Sammy The Bull: From Omerta to Podcast
From \u201cThe Godfather\u201d to \u201cGoodfellas\u201d to \u201cThe Sopranos,\u201d fictional portrayals of the mafia continue to enthrall the American public. On his podcast, \u201cOur Thing,\u201d Sammy \u201cThe Bull\u201d Gravano, member of \u201cLa Cosa Nostra\u201d and underboss of the Gambino crime family, tells the tales of the real thing. The man who once upheld \u201comert\xe0,\u201d or the code of silence, testified as a government witness against mob boss John Gotti in a 1992 plea deal. Prosecutors described him as \u201cthe most significant witness in the history of organized crime in the United States.\u201d Since 2020, he has told stories of his time in \u201cthe life\u201d over five seasons of the \u201cOur Thing\u201d podcast.\xa0 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\u2019s learned working with the notorious mobster.\xa0
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