Imagine that My Cousin Vinny became a NY State Supreme Court Justice after thirty-three years in private law practice where he represented killers, mobsters, robbers, rogue cops, rabbis, scammers, boxers, musicians, jockeys, trainers, a war hero, a sculptor, and a film director among many other characters. Got it? Good. This is the podcast Vinny would have created. This podcast is a collection of short stories about cases, clients, experiences and lessons that Judge Rudy Greco learned in str ...
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Welcome to "What They Don't Teach You In School," Podcast by Etienne Martel.
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What is the real definition of success? How can failure be a positive thing? When is it important to change what we believe so that we can reach the next level? Turns out these questions have different answers for people in different situations. We're talking to successful people to see how they got to where they are and we hope to learn a thing or two along the way.
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Every teacher hits a low point. Many recover. Some don't. Dear Teacher, Don't Give Up! is a show that brings you stories of how some of today's best teachers have gone from surviving to thriving in one of the toughest jobs there is. Jeffery E. Frieden is on a mission to connect teachers so that we can increase our impact and WIN in the classroom! Join us as we draw encouragement from great teachers who have pushed past the lowest points in their career and found that teaching really can be t ...
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Do you have questions about the meaning of life, finances, marriage, religion, whatever? Ever wondered, why should I care? Listen in as I break down all the deepest puzzles from a millennial perspective!
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All kings don't live in castles. All queens don't wear crowns. The wonderful personalities of Rudy's maternal grandfather and paternal grandmother who left Sicily in the early 1900's to build fruitful lives in New York City.Από τον Rudy Greco
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Defending the guilty? No problem. An innocent teen and his friends are caught in a dragnet and charged with armed robbery.Από τον Rudy Greco
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Building character through a Catholic education.Από τον Rudy Greco
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It's not what you know but who you know. A young lawyer wins battle after battle but can't win the war until a phone call is made to the right person.Από τον Rudy Greco
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Revenge is a dish that tastes best when it's cold. A jolly, chubby, Finnish domestic cleans up a messy marriage when she confronts her dirty husband and his dirty lawyer. Two bullies get their lumps.Από τον Rudy Greco
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Be it ever so humble there's no place like home. A funny ex-con returns to prison and the spotlight on the stage he loves: a tragedy.Από τον Rudy Greco
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Blind justice. A thoroughbred horse trainer is found sleeping behind the wheel of her pickup truck which is lodged against a brick column of the entrance to a North Shore estate. She goes to trial to fight back against charges of drunk driving and assaulting a police officer.Από τον Rudy Greco
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A well rounded man. Vinny Aleles, a Greek American accountant from Brooklyn, goes on to own a famous Manhattan restaurant, head up the Box Office Guild, become Vice President of a Broadway Theater powerhouse and earn a Super Bowl ring.Από τον Rudy Greco
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If you want respect you must earn respect. The president of the Brooklyn Hod Carriers and Laborers Union stood up and faced down armed gunmen before a skinny waterboy.Από τον Rudy Greco
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There are only two kinds of problems. Jimmy Jacobs was a world champion athlete who put together an enormously successful archival boxing film collection and went on to manage numerous world champion boxers including Wilfred Benitez and Mike Tyson.Από τον Rudy Greco
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Basic to basics. As a graduate student at Hebrew Union College, Rudy the Roman Catholic learns a lot about religion and the meaning of life from a brilliant rabbi.Από τον Rudy Greco
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Billy Phillips, a notorious killer and rogue cop who ruined hundreds of lives as the star witness of the Knapp Commission, redefines Rudy's beliefs and opinion of informants or stool pigeons.Από τον Rudy Greco
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Psychological warfare. Gene Kilroy was Cassius Clay's (Mohammad Ali) day to day manager from beginning to end. A fascinating guy who became a Las Vegas casino VIP host concierge. An insider's look at Ali vs Forman - "The Rumble in the Jungle".Από τον Rudy Greco
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Unforeseeable consequences. Rudy's experience as an officer candidate enlistee in the United States Marine Corps.Από τον Rudy Greco
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The power of publicity. Barcelona born Francisco Cuevas was a bicycle frame maker who served on both sides in the Spanish Civil War. He emigrated to Argentina and the United States of America before returning home in his eighties to fame and honor in his homeland.Από τον Rudy Greco
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Don't pick fights with strangers. Johnny Verderosa a former world champ kills a shipmate in self defense and faces the consequences.Από τον Rudy Greco
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"From saying to doing is half an ocean." -ITALIAN PROVERB. Rudy conceives, writes, funds and distributes a children's history of Jackson Heights, his community which is arguably the most diverse in the world. Bernie Madoff helps.Από τον Rudy Greco
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A handshake deal. A ground level view of Rudy's training and running of the New York Marathon. A trip matching the distance from New York to Miami.Από τον Rudy Greco
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Show business with blood. Rudy faces boxing promoter Don King in three disputes and wins them all.Από τον Rudy Greco
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Always know when you're well off. A mob boss in Brooklyn heads up a bookmaking operation with two thousand employees and owns pieces of casinos worldwide. He knew how to laugh at himself and knew enough to refuse the role of Godfather.Από τον Rudy Greco
