Lee and James this is by far the best and most intriguing video in the history of the channel for me. SJ is fantastic and the two of you let her speak the facts and her experience with Sunny at the same time asking the questions I was really interested in hearing the answers to. Shout out to you 3 from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. Great work 👏

The best Sonny Franzese podcast I've seen yet on any channel by far ❤

Great show Lee, so glad I have something good to watch Daly

You guys knocked this one out of the park...great job lee and james

John Bernthal would play a great Sonny in a movie..

You can never go wrong on a sonny boy story i loved the way when she asked about omerta acted never heard the word in his life @ 100 years

Sandra was wonderful. Thanks for the great content. Sonny needs to be a movie. Some history lesson. Peace.

I have ordered a hard copy of the book and look forward to reading it. Fantastic guest Lee & James , well done guys , keep up the great work 👍

Sonny is the definition of a man’s man and a gangster rip sonny

Enjoyable episode. Thank you 3. Well done, Mr. Cole and James. Thank you, Sandra, and congrats on your book. You secured testimony for history, from a primary source, one of the leaders during the Golden Age of the American mafia. And it took a woman's touch to do it.

Lee and Dr James Proctor you did a great job on this interview.

Awesome gentlemen this was one of the best so far 10k subs coming up real soon!

Brilliant video. Looking forward to reading Sandra’s book. Love the charismatic Sonny. What a man! He lived a full & interesting life.

Hour and 20 in absolutely incredible. This I'll say again is content. Great work guys

Another fantastic show guys. Much respect!

Absolutely brilliant interview. Great minds and fascinating content.

What an amazing interview!!!

Great interview Gentlemen 👍 I've seen that documentary on KZfaq of Sonny it's good to actually see Sonny speak. I will definitely be buying this book

I am very late to this interview but wow this first one and the second are so good and the questions asked are relevant and very straight to the point both of the interviews have conviced me to buy the book great job lee and james and great job to sandra for all the work she put into this!

This was my favorite video so far we did. Sandra was such a great person to talk too. Very impressive. Encourage everybody to watch this video.

I have Audible. Because of the type of books that I read this book always comes up as a suggestion. For whatever reason, I've always passed on the book. Not sure why. I do know why, it's because I figured that Sonny was never gonna talk freely about his criminal life and I thought alot of the stuff would be made up. This interview with S. J. Peddie made me decide to get the book. I'm now on chapter 5. It's interesting so far. I decided to get the book because she stated that Sonny NEVER told anyone he knew NOT to talk to her. Sonny was never going to admit to things that he did. But the fact that he didn't stop others from talking to her is telling. His was a long, adventurous and fascinating life. It NEEDED to be told. His life in Cosa Nostra is a part of American history. Interesting interview, Lee. Bravo.

Great interview!

This interview was SO GOOD, that I watched it twice.

Outstanding interview. I am looking forward to reading this book.

Great interview Lee and James, Sonny Franseze was a gangster's gangster, I'll keep an eye out for the book

Lee this is the best interview you have done excellent brother

36 minutes in. Absolutely incredible. You I will say again are not in a "Genre". Keep working guys keep moving forward!

Hi Lee, This is my first comment. I think this was your best show yet. So kudos to you, James and Sandra. The thing that bothered me was that Michael Franzese didn't seem to be very "Christian like" to his family members although professing to be very into his faith.

Great episode well done fellas. Shout out to Sandra sweet lady💯.

You guys did very well on this one. Congrats!

This was a great interview. I really like her, and I definitely will be buying that book. Sonny is a legend

Absolutely a great interview!

This was great, thank you

Lee, I love your Chanel..thanks for all the truth becouse 99%% of the stuff out there is fake. You shine a light on all the bull crap wanna bees .......Were binge watching and you have us on the edge of our seat's..thanks dude..............

Something I meant to bring up that tells you about Michael Franzese. I read in a Minnesota newspaper the following: Tina’s son Michael, whose father was her first husband, made millions running a gas tax scam on Long Island. He buried his mother, who prided herself on being fashionably dressed, in her hospital gown. I can not imagine a son that cold and callous to let her mother be buried in her hospital gown. Just disgusting in my opinion.

Excellent interview & video.Hats off gents

Sandra sounds like a very interesting Journalist 😆

Smart. interesting.knowligble Good stuff Lee and Crew..!

