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True Crime

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 street knowledge college.

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United States

Genres:

True Crime

Description:

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 street knowledge college.

Language:

English


Episodes
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Episode 85: In Summation (part 2)- From Where I Sit

7/15/2025
What follows are lessons I have learned over the course of four years serving as a law clerk and 34 years as a solo private practitioner.

Duration:00:11:13

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Episode 84: In Summation (part 1)- Private Practice

7/8/2025
What follows are lessons I have learned over the course of four years serving as a law clerk and 34 years as a solo private practitioner.

Duration:00:16:26

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Episode 83: Queensboro Hill

7/1/2025
In 1954 at the age of ten, Rudy's family moves from noisy, teeming South Brooklyn to what they thought was a quiet neighborhood in Flushing, Queens called Queensboro Hill. Little did they know, it was anything but quiet.

Duration:00:19:53

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Episode 82: The Record

6/24/2025
The cliche says "let the record speak for itself." Yes, but what does the record say?

Duration:00:07:24

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Episode 81: Fort Apache South Bronx

6/17/2025
In the late 1960s, Vietnam wasn't the only American combat zone.

Duration:00:36:41

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Episode 80: South Brooklyn

6/10/2025
Being born in Brooklyn in the 1940s as I was, in retrospect, is nothing less than a blessing.

Duration:00:21:03

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Episode 79: Graffiti Busters

6/3/2025
You've got a problem? That's no big news but don't complain. Do something if you have a problem. Don't just talk about it.

Duration:00:16:50

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Episode 78: A Second Opinion

5/27/2025
If you've ever gotten bad news whether it's from your dentist, your doctor, your accountant or lawyer, there's always a default reaction that kicks in: Let me get a second opinion.

Duration:00:11:48

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Episode 77: Broadway Hits The Heights

5/20/2025
In the 1930s and 40s the old musical movies would start with Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland saying "Hey Kids, let's put on a show!" Well, we did.

Duration:00:17:48

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Episode 76: Club 21

5/13/2025
High society in lowdown, blue collar East Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Duration:00:12:34

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Episode 75: World's Fair

5/6/2025
The 1964-65 New York World's Fair was a wonder for the millions of visitors... but it was an eye-opener for Rudy.

Duration:00:19:24

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Episode 74: Romeo And Juliet

4/29/2025
The stories of the star crossed lovers have resonated throughout the course of history, unceasingly, even to modern times.

Duration:00:09:27

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Episode 73: Small Claims Court

4/22/2025
Small Claims Court of New York City Civil Court for Queens County is what Rudy came to call: The Land That Truth Forgot.

Duration:00:22:25

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Episode 72: Snake Eyes

4/15/2025
Most of us go through life unaware that our lives are hanging by a thread. Some of us actually confront that truth from time to time.

Duration:00:09:46

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Episode 71: In The Steam

4/8/2025
Who keeps big buildings warm in Winter, cool in Summer and always breathable within sealed window construction? Well the answer is Steamfitters, that's who.

Duration:00:21:28

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Episode 70: Tiny Dancer

4/1/2025
Who do you think is tougher? Former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson? Or petite, dancer-choreographer and American dance icon Twyla Tharp? The answer may fool you.

Duration:00:13:35

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Episode 69: Block And Tackle

3/25/2025
A blue collar mentality. Rudy coaches sandlot football players from ten to twenty six years old over eight years and gets an education in what really matters.

Duration:00:16:10

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Episode 68: Man Of The Year

3/18/2025
The piper must be paid. A World War II POW becomes a con artist insurance agent who cons himself until the bitter end.

Duration:00:19:34

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Episode 67: Fighting Mad

3/11/2025
Teaching fighters to fight. A young lawyer marshals an army of Davids to defeat an oppressive media Goliath.

Duration:00:16:23

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Episode 66: Coffee Break

3/4/2025
The tip of the iceberg. Rudy and his Tunisian partner open an Italian style café in Jackson Heights and he learns some highs and lows of running a restaurant.

Duration:00:29:49