Joe Pistone, AKA Donnie Brasco, Was Almost Murdered by the Mafia

Adam Carolla Show

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Comedy, Talk Radio

4.5 • 36.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2025

⏱️ 114 minutes

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Joe Pistone is a former undercover FBI agent best known for infiltrating the Mafia as “Donnie Brasco.” He hosts the podcast “Deep Cover: The Real Donnie Brasco,” where he breaks down his years inside organized crime and the cases that followed. Follow him on Instagram @therealdonniebrasco.

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0:00.0	Well, in this episode, Donnie Brasco himself, at least that was his deep cover name.
0:06.7	Joe Pistone joins us and talks us all the way through.
0:10.8	It's crazy FBI undercover mafia world.
0:14.7	Also, mayhem's coming in. He's doing the news and we'll do all that right after this.
0:21.2	It's time to celebrate Christmas with the Ace Man.
0:25.2	I'm a holy, holy Christmas in the best of the year.
0:30.2	In Santa Barbara Friday night at the Santa Barbara Comedy Club, Adam Corolla live.
0:35.9	Says no roasting in the open fire.
0:40.8	Saturday, December 6th, in Corona, California.
0:44.6	Yeah.
0:45.5	At Dos Lagos Amphitheater.
0:48.0	Write it down!
0:48.9	Celebrate the season with Jay Moore.
0:51.3	Don't say it didn't warn you.
0:52.7	Thank you for that, Jay.
0:53.8	And Thursday, December 18th, a special Adam Carolla show. with Jay Moore. Don't say it and warn you. Thank you for that, Jay.
0:58.7	And Thursday, December 18th, a special Adam Carolla Show Christmas.
1:01.9	It's wonderful and, oh, breaking news.
1:03.2	With Brad Williams.
1:04.9	I'm Ted Cople.
1:08.3	At the sagebrush canteena on December 18th. And if a day of Christmas, my true love came to me, I'm paris and the pair of the
1:13.2	free.
	...

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