#312 Michael Franzese - What Mob Life is Really Like
Real Talk with Zuby
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🗓️ 23 May 2024
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Michael Franzese is an American former mobster who was a caporegime in the Colombo crime family and son of former underboss Sonny Franzese. Michael joins Zuby to discuss his childhood and upbringing, his experience being a ‘made man’ in the mob, and how he evaded the law for so long. Michael also shares the challenges and triumphs of his marriage throughout his ongoing trial, how he endured 2+ years in solitary confinement, his renewed Christian faith, and the masculinity crisis.
Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(05:20) “Ground News”
(06:25) How Michael’s family got into the mob
(10:18) Michael’s childhood experience
(16:15) Being ‘made’
(20:48) Evading the law
(32:59) Michael’s marriage during trial
(35:22) 2+ years in solitary confinement
(36:41) Michael’s relationship with faith & family
(46:55) Sonny Franzese’s regrets and legacy
(50:54) Michael’s Christianity
(52:43) The crisis of masculinity
(01:05:38) Outro
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Under the RICO Act, murder became one of the predicate acts, so you're now able to go after the guys from murder. |
| 0:07.0 | So what happened was... I am the man sick with the slang sick and I'm destined for fame |
| 0:14.4 | through for the fan not for the grants stunt near destined for pain I do not front |
| 0:19.2 | I do not scam put some respect on my name. Sick like a bang. |
| 0:23.0 | Y'all gonna remember the name. |
| 0:25.0 | What's up ladies and gentlemen boys and girls around the world. |
| 0:28.0 | I would like to welcome you back to the Real Talk with Zubi podcast. |
| 0:32.0 | On today's episode, we have got on a fascinating guest. He is a former mobster. He is an author. He is a public speaker and an inspirational figure and this is the one and only Michael Francise. |
| 0:44.4 | Welcome to the show. |
| 0:45.4 | Back to you, thanks for having me. |
| 0:46.8 | No doubt man, great to meet you in person. |
| 0:48.4 | Good day. |
| 0:49.4 | So Michael, I've done a brief intro there. |
| 0:51.5 | I'm sure that many of the listeners will be familiar with you and |
| 0:54.9 | some of their story but please introduce yourself. Well like you said and I always say |
| 1:00.2 | owner Koppler's name or captain with the Colombo crime family, one of the five New York |
| 1:05.9 | Kausenoster families. My dad was the under boss of that family and I was part of that life or kind of followed it in his footsteps. |
| 1:14.0 | Originally that wasn't my attempt but my dad drew a 50 year prison sentence back in |
| 1:20.0 | 1967. I was a pre-made student in Hofstern University in 1971. My dad went to begin |
| 1:28.2 | survey at that time and my life changed dramatically at that point. |
| 1:32.6 | My dad felt it was better for me |
| 1:34.8 | to be as part of that life to help him get out of person. |
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