“Any bum can take a life, a king will save one”. Wow!!!

Wise words from a wise man, “forget the experience remember the lesson”is such a powerful statement I’ll be sure to hold onto that one.

Chris is super old school! No matter how many times you ask him about the mafia he will always deny it!!!

Charismatic and captivating. Hope you can get Chris back for more stories. Thanks for the video.

I loved listening to this guy. Please have him back. ❤️ Keep doing you Mark, you’re doing such a great job.

Mark - his life lesson - "Forget the experience, remember the lesson." Great lesson for us all!! Your guests have some amazing wisdom and advise.

Loved this one. What an intelligent and knowledgeable man. Wish this segment was much longer. Thank you Mr. Chris Colombo for all the lessons.

I was locked up with Chris, and let me tell you, he doesn't disappoint! What a funny and i mean funny guy. He's definitely one of a kind. I wish him all the best!

The work mark is doing is amazing 👏 happy to say I'm alive while it is happening an absolute proud to be part of it. Keep doing the damn thing

One day, there won’t be men like this around anymore. I pray videos like this will keep them around far longer. We’re going to need them. Thank you for what you do Mark!

Every time i check in, i think i have heard the best story yet...but this one is unreal. I love this story. This man is the GOAT.

Chris's personality is so calm and likeable...love it. Great interview gentlemen. I appreciate you both.

I admire how he has so much admiration for his father.

Chris reminds me of so many people I knew. I would listen for hours and learned a lot. Yes, fascinating story. Compliments to you Mark.

This man is a wizard. So wise. A wise guy in the best sense . His answer to what the biggest lesson in life was is the best I have heard on SWU. Old school strength of character. Loved the story about the history of the mafia in Sicily. Please have Chris back. I would love to hear more about his life and what happened when he saw God. Thank you Mark. You are doing incredible work.

Chris is an awesome man! I would love to sit down with him and listen to his stories. Thank you Mark! You hit it out of the park as always 😊

Amazing interview. I love this guy. He fascinated me. My dad owned a butcher shop in the Bronx and the furniture store next door use to take bets. Big part of my memories. Miss the days of the past and he brought back those memories in a good way.

Old school respect and morals are damn near impossible to come by in todays world I don’t trust 90% of what ppl spew out of their mouths but I 100% believe every word this man says. Good people if you ask me.

I used to play little baseball with so many Mafia kids family members in Brooklyn. Half my team had Mob last names. Had so much fun, and never had to pay for anything. It was awesome. Thanks Mr. Colombo.

Thank you Mark. Thank you Chris for sharing! Grew up in a Sicilian family…. It was fun listening and watching familiar mannerisms. Such a wonderful, interesting and intelligent gentleman. Love when Chris said…. “Forget the experience, remember the lesson.”

This gives me so much hope. I lost my mom to cancer at age 9. Her brothers and sisters and all of my family doubt my intelligence and say “you don’t remember her I’m sure”, but I remember everything. I remember the texture of her hair, the smile and way she greeted people, her laugh, her hands, the way she rubbed my eyebrows to get me to sleep, the way she hugged me…. I have never forgotten her. She was larger than life. ♥️

What a Breath of Fresh Air!🌬🍃 His words of Wisdom at the End were Pure Gold.🏅 Best guest that You've had on in Years!🥇

What an incredible human being. One of my favorite interviews ever. Spices reduce inflammation and stop heart attacks!

“What’s vice today is commerce tomorrow “. Great quote and so true.

This guy has this infectious charm and charisma, immediately extraordinarily likeable, and I don't know anything about him.

Of all the guests I have seen on SWU, this is the one guy I'd love to sit down and have a beer with the most.

Great interview! Thank you, Chris! You gave me my Grandpa and Dad back for 45 minutes. Thank you, Mark.

I'd like to sit next to this guy riding on a train across the country."When you don't know where your going any road will take you there." What a wise guy.

I believe Chris could be the best teacher of life lessons, I could listen to him all day ,I hope he shares all his experiences ❤

this guys father is the definition of a OG

I wrote a book about his father Joe Colombo with his oldest brother Anthony Colombo. Anthony was one of the most respectful and honorable humans I’ve met. I’m positive that was from his father. He was with his dad every day for years up until the shooting. A sad legacy for them all. Colombo - the Unsolved Murder.

This is a great video. You don't get much more genuine that this man. He is definitely a reflection of his father's best qualities, plus all of his own that make him unique. No sugar coating, no fantasy, glitz or glam. Just realness. And lessons for us all mixed in

Mark, I come to see new videos every day! Great work, many thanks.

