in the film industry along with some of Joe’s wild stories while under deep cover. Make sure to check out their podcast - ‘Deep Cover: The Real Donnie Brasco’ on Jam Street Media Join Our Community! I Know This Guy Club Produced by Hayden Farrar Theme Music by Hayden Farrar

Two is better than one is certainly the case for this episode. I am joined by Joe Pistone and Leo Rossi, two legends in Hollywood that have the podcast “Deep Cover” together to tell their inspiring and entertaining stories. Joe Pistone is the most highly decorated FBI undercover agent in history. Pistone convinced the FBI that using undercover agents in lieu of informants was a crucial tool in law enforcement. He worked for 6 years infiltrating the Bonanno Crime Family that led to 174 convictions of Organized Crime members. Pistone is the author of the New York Times Bestseller, Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia, which was made into the hit movie, Donnie Brasco, starring Johnny Depp and Al Pacino. Leo Rossi made a name for himself in the New York theater world and that propelled him to move to Hollywood for the movie business. To date, he has appeared in 109 movies. The film that got Leo's producing career started was Relentless which starred Leo, Robert Loggia, and Judd Nelson. Among his other productions, Mr. Rossi began what he calls his Philadelphia Trilogy, based off of his experience growing up. Tune in to Episode 21 of Hollywood Dream Maker, to learn about Joe’s experience as an undercover FBI agent, Leo’s experience in Hollywood, their advice on persistence, and more! Some Questions I Ask How did you get into Hollywood? (11:54)How did you guys meet? (19:00)What would be your advice for younger you? (38:55)In This Episode You Will LearnAbout Joe’s experience as an undercover FBI agent (4:03)Why you can’t put a timeframe on success (16:47)Why Joe and Leo didn’t case Billy (25:20)How Joe became involved in law enforcement (36:00)About Joe’s bad experience with Hollywood executives (43:20)Connect with Joe FBI BioIMDbConnect with Leo IMDbLet’s Connect: Manhattan Actor Studio Website See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this, the last episode of our Outrageously Bad Eric Idle Film Season (pause for audience's sigh of relief), we talk about Too Much Sun, a Robert Downey Sr. movie featuring the unlikely cast of Eric Idle, Leo Rossi, Ralph Macchio, Robert Downey Jr., James Hong, Andrea Martin and more.It's so awful I don't even want to describe it in this episode description. Suffice to say we are happy this particular podcast rabbit hole is over with and we can crawl out to face a brand new day.Please rate, review and subscribe to Booth Talk our interview podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/booth-talk/id661036943and you can check out ALL our interviews at www.aftermoviediner.com/interviews

Johnny Depp played Donnie Brasco in the Academy Award-nominated film. But the real-life story of Donnie Brasco is even more fascinating. Joe Pistone, an FBI agent, went deep undercover as Brasco and spent six years inside the Bonanno and Columbo crime families. The movie, if you remember, starts with Joe Pistone immediately infiltrating with the mob. In today's episode, we will talk about everything that happened before the movie even begins. What was Donnie Brasco's backstory? Where did he come from, and how did he earn money? The FBI needed to figure out every single detail about this fictional character before Joe Pistone ever made the first contact with the mafia. They decided that Donnie Brasco was going to be a jewel thief. That required Pistone to learn how gemology, how to break into safes, and how to disable alarms. In this episode, you will hear from Joe Pistone himself. You'll even get to listen to a real wiretap recording between Donnie Brasco and his associate Lefty Ruggiero. If you want more, check out the new podcast "Deep Cover-The Real Donnie Brasco," Joe Pistone shares the true stories of his time with the mob to his friend and host actor Leo Rossi. PRETEND is on YouTube Make sure to subscribe to the PRETEND YouTube channel. I will pick 10 subscribers at random and mail them a screen printed PRETEND t-shirt. "Fuhggedaboutit" ------- Story idea? If you have a story to share, email Javier at info@pretendradio.org. For more episodes like this visit pretendradio.org. To get early releases and bonus episodes go to pretendradio.org/donate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the movie Donnie Brasco we see the story of an FBI agent who goes into deep cover infiltrating the New York mafia families. The truth is Donnie Brasco was the under cover name for Joe Pistone. He joins us today along with actor and Joe's co-host on the Deep Cover Podcast, Leo Rossi. Want to learn more about the real story? Listen to Joe and Leo's podcast, Deep Cover Podcast, at https://www.deepcoverpodcast.com/   Did you enjoy this episode? Help keep Based on a True Story going by supporting the show and get exclusive bonus content: https://basedonatruestorypodcast.com/support/ You can find the transcript and show notes for this episode at:  https://www.basedonatruestorypodcast.com/173/ Get a peek at upcoming episodes with the email newsletter.https://www.basedonatruestorypodcast.com/newsletter/ Want a chance to be heard on the show? Leave a voicemail at +1 (405) 334-4672.

