Watch the full 10 episode sit-down between Sammy The Bull and Michael Franzese here: mafiastatesofamerica.com/

Let the man finish his story guys he's the guest. Why rush him when he's ready to talk?

This had to be one of the most painful realizations for Michael Franzese. And those guys with the interruptions. Man, when someone is sharing something that deeply painful with you, you don't just rush the convo along like that, you acknowledge the solemnity of what they're experiencing as they're telling you.

No offense, but sometimes Patrick needs to leave those other two in the other room.

This man is 70 years old.....incredible.

"if this life can seperate Father and Son, what do we really have here." that hits different because it's true

PBD really should not mess with his phone while someone is telling a story it’s rude and never goes unnoticed. He’s a smart guy to have such a bad habit like that.

Stop interjecting yourself into this mans story.

Sonny was such a gangster that he couldn't apologize for something he considered to be normal way of life, definitely a product of his environment

2:32 - 2:37 ........great story and all...but are we just going to IGNORE the headless treat that just strolled into our lives????

Patrick understand how to conduct a proper interview. Understands when he needs to intervene or just sit back and listen. No hate to the other 2 guys, but it feels like they’re at a post game interview asking questions they should already know the answer to but just want the content

Michael begins to open up and explain what kind of man his father was and the host cuts him off and starts explaining for him as if he knew his father better than Michael did!!

Very Good Interview.Loyalty goes a Long Way.Thankyou

Pat I'm fucking sick to death waiting on the sit-down if you weren't going to release it for ages why release a trailer for it cmon

Sonny was so true to the game, he'd let his own son get knocked off. Now that's some serious dedication and loyalty, he's still a scoundrel tho lol

Seems like when shit hits the fan, it’s always the result of betrayal in one way or another.

He didn't run because he isn't a coward,if you would have ran you would have gotten shot or just made the situation worse in my opinion,if you run you get chased

Michael has so much more info he’s holding back for some reason, but they should ask him diff Q’s. Idk how many times I’ve heard this story n heard him say, “One of the horrors of this life is your best friend walks you into a room and you don’t walk out.”

Where are these guys from interviewing? Canada?

Powerful stuff

Dude looks like he’s stuck in a permanent bear hug in the plum shirt , the amount of pressure being applied to the plum shirt sleeves is unbearable to watch , I’m positive there’s gonna be bruising under that shirt once he cuts that shirt offf after the show .

When are you posting the Franzese/Gravano sit-down Patrick?

Lol this guy loves that line. You walk into a room with your bestfriendand you dont walk out lol.

Mike is Awesome great stories beautiful family love his insight honest classy no bs .Thanks Michael and Patrick best u tube ever want to meet you again been 35 year's club day's in Queen's and long island i was around alot if these guy's.. They didn't play !

Yeah this should be a one on one podcast

6:10 My intuition 1. his father knew what he was doing 2. he saved himself 3. by saving himself, he left Carmine two options a. kill Michael, and face the father of the killed son, over time; discomforting b. let Micheal live, face the father of the saved son, over time; comforting 4. Carmine was wise too, when he noticed he couldn’t take out the father, he let the two live 5. The father took a counter intuitive position that saved both. 6. If the father had defended Micheal. The last thing Michael would probably have seen on this earth was his father's blood and or body on the floor. My guess. My opinion. My read. Sorry.

Michael is a great speaker

already told this story, so many times it takes one google search to find about this.

I wish the others would be as quiet as Bet David in these interviews

I'm glad Michael got out . Genuine guy .

Patrick, what's the hurry with cutting Michael off like that to ask your last question? This is youtube, not the ABC 60 minutes. It came off a bit rude, sorry bro. And btw, you proceeded with a short speech repeating same thing you already said about Sonny, and never asked your "last question".

“No one can hurt me but a friend”

How can Michael still respect his father ? His father said at that meeting, maybe Michael did steal. I don't know. Knowing Michael, why didn't his father stick up for him ? Second, when there was a hit out on Michael , his father agreed with it. We know that his father as mentioned in the video, seemed to care for his mob family than his own family. His father almost got Michael killed twice. It makes no sense that Michael could still love him. People that say, well it's still his father, that's nonsense logic ! Michael seems like a decent guy. So people would say no matter what his father did to him, including almost getting him killed, he should still love him. Well his father stops being a loving father and worthy of his son's respect, when he almost gets Michael killed. How does that show his father still loves him and is worthy of love ?

