GrowingUpItalian

EPISODE 58. For this weeks episode, Sabino and his friend Al speak about Al's Vintage Clothing line and love for fashion and style. Al has a store in bushwick called Select Vintage LTD. which can also be found on Instagram (@selectvintage_bk). If you're into Vintage, style, and fashion, this is definitely the podcast for you. We hope you enjoy.

EPISODE 57. Sabino and Rocco go to Carmine's Pizzeria in Williamsburg, Brooklyn to meet with Mets Legend and Top 5 leader in all time saves, John Franco, and Carmine Gangone and Joe Quagliano from Italian American Baseball Foundation. The crew get together and talk about John's involvement in the Italian community, GrowingUpItalian and IABF's partnership in expanding to the majority of MLB sports teams to get an Italian Heritage Day, John's legendary career, superstitions, and most intense moments. To purchase tickets for Italian Heritage Day GUI LINK - mets.com/ItalianDay IABF LINK - groupmatics.events/event/IABF Find our guests on Instagram John Franco - @johnfranconymets IABF - @iabf_official Carmine - @carminespizzeria & @sliceofbk Joe - @joe_mintpros

EPISODE 56. The do's and don'ts of social media. Sabino and Rocco go visit Italian American comedian (and returning guest) Anthony Rodia with Luca Two Times to talk about how special social media can be if used the right way. The crew also talk about some exciting events on the way, including Italian Heritage Day at citi field hosted by us, growingupitalian on May 12th and a bunch of exciting news for RodiaComedy fans.

EPISODE 55. Rocco gets together with his friends for many years now. The 4 gather and talk about the difficulty of finding a career in something they love, the struggle of figuring that out, what happens in high school/college, and the amount of change that happens for young adults pursuing careers, and some advice for them. For specific times & important topics, go to: The struggle - 2:00 Advice to the youth - 6:00 DO WHAT YOU LOVE - 13:00 More advice - 16:00 Social Media - 19:00 Find our guests on instagram, Logan (@LoganLicool) Tony (@tonyguerc) & his Entertainment Company (@battlegroundsmusicofficial) Anthony (@anthonydrago)

EPISODE 54. Sabino gets together with his crew, the unofficial talent scout of New York, NewYorkNico, the Tony Soprano impersonator and comedian, Nicky Petito, and lastly Williamsburgs oldest bad bay, Charlie da wolf. The crew talk about a number of topics as this podcast is one of the most comical we've done so far. Hope you enjoy!

EPISODE 53. Sabino speaks with second time guest, Tommy from @longislanditalian and John, owner of @latorrebakery who has also just created a new pastry called the "Cannotella". The three speak a lot about running businesses, family, sports and lots of more interesting topics.

EPISODE 52. Joining in from the @italianfootballTV studio, Rocco and Sabino speak with their good friends from back in College about the future of Italy's National Calcio Team, some Serie A talk, questions answered sent in by Instagram fans and some more exclusive exciting news. TIMESTAMPS 01:49 How Italy’s played this break 04:05 MOISE KEAN 6:00 New Calcio tee drop 11:30: who should be starting in Italy’s attack 18:05 how good has Mancini been? 22:49 Who’s Italy’s best player right now? 24:35 who’s gonna win a UCL first: Inter or PSG? 25:05 Icardi situation 26:00 what its like at an Italian derby 28:13 who we think gets the UCL spot 31:30 thoughts on spalletti 33:12 Ronaldo’s injury 33:56 Is Messi or Ronaldo the GOAT? 35:24 Marco gets called out 36:53 best youngster in the world 39:31 Icardi’s replacement 44:30 who’s italy’s best striker 45:35 which bottom of the table team is our fav? 48:00 How far can Italy go in the EUROS 48:27 Politano vs Bernardeschi 51:25 what’s Italy’s best XI 54:50 about Growing up Italians & IFTV 1:03:55 Why we started IFTV

EPISODE 50. The team gets together for another recap episode but this one is the most special of them all. 50 episodes in, halfway to 100, truly a milestone. The trio share some awesome news on what is to come, appreciation for all the special guests who have come on their podcast, their appreciation for their fans, how life has been, and how they find the perfect balance for growingupitalian. For the first time since 2013, the New York Mets will have an Italian Heritage Day and this year it is presented by yours truly, GrowingUpItalian. Something they've always dreamed of, the trio are absolutely excited to unite the culture in a way never before. To learn all about the event, please go to 5:00. We hope you all come out and support us, tell a friend to tell a friend to tell a friend! The link to purchase tickets is mets.com/ItalianDay

