GrowingUpItalian

EPISODE 58. For this weeks episode, Sabino and his friend Al speak about Al's Vintage Clothing line and love for fashion and style. Al has a store in bushwick called Select Vintage LTD. which can also be found on Instagram (@selectvintage_bk). If you're into Vintage, style, and fashion, this is definitely the podcast for you. We hope you enjoy.

EPISODE 57. Sabino and Rocco go to Carmine's Pizzeria in Williamsburg, Brooklyn to meet with Mets Legend and Top 5 leader in all time saves, John Franco, and Carmine Gangone and Joe Quagliano from Italian American Baseball Foundation. The crew get together and talk about John's involvement in the Italian community, GrowingUpItalian and IABF's partnership in expanding to the majority of MLB sports...

EPISODE 56. The do's and don'ts of social media. Sabino and Rocco go visit Italian American comedian (and returning guest) Anthony Rodia with Luca Two Times to talk about how special social media can be if used the right way. The crew also talk about some exciting events on the way, including Italian Heritage Day at citi field hosted by us, growingupitalian on May 12th and a bunch of exciting news...

EPISODE 55. Rocco gets together with his friends for many years now. The 4 gather and talk about the difficulty of finding a career in something they love, the struggle of figuring that out, what happens in high school/college, and the amount of change that happens for young adults pursuing careers, and some advice for them. For specific times & important topics, go to: The struggle - 2:00 Advice...

EPISODE 54. Sabino gets together with his crew, the unofficial talent scout of New York, NewYorkNico, the Tony Soprano impersonator and comedian, Nicky Petito, and lastly Williamsburgs oldest bad bay, Charlie da wolf. The crew talk about a number of topics as this podcast is one of the most comical we've done so far. Hope you enjoy!

EPISODE 53. Sabino speaks with second time guest, Tommy from @longislanditalian and John, owner of @latorrebakery who has also just created a new pastry called the "Cannotella". The three speak a lot about running businesses, family, sports and lots of more interesting topics.

EPISODE 52. Joining in from the @italianfootballTV studio, Rocco and Sabino speak with their good friends from back in College about the future of Italy's National Calcio Team, some Serie A talk, questions answered sent in by Instagram fans and some more exclusive exciting news. TIMESTAMPS 01:49 How Italy's played this break 04:05 MOISE KEAN 6:00 New Calcio tee drop 11:30: who should be starting i...

EPISODE 50. The team gets together for another recap episode but this one is the most special of them all. 50 episodes in, halfway to 100, truly a milestone. The trio share some awesome news on what is to come, appreciation for all the special guests who have come on their podcast, their appreciation for their fans, how life has been, and how they find the perfect balance for growingupitalian. For...

EPISODE 51. Michela and returning guests, Giuseppe and Sabrina from @brooklynbitess talk all about the feast day of St. Joseph on March 19th. The three get together to talk about the classic pastries, zeppole and sfingi, other italian pastries, and some talk about the events that GrowingUpItalian and BrooklynBitess have collaborated on. If you enjoy talking about desser then this is the episode fo...

EPISODE 49. Sabino brings along his friends Matt(@matt_lebris)and Mas (@ccallmetoma) in the studio to talk about good business bad business. For specific times and important topics, go to : 4:00 - $2,000 a week in this day and age 6:00 - Power of Social Media 1800 - Urgency

EPISODE 48. Sabino and Rocco speak with LucaTwoTimes on who the Golden Child is in their family. All 3 share experiences and moments when they know who was the golden child. Sabino being the oldest in his family, Rocco being the middle child in his, and Luca being the youngest in his household. The 3 share different perspectives and thoughts on the Golden Child. For the first time ever on a podcas...

EPISODE 47. Sabino sits down with long time friend, Rocco Rubino who played basketball overseas in Sicily. Rocco was a young star with a lot of potential, coming from Greenpoint, Brooklyn. They talk about what it was like playing basketball together growing up, and Rocco talks about his professional basketball career. (Instagram is @RoccoRubino) About Rocco Rubino's Career Italy : Averaged 12 poin...

EPISODE 46. Sabino brings along some long time friends to join him in meeting Tony Soprano impersonator Nicky Petito. Nicky shares his story behind impersonating Tony Soprano, why he started doing it, and how it's led to some success in today's world. The 4 of them touch on many different Italian topics, the sauce and gravy debate, classic movies, growing up Italian. Find them on Instagram Nicky P...

