The Dossier Podcast
1) FAMILY BUSINESS: THE FALL OF VINNIE OCEAN
As the DeCavalcante family transitioned into the late 90’s, the new leadership structure was causing a power struggle between Vinnie Ocean and Charlie “Big Ears” Majuri. With law enforcement continu...Show More
2) FAMILY BUSINESS: FORMER FBI AGENT GIOVANNI ROCCO
We interview the former FBI undercover task force officer and author of Giovanni’s Ring: My Life Inside the Real Sopranos, who spent 26 years undercover penetrating New Jersey’s DeCavalcante crime fam...Show More
3) FAMILY BUSINESS: JOHNNY SACK
While The Sopranos mainly focused on a fictional New Jersey mob, their fellow mafiosos in New York couldn’t be ignored. The fictional New York family was represented by Johnny Sacrimoni, better know...Show More
4) FAMILY BUSINESS: JOHNNY BOY
As John Riggi is sent to prison, John “Johnny Boy” D’Amato, is made the acting head of the DeCavalcante family. Despite not being popular in his own crime family, D’Amato uses his close friendship w...Show More
5) FAMILY BUSINESS: FURIO
Playing a New Jersey gangster was nuanced, one part menacing, but equally comedic. Federico Castellucio played the role of Furio Giunta , a Tony Soprano street-soldier who even tried to have a roman...Show More
6) FAMILY BUSINESS: THE RISE OF VINNIE OCEAN
In 1997, after the death of acting boss Jake Amari, Vinnie “Ocean” Palermo is named part of a three man panel that will now run the DeCavalcante family. Vinnie Ocean is considered the most likely cand...Show More
7) FAMILY BUSINESS: GREG SMITH
Organized crime has always been catnip to savvy crime reporters, and as the years have progressed with the proliferation of rats, the storytelling has gotten more nuanced and more in depth. Former N...Show More
8) FAMILY BUSINESS: SAM THE PLUMBER
The Sopranos considered by many the greatest show in television history, made the New Jersey mafia water cooler talk across the country from 1999-2007. While based on fictional characters, there was...Show More
9) USA VS HIP HOP EP. 7
In hip hop, the end of the 80s ushered in a thriving music industry, with hip hop, diversifying itself immensely. In 1990 alone, A Tribe Called Quest, Public Enemy, Ice Cube, D Nice, Special Ed, LL ...Show More
10) USA VS HIP HOP EP. 6
There were many defining events as it relates to the intersection of crime, the War on Drugs, and hip hop throughout the 80s. That being said, there was a singular event that took place in Southside...Show More