EPISODE 51. Michela and returning guests, Giuseppe and Sabrina from @brooklynbitess talk all about the feast day of St. Joseph on March 19th. The three get together to talk about the classic pastries, zeppole and sfingi, other italian pastries, and some talk about the events that GrowingUpItalian and BrooklynBitess have collaborated on. If you enjoy talking about desser then this is the episode for you. YOUTUBE LINK : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSK3QHBS7Cc

EPISODE 49. Sabino brings along his friends Matt(@matt_lebris)and Mas (@ccallmetoma) in the studio to talk about good business bad business. For specific times and important topics, go to : 4:00 - $2,000 a week in this day and age 6:00 - Power of Social Media 1800 - Urgency

EPISODE 48. Sabino and Rocco speak with LucaTwoTimes on who the Golden Child is in their family. All 3 share experiences and moments when they know who was the golden child. Sabino being the oldest in his family, Rocco being the middle child in his, and Luca being the youngest in his household. The 3 share different perspectives and thoughts on the Golden Child. For the first time ever on a podcast, the crew also goes live on Instagram to respond to some questions.

EPISODE 47. Sabino sits down with long time friend, Rocco Rubino who played basketball overseas in Sicily. Rocco was a young star with a lot of potential, coming from Greenpoint, Brooklyn. They talk about what it was like playing basketball together growing up, and Rocco talks about his professional basketball career. (Instagram is @RoccoRubino) About Rocco Rubino's Career Italy : Averaged 12 points per game, 4 assists and 3 rebounds 2009 (College Career) : Started and played in all 27 games...led the team in eight different categories that included points (502), points per game (18.6), field goals made (144), three pointers made (50), free throws made (164), free throw percentage (84.5), assists (101), minutes played (997), and was second on the team in rebounds (130)...scored in the double digits in ever game except for one... was the game high scorer in 13 games and had a season high of 30 points against Vassar (12/9/09)...had game highs of eight assists against Baruch College (1/6/10) and four steals over Lehman (1/8/10)...led the conference in free throw percentage (.845), second in minutes played (997) and fifth in assists and points with 101 and 502 respectively...honored as a CUNYAC First-Team All-Star and also named to the NABC All-District team. High School : Played three years on the varsity for legendary coach Jack Curran…Was the sixth leading scorer in the CHSAA last season, averaging 15.0 points for Molloy…Netted a season-high of 31 points versus St. Francis (VA). Was selected to the 2007 CHSAA First Team…Was also selected to the First Team (Queens) by the Times Ledger…Helped lead the New York City Scholastic team to a gold medal in the Empire State Games last summer after finishing as the fourth leading scorer in the CHSAA, averaging 17.0 ppg. en route to Third Team honors. For specific times and important topics, go to 2:00 - Basketball at Archbishop Molloy 4:00 - Basketball in Puerto Rice 12:00 - What it was like playing in Italy

EPISODE 46. Sabino brings along some long time friends to join him in meeting Tony Soprano impersonator Nicky Petito. Nicky shares his story behind impersonating Tony Soprano, why he started doing it, and how it's led to some success in today's world. The 4 of them touch on many different Italian topics, the sauce and gravy debate, classic movies, growing up Italian. Find them on Instagram Nicky Petito - @NickyPetito John Arpino - @J_Arp & jarps_journey (fitness page) Nicky D'Onza - @NicholasDonza

EPISODE 45. Michela and Rocco get together to chat with returning guest, Mike from Hardcore Italians. The 3 talk about our generation of Italians, the Italian culture, values and some of the stereotypes that we deal with. For specific times and important topics, go to : 5:30 - Italian Millennials 10:00 - Our story 12:00 - Social Media 14:00 - Pushing forward the Italian Culture 18:00 - Being proud of your roots 31:00 - The power of Instagram 45:00 - Favorite Italian Foods

EPISODE 44. The crew brings in special guest, Sal 'The Voice' Valentinetti from America's Got Talent. They're quick to find out that he's very humble, sincere, and a man who is very proud of his Italian culture and the Italian community. In this podcast you'll get to know Sal a little better, how his career started, the America's Got Talent experience, his family values, what he does to give back to the community, and some exciting things to look forward to. If you enjoyed this episode please be sure to like, rate, comment, subscribe because it goes a long way for us, thank you! This podcast was also recorded on camera so be sure to check out the video on youtube which will be placed below. Sal's instagram : @SalTheVoice Youtube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzIq6mLJJ88&t=224s