Our Thing with Sammy The Bull

As The New Yorker reported in 2021, mob podcasts like Our Thing with Sammy the Bull have become downright trendy. Some of their biggest fans appear to be the FBI agents who busted the guys now doing the podcasting. And of all the mob pods the FBI and other podcast devotees have fallen for, Our Thing has won the most attention. This is likely because it tells the story of a true mob legend.

There's no higher-profile ex-mobster podcaster than Sammy Gravano, also known as Sammy the Bull. Since his release from prison in 2017, he's made something of a multimedia niche for himself. He has a half-million YouTube subscribers. He's on Instagram, too, where he's racked up another massive following. He also stars in a short film series called The Salvatoré, playing a mobster. (And he's pretty good!) Plus, there's Truth and Lies: The Last Gangster, a Sammy documentary from Disney+.

But Our Thing with Sammy the Bull remains the most fascinating account of Sammy's life story. That's because Sammy's telling it himself and in great detail. As a guy in his later seventies, he has no more reason to leave any story untold. So listeners will surely hear many shocking and surprising tales. (Whoever doubts it can look at the pod's logo, a silhouette of three guys digging graves outside the city.)

Sammy Gravano joined his first street gang at 13 and became a “made man” in 1976. He eventually served as John Gotti's underboss. Sammy was crucial in bringing Gotti and the whole family down, though. He decided to cooperate with authorities and testify against Gotti in late 1991. In his newest role as a media figure, he's a uniquely compelling figure.