I got to meet Michael Franzese a few weeks ago, on August 21, 2021, at a private speaking engagement in which he was the guest speaker. The event was set up by the insurance broker for the company I work with. In total, there were approximately 30 people on hand to listen to Mr. Franzese speak and tell incredible stories of his life. I highly recommend checking out Franzese if he is in your area speaking. Not only was he very entertaining and interesting, but he gave loads of information about the life of a “made man”, answered many questions about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, his opinion about the death of Jimmy Hoffa, dealings with John Gotti, various opinions of people and how he felt about certain instances and the way they were handled. Without a doubt, Franzese is a very interesting person. His knowledge and insight about “the life” was very informative, interesting, a bit shocking in some areas, as well as frightening. Best of all, due to the small and intimate crowd, Franzese answered many questions during and after the speaking engagement. The personal stories he told were nuts. He spoke of certain people that are currently pretending they were hitmen for the mafia, his plans for the future, and he even briefly discussed his sit down with Sammy “The Bull” Gravano.

These dudes love asking questions just to hear themselves

Michael always says his dad was a lot of things but a liar wasn’t one of them yet he denies everything that he’s accused of😂😂

I’m am ex drug distributor for a Colombian cartel and the sad reality is there’s nothing good that comes with these lifestyles (gangs, mob, drug trade) we all know how destructive it is once we are in it but because we love the money and power we set aside or moral humanity for the sake of becoming a barbarian. We destroy families, lives and communities without a second thought. I’ve been saved and born again now and looking back I hate my old self and the lives I helped destroy just to help make some guy higher up on the ladder rich.

He knew his son was clean and capable of defending himself.any attempt from his father to try and save him could have incriminated Michael worse. Tough love,but the right thing to do,in my opinion. Sometimes doing nothing, is better than doing something wrong.

Absolutely amazing!!!!!!!!

let. the. story. be. told.

Administrative detention 🤣😂 that’s fancy for protective custody 🤣

It's beyond me why there hasn't been a movie made about his life.

I don’t understand why PBD is not doing these interviews on his own anymore. It was so much better than having these 2.

7:42 - interesting to note, when Michael quotes them saying, “you’re in trouble,” he/they mean, dead, killed, you’re in trouble means, you’ll be killed

He's told all these stories already on his podcast so many times ... And with Vlad also ...

If this story is true the greed of these cosa nostra bosses is incredible.....2 million a month he's turning into Persico and he still wanted to question him about not turning in enough.....incredible greed on these guys just incredible

They need to make a movie about his dad. They don’t make men like him anymore

Its a different LIFE,LIFESTYLE, DIFFERENT WORLD WITH DIFFERENT RULES, AND YOU UNDERSTAND. Things we may not find acceptable are acceptable in that life PERIOD..... YOU KNOW WHAT CAN HAPPEN AND YOU FULLY UNDERSTAND THE RULES WHEN YOU GET INVOLVED.

@ 6:50, why do these interviewers always try to interrupt a person with another question when they’re in the middle of responding to a question? Dude tried but it didn’t happen here. These guys are great interviewers though, dude noticed and clammed right up & let Franzese finish. Just let the person talk

For the father to do that to his son is ruthless that would break his heart

Here s a question ,how many people had he walked into a similar situation and then went home to dinner .On another clip he was asked if he had ever killed anybody and he refused to answer . We can assume by his refusal to answer that he had .

I've actually done charity work with his brother. He has gotten sober and gives back and works with addicts alike. Part of his recovery was he had to be honest so that he could move forward. Idk if I would have became an informant but it's also not for me to judge.

They say ,"This is our Thing, " even there father won't save there sons. They turn on each other so fast. That is A deadly life. He was right to leave.

Step father.. Big difference.. Say it ain’t if you want to, but it is…

Why do have Michael come give his story, only to be cut off. The one guy one the phone. They show disrespect toward Michael. You guys need to get it together. You did a great job Michael. God Bless you guys and Protect you.

This is awesome

PBDs really so busy hes on his ipad and not payin attention to Mikes story?! 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄 get over urself

I'm sorry Michael had to learn that very hard lesson, but I'm pleased he turned it into something positive. Bad things happen all the time, its what you do with them that counts.