Bring him back Mark could listen to him all day, great interview 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Mark not giving af dropping an F bomb in the first 15 seconds

"Forget the experience, learn the lesson" Love it.

Chris has started a channel if anyone is curious.

LOVED this interview. So much old school wisdom... much needed right now.

Nice interview. Great effort Chris and Mark. Thanks to both of you. I have learned so much.

I wish this episode was two or three hours long. SO awesome. Thanks Mark, and Mr. Colombo!

What a incredible interview. Telling a story of times past. Would be incredible to sit down and have a conversation with Chris.

This was TREMENDOUS! Nice work, absolutely brilliant. I really enjoyed this conversation, great questions and even better responses. Appreciate both of you. Cheers!

Absolutely without a doubt one of the best 'sitdowns' ever...i've just been entertained amused schooled coached and mentored by this guy...Thank You!

Also, I forgot to mention Mark being the greatest interviewer there is out there and bringing us the best USA stories and people there are. Never a dull moment and always a class act. Thanks Mark!

Classy guy. I don't think he even swore once. Good for him. He seems like a lot of fun.

I love this channel. Lightyears ahead of others. This guy was an incredibly interesting character.

I’m only at 12 seconds and damn mark what an intro 🤣😂🤣

This is an excelent interview. I cant believe there is millions of subscribers and only a few thousand likes. Great interview thank you🙏

My Nana was a bookie and the love of my life was the son of a mobster. Becoming a mobster was a BIG NO when it came to my boyfriend, in fact he has the complete opposite live. Only a few know that his luxurious adult life is funded and was sent up for him by his father's mob money cleaned through a few front businesses and eventually turned into a legal business he now runs.

This was the most entertaining interview that I’ve ever listened to from this channel. What stood out to me was how he never allowed the interviewer to use the word mafia as a blanket reference to Italian people, and gave it the historic context that others weren’t able to do. Well done Mr. Columbo.

This is my favorite video of yours. Just wonderful.

Definitely one of best interviews for me true Gentleman 💪🏽💪🏽

This guy is awesome! I would really like to have him back on asap.

The fascinating interviews just keep coming, what a fantastic channel this is.

Wtf how did you get an actual Colombo…

Wow this is truly epic💯 this is the best one yet hands down

Mark, you are the man !!! Make this kind of people famous. Not some tik tokers….

Wise words. It would be a most delightful pleasure to watch another interview with this person. Thank you.

Thanks for coming Chris, you're a good guy

Awesome 👏🏾 interview!!! He was very interesting!! Real OG!!! We don’t have many of those anymore 😢😢😢

What a great guy, I could listen to his stories all day long.

This is by far one of the best interviews I have seen in a long time. Chris Colombo is a gifted narratore.

Such an enjoyable guy to listen to. So genuine, so knowledgeable. So truthful..I wish him well.

Grew up in an Italian neighborhood in the River Quay, every business on every corner was owned by Italians/Sicilians, that was the safest I ever felt was when I lived in that neighborhood as a kid.

When I was growing up these were the normal people and thought about the freedom they had compared to my dad working in a sweatshop his whole life. I'm Polish and all the uncles in the neighborhood were Italians. Always welcomed me into their houses. But there was a clear line. They always helped us. To that - respect that has lasted a lifetime. I knew they had a zest for life when they were growing banana trees in New Jersey.

We need more of this guy, love this shit

What's vice today is commerce tomorrow ~ Chris Colombo

Joseph Anthony Colombo Sr. (June 16, 1923 - May 22, 1978) was the boss of the Colombo crime family, one of the Five Families of the American Mafia in New York City. Colombo was born in New York City, where his father was an early member of what was then the Profaci crime family. In 1961, the First Colombo War unfolded, instigated by the kidnapping of four high-ranking members in the Profaci family by Joe Gallo. Later that year, Gallo was imprisoned, and in 1962, family leader Joe Profaci died of cancer. In 1963, Bonanno crime family boss, Joseph Bonanno made plans with Joseph Magliocco to assassinate several rivals on The Commission. Magliocco gave the contract to one of his top hit men, Colombo, who revealed the plot to its targets. The Commission spared Magliocco's life but forced him into retirement, while Bonanno fled to Canada. As a reward for turning on his boss, Colombo was awarded the Profaci family. His only prison term would come in 1966, when Colombo was sentenced to 30 days in prison for contempt of court by refusing to answer questions from a grand jury about his financial affairs. In 1970, Colombo created the Italian-American Civil Rights League. Later that year, the first Italian Unity Day rally was held in Columbus Circle to protest the federal persecution of Italians. In 1971, Gallo was released from prison, and Colombo invited him to a peace meeting with an offering of $1,000, which Gallo refused, instigating the Second Colombo War. On June 28, 1971, Colombo was shot three times by Jerome Johnson at the second Italian Unity Day rally in Columbus Circle sponsored by the Italian-American Civil Rights League; Johnson was immediately killed by Colombo's bodyguards. Colombo was paralyzed from the shooting. On May 22, 1978, Colombo died of cardiac arrest. Source Wikipedia

35:45 "...we live in a world where people are afraid to be themselves..."

