The Suffering Podcast

Send us Fan Mail  ​Justin Kase, a trailblazing entertainment aficionado, emerged into the industry at just 16, rubbing shoulders with legends like Chucky Brown, Lenny Wilkens, Dikembe Mutombo, and Steve Smith as the Atlanta Hawks' ball boy. Mentored by luminaries Ryan Cameron & Greg Street, he found his calling, journeying from HOT 98.1FM in Greenville, South Carolina, where he dazzled as an on-ai...

Send us Fan Mail Nancy Nugent (no, she’s not related to Ted), was born and raised in Northern NJ and still finds herself here despite the many, many thoughts she’s had about living out of state. She’s found it’s truly hard to give up the Jersey card, but she did at least move to a different county when she left home. Growing up, the only law enforcement knowledge Nancy had was because of her grand...

Send us Fan Mail For Three full years Kevin Donaldson and Mike Failace have explored tales of extreme Suffering and overcoming of adversity from either survivors, loved ones, or the professionals that care for those in need.  The Suffering Podcast has built a mission around assisting those in need to assist in overcoming of trauma and pain by highlighting individuals or topics that may give better...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Miglietta is the Chief of Trauma & Critical Care at the new Wynn Hospital in New York. He is currently the Program Director of the General Surgery Residency Program, Chairman and Professor of Surgery, and Associate Dean at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine. He is the former Chief of Acute Care Surgery at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Prior to that role, at Columbia,...

Send us Fan Mail In June of 2012 Clark ran into the pedophile rapist who had abused hin as a young boy. By his side was a young boy about the age that he had raped Clark.. Seeing him ripped open all of Clark’s  repressed childhood pain.  A few months later Clark drove to his house to confront him. At the end of that confrontation, he lay dead. HeI was arrested for his murder and faced life in pris...

Send us Fan Mail Part 2 Three years and we have learned so much. All the new friends and all the new faces have become our family. On this episode, it is all about the celebration of our new extended family and those we have brought into our circle. Those that have born their soul and came out cleaner on the other side. Tonight we are at Mickey’s bar and Grill for our three-year anniversary party...

Send us Fan Mail PART 1 Three years and we have learned so much. All the new friends and all the new faces have become our family. On this episode, it is all about the celebration of our new extended family and those we have brought into our circle. Those that have born their soul and came out cleaner on the other side. Tonight we are at Mickey’s bar and Grill for our three-year anniversary party...

Send us Fan Mail On our last “in studio” recording for Season 3 of The Suffering Podcast, we welcome back two of our favorite people, Mike Depalma and Bobby Crudele to have a little fun at the end of the year.  We hear stories of those who have overcome adversity on a level that can hardly be comprehended, its time to pick our head up from the hard work and enjoy. Mike DePalma has seen war, a care...

Send us Fan Mail Paul Martino is the picture of success.  The loving wife, great family, beautiful home and successful business.  Paul owns one of the largest landscape construction companies in NJ building parks, athletic fields, stadiums, synthetic turf and general construction.  There has been a lot crammed into the 63 revolutions around the sun. Paul’s journey began a long time ago, growing up...

Send us Fan Mail Part 2 Stephanie Samuels is a psychotherapist who works exclusively with police officers. Ms. Samuels has lectured all over the country on PTSD and vicarious trauma, including undiagnosed PTSD and the fallout from departmental silence after officers are involved in critical incidents as well as how traumatic pasts play a part in an officer's career. Ms. Samuels is part of a renown...

Send us Fan Mail Part 1 Stephanie Samuels is a psychotherapist who works exclusively with police officers. Ms. Samuels has lectured all over the country on PTSD and vicarious trauma, including undiagnosed PTSD and the fallout from departmental silence after officers are involved in critical incidents as well as how traumatic pasts play a part in an officer's career. Ms. Samuels is part of a renown...

Send us Fan Mail Carin Rosado is a 34-year old veteran of FDNY where she worked for a decade caring for the people of New York when they were the most vulnerable - when they were sick. Now Carin is sick and grappling with a diagnosis of Stage 3 Hodgkins Lymphoma.  Currently, Carin spends her days caring for loved ones and baking her heart out. She bakes cakes for every special occasion her family...

Send us Fan Mail Ariel J. Luna has been serving veterans in higher education and government for more than 18 years. Luna is originally from Brooklyn, New York and grew up in Starrett City section of East New York. AJ's mother is from the Dominican Republic and his father is from Argentina. He enlisted in the U.S. Army at the start of 2000 and he was stationed as a communication soldier in Fort Gor...

