{"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":"Mafia vs. Epstein: How Would the Mob Handle a Predator?","slug":"mafia-vs-epstein-how-would-the-mob-handle-a-predator","published_at":"2026-02-26T20:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sit-down-with-michael-franzese-7319588/mafia-vs-epstein-how-would-the-mob-handle-a-predator","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sit-down-with-michael-franzese-7319588","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/ZZMNM7382444927.mp3?updated=1772138956","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/ZZMNM7382444927.mp3?updated=1772138956","summary":"🍷 Have you tried my wine yet?: https://yt.franzesewine.com/ 💪🏼 Join Franzese Family: https://michaelfranzese.com/family/ Everybody’s been asking me one question: “Michael, what would the mob have done with Jeffrey Epstein?” This could be a one‑sentence video – he wouldn’t have lasted – but today I’m going to walk you through exactly how that life would really look at a guy like Epstein. I explain the code we had about women and kids, why certain behavior was absolutely beyond the line, and why men like my father, Joe Colombo, John Gotti and many others would have seen him as someone who had to be dealt with. I also talk about the other side of the life: the guys who might see a “money guy,” put him under their control, shake him down for millions – and still decide he was too dangerous to keep around. If you want to understand the difference between the ugly things we did, the lines we still wouldn’t cross, and how a man like Epstein would really be treated in that world, watch this one all the way through. Mafia vs. Epstein: How Would the Mob Handle a Predator? 🤝 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 Backbone Media Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"🍷 Have you tried my wine yet?: https://yt.franzesewine.com/ 💪🏼 Join Franzese Family: https://michaelfranzese.com/family/ Everybody’s been asking me one qu…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2064,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sit-down-with-michael-franzese-7319588/episodes/mafia-vs-epstein-how-would-the-mob-handle-a-predator/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/mafia-vs-epstein-how-would-the-mob-handle-a-predator.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}