Episode 216: Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob
Words & Numbers
00:00
You're Only as Sick as Your Secrets
Russell: I come from a big open Italian family where my dad, who was my main helper in the book. He had this saying which borrowed, I think, from AA, you're only as sick as your secrets. And so they were waiting for me to produce this so that they could kind of see what it looks like when it's all assembled. My mother's people are very much like the people you're describing here. When as a young man, I made it known that I would like to maybe meet with these people, I was shut down immediately.
Transcript
Play full episode
