The Hungry Guido Gets Real About Life, Faith & Italian American Culture

About this episode

Joey Remo discusses his journey with Crohn's Disease, faith, and Italian American culture while sharing his experiences as a social media creator.

On this episode of Italians Sicilians Do It Better, we sit down with Joey Remo, better known online as “The Hungry Guido.” Known for his amazing food content, hilarious sports and weather rants, and larger-than-life personality, Joey shares how he built his social media following and became one of the most recognizable Italian American creators online. But this episode goes much deeper than food and laughs. Joey opens up about living with Crohn’s Disease, recently going through a 17-hour surgery, and the emotional and physical battles he has faced throughout his life. Through all the ups and downs, Joey explains how faith and finding God helped him stay strong during the hardest moments of his journey. We also get into funny and relatable Italian American conversations, stereotypes people assume from social media, old-school family culture, and the difference between internet personalities and real life. This episode is packed with motivation, emotion, humor, and real talk. 🎙️ Watch the full podcast episode now 📺 Full video available on YouTube 🎧 Also streaming on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio & all major podcast platforms. Become a supporter of this…

People in this episode

Host: Frank Diesel

Guest: Joey Remo

Topics covered

• Italian American culture
• faith
• Crohn's Disease
• social media
• family culture
• humor
• food

Keywords

• Italian American
• Crohn's Disease
• social media
• faith
• humor
• food content
• family culture

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Organizations: Italians Sicilians Do It Better

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