Happy Holidays! We have a gift for all of the listeners that have made this year special. It’s a two part holiday special with Leo Rossi and Joe Pistone, the real Donnie Brasco. Joe tells us what it was like spending so many holiday seasons with the mafia. From stolen Christmas gifts to Charlie Brown Christmas trees, they discuss it all.Follow us on social mediaFacebookInstagramTwitterWatch on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKeT_Ic27g59iGfh23QoP0xG-6aLodMWgA Jam Street Media Production. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Happy Holidays! We have a gift for all of the listeners that have made this year special. It’s a two part holiday special with Leo Rossi and Joe Pistone, the real Donnie Brasco. Joe tells us what it was like spending so many holiday seasons with the mafia. From stolen Christmas gifts to Charlie Brown Christmas trees, they discuss it all.Follow us on social mediaFacebookInstagramTwitterWatch on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKeT_Ic27g59iGfh23QoP0xG-6aLodMWgA Jam Street Media Production. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Joe Pistone Podcast In this episode, Gary interviews the famous retired FBI Agent Joe Pistone aka Donnie Brasko, and his podcasting partner Leo Rossi. Joe Pistone has started his own true-crime podcast based on stories... The post Joe Pistone and Deep Cover appeared first on Gangland Wire.

In this episode Steve interviews legendary FBI agent Joseph Pistone.  Joe went deep undercover for 6 years infiltrating the New York Mafia resulting in hundreds of arrests.  Joe made history with the FBI and was later portrayed by Johnny Depp in the movie Donnie Brasco.  Steve and Joe are joined by Joe's podcast co-host Leo Rossi.  Leo has been a successful Hollywood actor for many years accruing over 100 film credits.  Their podcast dives deep into Joe's unreal experience being undercover for such a long period of time.  Deep Cover:  The Real Donnie Brasco https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deep-cover-the-real-donnie-brasco/id1515609437 The Good Guys - Joe Pistone Bill Bonanno  https://www.amazon.com/Good-Guys-Bill-Bonanno-ebook/dp/B000FC2QG4 Support/Donate! https://thingspolicesee.com/donate/ Shop Merch / Subscribe / be a guest / Contact  www.thingspolicesee.com Join the FB community!  https://www.facebook.com/thingspolicesee/ Background consultation - Ken@policebackground.net   

