Brooklyn Born & Raised ft. Steve Schirripa | You Gotta Try This Ep. 62
You Gotta Try This
Barstool Sports
4.9 • 643 Ratings
🗓️ 27 April 2026
⏱️ 89 minutes
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Summary
Steve Schirripa is best known for his roles in the Sopranos and Blue Bloods. Like Large, he was also born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Today, he joins the show to talk all things food, including his new kids book "WillieBoy Eats The World," Brooklyn & more. Enjoy! GAMBLING PROBLEM? CALL 1-800-GAMBLER, Call 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY). 18+ (19+ in NE, 21+ in AZ). Physically present where Jackpocket operates. Jackpocket is a lottery courier and not affiliated with any State Lottery. Eligibility restrictions apply. Void where prohibited. 1 per new customer. Min. $5 deposit. Max. $10 issued in non-withdrawable Lottery Credits that expire in 7 days (168 hours). Ends 5/3/26 at 11:59 PM ET. Terms: https://jkpt.co/DEPOSIT5. Scratch off tickets subject to availability. Sponsored by Jackpocket. *Based on 2025 iOS download data collected by Sensor Tower.'
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, you got to try this listeners. |
| 0:01.4 | You can find every episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube. |
| 0:06.0 | And Prime members can listen ad free on Amazon Music. |
| 0:09.6 | Hey, everybody. |
| 0:10.1 | Welcome on back. |
| 0:10.7 | It's the You Gotta Try This Podcast with myself Large. |
| 0:13.9 | I got Ian behind the ones and twos. |
| 0:16.8 | And we have a very special guest today. |
| 0:18.7 | His name is Steve Sharippa. |
| 0:20.7 | You may know him better as Bobby Bacala, Bobby Bacalli. And we have a very special guest today. His name is Steve Sharippa. |
| 0:26.3 | You may know him better as Bobby Bacala, Bobby Bacalliari from the Sopranos. |
| 0:35.2 | Ian, I was, so when our talent people here, Sage and Jordan, who do a great job, they put Steve in front of us. They said he was promoting his new book. |
| 0:57.8 | I said, all right, cool. Just because most of the people who've had come in here so far are cookbook authors, I just assumed it was going to be one of those. Sage had said that she dropped the book off on my desk. I don't spend too much time at my desk since we have the studio now. So it wasn't until the day of the interview with Sharipa that I wind up going to take |
| 0:56.8 | a look at the book so I didn't seem like a total asshole. |
| 0:59.3 | And it's a kid's book. |
| 1:00.8 | I had no idea. |
| 1:01.5 | And it's Willie Boy Eats the World by Steve Sharpa. |
| 1:05.1 | And the idea behind it is Steve, who is a lovable guy. |
| 1:09.5 | He has a dachshin that he's very fond of named Willie Boy. |
| 1:13.8 | And I guess the theme behind the book, I'm not guessing, I just read it. |
| 1:18.9 | He got into a little bit of a rut where he only ate Italian food with his dog. |
| 1:22.7 | So the dog went to a dog park, met a bunch of different dogs from different nations. |
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