Joey Merlino is back in town

[jmack]

He is trying to make money with this, which makes me think he is short on cash...

I'd bet the farm he is still boss, the money he is getting kicked up to him just isn't what it once was.

Did that guy Stanley Stein pass away?

Stein died in 2022 I believe. I think Joey is still boss for sure, but how much could he really be receiving? I think it’s interesting that if he’s really broke, he could wind up in South Philly again. His earnings would certainly be higher but he’d also be taking a huge risk to exposure there.

[NorthBuffalo]

I have to assume after the podcast, this guy is done being seen with guys from other families in NYC and Florida. They won't go near him.

[johnny_scootch]

I have to assume after the podcast, this guy is done being seen with guys from other families in NYC and Florida. They won't go near him.

One would assume as much but that's an old way of thinking, it's a new day. Some of his friends might shy away from him but I don't believe it will matter to most.

[Snakes]

Maybe he will have a large enough following if he does thing long enough, but to make podcasting/Youtubing worth it financially, you have to have a ridiculous amount of followers and/or views, but most of the financial gain is made through ads.

My inclination is that he gets tired of doing it and stops after a couple months, but who knows

[Cheech]

My two bits

1. Still boss for sure. His ego would never let him not be. He and his friends fought and were murdered and did the murdering for it.
2. This continues with his explanation that hes a gambler and not a mobster. Helps for future indictments

[newera_212]

I swear some times I look around and feel like I ended up on a Bizarro world, or entered into another timeline or something. There is just so much insane shit happening that would have been unthinkable not that long ago. Drag queen performances for kindergarten-age children. The Republican frontrunner for the next presidential election has multiple criminal cases against him and it hasn't affected his popularity. And now a sitting mob boss has a freakin podcast! What's next??

Yup, it's kind of fucked up when you think about it. Nothing is surprising anymore. On top of what you just mentioned, some other good examples are Guiliani getting hit with a RICO, and OJ Simpson being a NFL analyst on a sports Podcast . There's some new crazy thing every day. The fuckery never ends

With that said I like this Merlino podcast. Merlino is pretty sharp and witty and the best part is, his facial expression never changes when he's telling a joke.

[Tonyd621]

The guy doing the podcast is probably more interesting then the content. That is why people will tune in

[moneyman]

Dave Schratwieser on Philly Prime Podcast saying he is getting 6 figures for this.. wow

[Wiseguy]

Dave Schratwieser on Philly Prime Podcast saying he is getting 6 figures for this.. wow

Makes sense. Don't think he'd have any incentive to do it otherwise.

[Stopflexing]

It was definitely entertaining. Joey is a character and has a magnetic personality and that’s why it’ll do good.

Is it crazy he’s doing a podcast? Maybe, but all the geeks crying about a boss doing a podcast really need to get out in the real world

[Snakes]

It was definitely entertaining. Joey is a character and has a magnetic personality and that’s why it’ll do good.

Is it crazy he’s doing a podcast? Maybe, but all the geeks crying about a boss doing a podcast really need to get out in the real world

Yeah, it's 2023. How many charismatic guys from the 1950s would have done this if social media was around back then? I'd wager at least a couple. Joe Colombo would have had the anti-defamation league on Spotify in the 60s.

[Cheech]

It was definitely entertaining. Joey is a character and has a magnetic personality and that’s why it’ll do good.

Is it crazy he’s doing a podcast? Maybe, but all the geeks crying about a boss doing a podcast really need to get out in the real world

100%

[stubbs]

My two bits

1. Still boss for sure. His ego would never let him not be. He and his friends fought and were murdered and did the murdering for it.
2. This continues with his explanation that hes a gambler and not a mobster. Helps for future indictments

Exactly Cheech. If he is still involved, it’s a great strategy to convince people otherwise, i.e. acting like he’s no longer invovled and is retired.

The feds won’t buy it, but he only need to sow enough doubt to convince a juror or two to have his next trial declared a mistrial.

[TommyGambino]

Mayo face saying they got the american football picks wrong lol no fucker is gonna actually tune in forthe picks anyway. Also said he’s been told by ‘sources’ that members of the Genovese and Gambino families aren’t happy

[Tonyd621]

Dave Schratwieser on Philly Prime Podcast saying he is getting 6 figures for this.. wow

From who? Who sponsored that? I can't imagine joey Merlino doing "this is brought to you by manscape"