Old Man and the Mob | Mike Harrington

About this episode

The episode discusses Joe Paruta, a seemingly sweet old man who was a fearsome member of the Gambino crew.

Joe Paruta looked like a sweet old Italian man... but he was lowkey the most fearsome member of the Gambino crew and Sammy The Bull's personal John Wick. My Book - "History Isn't Boring, Your Teacher Was": https://a.co/d/ f4mSJSy Missed a previous episode? No worries! Catch up here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcJA4pW70s8e5ZstUR90n2jmDUAOr4nTZ Want more? Become a member at GaS Digital and you'll receive: • Access to all 200+ episodes • Early access to episodes, every Thursday at 4pm EST & more! Use discount code "LOSER" Join Here: & https://gasdigital.com/ New episodes drop every Tuesday. Subscribe and hit the notification bell so you never miss an update! Youtube: / @herelieskpburke Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/american-loser-podcast/id1435524643 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0JvZPVM0Oujda4QmmVbohM Follow me: Instagram @kpburkesucks:/kpburkesucks Website: https://www.kpburkecomedy.com/ Special thanks to: Mike Harrington GaS Digital Network Our Producer @pacopacarro & the creators of our amazing new song @firelockband "American Loser" Check them out! https://firelockband.com/ #mobsters #nyc #newyork #podcast #history…

People in this episode

Host: KP Burke

Guest: Mike Harrington

Topics covered

• mobsters
• Gambino crew
• Italian culture
• true crime
• comedy
• history

Keywords

• mobsters
• Gambino crew
• Italian
• true crime
• comedy
• history
• Sammy The Bull
• Mike Harrington

Sponsors

GaS Digital

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: firelockband

Books & works: History Isn't Boring, Your Teacher Was

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