Deep Cover: The Real Donnie Brasco

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Joe Pistone and Leo Rossi Interviewed by Matty Staudt Oct 28, 2020

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While we're waiting for Season 2... the president and founder of our favorite show's production company, Matty Staudt, is taking this opportunity to get to know Leo and Joe's story better. From Leo's days in radio to Joe's peccadillos, we get to be flies on the wall to this humorous and revealing discussion between three Italians who have more in common than they realized.

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Donnie Brasco Goes To Hollywood Sep 16, 2020

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In this Season 1 finale of Deep Cover, Leo Rossi and Joe Pistone reminisce on tales of Hollywood related to the production of the movie, Donnie Brasco, and more. They’ve known each other for years and have many stories to share to prove it. Joe may have been deep undercover with the mafia, but according to him, Hollywood executives are the ones not to be trusted. Coming soon, Deep Cover Season 2, will continue where Joe left off, sharing more stories of his time deep undercover in not just America, but overseas as well.

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Johnny Depp is Donnie Brasco Sep 09, 2020

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Leo Rossi and Joe Pistone get into the showbiz of Donnie Brasco, the movie. Revealing stories of what it was like to work with an A-list actor like Johnny Depp, especially the relationship of respect established between Depp and Joe. Joe Pistone also reveals what parts of the movie were true to his actual experience undercover, and which were fictionalized for the big screen.

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Close Calls and Untold Stories, Part 2 Sep 02, 2020

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In this two-part episode, Leo and Joe continue to reveal close calls and other untold stories from Joe’s time deep undercover, as Donnie Brasco. From the dangers of wearing a wire, to meeting a doctor that wanted to sell drugs to the mob, and other curious occurrences that will have you wondering how he did it all and made it out unscathed. What was it really like working with Lefty Ruggiero? Joe Pistone, aka Donnie Brasco, will tell you.

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Close Calls and Untold Stories, Part 1 Aug 26, 2020

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In this two-part episode, Leo and Joe reveal close calls and other untold stories from Joe’s time deep undercover, as Donnie Brasco. From the dangers of wearing a wire, to meeting a doctor that wanted to sell drugs to the mob, and other curious occurrences that will have you wondering how he did it all and made it out unscathed. What was it like to share an apartment with Sonny Black, a caporegime in the Bonanno crime family? Joe Pistone, aka Donnie Brasco, will tell you.

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Three Capos Murder Aug 19, 2020

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Leo Rossi and Joe Pistone dive deeper into the three capos murder that took place towards the end of the Donnie Brasco operation. A big war was going on in the Bonanno family that led to the ultimate murder of Philip Giaccone, Al Indelicato and Dominick Trinchera. Joe has special insight into this event, because he was still undercover when Sonny Black placed the hit to prevent the further planning by the three capos, to overthrow the Bonanno boss.

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Q&A with Leo and Joe, Part 2 Aug 12, 2020

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Joe Pistone and Leo Rossi sit down to answer more of the listener’s questions. This time, Joe talks about his family, the impact his work has had on the world of deep cover operations, and even Leo gets to answer a few questions! All of these questions, and more, are answered in this two-part Q&A.

00:45 – Was there anything Joe enjoyed about working for the mafia?

01:52 – Would Joe have done anything different?

02:45 – What other criminal profession would Joe have liked to have learned?

04:54 – Which crime family dealt in white collar crime?

05:30 – Does Joe feel proud of the impact his work as Donnie Brasco had?

07:04 – How did Joe’s family cope with his time deep undercover?

08:53 – What was Leo’s favorite part of Joe’s story?

09:50 – Does Leo think he would’ve been able to have done what Joe did?

11:00 – How did Leo and Joe meet?

12:15 – Was Joe satisfied with the results of the operation?

15:40 – What is Joe’s favorite mafia film besides Donnie Brasco?

19:50 - Does Joe still look over his shoulder?

24:00 – Bonus question.

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Q & A with Leo and Joe, Part 1 Aug 05, 2020

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Joe Pistone and Leo Rossi sit down to answer some of the listener’s questions. Now that we know the story of how Donnie Brasco came to be, we’re going to dive even deeper into the finer details of the operation. What happened after the operation? What did Lefty Ruggiero do when he got out? What was the most difficult part of being Donnie Brasco? All of these questions, and more, are answered in this two-part Q&A.

01:25 – What happened when the operation ended?

03:24 – Sonny’s culture

04:10 – No mercy for Sonny Black?

05:05 – How did Joe Pistone find out Sonny was dead?

06:50 – What did Lefty do when he got out?

07:55 – $500k contract on Joe

09:15 – Was it difficult jumping in and out of he Donnie Brasco persona?

12:23 – Did anyone try to contact Joe?

15:08 – Would Joe have regretted killing Bruno?

16:48 – How many people were killed?

18:10 – What was the most difficult part about working deep cover?

20:09 – Did anyone from the mob ever come over to Joe’s apartment?

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The End of Donnie Brasco? Jul 29, 2020

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The FBI now knows there’s a lot of bad blood and enemies turning the mafia inside out and placing Joe Pistone’s life in danger. He’s set to become a made guy, but the FBI wants to close the operation and start convicting with the evidence they’ve collected thus far. The likes of Sonny Black and Lefty Ruggiero wrestle with the realization that Donnie Brasco has been an undercover agent the entire time, but the true is undeniable as Joe (aka Donnie Brasco) begins to testify before the jury in the coming years.

02:25 – Sonny Black resolves Bonanno internal conflict

03:21 – Joe Pistone aka Donnie Brasco is assigned a hit

07:47 – FBI wants to close operation

11:35 – Donnie Brasco is no more

14:43 – Sonny Black’s end

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Donnie Brasco vs. Tony Mirra Jul 22, 2020

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Tensions are at an all-time high within the Bonanno family, as there’s a struggle for power amongst the caporegime. Anthony “Tony” Mirra returns from prison to reclaim Joe from Lefty Ruggiero, but with no leverage or right to it, he resorts to throwing baseless claims of theft and insubordination Joe’s (aka Donnie Brasco’s) way. This ultimately leads to a sit down with Sonny Black that could either go in Joe’s favor or cut his time deep undercover within the mafia, short.

00:55 – Telephone Conversation between Lefty and Joe

15:26 – The Outcome of the Sit Down with Sonny Black and Tony Mirra

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