Michael Franzese

VIEW GUEST

field_542d817a101fb — field_542d8190101fc

Michael Franzese grew up as the son of the notorious Underboss of New York’s violent and feared Colombo crime family. Franzese was "one of the biggest money earners the Mob had seen since Al Capone” and the youngest individuals on Fortune magazine's list of The Fifty Biggest Mafia Bosses, ranking #18, just five behind John Gotti. At his most affluent, he generated an estimated $5 to $8 million per week from legal and illegal businesses. It was a life filled with power, luxury…and deadly violence. Michael’s story is a modern-day Damascus Road experience, from his early days in the Mob and rise to power to God’s leading him to do the unthinkable: quit the Mob and follow Jesus. In fact, Nobody of Franzese’s rank had ever just walked away – and lived. Until now.

Viewpoints

View All

September 25, 2026

Penna Dexter

Steinem-Style Feminism

Gloria Steinem died recently, at age 92. The Washington Post, called her the “lodestar of the modern women’s movement.” As a freelance journalist, she wrote for prominent publications including Esquir...

Listen

September 25, 2026

Kerby Anderson

Our Medieval World

Victor Davis Hanson argues that our modern world has become in some ways like the Medieval world of the past. To understand his comparison, we need to clear up some misunderstandings most people have...

Listen

September 24, 2026

Kerby Anderson

Net Zero

In a recent video, John Stossel reminds us that not so long ago, “politicians said climate change was going to kill us, so we must move to net zero emissions.” Many promised that we might reach net ze...

Listen