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Live by the sword, die by the sword. A full contact karate champion with the demeanor of a Doberman Pinscher meets his match.Από τον Rudy Greco
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"Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now" - GOETHE The author conceives and organizes a children's Halloween Parade that grows for more than thirty years into the second largest Halloween Parade in New York City and spawns a host of imitations.…
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Speaking truth to power. A mob boss is arrested and sent to prison for reflexively shaking an old man's hand while leaving a restaurant.Από τον Rudy Greco
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An everyday hero of uncommon valor. Harry Ford was a talented running back and a highly decorated (10x) New York City Firefighter who drove the elite Rescue 4 Truck to a tragic end.Από τον Rudy Greco
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The path to justice is a marathon. A troubled young man kills his grandmother and his cellmate on the tragic road to refuge over decades.Από τον Rudy Greco
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A criminal usury case winds its way to the highest state court whose decision results in a victory.Από τον Rudy Greco
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Better late than never. A young Chinese American wife and mother is entrapped by authorities who won't pay until she fights back and makes them pay and be sorry.Από τον Rudy Greco
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The right to bear arms. Three twisted tales of gunplay and the futility of carrying a gun.Από τον Rudy Greco
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Defend yourself at all times. Wilfred Benitez, a triple world champion boxer, who fought Roberto Duran, Tommy Hearns and Sugar Ray Leonard, confronts his three most formidable adversaries: his father, his mother and the unscrupulous Don King.Από τον Rudy Greco
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The last resort. An Iranian young world traveler and frequent flyer goes missing for twelve days.Από τον Rudy Greco
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Power of attorney. Rudy is reminded of why he became a lawyer and gets direction from the words of his dying father.Από τον Rudy Greco
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Let there be light. A Panamanian jockey barred for life gets his life back and stands tall through power of the press.Από τον Rudy Greco
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Silence is golden but not always. An aging barmaid fights for her dignity and livelihood by speaking out about hypocrisy.Από τον Rudy Greco
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Still water runs deep. A ninety five year old World War lI Army Major in the Office of Strategic Services receives The Bronze Star for his heroism organizing the rescue of over five hundred Allied airmen downed behind enemy lines in Germany occupied Serbia which was a classified secret for sixty seven years that he kept to himself.…
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They'll schmooze you, use you, abuse you and lose you. A gifted salesman is abused to death by federal law enforcement officers.Από τον Rudy Greco
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The truth shall set you free. After one semester Rudy flunks out of law school. Eight years later he passes the Bar after solving the mystery as to how he flunked out.Από τον Rudy Greco
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A tailor made suit makes a lawyer stand tall. Mario the Tailor and his squad of amateur detective neighbors solve the mysterious snowstorm crash.Από τον Rudy Greco
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Give them what they want. A Pakistani father wishes to lower his child support until he gets his wish.Από τον Rudy Greco
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A stand up guy who could stand up. A quadriplegic policeman faces thirty two years of life with no complaints and a constant bright smile.Από τον Rudy Greco
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Culture counts and not just in museums. A much loved young man does the honorable thing and kills his girlfriend.Από τον Rudy Greco
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Two young lawyers fight the power and might of New York State to overturn forty two years of deprivation due to process for horse racing licenses.Από τον Rudy Greco
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"Shoe leather is the magic ingredient". Rudy's long friendship with Pulitzer Prize winner, iconic columnist and novelist Jimmy Breslin.Από τον Rudy Greco
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The phone call comes first. I spend two years as a lyricist in the vaunted BMI Lehman Engle Musical Theater Workshop.Από τον Rudy Greco
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Don't believe the hype. The tale of Cus Damato, Teddy Atlas and Mike Tyson. A story of love, hate and betrayl worthy of Shakespeare.Από τον Rudy Greco
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Chip away at every block of marble until you find the masterpiece. A notable sculptor lives through a homicidal nightmare.Από τον Rudy Greco
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Jaime, a petty thief, faces a jury and their verdict guides his critical decision while facing a fifteen year jail term.Από τον Rudy Greco
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A six year old boy is smuggled out of Myanmar to join his exiled family headed by his a father, a doctor marked for execution by the military junta, only to be detained in New York where he faces arrest and a swift return to almost certain death.Από τον Rudy Greco
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A nice little old lady is a demon in the battle against neighbors who practice witchcraftΑπό τον Rudy Greco
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Only the strong survive. A rabbi's son from Brownsville survives thirty seven months in the Death House at Sing Sing, numerous convictions and a precarious life as a Teamster Union organizer to wind up coaching an Oscar winning actor for a starring role in an epic film.Από τον Rudy Greco
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What's in a name? A promising young middleweight contender chooses an alternate career and his life among others. Theme Music Credit: Darien ShulmanΑπό τον Rudy Greco
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