Joe and Jada - “Skinny” Joey Merlino on Philly’s mob history, RICO cases, WILD prison stories & his LEGENDARY cheesesteaks
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iHeartPodcasts and The Volume
4.1 • 10.3K Ratings
🗓️ 6 June 2026
⏱️ 86 minutes
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Summary
Fat Joe and Jadakiss sit down with South Philadelphia legend Joey "Skinny Joe" Merlino for a wide-ranging conversation about loyalty, the streets, and life after the game. Merlino breaks down his multiple RICO cases and the 11 cooperators who testified against him, tells Joe and Jada why anyone still talking publicly is almost certainly a rat, and explains how confidential informants operate as a full-time career. The guys chop it up about Sammy the Bull's second life, the difference between real and fake gangsters in the podcast era, and the wild realities of federal prison. Plus, Merlino talks about franchising his beloved Philadelphia cheesesteak brand all over the country.
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| 0:00.0 | The people love us. |
| 0:00.9 | Everybody in Philly love it. |
| 0:02.1 | Philly's a different world. |
| 0:03.7 | Like, it's South, especially South Philly. |
| 0:06.6 | It's like Blue Cloudler, like everybody supports everybody. |
| 0:08.7 | But you got to live there. |
| 0:09.9 | Everybody's nuts. |
| 0:10.9 | Fucking nuts. |
| 0:26.9 | Yeah. Yeah, yeah, what up, y'all? |
| 0:28.7 | This is Joe Crack to Dawn. |
| 0:30.8 | You know who it is, your boy Jada. |
| 0:32.4 | This is the Joe and Jada show. |
| 0:36.1 | Every show legendary, every show iconic. |
| 0:39.2 | And today is just that. |
| 0:42.3 | Legendary and Iconic. |
| 0:48.4 | When you think of today's guests, you think of South Philadelphia. |
| 0:49.2 | That's right. |
| 0:50.9 | You think a stand-up. |
| 0:53.8 | God, you think a solid individual. |
| 0:57.5 | I love him because he hates rats. |
| 1:00.5 | And you should hate rats too with everybody in integrity. |
| 1:03.4 | Think of one of the best |
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