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The Godfather of Podcasting: Celebrating an Icon
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The story behind the story.
Gianni Russo and co-host Jeanie Raymond open the 21st season of the Hollywood Godfather Podcast, promote a new website with personalized Godfather memorabilia, gifts, membership tiers (“la familia”), Zoom/cameo appearances, and an upcoming clothing line, noting profits support Russo’s 501(c) “Gianni Believes You Can” for underprivileged children’s education. They celebrate Jeannie becoming a grandmother of twins and discuss staying busy, podcasts’ flexibility, and concerns about unrest and street violence. Russo previews a new book titled “4D at 223: If These Walls Could Talk,” based on coded daily ledgers kept since age 12 and stories tied to his longtime apartment and famous visitors. He also reveals undergoing multiple heart procedures earlier in the year and feels improved energy.
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NEW YORK · 1972
The GodfatherThe role that changed everything.
In Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather, Gianni played Carlo Rizzi, Connie Corleone’s husband. Released in 1972, the film became the defining credit of his acting career. The podcast returns to the production, the cast, and Gianni’s memories of stepping into a film that would become part of cinema history.
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