Send us Fan Mail Part 2 of 2 If there is one man who is responsible for the concept of the suffering podcast, it is Dr. Eugene Stefanelli. Dr. Stefanelli brings his wealth of knowledge and experience to The Suffering Podcast.  Doc. Is the past Exec. Dir. of the Boland Rehabilitation Center for Catholic Charities, W. Essex Voc. Rehabilitation center, Past Dir. of the NW Essex Community Healthcare N...

Send us Fan Mail Part 1 of 2 If there is one man who is responsible for the concept of the suffering podcast, it is Dr. Eugene Stefanelli. Dr. Stefanelli brings his wealth of knowledge and experience to The Suffering Podcast.  Doc. Is the past Exec. Dir. of the Boland Rehabilitation Center for Catholic Charities, W. Essex Voc. Rehabilitation center, Past Dir. of the NW Essex Community Healthcare N...

Send us Fan Mail Michele Traina is a stand up comedian and creator of Divorce Diaries a national one woman comedy show and TV series in development. Michele has performed all over the country and made appearances on Tamron Hall, Wendy Williams, Tea with Gary Vee, and onstage with Chippendales Las Vegas- for the Ultimate Divorce Party.  Michele uses humor to poke fun at divorce, being a single mom,...

Send us Fan Mail When John Capone was first diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD) at the young age of 39, he never imagined acting in a movie with A-list celebrities. The news of his diagnosis was tough to handle at first, and he quickly became overwhelmed overwhelmed by depression and anxiety . But this tough guy was determined to not let PD get the best of him. With the help of his friends, fa...

Send us Fan Mail Angela Pisano grew up in Rutherford New Jersey during the 1960's and '70's.  Rutherford was a tree lined bedroom community of NYC.  She was an only child who lived with her mom and dad, and their terrier, Cindy.  She had a typical suburban childhood filled with all the trimmings; Mitzie and Larry made sure of that. There was one exception, that was a secret, which she held close s...

Send us Fan Mail While doing the Suffering Podcast, Kevin and Mike,  have taken a journey through some of the deepest, darkest traumas that humans can experience. As a commemoration to this very somber time of year, the guys revisit their personal 9/11 experiences.  From the day of till the present day, the loss of friends and family haunt them forever. Find The Suffering Podcast The Suffering Pod...

Send us Fan Mail Bill MAZUR is a 25-year law enforcement veteran and retired in 2017 at the rank of Deputy Chief of Police. Bill holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Stockton University and a Master’s Degree in Human Resources Training and Development in the Police Graduate Studies Program from Seton Hall University. Bill is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, Session #256, and s...

Send us Fan Mail Blake Rosell grew up in South Jersey near the Atlantic City area in a little shore town called Margate attending high school at Saint Augustine Prep in Richland , NJ were he played basketball and baseball. Basketball came out on top as his dominate sport and Blake received a scholarship to play basketball at DeSales University in Center Valley, PA for the Bulldogs finally transfer...

Send us Fan Mail Tom Flynn has been around lawn enforcement since January 1997 starting as a civilian dispatcher. Tom was promoted to sergeant in 2005 and then to Lieutenant in 2015. His most enjoyable assignment was being a member of the swat team from 2002 to 2004. Most of Tom‘s experience was in uniform but for 7 1/2 years Tom worked as the agencies accreditation manager developing and writing...

Send us Fan Mail Matt Stanislao just wanted to be a cop. His father warned him, and after serving 27 years himself, he knew exactly what the problems Matt would face, which had nothing to do with the public or criminals. After two wrongful terminations rooted in discrimination for being gay, Matt fought back and won. However, he’s not the same officer or the same person.  In his near 3 year separa...

Send us Fan Mail Tom Smith began in the NYPD in 1990 and after the Academy was assigned to the 30 Pct in West Harlem. One of the busiest Pct in the NYPD at the time.  While at the 3-0 he was assigned to Anti Crime Unit (Plainclothes) and handled all the gun runs, in progress calls, and Robbery patterns.  1996-1999 Tom was transferred to the Bronx Narcotics Unit.  Involved in numerous large scale N...

Send us Fan Mail Stanley (Tony) Woods was born and raised in Newark, New Jersey. He is a proud graduate of Seton Hall Prep High School and the University of Pittsburgh with a B. A. in Communications. Tony had a successful NFL career from 1987 to 1996. Stanley (Tony) Woods is a member of the Seton Hall Prep Hall of Fame, the Newark Hall of Fame and the New Jersey State Hall of Fame.   Tony’s Career...