While we're waiting for Season 2... the president and founder of our favorite show's production company, Matty Staudt, is taking this opportunity to get to know Leo and Joe's story better. From Leo's days in radio to Joe's peccadillos, we get to be flies on the wall to this humorous and revealing discussion between three Italians who have more in common than they realized.Follow us on social mediaFacebookInstagramTwitterWatch on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKeT_Ic27g59iGfh23QoP0xG-6aLodMWgA Jam Street Media Production. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this Season 1 finale of Deep Cover, Leo Rossi and Joe Pistone reminisce on tales of Hollywood related to the production of the movie, Donnie Brasco, and more. They’ve known each other for years and have many stories to share to prove it. Joe may have been deep undercover with the mafia, but according to him, Hollywood executives are the ones not to be trusted. Coming soon, Deep Cover Season 2, will continue where Joe left off, sharing more stories of his time deep undercover in not just America, but overseas as well.Follow us on social mediaFacebookInstagramTwitterWatch on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKeT_Ic27g59iGfh23QoP0xG-6aLodMWgA Jam Street Media Production. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Leo Rossi and Joe Pistone get into the showbiz of Donnie Brasco, the movie. Revealing stories of what it was like to work with an A-list actor like Johnny Depp, especially the relationship of respect established between Depp and Joe. Joe Pistone also reveals what parts of the movie were true to his actual experience undercover, and which were fictionalized for the big screen. Follow us on social mediaFacebookInstagramTwitterWatch on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKeT_Ic27g59iGfh23QoP0xG-6aLodMWgA Jam Street Media Production. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Leo Rossi and Joe Pistone dive deeper into the three capos murder that took place towards the end of the Donnie Brasco operation. A big war was going on in the Bonanno family that led to the ultimate murder of Philip Giaccone, Al Indelicato and Dominick Trinchera. Joe has special insight into this event, because he was still undercover when Sonny Black placed the hit to prevent the further planning by the three capos, to overthrow the Bonanno boss.Follow us on social mediaFacebookInstagramTwitterWatch on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKeT_Ic27g59iGfh23QoP0xG-6aLodMWgA Jam Street Media Production. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Joe Pistone and Leo Rossi sit down to answer more of the listener’s questions. This time, Joe talks about his family, the impact his work has had on the world of deep cover operations, and even Leo gets to answer a few questions! All of these questions, and more, are answered in this two-part Q&A.00:45 – Was there anything Joe enjoyed about working for the mafia?01:52 – Would Joe have done anything different?02:45 – What other criminal profession would Joe have liked to have learned?04:54 – Which crime family dealt in white collar crime?05:30 – Does Joe feel proud of the impact his work as Donnie Brasco had? 07:04 – How did Joe’s family cope with his time deep undercover?08:53 – What was Leo’s favorite part of Joe’s story?09:50 – Does Leo think he would’ve been able to have done what Joe did?11:00 – How did Leo and Joe meet?12:15 – Was Joe satisfied with the results of the operation?15:40 – What is Joe’s favorite mafia film besides Donnie Brasco?19:50 - Does Joe still look over his shoulder?24:00 – Bonus question.Follow Deep Cover on social mediaFacebookInstagramTwitterWatch on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKeT_Ic27g59iGfh23QoP0xG-6aLodMWgA Jam Street Media Production. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Joe Pistone and Leo Rossi sit down to answer some of the listener’s questions. Now that we know the story of how Donnie Brasco came to be, we’re going to dive even deeper into the finer details of the operation. What happened after the operation? What did Lefty Ruggiero do when he got out? What was the most difficult part of being Donnie Brasco? All of these questions, and more, are answered in this two-part Q&A.01:25 – What happened when the operation ended?03:24 – Sonny’s culture04:10 – No mercy for Sonny Black?05:05 – How did Joe Pistone find out Sonny was dead?06:50 – What did Lefty do when he got out? 07:55 – $500k contract on Joe 09:15 – Was it difficult jumping in and out of he Donnie Brasco persona?12:23 – Did anyone try to contact Joe?15:08 – Would Joe have regretted killing Bruno?16:48 – How many people were killed?18:10 – What was the most difficult part about working deep cover?20:09 – Did anyone from the mob ever come over to Joe’s apartment?Follow Deep Cover on social mediaFacebookInstagramTwitterWatch on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKeT_Ic27g59iGfh23QoP0xG-6aLodMWgA Jam Street Media Production. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rather than be attracted to the lifestyle of a gangster, Joe Pistone found himself drawn to a career in law enforcement. So how did a freshly recruited FBI agent go from routine undercover cases, to going deep undercover as a jewel thief, for the Italian mafia? In this first episode with the help of our host, Leo Rossi, we find out how the most decorated undercover agent in the FBI, Joe Pistone, aka Donnie Brasco, got his start. From crimes against the government to making back alley deals on the street, we hear it all.Follow the show:Instagram - @deepcoverpodcastTwitter - @deepcovershowFacebook - @deepcoverpodcastYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKeT_Ic27g59iGfh23QoP0xG-6aLodMWgOr find us on the web https://www.deepcoverpodcast.com/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Did you see the movie “Donnie Brasco” starring Johny Depp and Al Pacino and wonder if all of that really happened? The true story is even more interesting than the movie. The real Donnie Brasco is Joe Pistone, and he spent 5 years undercover with Bonano and Columbo crime families and 17 years as an FBI agent. In the new podcast “Deep Cover-The Real Donnie Brasco” he tells his true stories of his time with The Mob to his friend, and our host, actor Leo Rossi. Real stories from the real Donnie Brasco on the first season of Deep Cover. First Episode launches June 10th. Subscribe and be the first to hear it!Follow the show:Instagram - @deepcoverpodcastTwitter - @deepcovershowFacebook - @deepcoverpodcastYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKeT_Ic27g59iGfh23QoP0xG-6aLodMWgOr find us on the web https://www.deepcoverpodcast.com/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This episode we are speaking with an amazing philanthropist - Leo Rossi. Leo started his career as a lighting designer for concert in Long Beach, California, with Led Zeppelin being one of his first shows. He later went on to be a roadie (or road crew or tech) for bands such as The Who, Fleetwood Mac, The Beach Boys and so many more.  After all the years in the music business, Leo has now shifted to become a philanthropist and give back to the world by donating his time and any profits to the charity: 20Kwatts. A charity that his late son began years ago, and Leo is now carrying the torch for. Check out this AMAZING interview with Leo Rossi!

