Sammy The Bull: From Omertà to Podcast

02/21/23 • 49 min

From “The Godfather” to “Goodfellas” to “The Sopranos,” fictional portrayals of the mafia continue to enthrall the American public. On his podcast, “Our Thing,” Sammy “The Bull” Gravano, member of “La Cosa Nostra” and underboss of the Gambino crime family, tells the tales of the real thing. The man who once upheld “omertà,” or the code of silence, testified as a government witness against mob boss John Gotti in a 1992 plea deal. Prosecutors described him as “the most significant witness in the history of organized crime in the United States.” Since 2020, he has told stories of his time in “the life” over five seasons of the “Our Thing” podcast. Alec also speaks with co-creator of the podcast, James Carroll, a director, producer, editor and cinematographer of film and television. He shares how the podcast came to be and what he’s learned working with the notorious mobster.

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02/21/23 • 49 min

Here's The Thing with Alec Baldwin - Sammy The Bull: From Omertà to Podcast

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This is Alec Baldwin and you're listening to Here's the Thing from My Heart Radio. Many people have an appetite for films and television shows about organized crime, whether it be The Godfather, The Sopranos, Goodfellas, or Scarface. The public's fascination with the mafia never ends. My guest today, however, is not a fictionalized character on screen. He's not Tony Soprano or Don Corleone, but a real life mafioso who, by his own admission, commi