Latest Donnie brasco Podcast Episodes
S3 Ep3: Conclusion - Life and Death Phone Call with Lefty and Donnie, Part 2
Deep Cover: The Real Donnie Brasco - November 01, 2022 04:00 - 42 minutesIn this conclusion to our two-part episode on the Lefty Tape, you will hear how Joe Pistone, as Donnie Brasco, talks his way out of a life-or-death situation with Left Ruggerio. Listen to find out how Joe managed to not only save his skin but also kept his business running with the mob as the ...
S3 Ep2: Life and Death Phone Call with Lefty Ruggerio and Donnie, Part 1
Deep Cover: The Real Donnie Brasco - October 25, 2022 04:00 - 40 minutesIn this episode, you will hear the real life conversation between Lefty and Joe as Donnie faced a life-and-death situation as he dealt with accusations of theft from fellow mobster Tony Mirra. Join co-hosts Leo Rossi and Joe Pistone as they dive into the first tape from Joe’s collection of und...
S3 Ep1: Donnie's Tapes
Deep Cover: The Real Donnie Brasco - October 18, 2022 04:00 - 34 minutesLeo Rossi and Joe Pistone are back with the third season! This season is called “Donnie’s Tapes." All season, Joe and Leo will be going over the actual tapes that Joe carried while undercover for six years with the mafia as Donnie Brasco. The tapes were recently found by Joe and then remastere...
Season 3 Trailer
Deep Cover: The Real Donnie Brasco - September 30, 2022 17:05 - 2 minutesSeason 3 of Deep Cover will focus on the tapes Joseph D. Pistone recorded undercover as Donnie Brasco. Hear the voices of notorious mobsters, learn how "wiseguys" throw the English language around, and find out the stories behind the tapes that led to over 100 convictions of some of New Yorks mo...
Season 2 Finale: More Listener Questions!
Deep Cover: The Real Donnie Brasco - July 28, 2021 04:00 - 37 minutesIn the season 2 finale, producer Matty joins Joe and Leo to ask another round of questions submitted by you, the listeners! Thank you for listening to Deep Cover: The Real Donnie Brasco and be sure to follow us on social media for updates on season 3! Thank you to our sponsor Sunday! Get 20% of...
The French (Canadian) Connection ft. Eric from Canada
Deep Cover: The Real Donnie Brasco - July 21, 2021 04:00 - 32 minutesThis week we’re getting a visit from Joe’s friend from the north, Eric from Montreal Canada. As a former detective with the Montreal Police Department, Eric has a resume as long as the rap sheets of some of the criminals he put away. The two former colleagues share with Leo about the cases they ...
Examining The Criminal Mind with Dr. Frank
Deep Cover: The Real Donnie Brasco - July 14, 2021 04:00 - 48 minutesGo inside the mind of a criminal. This week Joe and Leo are joined by criminal psychiatrist and Joe’s old colleague, Dr. Frank, to take a deep dive into how the mind of a killer works. Listen as they talk about the differences between the mentality of a mafioso and a serial killer, as well as Dr...
Joe Pistone Returns to the FBI
Deep Cover: The Real Donnie Brasco - June 30, 2021 04:00 - 31 minutesJust when we thought Joe was done with the FBI he decides to give it another shot. But before he can be reinstated he must go through what all rookies go through- training at the FBI Academy. He talks with Leo about his decision to go back to the bureau and the training process that he had to go...
Breaking Down a Lost ‘Lefty’ Tape
Deep Cover: The Real Donnie Brasco - June 23, 2021 04:00 - 38 minutesNever before heard tapes! The year is 1978 as we listen to original recorded conversations between Joe “Donnie Brasco” Pistone, infamous Lefty “Two Guns” Ruggiero and another undercover agent known on the street as “Tony Conte”. Leo and Joe break down what they hear and analyze what is really be...
Joe Pistone Quits the FBI - Part 2
Deep Cover: The Real Donnie Brasco - June 16, 2021 04:00 - 28 minutesAfter years of unwarranted harassment from his superior, Joe finally had enough. He tells Leo about the incident that finally pushed him over the edge. In one final confrontation with his special agent in charge, Joe quit the FBI just a few years short of his 20-year mark. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:...
