Growingupitalian

EPISODE 187. Sabino & Rocco sit down with Tik Tok Star and the KING of DC's (Diet Coke), Cugine aka Meals By Cug. Tune in to listen to how it all began for Cug, how the DC originated, how Cug measures the madone scale, some ratings and lots more. Be sure to follow Cug here https://www.instagram.com/meals_by_cug/ Shop Cug Merch here https://mealsbycug.com/ To shop our merchandise, visit https://www.paninishoppe.com/growingupitalian Be sure to check our our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/growingupitalian As always, if you enjoyed this video, be sure to drop a Like, Comment and please SUBSCRIBE. Grazie a tutti!

EPISODE 186. Sabino sits down with AJ Galante, owner of the Danbury Trashers, also from the famous Netflix Documentary "Untold: Crime and Penalties". Take a listen to hear about AJ's life before and after the documentary, what exactly the Danbury Trashers are, how it all began, and how Drake got the first ever Danbury Trasher jersey. AJ is an absolute class act and was a pleasure being able to sit down and chat with him. Be sure to follow AJ & The Trashers here https://instagram.com/dbtrashers To shop our merchandise, visit https://www.paninishoppe.com/growingupitalian Be sure to check our our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/growingupitalian As always, if you enjoyed this video, be sure to drop a Like, Comment and please SUBSCRIBE. Grazie a tutti!

EPISODE 185. Sabino & Rocco sit down for the 3rd episode of Espresso Time. Per usual, the two sit down and respond to Instagram Q&A's followed by a fun segment, underrated, overrated or perfectly rated. To shop our merchandise, visit https://www.paninishoppe.com/growingupitalian Be sure to check our our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/growingupitalian As always, if you enjoyed this video, be sure to drop a Like, Comment and please SUBSCRIBE. Grazie a tutti!

EPISODE 184. Tony Effe links with Sabino Via Zoom. The two talk about Tony's album “Untouchable”, some of Tony’s inspirations in music and so much more. For video version of podcast : https://youtu.be/c1aE_FqFTsU To Listen to Untouchable https://vir.lnk.to/balaclava/ To Shop Triplosette https://triplosettewear.com/ Follow Tony https://instagram.com/tonyeffebaby777

EPISODE 183. Pia Toscano @PiaToscano links with Sabino via zoom. Pia talks about her neighborhood in Queens Howard Beach, her music career and what it’s been like going on tour with @Andrea Bocelli For video version visit https://youtu.be/lFcxM11sig0 Be sure to follow Pia here https://instagram.com/piatoscano To shop our merchandise, visit https://www.paninishoppe.com/growingupitalian Be sure to check our our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/growingupitalian As always, if you enjoyed this video, be sure to drop a Like, Comment and please SUBSCRIBE. Grazie a tutti!

The GUI team got a inside look at the Brand New Lombardis Location in Bayridge. To shop our merchandise, visit https://www.paninishoppe.com/growingupitalian Be sure to check our our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/growingupitalian As always, if you enjoyed this video, be sure to drop a Like, Comment and please SUBSCRIBE. Grazie a tutti!

EPISODE 182. Sabino & Rocco sit down together for the 2nd episode of the new 'Espresso Time' series where they cover some Italian current events, answer questions submitted by the GUI Instagram followers and as always, provide a ton of laughs in-between. Espresso Time is the best time and you don't want to miss this episode. To shop our merchandise, visit https://www.paninishoppe.com/growingupitalian Be sure to check our our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/growingupitalian As always, if you enjoyed this video, be sure to drop a Like, Comment and please SUBSCRIBE. Grazie a tutti!

EPISODE 181. Meet Sandor Vezer, owner of Giovan8 (Giovanotto), a new publishing company from Toronto, Canada that specializes in translating foreign books into English. Learn how they got the ball rolling and about their exciting plans for the future as they elaborate on their first book, Papà, Van Basten and Other Superheroes (Papà, Van Basten e altri supereroi), which was written by Italian author, Edoardo Maturo, who ends up making a surprise visit. Grazie, and #gogiovan8go Link: https://linktr.ee/Giovan8 Instagram: * @gogiovan8go * @papavanbasten * @edoardo.maturo * @growingupitalian * @sabinocurcio To shop our merchandise, visit https://www.paninishoppe.com/growingupitalian Be sure to check our our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/growingupitalian As always, if you enjoyed this video, be sure to drop a Like, Comment and please SUBSCRIBE. Grazie a tutti!

