{"podcast":{"title":"Sit Down with Michael Franzese","slug":"sit-down-with-michael-franzese-7319588","podcast_index_feed_id":7319588,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/michaelfranzese","website_url":"https://michaelfranzese.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/2982b1a0-be34-11ef-86e3-030508d7362a/image/347cd59af14223d2c2088e1f8c29f53c.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Michael Franzese","episode_count":149,"summary":"From a high-ranking member of the Colombo crime family to a man transformed by faith, Michael Franzese shares his extraordinary journey like no one else can. In Sit Downs with Michael Franzese, Michael dives into raw, unfiltered stories from his life in the mob, his path to redemption, and the lessons he’s learned about faith, family, and overcoming life’s struggles. With gripping interviews and practical insights, this podcast will inspire, challenge, and entertain","last_synced_at":"2026-06-20T18:19:28.898423+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sit-down-with-michael-franzese-7319588"},"episode":{"title":"Ex-Mob Boss & Ex-CIA Agent: Iran, Israel, and Epstein Are All Connected","slug":"ex-mob-boss-ex-cia-agent-iran-israel-and-epstein-are-all-connected","published_at":"2026-03-24T17:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sit-down-with-michael-franzese-7319588/ex-mob-boss-ex-cia-agent-iran-israel-and-epstein-are-all-connected","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sit-down-with-michael-franzese-7319588","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/ZZMNM9879443011.mp3?updated=1775003626","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/ZZMNM9879443011.mp3?updated=1775003626","summary":"🍷 Have you tried my wine yet?: https://yt.franzesewine.com/ 💪🏼 Join Franzese Family: https://michaelfranzese.com/family/ I thought I understood Epstein, Israel, and the war in Iran… until this conversation. In this sit down, CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou walks me through why he believes Epstein was working as an access agent, how Israel and Mossad might sit at the center of more than we think, why the Kennedy files still aren’t fully released 60 years later, and what’s really behind the Iran war and Trump’s decisions. I don’t say this lightly: this one actually made me rethink some things. Ex-Mob Boss & Ex-CIA Agent: Iran, Israel, and Epstein Are All Connected 🤝 Book 1 on 1 Call With Me: https://michaelfranzese.com/book-1-on-1-call/ 🔥 Check out my store: https://store.michaelfranzese.com/ 🎙️ Michael Franzese Podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Eo39qb 📧 Interested in partnerships? partnerships@michaelfranzese.com 00:00:00 – Introduction: Epstein Was A Mossad Spy?00:01:03 – Meet Ex-CIA Agent John Kiriakou00:06:15 – How Epstein's Spy Network Worked00:14:07 – 3 Million Documents Still Being Hidden00:20:09 – The CIA's Secret Kill List00:22:55 – Is The Iran War Israel's War?00:25:15 – Netanyahu Threatened Trump With Nukes00:27:47 – Iran Never Had A Nuclear Program00:32:25 – Why They Won't Release The Documents00:36:12 – JFK Files They're Still Hiding00:41:31 – 10,000 Documents All Point To Israel00:42:40 – Why Israel Wanted Kennedy Dead00:43:06 – How Israel Controls American Politics00:49:00 – Inside The Prison Epstein Died In00:55:23 – Mossad's Blackmail Files On Everyone00:57:47 – CIA Agent: Epstein Was Murdered00:58:20 – Did America Bite Off Too Much?01:02:20 – Why NATO Won't Join The War01:05:04 – Bill Clinton & The Epstein Deposition01:06:52 – The Truth They'll Neve…","meta_description":"🍷 Have you tried my wine yet?: https://yt.franzesewine.com/ 💪🏼 Join Franzese Family: https://michaelfranzese.com/family/ I thought I understood Epstein, I…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4536,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sit-down-with-michael-franzese-7319588/episodes/ex-mob-boss-ex-cia-agent-iran-israel-and-epstein-are-all-connected/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sit-down-with-michael-franzese-7319588/ex-mob-boss-ex-cia-agent-iran-israel-and-epstein-are-all-connected.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}