Joe Pistone Quits the FBI Part 1
Deep Cover: The Real Donnie Brasco - June 09, 2021 04:00 - 29 minutesThis week Joe begins to shut the door on his career with the FBI. He walks Leo through the years of harassment and unnecessary heat he faced at his assigned field office from his Special Agent in Charge. From calling his wife to check on his whereabouts to attempting to interrupt his time to tes...
Joe and Leo Go to the Movies
Deep Cover: The Real Donnie Brasco - June 02, 2021 04:00 - 32 minutesThis week Leo and Joe dive into the Hollywood scene. The two give behind the scenes insight on the set of Leo’s new hit show, Graves End. We also hear stories from Joe’s time with some of the “Hollywood Elite,” including the times he met Dice Clay and Sid Rosenberg. Plus, Joe drops a bombshell c...
Joe and Leo sit down with Michael Franzese
Deep Cover: The Real Donnie Brasco - May 26, 2021 04:00 - 51 minutesThis week Leo and Joe are joined by former member of the Colombo Crime Family, Michael Franzese. Being a gangster is one hell of a life to live. Michael, Joe and Leo discuss the ugly truth about what being a made guy can do to your life, and how for some getting out is a hard thing to do. Michae...
The Italian Mafia’s Ruthless Ways
Deep Cover: The Real Donnie Brasco - May 19, 2021 04:00 - 30 minutesThis week Joe and Leo discuss The Maxi Trial in Palermo, Sicily. The case was against the Sicilian Mafia, and, boy, were those some mean, cold-hearted gangsters. The Sicilians had their own murderous ways of doing things, and unlike their American counterparts, nobody’s life was off-limits. The ...
Never Cross a Mob Boss
Deep Cover: The Real Donnie Brasco - May 12, 2021 04:00 - 34 minutesIf there’s one thing you never want to do it’s cross a mob boss. Joe talks to us about what happened to the acting boss of the Bonanno Crime Family, Carmine Galante, when he decided to defy The Commission. Leo learns a lesson of his own when Joe let’s him in on what makes a good deep cover agent...
The Fall of the Mafia
Deep Cover: The Real Donnie Brasco - May 05, 2021 04:00 - 32 minutesThe case is finally closed and it’s time for Joe Pistone, a.k.a the real Donnie Brasco to face The Mafia in court. For six years, he rubbed elbows with some of the scariest gangsters alive and now he’s working with the then U.S. Attorney Rudy Giuliani to bring them to justice. Joe’s testimony wa...
Donnie Brasco is Back
Deep Cover: The Real Donnie Brasco - April 28, 2021 01:00 - 29 minutesLeo Rossi and Joe Pistone are back and diving even further into the Donnie Brasco story. This week is all about mafia business and the cash-raking hustle of hijacking. From Sonny Black to John Gotti, these wise guys worked some of the most successful (and dangerous) car-jacking rings in the coun...
Deep Cover: The Real Donnie Brasco Season 2
Deep Cover: The Real Donnie Brasco - April 22, 2021 00:29 - 1 minuteLeo and Joe are back with even more jaw-dropping stories that will have you inching toward the edge of your seat. After spending six years undercover, it was time for Joe to take the stand against the mafia men that he spent nearly every day with. You’ll hear stories about The Pizza Connection T...
A Donnie Brasco Christmas, Part 2
Deep Cover: The Real Donnie Brasco - December 21, 2020 08:01 - 20 minutesHappy Holidays! We have a gift for all of the listeners that have made this year special. It’s a two part holiday special with Leo Rossi and Joe Pistone, the real Donnie Brasco. Joe tells us what it was like spending so many holiday seasons with the mafia. From stolen Christmas gifts to Charlie ...
A Donnie Brasco Christmas, Part 1
Deep Cover: The Real Donnie Brasco - December 16, 2020 08:01 - 19 minutesHappy Holidays! We have a gift for all of the listeners that have made this year special. It’s a two part holiday special with Leo Rossi and Joe Pistone, the real Donnie Brasco. Joe tells us what it was like spending so many holiday seasons with the mafia. From stolen Christmas gifts to Charlie ...
