My North End: The Podcast

Episode 21: Joe Alessandro

Joe Alessandro, who has always called the North End and the West End his home, joins My North End: The Podcast to talk about his storied life working first in local politics with larger-than-life figures like Tip O’Neill and then changing careers to produce entertainment acts with some of the biggest names in Hollywood.  There’s almost no one Joe hasn’t worked with and he shares his colorful stories from over 50 years in show business, as well as his plans to bring the best entertainment possible to the North End.   SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST: https://www.youtube.com/@MyNorthEndThePodcast/ LISTEN ON: ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/my-north-end-the-podcast/id1779322840 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/my-north-end-the-podcast/id1779322840] SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/0xP2UdC7Kyk2T98J44DVHw [https://open.spotify.com/show/0xP2UdC7Kyk2T98J44DVHw] Watch Previous (Episode 20: Cara Munnis): https://youtu.be/WEGM3t0yeT4?si=yVM7_EVdnbr0F6Wk Presented By: Image Unlimited Communications (IUC) Boston: https://iucboston.com/ [https://iucboston.com/]   A special thank you to our sponsors: Wildflower Salon & Studio: https://www.wildflowerhairstudio.com/ [https://www.wildflowerhairstudio.com/] Golden Goose Market: https://www.goldengoosemarket.com/ [https://www.goldengoosemarket.com/] Looks By Layza: https://www.looksbylayza.com/ [https://www.looksbylayza.com/] Cantina Italiana: https://www.cantinaitaliana.com/ [https://www.cantinaitaliana.com/] Styled by: Heart & Sole Makeup: Looks By Layza Hair: Wildflower Salon & Studio Watch our YouTube show: / @mynorthend-boston Follow us on social media: Instagram: https://instagram.com/mynorthend [https://instagram.com/mynorthend] TikTok: https://tiktok.com/mynorthend [https://tiktok.com/mynorthend] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...

Episode 20: Cara Munnis

Longtime resident and wonderful neighbor Cara Munnis joins My North End: The Podcast to talk all about how she got to the North End, meeting her husband here, and making the decision to raise their two children in the neighborhood – what makes it the perfect place to raise a family, all the amenities for young children, embracing the classic traditions and teaching their kids to do the same.  You won’t want to miss this one!   SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST: https://www.youtube.com/@MyNorthEndThePodcast/ LISTEN ON: ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/my-north-end-the-podcast/id1779322840 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/my-north-end-the-podcast/id1779322840] SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/0xP2UdC7Kyk2T98J44DVHw [https://open.spotify.com/show/0xP2UdC7Kyk2T98J44DVHw] Watch Previous (Episode 19: Richie Spagnuolo): https://youtu.be/Js0dh143Tgw?si=O5V_D8PtZdouwsfz Presented By: Michael Kelly Injury Lawyers: https://callkellycall4.com/ [https://callkellycall4.com/]   A special thank you to our sponsors: Wildflower Salon & Studio: https://www.wildflowerhairstudio.com/ [https://www.wildflowerhairstudio.com/] Golden Goose Market: https://www.goldengoosemarket.com/ [https://www.goldengoosemarket.com/] Looks By Layza: https://www.looksbylayza.com/ [https://www.looksbylayza.com/] Styled by: Heart & Sole Makeup: Looks By Layza Hair: Wildflower Salon & Studio Watch our YouTube show: / @mynorthend-boston Follow us on social media: Instagram: https://instagram.com/mynorthend [https://instagram.com/mynorthend] TikTok: https://tiktok.com/mynorthend [https://tiktok.com/mynorthend] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...

Episode 19: Richie Spagnuolo

A true North End legend, Richie Spagnuolo aka Richie Spags, joins the show to talk all about his life in the North End: coming here from Medford as a child (and then going back there to raise his own children, and then returning to the North End), discovering all the old hiding places, being an Italian-American in Boston, the contrasts of life back in the day to current times, his family, finding his way in life and ultimately finding God.  Richie always keeps it honest, and this episode is no different – you won’t want to miss Richie as you’ve never seen him before!   SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST: https://www.youtube.com/@MyNorthEndThePodcast/ LISTEN ON: ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/my-north-end-the-podcast/id1779322840 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/my-north-end-the-podcast/id1779322840] SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/0xP2UdC7Kyk2T98J44DVHw [https://open.spotify.com/show/0xP2UdC7Kyk2T98J44DVHw] Watch Previous (Episode 18: Mary DeGrandis – Part Two): https://youtu.be/CJ7A2cIdI9o?si=S7RfApYDKP4mk28D Presented By: Alileo Wines: https://alileowines.com/   A special thank you to our sponsors: Wildflower Salon & Studio: https://www.wildflowerhairstudio.com/ [https://www.wildflowerhairstudio.com/] Golden Goose Market: https://www.goldengoosemarket.com/ [https://www.goldengoosemarket.com/] Looks By Layza: https://www.looksbylayza.com/ [https://www.looksbylayza.com/] Styled by: Heart & Sole Makeup: Looks By Layza Hair: Wildflower Salon & Studio Watch our YouTube show: / @mynorthend-boston Follow us on social media: Instagram: https://instagram.com/mynorthend [https://instagram.com/mynorthend] TikTok: https://tiktok.com/mynorthend [https://tiktok.com/mynorthend] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...