EPISODE 180. Sabino & Rocco sit down for the 180th episode and 18th recap episode without the "favorite leg of the tripod" Michela. The two talk about what really makes someone Italian, how people act on social media, some exciting events coming up as well as some much needed fresh new merch. Be sure to check our our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/growingupitalian As always, if you enjoyed this video, be sure to drop a Like, Comment and please SUBSCRIBE. Grazie a tutti!

EPISODE 179. Special Guest Host Premium Pete. Lil Dee is a sixteen year old Emcee from Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY. He began composing lyrics at the age of twelve when his parents noticed that he had a special gift for writing lyrics. Lil Dee consistently wrote and listened to Hip Hop music during his spare time. But unlike today’s generation, he listened and studied 90’s lyrical Hip Hop, learning the different styles of some of the greatest Emcees such as, Big L, Nas and Biggie, just to name a few. Through his Instagram page, Lil Dee began posting 16-Bar freestyle videos, on a weekly basis, over classic Hip Hop beats. This is when celebrities, athletes and other Hip Hop legends began to take notice. Lil Dee has opened up for greats, such as, Lost Boys, Ja Rule, Starik Selektah, Slick Rick, Biz Markie, Ghostface Killah and Rick Ross, to mention a few. He also performed at the world renowned Radio City Music Hall, alongside Vanilla Ice, and performed at the Lyricist lounge with Benny the Butcher and Talib Kwali

EPISODE 178. Sabino sits down with professional undefeated boxer, Matteo Papa. Matteo is currently sitting with a professional record of 7-0. The two talk about Matteo’s boxing career, how it all began, how Matteo signed with Mayweather, as well as Matteo’s upbringing in Italy and how it’s shaped him to where he is today. Be sure to follow Matteo here https://instagram.com/matteopapa33 To shop our merchandise, visit https://www.paninishoppe.com/growingupitalian Be sure to check our our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/growingupitalian As always, if you enjoyed this video, be sure to drop a Like, Comment and please SUBSCRIBE. Grazie a tutti!

EPISODE 177. Sabino & Rocco sit down and enjoy a nice espresso together for the first ever Espresso Time Episode. During Espresso time, the two talk about basically anything you normally would to someone at your local bar or cafe. Since it's essentially always Espresso time, they answered a bunch of questions the Instagram followers submitted and even asked some interesting Would You Rather Questions. Please let us know if you want more ESPRESSO TIME! To shop our merchandise, visit https://www.paninishoppe.com/growingupitalian Be sure to check our our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/growingupitalian As always, if you enjoyed this video, be sure to drop a Like, Comment and please SUBSCRIBE. Grazie a tutti!

EPISODE 176. Sabino and TikTok personality, Sal Callaces link via Zoom and some of Sal and his wife’s viral videos and much more. Follow Sal on Tik Tok here https://www.tiktok.com/@thecallaces To shop our merchandise, visit https://www.paninishoppe.com/growingu... Be sure to check our our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/growingupit... As always, if you enjoyed this video, be sure to drop a Like, Comment and please SUBSCRIBE. Grazie a tutti!

EPISODE 175. Sabino connects with Louis B. Branchinelli, better known as Lou B, is a New York-based promoter, artist manager, and event producer. Since his start in Southampton, NY, he has produced and/or promoted over 5,000 events for audiences ranging from 100 to 100,000 people. Louis has produced events in association with Live Nation, WME, Insomniac, Tao Group, BSE, RPM Worldwide, Am Only, and Rob Promotions. For more from Lou B check out his Instagram https://instagram.com/loub516?utm_medium=copy_link To shop our merchandise, visit https://www.paninishoppe.com/growingupitalian Be sure to check our our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/growingupitalian As always, if you enjoyed this video, be sure to drop a Like, Comment and please SUBSCRIBE. Grazie a tutti!