Life as a Prison Warden with Joseph Woodring
Deep Cover: The Real Donnie Brasco - November 18, 2020 08:01 - 47 minutesWe're back with another bonus episode! This time, with Joe and Leo's first interview where THEY ask the questions. Their guest, the interviewee, is Joseph Woodring, a retired prison warden and associate warden who oversaw murderers, high level drug dealers, maximum security facilities, worked fo...
Joe Pistone and Leo Rossi Interviewed by Matty Staudt
Deep Cover: The Real Donnie Brasco - October 28, 2020 07:01 - 46 minutesWhile we're waiting for Season 2... the president and founder of our favorite show's production company, Matty Staudt, is taking this opportunity to get to know Leo and Joe's story better. From Leo's days in radio to Joe's peccadillos, we get to be flies on the wall to this humorous and revealin...
Donnie Brasco Goes To Hollywood
Deep Cover: The Real Donnie Brasco - September 16, 2020 07:01 - 32 minutesIn this Season 1 finale of Deep Cover, Leo Rossi and Joe Pistone reminisce on tales of Hollywood related to the production of the movie, Donnie Brasco, and more. They’ve known each other for years and have many stories to share to prove it. Joe may have been deep undercover with the mafia, but a...
Johnny Depp is Donnie Brasco
Deep Cover: The Real Donnie Brasco - September 09, 2020 07:01 - 26 minutesLeo Rossi and Joe Pistone get into the showbiz of Donnie Brasco, the movie. Revealing stories of what it was like to work with an A-list actor like Johnny Depp, especially the relationship of respect established between Depp and Joe. Joe Pistone also reveals what parts of the movie were true to ...
Close Calls and Untold Stories, Part 2
Deep Cover: The Real Donnie Brasco - September 02, 2020 07:01 - 26 minutesIn this two-part episode, Leo and Joe continue to reveal close calls and other untold stories from Joe’s time deep undercover, as Donnie Brasco. From the dangers of wearing a wire, to meeting a doctor that wanted to sell drugs to the mob, and other curious occurrences that will have you wonderin...
Close Calls and Untold Stories, Part 1
Deep Cover: The Real Donnie Brasco - August 26, 2020 07:01 - 30 minutesIn this two-part episode, Leo and Joe reveal close calls and other untold stories from Joe’s time deep undercover, as Donnie Brasco. From the dangers of wearing a wire, to meeting a doctor that wanted to sell drugs to the mob, and other curious occurrences that will have you wondering how he did...
Three Capos Murder
Deep Cover: The Real Donnie Brasco - August 19, 2020 07:01 - 23 minutesLeo Rossi and Joe Pistone dive deeper into the three capos murder that took place towards the end of the Donnie Brasco operation. A big war was going on in the Bonanno family that led to the ultimate murder of Philip Giaccone, Al Indelicato and Dominick Trinchera. Joe has special insight into th...
Q&A with Leo and Joe, Part 2
Deep Cover: The Real Donnie Brasco - August 12, 2020 07:01 - 25 minutesJoe Pistone and Leo Rossi sit down to answer more of the listener’s questions. This time, Joe talks about his family, the impact his work has had on the world of deep cover operations, and even Leo gets to answer a few questions! All of these questions, and more, are answered in this two-part Q&...
Q & A with Leo and Joe, Part 1
Deep Cover: The Real Donnie Brasco - August 05, 2020 07:01 - 23 minutesJoe Pistone and Leo Rossi sit down to answer some of the listener’s questions. Now that we know the story of how Donnie Brasco came to be, we’re going to dive even deeper into the finer details of the operation. What happened after the operation? What did Lefty Ruggiero do when he got out? What ...
The End of Donnie Brasco?
Deep Cover: The Real Donnie Brasco - July 29, 2020 07:01 - 20 minutesThe FBI now knows there’s a lot of bad blood and enemies turning the mafia inside out and placing Joe Pistone’s life in danger. He’s set to become a made guy, but the FBI wants to close the operation and start convicting with the evidence they’ve collected thus far. The likes of Sonny Black and ...
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