Former Mafioso - Michael Franzese | PBD Podcast | Ep. 163

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In this episode, Patrick Bet-David is joined by Michael Franzese and Adam Sosnick to discuss American Values, Gun Laws, the January 6th insurrection, and much more... Michael Franzese is an American former mobster who was a caporegime in the Colombo crime family, and son of former underboss Sonny Franzese. Franzese was enrolled in a pre-med program at Hofstra University, but dropped out to make money for his family after his father was sentenced to 50 years in prison for bank robbery in 1967. TOPICS 0:00 - Start  9:17 - Have American values changed?  14:21 - Why it's so upsetting to think about politicians  23:30 - Gun laws  28:06 - How do you relate to people who don’t make much money/Inflation  32:01 - Bad times will pass   37:28 - Trump   52:37 - Jack Del Rio/Jan 6th   1:05:18 - Why do politicians interfere with the Parent/Child relationship?  1:15:08 - Bill Maher/Mass shootings  1:32:01 - How long should it take to buy a weapon?  1:47:30 - Who you hang around with matters Check out Michael Franzese line of wines: https://bit.ly/3mJU2nS Buy Michael's new book Mafia Democracy: https://amzn.to/3xmud25 Text: PODCAST to 310.340.1132 to get added to the distribution list Patrick Bet-David is the founder and CEO of Valuetainment Media. He is the author of the #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller Your Next Five Moves (Simon & Schuster) and a father of 2 boys and 2 girls. He currently resides in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.   To reach the Valuetainment team you can email: [email protected]

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In this episode, Patrick Bet-David is joined by Michael Franzese and Adam Sosnick to discuss American Values, Gun Laws, the January 6th insurrection, and much more... Michael Franzese is an American former mobster who was a caporegime in the Colombo crime family, and son of former underboss Sonny Franzese. Franzese was enrolled in a pre-med program at Hofstra University, but dropped out to make money for his family after his father was sentenced to 50 years in prison for bank robbery in 1967. TOPICS 0:00 - Start 9:17 - Have American values changed? 14:21 - Why it's so upsetting to think about politicians 23:30 - Gun laws 28:06 - How do you relate to people who don’t make much money/Inflation 32:01 - Bad times will pass 37:28 - Trump 52:37 - Jack Del Rio/Jan 6th 1:05:18 - Why do politicians interfere with the Parent/Child relationship? 1:15:08 - Bill Maher/Mass shootings 1:32:01 - How long should it take to buy a weapon? 1:47:30 - Who you hang around with matters Check out Michael Franzese line of wines: https://bit.ly/3mJU2nS Buy Michael's new book Mafia Democracy: https://amzn.to/3xmud25 Text: PODCAST to 310.340.1132 to get added to the distribution list Patrick Bet-David is the founder and CEO of Valuetainment Media. He is the author of the #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller Your Next Five Moves (Simon & Schuster) and a father of 2 boys and 2 girls. He currently resides in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. To reach the Valuetainment team you can email: [email protected]

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