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EPISODE 376. This week, we're joined by the author, comedian, former athlete and legendary radio personality, Goumba Johnny! Johnny shares stories of his life growing up in the Bronx, his career at KTU, and the guys discuss the differences between the new and old generations. Tune in!

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Chapters: 1:00 - Something for Nothing 3:00 - Voice of Italian America 5:00 - KTU & Ru Paul 8:00 - Life After Radio 12:00 - Stand Up Comedy 16:00 - GUI Comedy Show 20:00 - Born & Raised in the Bronx 22:00 - Growing Up Polish 26:00 - Italian Similarities 28:00 - NFL Career 30:00 - Life in Black & White 35:00 - Politically Correct Comedy 37:00 - Boomers and Gen Z 41:00 - Fan Questions for Johnny 43:00 - The Story of "Goumba Johnny" 46:00 - More Fan Questions 54:00 - New Social Strategy 57:00 - The Joke is Never Done 1:03:00 - One Man Show 1:06:00 - Fortune Teller 1:09:00 - Johnny Loves Rocco

EPISODE 375. Rocco & Sabino are joined by stand-up comedian, Joseph Lombardo (AKA "Porkchopz"). You know why? Because he's Itayyyyen. The guys discuss old school New York, social media sensitivity, and what it takes to make your mark on the internet in this day and age. Tune in!

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Chapters: 1:00 - The TikTok Commission 4:00 - Who is Porkchopz? 6:00 - NY Italian Roots 9:00 - Growing Up with Lil Mo 11:00 - CYO Basketball Lore 13:00 - Family Beef 16:00 - Starting Comedy 19:00 - Social Media Sensitivity 23:00 - Fake Follower Drama 27:00 - Italian-American Events 29:00 - The Dating Game 31:00 - What Women Want 34:00 - Love & Comedy 39:00 - Say What You Want 41:00 - Mario's New Gig 44:00 - Rocco's Q&A 48:00 - Dealing with Haters 51:00 - Social Media Comedy 53:00 - Everyone Loves Porky 55:00 - Exploiting Your Heritage 58:00 - Backhanded Compliments 1:00:00 - Old School Brooklyn

EPISODE 374. Shqipe!!! This week, we're joined by our Albanian cousin, Blerim Nik. Tune in to hear the guys share the similarities and differences between our two cultures. They discuss Albanian pizza, tough love and the Mt. Rushmore of Albanians. Check it out!

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Chapters: 1:00 - War in Pizza Terms 3:00 - Albanian Signals 6:00 - Burek & Baklava 9:00 - Albanian Stars 11:00 - Misplaced Albanian Pride 13:00 - Tough Hospitality 15:00 - Greater Albania 17:00 - Albanians in Disguise 19:00 - Albanian Women 22:00 - Top Burek Spots 25:00 - How to Love in Albanian 27:00 - Growing Up Albanian 30:00 - Mt. Rushmore of Albanians 32:00 - National Team Offers 35:00 - Knicks Talk 37:00 - This or That? (Italian vs. Albanian) 41:00 - Albanian Criminals 43:00 - Fan Questions 49:00 - Albanian & Italian Similarities 51:00 - Plans to Drop Music

EPISODE 373. This week, we're joined by Vito & Niyah – one of the internet's favorite couples! We talk about how they met, becoming content creators, and navigating life in Jersey as a couple on and off the internet. Catch Rocco & Sabino do their best to learn their secret talents, their favorite cheeses and how well the couple knows each other...

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As always, if you enjoyed this video, be sure to drop a Like, Comment and please SUBSCRIBE. Grazie a tutti! Chapters: 1:00 - Gigante-ism's 3:00 - Meeting Vito 6:00 - Getting to the Content 8:00 - Internet Couple Roles 10:00 - Easy Ways to Make Money 12:00 - Secret Talents 16:00 - Jersey Respect 18:00 - Moving to YouTube 19:00 - Aniyah's Family 21:00 - Pranking People 23:00 - Business Moves 25:00 - Favorite Cheeses 27:00 - Couple's Question Game 38:00 - Guess the Same Word 42:00 - Fireworks in the Garage 45:00 - Jersey Shore Summers 48:00 - Don't Say Nothin'

