Our Thing with Sammy The Bull

Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano (born March 12, 1945) is an American gangster who became the underboss of the Gambino crime family. This is his story. Directed by James Carroll.

Episodes

Fireside with the Underboss - How the MAFIA is like CHESS

February 13, 2023 • 17 mins

This week Sammy discusses how the Mafia is similar to Chess. He breaks down the process of having to always be three steps ahead of your opponent. These skills can be applied to real life situations. Sit back and enjoy the latest video!

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Fireside With The Underboss - "When I got out of PRISON"

February 10, 2023 • 11 mins

When you don’t have the support, I don’t see how it’s even possible to succeed when you get out of prison. They release you with no ID, no nothing and expect you to find your way. You can’t get a job with livable wages, you can’t get a place to live and they wonder why so many people end back in prison. There has to be a better way. We need prison reform and I will speak out about it. For now, here’s my story…

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Fireside With The Underboss - "He's A Killer Some Of Us Will End Up In The Trunk Of A Car"

September 27, 2022 • 11 mins

Sammy tells a story about one of the mafias most brutal killers, Tommy Karate. Tommy's wife dies of an overdose and he will stop at nothing to find the woman who witnessed it.

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Fireside With The Underboss - Exposed - John Gotti's Heroin Scam

September 22, 2022 • 17 mins

Patsy Conte, a wealthy heroin dealer and friend of the Gambios, doesn't seem to be treating John Gotti the same as he did Paul. Sammy is assigned to straighten out the confusion.

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Fireside With The Underboss - "I Hung Up The Phone 10 Minutes Later Swat Was At My Door"

September 20, 2022 • 15 mins

Sammy goes in for questioning in Quantico with a heavyweight agent from Washington, and he is instructed to keep his composure during the conversation. Sammy does his best, but towards the end of their talk things get a little dicey.

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Fireside With The Underboss - "I Got Him Made, Later I Had To Take Him Out"

September 15, 2022 • 16 mins

In this story Sammy introduces his good friend Louie Milito who is dying to be a made man. He tells us the story about how he got Louie made, but we learn later on that Sammy also has him taken out

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Fireside With The Underboss - "If I'm not out in 15 Minutes, Come In & Kill Everybody"

September 13, 2022 • 19 mins

Sammy speaks on the murder of fellow Rampers member, Gerry Pappa who was killed as revenge for killing Colombo crime family caporegime Thomas "Shorty" Spero.

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Fireside With The Underboss - "Framed Us For Murder, Asked Permission To Kill Him"

September 8, 2022 • 32 mins

Sammy introduces us to a couple of new, and super dangerous, mafiosos: Dominick “Mimi” Scialo and Vincent “Jimmy” Rotondo. These wise guys are all tied together in a slew of different crimes including the Dunn brother case.

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Fireside With the Underboss - "He Told Chin Gigante To Go F** Himself"

September 6, 2022 • 7 mins

Chin Chigante gets word that one of his own guys is talking bad about him behind his back. Sammy tells us the story of who it was and how Chin took brutal revenge.

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Fireside With The Underboss - "If We Pay This Money, Our Children Will Become Victims"

September 1, 2022 • 9 mins

After Carlo Gambino’s nephew is kidnapped, he uses John Gotti and Angelo Ruggerio to get revenge. Sammy tells the story of the hit that laid the groundwork for John and Angelo to become made into the Gambino family.

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Fireside With The Underboss - "From That Day On, I Never Stopped Being in the Mafia"

August 30, 2022 • 15 mins

After starting a family, Sammy decided he needed to break away from the life and earn an honest living. Until one day his phone rang and Allie Boy was on the other end; he needed help and Sammy had to make a decision.

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72. Fireside with the Underboss - "I Think It's Time For Me To Quit & Walk Away"

August 18, 2022 • 14 mins

Sammy tells us about the time he tried to start a new life, a life with zero mob involvement. Under the stains of working as a carpenter day in and day out, Sammy decides he just can't take it anymore.

