# #367 This Was Your Father’s Napkin with Michael Gandolfini

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Podcast: [The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-downside-with-gianmarco-soresi-3641096)
Published: 2026-04-28T09:00:00+00:00
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Actor Michael Gandolfini joins to share the downsides of being 50% Italian, strangers sharing more or less interesting stories about your father, what’s going on with the chimpanzee civil war, getting sober at 18, and why DJs have gotta stop. Follow Michael Gandolfini on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠ Watch Michael Gandolfini in Marvel's "Daredevil: Born Again" on Disney+: https://www.disneyplus.com/browse/entity-85e7a914-c8e6-41db-95df-c740dc2cf1b7 -- The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content! Follow Gianmarco Soresi on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ Follow Russell Daniels on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ Follow the show on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠ Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi Technical production by Ty Colgate Edited by Dave Columbo Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann Original music by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Douglas Goodhart⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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