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History · Sammy "The Bull" Gravano

Our Thing with Sammy The Bull

by Sammy "The Bull" Gravano

Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano (born March 12, 1945) is an American gangster who became the underboss of the Gambino crime family. This is his story. Directed by James Carroll.

Latest episodes

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Fireside With The Underboss - “Even the Moths Wanted Out.” - An ADX Supermax Story

In this raw and intimate episode, Sammy "The Bull" Gravano takes us back to his days in the infamous ADX Florence the so-called Alcatraz of the Rockies. Locked down 23 ho

May 27 2025
10 min

Fireside with the Underboss - How the MAFIA is like CHESS

This week Sammy discusses how the Mafia is similar to Chess. He breaks down the process of having to always be three steps ahead of your opponent. These skills can be app

Feb 13 2023
17 min

Fireside With The Underboss - "When I got out of PRISON"

When you don’t have the support, I don’t see how it’s even possible to succeed when you get out of prison. They release you with no ID, no nothing and expect you to find

Feb 10 2023
11 min

Fireside With The Underboss - "He's A Killer Some Of Us Will End Up In The Trunk Of A Car"

Sammy tells a story about one of the mafias most brutal killers, Tommy Karate. Tommy's wife dies of an overdose and he will stop at nothing to find the woman who witnesse

Sep 27 2022
11 min

Fireside With The Underboss - Exposed - John Gotti's Heroin Scam

Patsy Conte, a wealthy heroin dealer and friend of the Gambios, doesn't seem to be treating John Gotti the same as he did Paul. Sammy is assigned to straighten out the co

Sep 22 2022
17 min

Fireside With The Underboss - "I Hung Up The Phone 10 Minutes Later Swat Was At My Door"

Sammy goes in for questioning in Quantico with a heavyweight agent from Washington, and he is instructed to keep his composure during the conversation. Sammy does his bes

Sep 20 2022
15 min

Fireside With The Underboss - "I Got Him Made, Later I Had To Take Him Out"

In this story Sammy introduces his good friend Louie Milito who is dying to be a made man. He tells us the story about how he got Louie made, but we learn later on that S

Sep 15 2022
16 min

Fireside With The Underboss - "If I'm not out in 15 Minutes, Come In & Kill Everybody"

Sammy speaks on the murder of fellow Rampers member, Gerry Pappa who was killed as revenge for killing Colombo crime family caporegime Thomas "Shorty" Spero.

Sep 13 2022
19 min

Fireside With The Underboss - "Framed Us For Murder, Asked Permission To Kill Him"

Sammy introduces us to a couple of new, and super dangerous, mafiosos: Dominick “Mimi” Scialo and Vincent “Jimmy” Rotondo. These wise guys are all tied together in a slew

Sep 8 2022
32 min

Fireside With the Underboss - "He Told Chin Gigante To Go F** Himself"

Chin Chigante gets word that one of his own guys is talking bad about him behind his back. Sammy tells us the story of who it was and how Chin took brutal revenge.

Sep 6 2022
7 min

Fireside With The Underboss - "If We Pay This Money, Our Children Will Become Victims"

After Carlo Gambino’s nephew is kidnapped, he uses John Gotti and Angelo Ruggerio to get revenge. Sammy tells the story of the hit that laid the groundwork for John and A

Sep 1 2022
9 min

Fireside With The Underboss - "From That Day On, I Never Stopped Being in the Mafia"

After starting a family, Sammy decided he needed to break away from the life and earn an honest living. Until one day his phone rang and Allie Boy was on the other end; h

Aug 30 2022
15 min

72. Fireside with the Underboss - "I Think It's Time For Me To Quit & Walk Away"

Sammy tells us about the time he tried to start a new life, a life with zero mob involvement. Under the stains of working as a carpenter day in and day out, Sammy decides

Aug 18 2022
14 min

OURTHING SPECIAL EDITION with Sammy "The Bull" Gravano and former CIA spy

This episode is a special edition with guest co-host former CIA spy Brandon Blackburn for a sneak peek of Brandon’s upcoming series Mob Bless America. On this episode Sam

Aug 16 2022
40 min

71. Fireside with the Underboss - "An FBI agent Told John Gotti- There's A Plot To Kill You, I Hope They Succeed"

Sammy and John Gotti become incredibly close after the Castellano hit. One of their first priorities is to crush a threat that plans to end John Gotti’s life.

Aug 16 2022
13 min

70. Fireside with the Underboss - "He Was Trained To Kill In The Military. He Knew What He Was Doing"

Sammy "The Bull" Gravano shares about Nino Gaggi's nephew, Dominick Montiglio who passed away on June 27th, 2021. Sammy's childhood friend implicated himself when he rais

Aug 11 2022
21 min

69. Fireside with the Underboss - "We’ll Go On a Stickup, Like Men”

Our dynamic duo, Sammy and Allie Boy, are at it again and there's no stopping their sticky fingers. Sammy tell's us about a time when the two found themselves in a tough

Aug 9 2022
10 min

68. Fireside with the Underboss - "This Moment Made Me A Different Kind Of Gangster"

Right after getting married, one of Sammy's friends reaches out and asks for his help. Not a short while after, Sammy found himself trying to sneak 800lbs of drugs under

Aug 4 2022
15 min

67. Fireside with the Underboss - “If This Fight Would Have Worked, We'd Be Super Happy, Behind Bars”

Apart from robbing, racketeering, loansharking, and gambling, the made members of New York often had their hands in the world of professional boxing. Sammy tells us one p

Aug 2 2022
12 min

'Our Thing' Podcast Season 5 FINAL EPISODE: “The Toughest Decision Of My Life.”

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Jul 31 2022
19 min

Chart trend

Position in the History chart (US), last 90 days.

#25
all-time peak
6
days in the top 50 since Nov 2024

Chart positions

Where Our Thing with Sammy The Bull ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Nov 7, 2026).

#199 NEW History US

What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

Wow, Sammy is an incredible storyteller. Next level! He just has an innate ability to bring you in. I discovered this recently and sped through almost 3 seasons in a few days, I couldn’t get enough. It’s incredibly rare for a person to convey every detail, every emotion, every feeling, and capture that just through a voice. With an economy, and an almost minimalist approach, you are able to see, feel, and hear all of what Sammy has been through. Bravo Sammy, thank you for sharing all these incredible stories with such emotion laid bare.

thiswillkillthat · Feb 2023

Incredible. I was always intrigued by mob shows, but you never heard the inner stories of the workings behind what happened. I can’t stop listening to his stories. Great production too.

SixersFan4Life · Jan 2023

I have tried many many podcasts and I am extremely picky about what I listen to. It is hard to grab my attention and keep it. This podcast is like watching a great movie or reading a good book. I love how Sammy Gravano tells his story and the way the podcasts are laid out. They flow together seamlessly and I don’t feel lost. All time favorite for me!

birfhvc12 · Nov 2022

The stories are incredible. They are love, hate, family, loyalty, backstabbing….they are everything. A first hand recollection of a time in NY that can never be replicated. I am in awe of his detailed memory. The Johnny Keys story had me on the edge of my seat. Bravo!

JLD0003 · Aug 2022

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