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OURTHING SPECIAL EDITION with Sammy "The Bull" Gravano and former CIA spy

August 16, 2022 • 40 mins

This episode is a special edition with guest co-host former CIA spy Brandon Blackburn for a sneak peek of Brandon’s upcoming series Mob Bless America. On this episode Sammy talks with Brandon about how the mafia and the US Federal Government at times worked together when it was of mutual benefit to both sides.

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71. Fireside with the Underboss - "An FBI agent Told John Gotti- There's A Plot To Kill You, I Hope They Succeed"

August 16, 2022 • 13 mins

Sammy and John Gotti become incredibly close after the Castellano hit. One of their first priorities is to crush a threat that plans to end John Gotti’s life.

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70. Fireside with the Underboss - "He Was Trained To Kill In The Military. He Knew What He Was Doing"

August 11, 2022 • 21 mins

Sammy "The Bull" Gravano shares about Nino Gaggi's nephew, Dominick Montiglio who passed away on June 27th, 2021. Sammy's childhood friend implicated himself when he raised his hands to a made guy.

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69. Fireside with the Underboss - "We’ll Go On a Stickup, Like Men”

August 9, 2022 • 10 mins

Our dynamic duo, Sammy and Allie Boy, are at it again and there's no stopping their sticky fingers. Sammy tell's us about a time when the two found themselves in a tough spot at Sam Goody Records.

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68. Fireside with the Underboss - "This Moment Made Me A Different Kind Of Gangster"

August 4, 2022 • 15 mins

Right after getting married, one of Sammy's friends reaches out and asks for his help. Not a short while after, Sammy found himself trying to sneak 800lbs of drugs under his wife's nose.

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67. Fireside with the Underboss - “If This Fight Would Have Worked, We'd Be Super Happy, Behind Bars”

August 2, 2022 • 12 mins

Apart from robbing, racketeering, loansharking, and gambling, the made members of New York often had their hands in the world of professional boxing. Sammy tells us one particular story of how he and his crew tried to fix a huge match.

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'Our Thing' Podcast Season 5 FINAL EPISODE: “The Toughest Decision Of My Life.”

July 31, 2022 • 19 mins

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Fireside with the Underboss - “He Pulled Up In Front of John’s Club With Hookers and Cocaine”

July 26, 2022 • 26 mins

Sammy crossed paths with a lot of Westies during his time as a made man. In this story, he tells us about a particular time when the Westies and Gambino's decided to join forces.

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Episodes

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Fireside With The Underboss - "He's A Killer Some Of Us Will End Up In The Trunk Of A Car"

Fireside With The Underboss - Exposed - John Gotti's Heroin Scam

Fireside With The Underboss - "I Hung Up The Phone 10 Minutes Later Swat Was At My Door"

Fireside With The Underboss - "I Got Him Made, Later I Had To Take Him Out"

Fireside With The Underboss - "If I'm not out in 15 Minutes, Come In & Kill Everybody"

Fireside With The Underboss - "Framed Us For Murder, Asked Permission To Kill Him"

Fireside With the Underboss - "He Told Chin Gigante To Go F** Himself"

Fireside With The Underboss - "If We Pay This Money, Our Children Will Become Victims"

Fireside With The Underboss - "From That Day On, I Never Stopped Being in the Mafia"

72. Fireside with the Underboss - "I Think It's Time For Me To Quit & Walk Away"

OURTHING SPECIAL EDITION with Sammy "The Bull" Gravano and former CIA spy

71. Fireside with the Underboss - "An FBI agent Told John Gotti- There's A Plot To Kill You, I Hope They Succeed"

70. Fireside with the Underboss - "He Was Trained To Kill In The Military. He Knew What He Was Doing"

69. Fireside with the Underboss - "We’ll Go On a Stickup, Like Men”

68. Fireside with the Underboss - "This Moment Made Me A Different Kind Of Gangster"

67. Fireside with the Underboss - “If This Fight Would Have Worked, We'd Be Super Happy, Behind Bars”

'Our Thing' Podcast Season 5 FINAL EPISODE: “The Toughest Decision Of My Life.”

Fireside with the Underboss - “He Pulled Up In Front of John’s Club With Hookers and Cocaine”

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