#367 This Was Your Father’s Napkin with Michael Gandolfini

#367 This Was Your Father’s Napkin with Michael Gandolfini

From The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi by Vox Media Podcast Network

April 28, 2026 · 1h 31m

About this episode

Michael Gandolfini discusses his Italian heritage, personal stories about his father, and various cultural topics.

Actor Michael Gandolfini joins to share the downsides of being 50% Italian, strangers sharing more or less interesting stories about your father, what’s going on with the chimpanzee civil war, getting sober at 18, and why DJs have gotta stop. Follow Michael Gandolfini on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠ Watch Michael Gandolfini in Marvel's "Daredevil: Born Again" on Disney+: https://www.disneyplus.com/browse/entity-85e7a914-c8e6-41db-95df-c740dc2cf1b7 -- The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content! Follow Gianmarco Soresi on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ Follow Russell Daniels on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ Follow the show on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠ Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi Technical production by Ty Colgate Edited by Dave Columbo Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann Original music by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Douglas Goodhart⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Gianmarco Soresi

Guest: Michael Gandolfini

Topics covered

  • Italian heritage
  • personal stories
  • sobriety
  • chimpanzee civil war
  • DJ culture

Keywords

  • Italian
  • sobriety
  • chimpanzee civil war
  • DJs
  • personal stories

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vox Media Podcast Network

Books & works: Daredevil: Born Again

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