Sunday Special with Michael Franzese, Jeff Van Drew, Ned Ryun, Andrew Gruel 12/22/24
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Get ready to hear the truth about America on a show that's not immune to the facts with your host, Dan Bongino. Welcome to Sunday Podcast. This is our chance to play for you some of the best moments from the radio show and some great interviews during the week that you may have missed. If you ever want to check out our show, go to Bongino.com. Go to Station Finder and see what radio station we're on near you. You'll love it. I promise you. We put a lot of work into the radio show. Check it out. But before that, let me tell you about our first sponsor. Increased tariffs on our trade partners, tax cuts, and regulation changes. A lot of change coming. Learn why gold is a viable diversification tactic now more than ever. Birch Gold, the only gold company I trust, is releasing its ultimate guide for gold in the Trump era with a foreword by Donald Trump Jr.,
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Wanted to have him on to talk about this assassination of the healthcare CEO in New York. I think you're going to like this interview. Check this interview out with Michael Francese. So I've had this guest on both my radio show and my show that used to be on Fox. And he's always been great. He is a reformed member of the mob in New York City. And I saw him this weekend on a documentary I was watching. I'm obsessed with mob stories called Fear City. And he was so great. And he's been a good friend to the show. I wanted to have him back. Michael Frances. Michael, welcome back to the show. So good to have you.
Thanks for having me, Dan. Good to be back.
You know, I saw you this weekend on Fierce City. Obviously, you know the documentary, you're in it. You're in for a long time, by the way. And just before we get to this assassination on the CEO and the suspect in custody, you know, you were really great in there. And I think people forget How powerful those families were, those mob families in New York prior to that commission case where Rudy Giuliani took them down. I mean, everything from the buildings industry to concrete to drug running. I mean, they were really involved in just about everything.
Yeah, there's no question, Dan. You know, I always say the golden years of the mafia, Cosa Nostra, especially in New York City, were really from the late 40s right through to the mid 80s when, you know, Giuliani and company really used the racketeering laws effectively. But up until that time. We had so much control, both politically and obviously with the unions. You know, and I've told people, Dan, if you control the unions, you basically control a good part of the country. Because even with politicians, what are two things that they want? They want votes and they want money. And through the unions, you can provide both. And that gave us a lot of leverage. And, you know, we had a lot of strength.
You know, Michael, I was talking to Michael Francis. Michael, forgive me for saying, what crime family were you, which mob family were you a member of? I'm sorry, was it the Columbos?
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