Episode 18: Mary DeGrandis - Part Two

Mary DeGrandis, the Flying Angel in the Fisherman’s Feast in 1973, was possibly the first North Ender to get viral media attention when WGBH filmed a segment about her and her family leading up to and during the feast that year.  The episode re-ran on their channel regularly, and suddenly, our close-knit Boston enclave was getting national attention – with Mary, a preteen girl, at the center of it.  Decades later, WGBH dug the clip out of their archives and shared it on the Internet.  Once again, Mary was a viral star.  People who have seen it often comment, “what is she up to now?”  Mary joins My North End: The Podcast to answer that question, and more.  Still a part of our community, and still possessing that star power, Mary talks all about growing up in the North End, being the fourth generation of a Madonna Del Soccorso family, her time as the Flying Angel, how all the attention from the local and national media impacted her life, coming of age in a drastically changing Boston during the 70s, coming to embrace her proud heritage, and passing it onto the next generation.  This is Part One of two very special episodes.   SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST: https://www.youtube.com/@MyNorthEndThePodcast/ LISTEN ON: ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/my-north-end-the-podcast/id1779322840 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/my-north-end-the-podcast/id1779322840] SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/0xP2UdC7Kyk2T98J44DVHw [https://open.spotify.com/show/0xP2UdC7Kyk2T98J44DVHw] Watch Previous (Episode 16: Joe Blazo): https://youtu.be/IAV2zHlQFLs?si=UULsK2Ehp21KXM45   Presented By: Alileo Wines: https://alileowines.com/   A special thank you to our sponsors: Wildflower Salon & Studio: https://www.wildflowerhairstudio.com/ [https://www.wildflowerhairstudio.com/] Golden Goose Market: https://www.goldengoosemarket.com/ [https://www.goldengoosemarket.com/] Looks By Layza: https://www.looksbylayza.com/ [https://www.looksbylayza.com/] Styled by: Heart & Sole Makeup: Looks By Layza Hair: Wildflower Salon & Studio Watch our YouTube show: / @mynorthend-boston Follow us on social media: Instagram: https://instagram.com/mynorthend [https://instagram.com/mynorthend] TikTok: https://tiktok.com/mynorthend [https://tiktok.com/mynorthend] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...

Episode 17: Mary DeGrandis - Part One

Mary DeGrandis, the Flying Angel in the Fisherman’s Feast in 1973, was possibly the first North Ender to get viral media attention when WGBH filmed a segment about her and her family leading up to and during the feast that year.  The episode re-ran on their channel regularly, and suddenly, our close-knit Boston enclave was getting national attention – with Mary, a preteen girl, at the center of it.  Decades later, WGBH dug the clip out of their archives and shared it on the Internet.  Once again, Mary was a viral star.  People who have seen it often comment, “what is she up to now?”  Mary joins My North End: The Podcast to answer that question, and more.  Still a part of our community, and still possessing that star power, Mary talks all about growing up in the North End, being the fourth generation of a Madonna Del Soccorso family, her time as the Flying Angel, how all the attention from the local and national media impacted her life, coming of age in a drastically changing Boston during the 70s, coming to embrace her proud heritage, and passing it onto the next generation.  This is Part One of two very special episodes.   SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST: https://www.youtube.com/@MyNorthEndThePodcast/ LISTEN ON: ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/my-north-end-the-podcast/id1779322840 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/my-north-end-the-podcast/id1779322840] SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/0xP2UdC7Kyk2T98J44DVHw [https://open.spotify.com/show/0xP2UdC7Kyk2T98J44DVHw] Watch Previous (Episode 16: Joe Blazo): https://youtu.be/IAV2zHlQFLs?si=UULsK2Ehp21KXM45   Presented By: Alileo Wines: https://alileowines.com/   A special thank you to our sponsors: Wildflower Salon & Studio: https://www.wildflowerhairstudio.com/ [https://www.wildflowerhairstudio.com/] Golden Goose Market: https://www.goldengoosemarket.com/ [https://www.goldengoosemarket.com/] Looks By Layza: https://www.looksbylayza.com/ [https://www.looksbylayza.com/] Styled by: Heart & Sole Makeup: Looks By Layza Hair: Wildflower Salon & Studio Watch our YouTube show: / @mynorthend-boston Follow us on social media: Instagram: https://instagram.com/mynorthend [https://instagram.com/mynorthend] TikTok: https://tiktok.com/mynorthend [https://tiktok.com/mynorthend] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...