EPISODE 174. Cynthia Torres, known as Cynthia is best known for her hits "Dreamboy/Dreamgirl" & "Change on Me". Being we grew up in Brooklyn we always listened to Freestyle as kids. This was a great honor to sit down with Cynthia and Pete. This was a snippet from @The Premium Pete Show . Sabino joined in on the second half of the episode for full episode visit To shop our merchandise, visit https://www.paninishoppe.com/growingupitalian Be sure to check our our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/growingupitalian As always, if you enjoyed this video, be sure to drop a Like, Comment and please SUBSCRIBE. Grazie a tutti!

EPISODE 173. Since you all enjoyed the Italian food draft, we decided to keep this series going and for this episode the GUI crew alongside Nico from The Wooden Spoon sit down and draft Italian-American actors/actresses. This has to be one of their favorite podcast episodes yet. Who do you think picked the best team? Let us know if you want to see more of these type of videos! For the video version of this podcast, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gADeBV434YU Check out The Wooden Spoon's Instagram here, https://www.instagram.com/thewoodenspoonmedia To shop our merchandise, visit https://www.paninishoppe.com/growingupitalian Follow us on twitch! https://twitch.tv/growingupitalian Be sure to check our our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/growingupitalian As always, if you enjoyed this video, be sure to drop a Like, Comment and please SUBSCRIBE. Grazie a tutti!

EPISODE 172. Sabino Curcio Links with Vincenzos Plate to talk a little bit about his journey and how he ended up in Australia. Check out Vincenzo's Instagram here, https://www.instagram.com/vincenzosplate To shop our merchandise, visit https://www.paninishoppe.com/growingupitalian Follow us on twitch! https://twitch.tv/growingupitalian Be sure to check our our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/growingupitalian As always, if you enjoyed this video, be sure to drop a Like, Comment and please SUBSCRIBE. Grazie a tutti!

EPISODE 171. Serie A football player and Brooklyn Native, Giuseppe Barone sits down with Sabino and Rocco to talk about his football career so far, the ups and downs, and how INSANE Salernitana’s promotion was and what it meant for our people of Salerno. A Brooklyn Native representing our parents hometown, couldn’t be more proud of this young gentleman and excited to see what the future holds. For Giuseppe's Instagram, go to https://www.instagram.com/giuseppebarone_ Link for the AUDIO version, go to https://soundcloud.com/growingupitalian/italy-vs-england-euro-2020-final-preview To shop our merchandise, visit https://www.paninishoppe.com/growingupitalian Follow us on twitch! https://twitch.tv/growingupitalian Be sure to check our our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/growingupitalian As always, if you enjoyed this video, be sure to drop a Like, Comment and please SUBSCRIBE. Grazie a tutti!

EPISODE 170. Different type of recap this time focusing on one thing and one thing only, the Euro Finals this Sunday at 3pm EST. The GUI trio talk about what the Euro Cup journey has been like for us and Italians all over the world, expectations and how proud we are of the Azzurri. Who do you think will win it all? LINK FOR THE VIDEO VERSION - https://youtu.be/cYnYrO9jFS0 To shop our merchandise, visit https://www.paninishoppe.com/growingupitalian Follow us on twitch! https://twitch.tv/growingupitalian Be sure to check our our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/growingupitalian As always, if you enjoyed this video, be sure to drop a Like, Comment and please SUBSCRIBE. Grazie a tutti!

EPISODE 169. If you've ever wanted to know where to go in Italy, let alone, where to go when you're in Puglia, you've come to the right place. Sabino sits down with Gianvito via Zoom to talk all about it as well as his current project. For More from Gianvito - https://instagram.com/gianvitofanelli?utm_medium=copy_link Gianvito’s Project “Vita Lenta” - https://instagram.com/vita________lenta?utm_medium=copy_link 1) Caffè dell’Incontro in Conversano is a bar and gelato shop with a history of 40 years. Here, Franco prepares the gelato as it once was. Try the “Coppa Incontro” or hazelnut, Bacio and double cream cone. 2)Bari 3)Peschici is a fishermen town on the Gargano peninsula. It’s a land of “trabucchi”, old wooden machines used by the fishermen to catch lot of fishes from the mainland. Go to the “Trabucco da Mimì” restaurant if you want to see a functioning trabucco. 4) Bombette are typical meat bombs made of capocollo and caciocavallo cheese. They’re cooked in the fornello, literally “little oven”, a traditi