Michael Franzese: Why He Says Washington Has Become Mafia-Like | Planet Tyrus

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Michael Franzese joins Tyrus on Planet Tyrus for a conversation about the Mafia, Washington, & prison reform. Once a high-ranking member of New York’s Colombo crime family, Michael Franzese lived at the highest levels of organized crime before walking away from the Mafia and completely rebuilding his life. He tells Tyrus what it took to leave that world behind, how 29 months in solitary confinement changed his life, and why he now uses his experience to mentor young people. But the conversation doesn’t stop with the mob. Franzese and Tyrus take on Washington and modern American politics, including Franzese’s argument that today’s political system has adopted parts of the Mafia playbook:…