Italian School Day 10. Class is back in session for Day 10 where the crew reflect on what these episodes have meant to them, and how much has changed since the very first one. For the audio version of this episode https://link.me/listentogui Sign up to our Patreon for A LOT of extra content and NO ADS here https://www.patreon.com/growingupitalian To shop our merchandise, visit https://www.growingupitaliangui.com Be sure to check our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/growingupitalian @JoeGambinoNY @sabinocurciogui @roccologuercio @eva_calvani As always, if you enjoyed this video, be sure to drop a Like, Comment and please SUBSCRIBE. Grazie a tutti!

EPISODE 372. For this episode, we are joined by Italian-American comedians, Carlo Russo & Lou Greco, otherwise known as "The Uncle Louie Variety Show". The gang talks about upstate Italians, family-style comedy, remembering our relatives, and forgetting about haters on the internet. Catch the full episode now!

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Chapters: 1:00 - Balls High Training 3:00 - Health Journey 5:00 - Upstate Italians 9:00 - Starting Comedy 13:00 - Lessons from an Italian Dad 15:00 - Bra Shopping 19:00 - Dreams to Reality 22:00 - Nonnas, Friends & Relatives 25:00 - Italian Roots 28:00 - Pilot Talk 31:00 - Italian Haters 35:00 - Promoting Our Culture 39:00 - Bringing People Back to Life 43:00 - Lost in Translation 45:00 - Uncle Louie Arrives 48:00 - Buonanima Nonna Mia 50:00 - Italian Word of the Day 52:00 - Bearing Gifts 54:00 - Podcasting with Nonno

EPISODE 371. In this episode, Sabino & Rocco are joined by Bronx-born actor, Louis Lombardi. Louie shares stories of his upbringing, about his first few gigs, and where it's led him to today. Tune in for a great conversation "Amongst Friends".

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Chapters: 1:00 - Good or Bad Water 4:00 - Start the Jeep 5:00 - Growing Up in the Bronx 7:00 - New York Giants 10:00 - Raised by Women 12:00 - First Big Gigs 16:00 - Learning on the Job 19:00 - Landing The Sopranos 21:00 - Street Life to Acting 23:00 - Vinny Pastore & The Bronx 26:00 - Swimming at Orchard Beach 28:00 - Who are Your Sauces? 31:00 - Italian Roots 33:00 - Pizza Business 37:00 - Weird Pizza Slices 39:00 - 24 42:00 - Sopranos Shakedown 44:00 - Soft Louie 47:00 - This or That? 51:00 - Medigan Con 53:00 - DeNiro or Pacino? 55:00 - Welcome Don Capria 56:00 - Director's Cut 1:00:00 - Working with Italian Americans 1:02:00 - Life in the Film Business 1:05:00 - Support Your Italians

EPISODE 370. In this episode, Sabino & Rocco are joined by author, tour guide and Italian food expert, Sophie Minchilli. Sophie is a half-American, half-Italian writer born and raised in Rome, who is known for her storytelling and documentation of the "sweet life" in southern Italy. Tune in to learn Italian food facts, secrets of Rome and how to really live "La Dolce Vita".

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Chapters: 1:00 - Trying New Things in New York 3:00 - Roman Pizza & Octopus Beatings 6:00 - Food in Puglia 8:00 - Four (or 5) Roman Pasta Dishes 10:00 - Disgusting Italian Foods 13:00 - How Foods Were Born 16:00 - Italian Street Cred 18:00 - Discovering the Best of Italy 21:00 - Tourist Traps 24:00 - Different Regions of Italy 28:00 - Italian Content Creators 31:00 - The Sweetness of Doing Nothing Book 32:00 - Seagulls & Rats 34:00 - Suppli/Arancini 36:00 - Pope Talk & Jubilee Rules 39:00 - Ancient Roman History 44:00 - Summers in Italy 47:00 - Solo in Italiano 49:00 - Barese Style 53:00 - Parliamo Bene? 55:00 - Il Re di Roma 58:00 - All Roads Lead to Rome 1:00 - How to Buy the Book

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