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 ...
…
continue reading
Welcome to "What They Don't Teach You In School," Podcast by Etienne Martel.
…
continue reading
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.
…
continue reading
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 ...
…
continue reading
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!
…
continue reading
1
Episode 50: Uncrowned Royalty
24:23
24:23
Lire Plus Tard
Lire Plus Tard
Des listes
J'aime
Aimé
24:23
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.Par Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
Defending the guilty? No problem. An innocent teen and his friends are caught in a dragnet and charged with armed robbery.Par Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
Building character through a Catholic education.Par Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
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.Par Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
1
Episode 46: Til The Fat Lady Sings
17:24
17:24
Lire Plus Tard
Lire Plus Tard
Des listes
J'aime
Aimé
17:24
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.Par Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
1
Episode 45: Starting Over (There's No Place Like Home)
23:06
23:06
Lire Plus Tard
Lire Plus Tard
Des listes
J'aime
Aimé
23:06
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.Par Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
1
Episode 44: The Smell Of Vodka
16:34
16:34
Lire Plus Tard
Lire Plus Tard
Des listes
J'aime
Aimé
16:34
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.Par Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
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.Par Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
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.Par Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
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.Par Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
1
Episode 40: People Of The Book
22:11
22:11
Lire Plus Tard
Lire Plus Tard
Des listes
J'aime
Aimé
22:11
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.Par Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
1
Episode 39: Lowest Common Denominator
34:44
34:44
Lire Plus Tard
Lire Plus Tard
Des listes
J'aime
Aimé
34:44
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.Par Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
1
Episode 38: Kilroy Was Here
17:48
17:48
Lire Plus Tard
Lire Plus Tard
Des listes
J'aime
Aimé
17:48
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".Par Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
Unforeseeable consequences. Rudy's experience as an officer candidate enlistee in the United States Marine Corps.Par Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
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.Par Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
Don't pick fights with strangers. Johnny Verderosa a former world champ kills a shipmate in self defense and faces the consequences.Par Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
"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.Par Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
1
Episode 33: The Finish Line
23:56
23:56
Lire Plus Tard
Lire Plus Tard
Des listes
J'aime
Aimé
23:56
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.Par Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
Show business with blood. Rudy faces boxing promoter Don King in three disputes and wins them all.Par Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
1
Episode 31: The Businessman
40:47
40:47
Lire Plus Tard
Lire Plus Tard
Des listes
J'aime
Aimé
40:47
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.Par Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
Live by the sword, die by the sword. A full contact karate champion with the demeanor of a Doberman Pinscher meets his match.Par Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
1
Episode 29: Everyone Loves A Parade
32:37
32:37
Lire Plus Tard
Lire Plus Tard
Des listes
J'aime
Aimé
32:37
"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.…
…
continue reading
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.Par Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
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.Par Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
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.Par Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
1
Episode 25: Court Of Appeals
20:36
20:36
Lire Plus Tard
Lire Plus Tard
Des listes
J'aime
Aimé
20:36
A criminal usury case winds its way to the highest state court whose decision results in a victory.Par Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
1
Episode 24: Fighting City Hall
27:44
27:44
Lire Plus Tard
Lire Plus Tard
Des listes
J'aime
Aimé
27:44
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.Par Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
The right to bear arms. Three twisted tales of gunplay and the futility of carrying a gun.Par Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
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.Par Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
The last resort. An Iranian young world traveler and frequent flyer goes missing for twelve days.Par Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
1
Episode 20: Straightened Out
18:40
18:40
Lire Plus Tard
Lire Plus Tard
Des listes
J'aime
Aimé
18:40
Power of attorney. Rudy is reminded of why he became a lawyer and gets direction from the words of his dying father.Par Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
Let there be light. A Panamanian jockey barred for life gets his life back and stands tall through power of the press.Par Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
Silence is golden but not always. An aging barmaid fights for her dignity and livelihood by speaking out about hypocrisy.Par Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
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.…
…
continue reading
They'll schmooze you, use you, abuse you and lose you. A gifted salesman is abused to death by federal law enforcement officers.Par Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
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.Par Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
A tailor made suit makes a lawyer stand tall. Mario the Tailor and his squad of amateur detective neighbors solve the mysterious snowstorm crash.Par Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
Give them what they want. A Pakistani father wishes to lower his child support until he gets his wish.Par Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
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.Par Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
Culture counts and not just in museums. A much loved young man does the honorable thing and kills his girlfriend.Par Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
1
Episode 10: S.C.O.T.U.S. (Go For The Muffins)
24:26
24:26
Lire Plus Tard
Lire Plus Tard
Des listes
J'aime
Aimé
24:26
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.Par Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
"Shoe leather is the magic ingredient". Rudy's long friendship with Pulitzer Prize winner, iconic columnist and novelist Jimmy Breslin.Par Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
The phone call comes first. I spend two years as a lyricist in the vaunted BMI Lehman Engle Musical Theater Workshop.Par Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
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.Par Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
1
Episode 6: A Bump In The Night
21:51
21:51
Lire Plus Tard
Lire Plus Tard
Des listes
J'aime
Aimé
21:51
Chip away at every block of marble until you find the masterpiece. A notable sculptor lives through a homicidal nightmare.Par Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
Jaime, a petty thief, faces a jury and their verdict guides his critical decision while facing a fifteen year jail term.Par Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
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.Par Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
1
Episode 3: Electric Toilet Seat
19:03
19:03
Lire Plus Tard
Lire Plus Tard
Des listes
J'aime
Aimé
19:03
A nice little old lady is a demon in the battle against neighbors who practice witchcraftPar Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
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.Par Rudy Greco
…
continue reading
What's in a name? A promising young middleweight contender chooses an alternate career and his life among others. Theme Music Credit: Darien ShulmanPar Rudy Greco
…
continue reading