This interview was great good job fellas

She is a fantastic guest, good job

Brilliant interview Lee

Very interesting video, great guest

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Really fucking enjoyed this , stayed up way past my bedtime was worth it

Hi Lee and James, it’s a great to join you both for this discussion with Sandra chatting about a real gangster, Sonny Franzese, and please don’t me wrong guys, cause I’m not gay in any way but Sonny Franzese, was the best looking guy in New York when he was a few years younger, there’s absolutely no doubts about that one guys. Sonny was sentenced to 50 years for something that he didn’t do, and he still kept his mouth shut, how can anyone not see him as a real true gangster, Sandra is right Sonny was a great politician and I’ve always said, that these old timers were all great politicians, they had to have been great politicians otherwise it would never of worked, wow that’s something to talk about guys, Sylvester Stallone could be Sonny’s son and thinking about it when Stallone was younger he did resemble Sonny guys. This is a great discussion with you all discussing Sonny’s life, he certainly lived a great life that for sure.

Thanks for your time from Ontario Canada 🇨🇦

Hey Lee and James do u think real life mob guys in the life watch ur show?

great content, Fellas!! This author had a real inside look at Sonny Franzese. That's not something many people can say! Sonny Is the definition of a Gangster. When you open up an Encyclopedia and turn to the Gangster page....You know there's gonna be a picture of Sonny Franzese there. He is LCN. He's the Definition of what it means to be a gangster in New York. I just wish we had more info on Sonny...he did so much prison time. He sweared until the very end that he had nothing to do with the bank Robbery. Was that just sonny being a Sonny...and trying to get outta something, or was he being sincere? The whole story is just unbelievable

Great podcast awesome.

Read the book when it was first released but I enjoyed the interview especially the untold info 👍💯💥❤️

Was really shocked to hear Michael was tight with his money even to his family 🤣🤣🤣

Fantastic video

Excellent video

I’m gonna buy her book.

They don’t make ‘‘em like sonny anymore..😎

Great great interview guys !! You both did well letting the author speak !! Now some tidbits of my own ,michael franzese became a govt witness in 1986 thats why he was only given 10 years and released in 4 he testified against carmine persico, norby walters ,dino garcia,frank campagna,and three russian partners in his gas scam michael markowits,david bogatin,lev parsites he also testified before congress as to the whole structure of colombo family ,,he did not attend his fathers wake or funeral simply because it was attended by colombo mobsters who would have taken him out . Great job once again!! Your content , your guests , your quickly becoming the most accurate , forthcoming show on youtube !! On your way to 10,000 and beyond !! Buono fortuna !!!

Lee, this was amazing!! Even though Sonny had many people visiting him in the nursing home, he died a lonely man. And to think that his son Michael couldn’t take him in! And is poor mother, homeless! WOW, what a disgrace. I don’t give a shit what went on in that family he could have taken care of them or hired someone to. No respect for Michael, period!

Sonny had a hand in alot of Hollywood and he's known out there so I can see a movie asap

Amazing. I grew up in Jericho LI, and between my brother and sister we all grew up around childhood friends whose fathers and uncles were engaged. I never asked questions and it was good that way. It’s fascinating to this day to hear such a great historical take on this in a very respectful way. Kudos to you all and to Sonny for recognizing his story should be told. I’m now going to order the book. On a side note, most of the podcasts these days are of rats and they belong in the gutter and should have kept their mouths shut the first time. I watch some but always walk away not enjoying their history. This is different. Thank you

Great guy I don't care what anybody says that's a real gangster

I’m from Sonny’s neighborhood Williamsburg Bklyn my Aunt Connie had a sandwich shop on Grand st right off Olivest called Connie’s hot heroes

It's hard to believe sonny would say that about Carlo but I guess it's a mystery and it will be forever. I seen the do film she made and he's not really saying what she said one time about Carlo, watch it, he never said anything about Carlo. I don't believe Carlo was afraid of nobody but I never saw him say much in the film, it was mostly other people talking, I just wanted to hear sonny but yall watch it, it's on KZfaq free

In Sammy the bull voice the man was heavyweight

She should have brought a box of canoli , but I imagine if you got haters, nobody will eat treats from a stranger.

Comparing sunny to gotti is a joke,gotti didn't act like a don,he acted like a kid who found money and brags about it to anybody who listened or was made to listen,sunny would of punched gotti in his fat stomach

Sonny and Raymond Sr from providence were very close flick your cig at the camera man and keep it moving.

A tommy karate pituera be a good movie he an interesting guy

All you need to know about Michael he is well off and his brother on welfare, gives himself away shame on him.

How he lived so long eating 50 years of prison food is amazing

From Gina Lynch I meant his relationship with Tina was not so good when he started our relationship.

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well it was about he life wasn't about his dad but what happened was it put Sonny his dad in trouble

Wait Tony pizza could be sonnys son. Pizza needs to take a blood test. Hahahaha hahaha

37:52 👍

Micheal did go to Sonny's wake, just didn't attend the funeral

Pasta fagiioli is Italian Soul Food.

Lee has the habit of asking the most obvious questions that he and his audience knows the answer to like would Tina stick up for Sonny if someone was talking bad about him? Really? She was a maniac, what do you think she would do?