These guys like Franseze, Gotti, and Sammy are more like politicians rather than real mobsters. There is no discernible difference between the two

A true legend i❤you Michael but I couldn't say that about my dad

Last time those other two guys had to wait in the car 😂

Dude in the maroon shirt is an absolute unit

i like the sincerity of t franceze

I swear the question of how can look at your father the same question. Like dad wanted to live Patirck. He didn’t want to walk into the room and have him & His Son dead. Really crazy question

4:44 grey shirt in the backgrounds heard this story before

Lol Who’s the assistant????

The oath comes before everything your family your friends everything and you know this going in its not personal it's just business. Michael has the best stories. I watch all his podcasts

His father made a mistake Michael loved him as born out of loyalty

I know the feeling all to well .

When he said i dont mean any disrespect with this question i actually thought the guy on the left of Michael was going to go for the jugular... ie the contradictory premise of "the oath"... you lived by it when friends had to be killed but not so much when it comes to saving your own life. Which i totally get... but maybe a little more honesty in this conversation would boost the integrity of the content. Which is still great, btw

Honor your mother and father.

Patrick just cuts the guy off stating time limitations, though he goes on ranting. Great to be the boss,.I guess!!!

Who's the blond hostess at about 2.30 ? :)

The truth is even more sad: Even IF Sonny was framed...well, he came out on parole after a few years. But he violated his parole again and again with his mafia contacts. If he had choosen a normal life after this prison years, he could have saved his family. I understand why Michaels Brother informed on his father. This guy was a selfish monster and never accepted responsibility. There has to be some punishment for him and the brother did it.

I want to know why Michael thinks that Sammy is Lying when it comes to John ,aren't there a hit man in every family

If you’re gonna let Adam in the same room as Franzese, don’t give Adam a 🎤 mic… and get off your phone Pat!!!

“I never said a word to him about this”. 2 min later he denied it all the way.

Would love if Michael could go into every little detail that happened on that meeting.. What did Persico say, who else was in the room, etc.

He did you a favor, he made you seem more real, if he'd backed you up, they would have immediately assumed you were guilty, because it would have seemed he was covering up for you. He made you prove your innocence.

Sammy The Bull : Johnny Keys taught me how to die like a man. Michael Franzese : my dad did that for me.

Most mature podcast lol

2:34, Kai's look

5:35 shook me, Woah 😳

This dude is 70. Looks 50

My question for Michael is he were still in the life what would be his position

Leave the other two out of the next one

He always gets so vague and skips over a lot when it comes to the basement story. I would love to hear in detail what happened in that basement and how he talked his way out.

,,If this life can separate father and son, what we are have here!!????,,

So whatever happened with Micheals first wife?

How can he say he still had good friends in that life and at the same time say his friends would have killed him if the boss who is not a friend gives them the order to kill him? No friend, no true friend would do that...that life is in every aspect is duplicitous and deceitful. No honour No friends and no nobility in any form. Fathers betraying sons, sons betraying brothers, husbands betraying wives etc etc and then these people actually say they miss that life? Even the likes of Henry Hill who betrayed all, said in old age he misses that life. I couldn't think of anything worse. No amount of money, women, riches or status is worth you forfeiting your soul....

If your father had backed you up. They would have belived you where stealing...he had no choise but to do what he did.

just casually have the hottest assistant ever? producer? idk but damn

Michael trust his friend who just betrayed him and then says your father did not do anything to save you ?

Sorry Micheal, can you pause for a second and tell that blonde lady to come back please. Sweet lord!!

Truth be told! Michael, I don't really think your pop's betrayed you or push you under the bus. I come to the realization that he was in the dark with your operation and had little "knowledge" about the everyday operations and didn't "volunteer" any information and it may seem like he didn't "help" you in any way. The reality was if he "volunteered" any information, true or false, it could have "tripped you up" under questioning. So take the idea that he "betrayed" or "push you under the bus" out of your head. If he had any intentions of doing so, you could have just been dead from jump. YOUR POP'S LOVED YOU MUCH!

10 years in mafia 50 years bed stories God this guy . Forget the lollipops who was that chick 🤩

Who's the guy who keeps interrupting Michael. He does it no matter who is being interviewed

Michael I got sidetracked Brother’s Death ... now Pat & Tom had “WORDS upon my Father’s death “did 45 days in good hospital

What is the note taking all about? Ridiculous

Damn who is the female assistant?!?!???????😍😍😍