How did a moment at the Lucerne Hotel, change Leo and Anthony's life forever... how did Leo get his start in Hollywood... and what does it take to get a script made into a movie today? Find out when Anthony sits down with actor, writer and director Leo Rossi. 

 Leo Rossi is an American actor and writer. He is known for his role as Budd in the 1981 horror film Halloween II and as Turkell from the 1990 horror sequel Maniac Cop 2. His other films include Heart Like a Wheel (1983), River's Edge (1986), The Accused (1988), Relentless (1989) and Analyze This (1999). Rossi starred on the 1980s short-lived TV series Partners in Crime and appeared in made-for-TV movies. Hosted by Dr. John Huber, Mainstream Mental Health Radio (featured on the Mental Health News Radio network) covers today’s top headlines pertaining to psychology. The program also offers insight and advice on how individuals can bring about lasting positive changes in their lives. A mental health professional for over twenty years, Dr. Huber is a Clinical Forensic Psychologist, and he is a practitioner with privileges at two long term acute care hospitals. Dr. John Huber (www.mainstreammentalhealth.org) is also the Chairman for Mainstream Mental Health, a non-profit organizationSHOW LINK: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mainstreammentalhealth 

For this week's episode we bring good friend Kelly back on the show to cover a couple low budget action movies with everything from Lance Henriksen punching children in the face to rooming with a shack full of doves.  We are covering William Lustig's action crime bonanza Hit List with Jan-Michael Vincent, Leo Rossi, Chucky Naps, and Lanny Hands, but then we also cover the recently released sequel to a dearly beloved film Hard Target 2 with our boy and yours Scott Adkins! Send in your feedback to cultofmuscle@gmail.com, check out cultofmuscle.tumblr.com, and head on over to http://www.redbubble.com/people/cultofmuscle/shop for our merchandise! Lifting- 00:00-1:29:05 Hit List- 1:30:40-2:04:55 Hard Target 2- 2:06:40-3:07:20 Feedback- 3:07:20-3:58:30