Imagine that My Cousin Vinny became a NY State Supreme Court Justice after thirty-three years in private law practice where he represented killers, mobsters, robbers, rogue cops, rabbis, scammers, boxers, musicians, jockeys, trainers, a war hero, a sculptor, and a film director among many other characters. Got it? Good. This is the podcast Vinny would have created. This podcast is a collection of short stories about cases, clients, experiences and lessons that Judge Rudy Greco learned in str ...
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Episode 32: Undefeated
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Show business with blood. Rudy faces boxing promoter Don King in three disputes and wins them all.Rudy Greco
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Episode 31: The Businessman
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Always know when you're well off. A mob boss in Brooklyn heads up a bookmaking operation with two thousand employees and owns pieces of casinos worldwide. He knew how to laugh at himself and knew enough to refuse the role of Godfather.Rudy Greco
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Live by the sword, die by the sword. A full contact karate champion with the demeanor of a Doberman Pinscher meets his match.Rudy Greco
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Episode 29: Everyone Loves A Parade
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"Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now" - GOETHE The author conceives and organizes a children's Halloween Parade that grows for more than thirty years into the second largest Halloween Parade in New York City and spawns a host of imitations.…
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Episode 28: The Handshake
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Speaking truth to power. A mob boss is arrested and sent to prison for reflexively shaking an old man's hand while leaving a restaurant.Rudy Greco
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Episode 27: Brick Walls
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An everyday hero of uncommon valor. Harry Ford was a talented running back and a highly decorated (10x) New York City Firefighter who drove the elite Rescue 4 Truck to a tragic end.Rudy Greco
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Episode 26: Off The Charts
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The path to justice is a marathon. A troubled young man kills his grandmother and his cellmate on the tragic road to refuge over decades.Rudy Greco
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Episode 25: Court Of Appeals
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A criminal usury case winds its way to the highest state court whose decision results in a victory.Rudy Greco
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Episode 24: Fighting City Hall
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Better late than never. A young Chinese American wife and mother is entrapped by authorities who won't pay until she fights back and makes them pay and be sorry.Rudy Greco
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The right to bear arms. Three twisted tales of gunplay and the futility of carrying a gun.Rudy Greco
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Defend yourself at all times. Wilfred Benitez, a triple world champion boxer, who fought Roberto Duran, Tommy Hearns and Sugar Ray Leonard, confronts his three most formidable adversaries: his father, his mother and the unscrupulous Don King.Rudy Greco
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The last resort. An Iranian young world traveler and frequent flyer goes missing for twelve days.Rudy Greco
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Episode 20: Straightened Out
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Power of attorney. Rudy is reminded of why he became a lawyer and gets direction from the words of his dying father.Rudy Greco
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Episode 19: Little Big Man
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Let there be light. A Panamanian jockey barred for life gets his life back and stands tall through power of the press.Rudy Greco
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Episode 18: Just Saying
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Silence is golden but not always. An aging barmaid fights for her dignity and livelihood by speaking out about hypocrisy.Rudy Greco
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Episode 17: The Quiet Man
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Still water runs deep. A ninety five year old World War lI Army Major in the Office of Strategic Services receives The Bronze Star for his heroism organizing the rescue of over five hundred Allied airmen downed behind enemy lines in Germany occupied Serbia which was a classified secret for sixty seven years that he kept to himself.…
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They'll schmooze you, use you, abuse you and lose you. A gifted salesman is abused to death by federal law enforcement officers.Rudy Greco
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Episode 15: Blackballed
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The truth shall set you free. After one semester Rudy flunks out of law school. Eight years later he passes the Bar after solving the mystery as to how he flunked out.Rudy Greco
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Episode 14: Man of Stature
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A tailor made suit makes a lawyer stand tall. Mario the Tailor and his squad of amateur detective neighbors solve the mysterious snowstorm crash.Rudy Greco
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Episode 13: The Burden
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Give them what they want. A Pakistani father wishes to lower his child support until he gets his wish.Rudy Greco
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Episode 12: Tough Guy
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A stand up guy who could stand up. A quadriplegic policeman faces thirty two years of life with no complaints and a constant bright smile.Rudy Greco
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Episode 11: Local Hero
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Culture counts and not just in museums. A much loved young man does the honorable thing and kills his girlfriend.Rudy Greco
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Episode 10: S.C.O.T.U.S. (Go For The Muffins)
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Two young lawyers fight the power and might of New York State to overturn forty two years of deprivation due to process for horse racing licenses.Rudy Greco
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Episode 9: Jimmy Breslin
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"Shoe leather is the magic ingredient". Rudy's long friendship with Pulitzer Prize winner, iconic columnist and novelist Jimmy Breslin.Rudy Greco
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Episode 8: Words And Music
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The phone call comes first. I spend two years as a lyricist in the vaunted BMI Lehman Engle Musical Theater Workshop.Rudy Greco
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Episode 7: Three Amigos
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Don't believe the hype. The tale of Cus Damato, Teddy Atlas and Mike Tyson. A story of love, hate and betrayl worthy of Shakespeare.Rudy Greco
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Episode 6: A Bump In The Night
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Chip away at every block of marble until you find the masterpiece. A notable sculptor lives through a homicidal nightmare.Rudy Greco
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Episode 5: Swift Justice
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Jaime, a petty thief, faces a jury and their verdict guides his critical decision while facing a fifteen year jail term.Rudy Greco
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Episode 4: Out Of The Blue
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A six year old boy is smuggled out of Myanmar to join his exiled family headed by his a father, a doctor marked for execution by the military junta, only to be detained in New York where he faces arrest and a swift return to almost certain death.Rudy Greco
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Episode 3: Electric Toilet Seat
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A nice little old lady is a demon in the battle against neighbors who practice witchcraftRudy Greco
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Episode 2: Uncle Mersh
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Only the strong survive. A rabbi's son from Brownsville survives thirty seven months in the Death House at Sing Sing, numerous convictions and a precarious life as a Teamster Union organizer to wind up coaching an Oscar winning actor for a starring role in an epic film.Rudy Greco
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What's in a name? A promising young middleweight contender chooses an alternate career and his life among others. Theme Music Credit: Darien ShulmanRudy Greco
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Imagine that My Cousin Vinny became a NY State Supreme Court Justice after 33 years in private law practice where he represented killers, mobsters, robbers, rogue cops, rabbis, scammers, boxers, musicians, jockeys, trainers, a war hero, a sculptor, and a film director among many other characters. Got it? Good. This is the podcast Vinny would have c…
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