This guy is by far above and beyond the model tough guy . Mount Rushmore of tough guys 21 century George Washington of a wise guy. I’m not even a fan of gangs

So could Michael actually be Sylvester's brother? Don't push me!

Paused @ the 35:58 mark. Sonny and Gotti Sr. weren't the only ones not to cover their faces. I haven't seen any photos of the former Milwaukee mob boss covering his. However, if a photo emerges of that then I will stand corrected and reverse my position. And no, that deceased Milwaukee mafia boss is no representation of me, neither is Anthony Pettis or that small, tough, lioness with a kind and gentle heart Thug Rose 🌹. My failures, my successes, my traits good or bad are my own. Likewise... with Thug Rose, Anthony, and that former Milwaukee mafia boss. Now, noting my brother and another relative in their 40s and 50s are STILL envious of an alcoholic childhood friend of ours because his parents dressed him grade school years in matching shirt, shirts, socks with Izod alligators on them (I guess that alligator on the shirts, circa 1970s/'80s was the Tesla car and iPhone today, that "if poor kids had crime and addictions would cease," but no one can accuse Americans of being the sharpest knives in the drawer, one step above autistic), I'm fully aware grown men hugging their security blankets called the brand names... Chicago and New York City can get their panties in a bunch envious of what that Milwaukee man accomplished for himself within in his mafia world. The man had some personality faults in my opinion, he seemed far more narcissistic than Sonny who didn't seem to have that problem, and he could be hard hearted towards his sons. Be that as it may... he seems to have had some strong points, within his world anyways. I no he had a lot more money than I ever had. Oh! and he took umbrage by being depicted in the local press as a hoodlum. He didn't hide his face, he reportedly showed up and the newspaper office to have a face to face and express his objection, he wanted to be viewed as a buisnessman. A feared and respected buisnessman. He wanted to be respected among the professional elites.

Watch the Documentary it’s great Newsday did it

The Westside Can Claim Whatever They Want. The Colombo’s Are The 💎 Of Cosa Nostra.

Sonny franzee is cosa Nostra a legend should have been boss

Wish I would have seen this live. I had Michael Franzese message me with an attitude when I spoke about this book. When I told him where I got my info he had nothing to say back to me.

Lee excellent content enjoy this much better than your last partner Trio...

Stand up!

RIP Sonny Franzese

NEWSFLASH!!!!!! IF YOU CLAIM TO KNOW “SONNY” THEN YOU ARE DEAD WRONG IF YOU BELIEVE THAT SONNY WAS INTO ROBBING BANKS!!! THAT WASN’T SONNY’S GOODS!!!

Paused @ 1:10:05 mark. Therefore by the grace of God go I. You here it early in substance addiction that it only gets worse, and thus there is only a "not yet" you have done "that." So, not my place to judge, perhaps discern, but attempt not to judge. I will only say with real gratitude to God that I am happy that is NOT 1 sin I have committed. That has to weigh heavy on that son, and I can't imagine the weight it placed Sonny interiorly, not to mention the weight of sorrow on both father and son combined. I tell ya... God in His mercy has been gentle on me in life in many ways. The cross some have carry... I don't know how they do it without being internally just crushed. But this raises a moral question, pertaining to the world of law enforcement, is it morally licit to use a drug addicted son, even if he approaches you with the offer, to betray his own elderly father so that you may secure a win against this old man? 🤔 I dunno... I have never stood in the shoes of law enforcement, with its sworn duties and its other team obligations, but I would hope that would be one offer I decline as a cop or federal agent. And I would hope I would keep "omerta" about it from the father and well... all people on the streets. I would hope I would have the courage to say, or to think to myself, I will get him another way but not that way. Rough world we live in. A valley of tears.

RIP sonny and Tony Nap

The guy that was driving the car was probably Chris he was with him till the end.

Where is my comment?? Sonny,s mistress Gina Lynch

One thing she said I take exception to. Why would any body go to Sonny and ask permission to wack Gottii Junior? Different family!

Lee what is your obsession with john Gotti you mentioned him numerous times. Once or twice would have been enough. We know you think they have similarities. This is interesting the gotti's no so much.

Sonny was omerta. Michael was greedy and didn't share enough with his family good to know !!

Really had faith in Michael turn's out he was full of shit i apologize for last week sorry

Another tangintile hearsayer on ur channel

Greg Vita was the only one who helped Sonny and he has letters to prove it!

A movie would be great but I think Sonny's life has so much to tell it needs to be a TV series hopefully Netflix would invest in it and make a series that can go in detail about his whole life. I would also like to see a movie or series on fat Anthony Ruggiano I think there isn't enough out about him but what is out sounds very interesting