EPISODE 44. The crew brings in special guest, Sal 'The Voice' Valentinetti from America's Got Talent. They're quick to find out that he's very humble, sincere, and a man who is very proud of his Italian culture and the Italian community. In this podcast you'll get to know Sal a little better, how his career started, the America's Got Talent experience, his family values, what he does to give back...

EPISODE 43. For this episode the crew gets together with Ray from the Instagram page @ItalianEnclaves inside of the San Sabino Society in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. About 10 minutes into the podcast, the president of the society, Larry, joins in unexpectedly to share his thoughts and ideas. A podcast that shows the sincerity, generosity, and effort of Italians all over, in hopes to keep the culture,...

EPISODE 42. The crew sits down with Anthony Rodia (@rodiacomedy) and Pat (@Patc_the_dj). The 5 sit down to talk about multiple intriguing topics. The world we live in, how to stand out, hustle or get hustled, comedians, music of today, what the people want to hear, the tough part of coming up with new content, some social media advice, and some exciting things in store. This episode is certainly o...

EPISODE 41. Vinny Guadagnino, mostly known for his role from the Jersey Shore sits down with NewYorkNico, GrowingUpItalian's very own Sabino Curcio, LucaTwoTimes and CharlieDaWolf. The 5 talk about GrowingUpItalian, Vinny's KetoDiet and Vinny's role in the Jersey Shore. Nico being New York's unofficial talent scout, connects all of us together, Luca speaks about his food reviews, and his enjoyment...

EPISODE 40. Fresh out the new year, the GrowingUpItalian trio get back together for another recap episode as well as their first podcast in 2019. The trio talk about what is new, some new years resolutions, how (incredibly) well the page has been doing, how exciting 2019 is going to be, what is to come, some HUGE features coming soon, and much more of what you could expect from the trio moving for...

EPISODE 39. Rocco and Sabino host LucaTwoTimes to talk about how they spend their winter breaks. In this podcast Luca talks about his page on instagram (@LucaTwoTimes), how much he enjoys reviewing food, some fun food debates, and basically how he tries to find a balance in his life between school, reviewing food, and time for himself. For specific times and important topics, go to : 2:45 - All ab...

EPISODE 38. Rocco and Sabino welcome BrooklynBitess as they return for another podcast. This episode is very unique, as it talks about BrooklynBitess' Sabrina and Giuseppe getting engaged, what it was like, the build up, the execution, and what is to come! A lot was said on this podcast, italian values, traditions, italians being emotional, the holidays (of course), Christmas Eve or Christmas Day?...

EPISODE 37. Sabino and Bailo haven't seen eachother in a while and A LOT has changed as Bailo emerged in the Trap music scene. In 2018, Bailo has surpassed 2 million streams and has gained over half a million fans on spotify. A name that people should get used to seeing, it was awesome reconnecting with a childhood friend. The two talk about many things, including music, the difference from Bailo'...

EPISODE 36. On this episode, we have Pino Pinto, a popular maestro who runs a band in the Southern region of Italy that came from the same town as Sabino and Michela, as well as his great friend, Luca. The two often come to America for a short vacation, and this time, Sabino took them in for a podcast. Enjoy the listen as we play some of Pino's music and remixes to Italian classics, and Pino and L...

EPISODE 35. Sabino has visitors from long island, his cousin (also named) Sabino Curcio (@SabinoRCurcio)and the creator of @LongIslandItalian, Tommy. The three talk about italians in Long Island, some italian traditions and the concerning part of the italian culture today. For specific times and important topics, go to 0:45 - Billy Joel Q&A with Lorraine Bracco 5:00 - Long Island Italian 9:00 - Ho...

EPISODE 34. For this podcast, the GrowingUpItalian trio take the podcast equipment to Nonna's house for Thanksgiving and interview the well known and fan favorite, Zio Domenico, their cousin Antonia, their Zia Nunzia, Zio Nicola, and Rocco's younger brother Rosario. There's lots of Italian said in this podcast, plus we tried to make it feel like you're actually in the room with us. We hope you enj...

EPISODE 33. Wait for the end to listen to the rest of the accordion. Sabino and Michela bring in some close family and friends who just came from Italy to America. This episode is a mini episode, in mostly in Italian so if you were ever curious to how Italians speak to each other in the Southern Campania Region of Italy, this is the episode for you. We hope you enjoy this one as it's something tha...