Bring Your Guard Down
With no guards up and no filters, we explore what it takes to rise to the top while staying true to family, culture, and heritage. Tune in for real, unguarded conversations that inspire, empower, and celebrate the spirit of Italian perseverance!
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 57 minutes
- Episodes
- 27
- Years Active
- 2025
Claudio Coppola - Episode 6 - Being an Italian teenager in the 1970's and early 80's.
The 1970s was the best decade ever for music, fashion, and cultural change. It was a time of rebellion, creativity, and freedom. Claudio masterfully captures the essence of an Italian …
Tony G - Episode 5 - Tony Giallonardo is known by OTTO simply as “the Curatore."
Hear Tony share his journey through years of experience in the luxury menswear market, starting in Italy and later in Toronto, Canada, where he managed and worked as a fashion buyer in …
Vito Rezza - Episode 4 - The Origins of the world famous Rocco Rompamuro
Step into the world of a legend as we go beyond the ring to uncover the incredible origins of the world-renowned Italian boxer, Rocco Rompamuro. In 2003, Rocco didn’t just make his mark…
Chuck Stone - Episode 3 - 28 Piece Drum Kits
Rocco and Tony sit down with the legendary drummer Chuck Stone. Join them as they trace Chuck's journey from jamming at the Auto Body Shop on Wednesday nights to his retirement. It’s an…
Bobby Bozic - Episode 2 - So what happens is......
Bob Bozic talks about his tumultuous childhood to his challenging return to Serbia and his efforts to reclaim his roots. As a legendary bartender at Finelli's in Soho New York, his na…
Michael Ciccone - Episode 1 - Chico's Cafe 80 Years of Italian History
In 1917 Chico's cafe opened on Beaver Street in the Dufferin and Davenport area and for over 80 years was the place where the whos who of the Italian community hung out. Hear the stor…
Introducing our new PodCast
Rocco Rompamuro and Tony Incomparable introduce their new Bring Your Guard Down Pod Cast
RIng The Bell