Reality vs. Fiction Part 4, B.T.S. of Donnie Brasco

Deep Cover: The Real Donnie Brasco

Jam Street Media

Tv & Film, Film Interviews, True Crime

4.8 • 566 Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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On this season finale of Deep Cover, Joe and Leo deep dive into your final movie questions to reveal fiction from fact. Joe shares more of Donnie Brasco’s day-to-day life, particularly from the last impactful moments with Sonny Black and Lefty Ruggiero. From the Japanese Steakhouse fight to the thwarted hit by Donnie the made man– what was a true story and what was fabricated by the brilliant Paul Attanasio? Listen to learn more and stay tuned at the end to hear what’s in store for the forthcoming season! JOIN THE MOTION LOUNGE! For the first time, we are offering a subscription plan. For just $5.99 a month, you will join the Motion Lounge and get: Season Exclusives, such as the complete collection of tapes Joseph D. Pistone recorded while in deep cover with New York's most notorious crime families. AD Free Podcast Episodes (Two Days Early) Unedited Video Episodes & Behind-the-Scenes Content Member-only Bonus Episodes Member-only AMA's Family-first access and discounts to live events. Join now by clicking THIS LINK! Have a question about this episode, a tape, or a past episode? Ask it here. Not ready to join the mob? Connect with us on social using the links below: Connect with us on social using the links below: Instagram: @deepcoverpod Facebook: @deepcoverpodcast Twitter: @deepcoverpodcast Episode Notes: [00:00] Introduction with Joe and Leo [02:09] Movie clip: Don the Jeweler [03:20] Joe shares how he knew so much in real life about diamonds during his first meet with Lefty Ruggiero [06:40] Joe’s Cadillac and blending in as broke [10:32] Movie clip: He says it’s a fugazi. [12:00] Joe shares the seeds of the fake diamonds scene. [15:16] Movie clip: This is Lefty’s car [16:19] Movie clip: Donnie Brasco fights a DA at the airport to save his cover [17:45] Joe shares the truth about the shocking encounter [19:06] Movie clip: Lefty hates the cold [20:57] Joe details what really happened with the air conditioner debate [24:54] Movie clip: Donnie refuses to take off his shoes [26:11] Joe sets the record straight about the Japanese Steakhouse fight [28:09] Movie clip: “You think I’m a f******g rat?” [29:56] The federal boat and dramatic licensing byway of Paul Attanasio [33:33] Truth or false: the ending of the movie Deep Cover [35:15] True Story: FBI agents told Sonny Black and Lefty Ruggiero that Donnie Brasco was a cop [37:40] Next season guests: Former undercover cop and beauty agent, Lisa Lockwood, Retired NYPD Ralph Friedman, former U.S. Customs Bob Starkman [39:54] Happy New Year– until next time! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	We all love mob movies, Scarface, The Godfather.
0:10.7	The list goes on and on.
0:12.2	But there's one movie that speaks to me more than all the others, Donnie Brasco.
0:17.3	It's actually based on a true story.
0:19.2	And you know what they say?
0:20.3	Truth is stranger than fiction.
0:22.1	I'm Leo Rossi.
0:23.3	I've spent my life behind and in front of the camera creating stories about the mob.
0:28.6	We're going to go off the page and talk to the real life, Donnie Brasco.
0:36.7	This is Deep Cover, The Real Donnie Brasco, with Joe Stone and Leo Rossi.
0:46.7	Hey, everybody out there, our loyal listeners.
0:50.2	This is Leo Rossi.
0:52.3	Off with Deep Cover, the Real Donny Brasco, and I'm going to introduce to you
0:57.0	without further ado, the real Donny Brasco, Joseph D. Postone, former FBI agent, the most
1:05.5	highly decorated FBI agent in history.
1:09.1	Joe, how you doing, buddy?
1:11.5	Okay, Leo, good morning.
1:13.2	Yeah, good morning.
1:15.0	We have a lot of clips from the movie, and we're going to get into it.
1:24.8	We've heard from a lot of listeners that they really appreciate that.
1:30.2	And your honesty in saying this was spot on or this, they did whatever they did to make it dramatic.
1:39.4	They love that.
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