IAP 31: Directors Anthony and Joe Russo on how their Italian-American family supported and nurtured their rise to success

In this episode of The Italian American Podcast, we speak with Emmy-Award winning directors Anthony and Joe Russo. We also speak to Michele Cerullo McAvoy for our Story Segment, author of My Superhero Grandpa. Anthony and Joe Russo tell the story of how they went from being two young Italian American boys in Cleveland to top directors working on the latest Marvel films. The brothers, fiercely proud of their Italian-American heritage, talk about the faith and support their entire Italian-American family gave them, including their father, who, despite his reservations that the brothers would succeed as filmmakers, took the extra step to make sure they didn't give up on their dream. In our Story Segment, Michele Cerullo McAvoy tells the story of how she wrote My Superhero Grandpa as a way to let her kids get to know her father, who tragically passed away before they were born. Episode Sponsors The National Italian American Foundation Nonna Box - Enter PODCAST at checkout for a 10% discount