How wonderful to hear someone speak about their father that way. I dont know if ive ever met anyone in my life who has so much respect and love for their father. Speaks volumes.

Mark always nails the questions Bravo !

These guys are the best storytellers, I could listen to him all day. And while he was I am sure a scary guy back in the day, he truly looks like the sweetest guy. I would love to meet him!

congrats mark for your endless work n flow!

Great interview , please have him again some time , i’m sure lots of people are eager to see him again

Born and raised in the NYC boros. Just listening to Chris speak reminds me of home. Very comforting. Say what you want about New York - smartest and toughest people you’ll meet, but most of us will give you the shirt off our backs as long as you don’t fuck with us.

These guys are so dangerously charismatic.

Well said! Forget the experience, remember the lesson!

“Forget the experience, remember the lesson.” That’s some powerful shit.

Wow. I am in complete amazement. Wonderful interview. Thank you, Mr. Colombo!

Great interview, thank you for telling the truth and excellent history lesson!

Im greatful to hear from the children of mobster. They give us a different point of view thats unique.

I’m a 100 percent Italian and Proud ! Chris I listen to your words you speak it’s all very well said and I like how u speak with Wisdom and intelligence! Thank you 🙏🏻

Great interview once again Mark! Thank you

This guy should definitely write a book and do the audio voice-over. Great episode!

What the government did to his family is horrible. I grew up right around the corner from them and they were GOOD people. My uncle's went to school with Chris and his brothers and they all said they were just regular kids

What a ballsy first question to ask. Mark is really good at building instant rapport with the people he interviews. I guarantee you if i asked that same question, the interview would have ended early.

Its always interesting and never boring hearing hearing a wiseman speak

I could listen to this guy for hours!! !

Please bring Chris back for more. Refreshingly candid and interesting. Would love to hear more. Thank you Mark for all you bring to us ❤️

Very intelligent man right here. I feel like I just learned a shit ton about life in about 43 min. This was awesome, thank you

During the French occupation of Italian territories, including Sicily, it was common practice that French soldiers rape Italian girls and women. At one raping instance, do not know exact village or town, mother of the victim stand outside the home and screamed “my daughter, my daughter!”. Neighbors, armed, arrive to help, they grabbed rapist(s) and killed them. Then they fled into the hills and mountains. This led to formation of strong, well organized resistance against occupation forces and got the name My Daughter. In today, politically correct dictionary, rebels like this would be call freedom fighters. My daughter in Italian is Mia Figlia which is pronounced Ma-fia.

Appreciate all you do soft white underbelly?! Keep up the good work!

Haven't watched any of ur videos lately but I've been recommending the channel to anyone who is interested in this kind of content

Such a pleasure listening to Chris. Would love to hear more of his perspective and wisdom, laughter and....accent. A man with a great heart. May God Bless you Richly with Peace and a continuous desire for a Repentant Heart. ❤️🌹🕊️🙏✝️

He talks about how brilliant and advanced his father was. I wonder if he knows he’s very similar. Hearing him talk about how he doesn’t have an identity that he just is who he is and how he likes to scuba dive bc it’s quiet and beautiful. It resonated with me a lot and this is someone who would most likely be painted as a monster little did we know he has a big heart and even in book making was showing as much love as possible as often as possible. What a last name to hold and I think he does it plenty of justice. I’m a young Italian and have always had a big regard for the guys but this was one of the realest for me. Not trying to be mister tough guy just talking about the life and spreading love these are the kind of guys cosa had in charge at the beginning but the big egos inevitably worked their way in and destructed it from the inside.

Chris is an inspiration. Please get him back on .#chriscolumbo Mark ❤

I never had a choice in life so what do you have to regret- powerful words 🙏

That was a really interesting show, good job Chris and good job Mark. Thank you both for a very entertaining morning. The one flashback quote that will stick with me: “We ain’t here to cause no trouble, we’re just here to do the Super Bowl shuffle” -- the ‘85 Bears made that music video way before MTV took off, never forget Ditka and the Fridge. Awesome just awesome.

What an excellent interview!

Perfect opening line! So badass