A two-parter this week as the Club World Cup has been met with empty stadiums and lukewarm, diluted American fanfare -- but that didn't stop President Donald Trump from welcoming Juventus to the White House to watch him threaten Iran over their nuclear program to kick off the tournament. Italy's U21 EURO campaign came to close after a heroic display from a new star and a horrible display from an established one. And Sam went on TikTok Live while playing in goal for a local team that I do not car...
Jun 25, 2025•1 hr 31 min
Gennaro Gattuso is somehow the new coach of the Italian National Team (credit/blame Gigi Buffon) and Gabriele Gravina is putting Gli Azzurri at risk. Israel go to war with Iran before going to war with Italian football later this year and some people can't complete their work. The Montreal Mafia saw devastating arrests, including of a figure whose name is dangerously close to the host of this show. Il Gattopardo is a terrific work of fiction and the Netflix remake of the book is mandatory viewin...
Jun 18, 2025•1 hr 4 min
Gli Azzurri sensationally risk missing another World Cup just as soon as qualifiers get underway, Luciano Spalletti is finally deposed in the worst way possible by old man Gabriele Gravina, who will now select a replacement CT that will almost certainly not be as good an option as Carlo Ancelotti. Plus, Italy votes not to reduce the number of years a foreigner must have residency before applying for citizenship. We are back, baby. Enjoy and rate the show 5 stars wherever you're listen to this. F...
Jun 11, 2025•1 hr 3 min
Sam rants about gli Azzurri falling to Germany on aggregate in the UEFA Nations League quarterfinal following a mentally draining 3-3 draw in Dortmund. We’re comparing Spalletti and Nagelsmann's looks, discussing the defensive disaster, the squad's character, our boys' attention-hungry WAGs, the Kean phenomenon and other forwards at our disposal, and much more. Follow Sam everywhere @imSamAdamo and toss a 5 star rating on the pod wherever you're listening to this to help boost the show....
Mar 25, 2025•57 min
Sam rants about how to look like hot shit in Tulum and how to take hot shits in Tulum, being forbidden from feeding a hungry Mayan toddler on the beach, getting in trouble with Mexican customs at the airport and much more Follow Sam @inSamAdamo
Feb 15, 2025•47 min
Sam yells at DiLo about the Neapolitan traveling circus that invaded Roccaraso, Donald Trump Jr. hunting an endangered duck in the Venice Lagoon, Atalanta’s injuries and the head of Nazi science, toilet stalls in Mexico and much more. Enjoy! Follow Sam @imSamAdamo Please toss a 5 star rating on the show’s page to help boost us
Feb 07, 2025•1 hr 9 min
Gizmo joins Sam to discuss Nainggolan’s arrest for cocaine trafficking, €1 homes on the Mediterranean, Suburra, a creative issue to the homeless epidemic and more. Enjoy! Follow Sam @imSamAdamo
Feb 02, 2025•1 hr 13 min
Sam welcomes comic Roey Rozen to the show after they were made to wait 4 hours to record this pod because we were waiting for Cris Italia to let us into the studio on a Sunday. Despite the logistical and technological obstacles that threatened to derail the episode, the boys managed to pull an electric chat out of the hat, bridging the cultural gap between Italians and Jews. Enjoy!! Sorry for the bad audio quality, mulligan on the tech on this one, folks. Follow Roey @RoeyRozen & check out h...
Dec 18, 2024•38 min
Sam welcomes fellow stand-up Andy Haynes back to the pod to chat about dry pastries, toddlers defecating, national football team groupthink, 23&Me, Italians voting for Trump, Canada being the newest state to join the union and more! Andy’s new pod “Beautiful Boys” with comic Mike Canon drops soon Follow Sam @imSamAdamo and toss a 5 star rating on the show to help boost it Follow Andy: instgram.com/imandyhaynes & watch his last special on YouTube “The Coward Of Gramercy...
Dec 12, 2024•1 hr 8 min
Sam rants with Cris Italia about Daniel Maldini, Vito the pug, Edoardo Bovè’s heart and the possible corrupt cardiologists in Serie A. That and more, enjoy! Follow Sam @imSamAdamo & toss the pod a 5 star rating Follow Cris @criscitalia
Dec 06, 2024•1 hr 3 min
Sam rants about Alessandro Del Piero running for FIGC President, Roma desperately appointing Claudio Ranieri as manager, the Atalanta ACL recovery lab, and a French youth international switching allegiance to Italy. Enjoy! Follow Sam @imSamAdamo and rate the pod 5 stars to boost it!
Nov 28, 2024•52 min
Sam rants about the Giorgia Meloni/Narendra Modi fascination, The optics of Fratelli d’Italia, being a serious Head of State, Trump meeting Biden at the White House, the Christopher Moltisanti jawline and more Follow Sam @imSamAdamo and rate the pod 5 stars to boost it!
Nov 20, 2024•47 min
Sam rants about Italy’s 3-1 defeat to France in the Nations League, appreciating your goalkeeper, the Paris immigrant football Church, the U21 Azzurrini and much more. Follow Sam @imSamAdamo and give the pod a five star rating to boost the show!!
Nov 18, 2024•55 min
In the aftermath of Italy's 1-0 win over Belgium in the Nations League, Sam rants about being on Kill Tony, the city of Toronto, seeing Sebastian Giovinco at Milos, the Belgian national team, Spalletti's army of men named Nicolò, where Federico Chiesa went and much more. Follow Sam @imSamAdamo & toss a rating on the show to boost the pod
Nov 16, 2024•59 min
Sam rants about Italy's 4-1 victory over Israel in the Nations League, people claiming the Israeli National Team should be banned from football and that the FIGC should have boycotted the match, where gli Azzurri should play going forward, Daniel Maldini and others' debuts, the privilege of dying on the job in Vicenza and much more. Enjoy!
Oct 20, 2024•1 hr 6 min
Sam rants about the correct way to pronounce AZZURRI, the new Spalletti midfield following Italy's 2-2 draw to Belgium, what to do with Lorenzo Pellegrini after his red card, the looming Daniel Maldini debut and the need to throw young players into the line of fire, and compares the POS vibe of Alessandro Bastoni to Riccardo Calafiori. That and more, enjoy! Follow Sam @imSamAdamo & rate the pod 5 stars to boost it
Oct 12, 2024•54 min
Sam rants about Macintosh apples, Fall activities with WOPs, why Italians in Canada are huge immigrants, footballers on cameo, American footballers’s weird vibe, the dynamics of Love Island and more. Follow Sam @imSamAdamo & rate the pod 5 stars to give it a boost!!
Sep 25, 2024•55 min
Sam rants about the Italy vs. Israel match, Lisa Ann growing up Italian, Fedez beefing Tony Effe, Daniele De Rossi being fired by Roma and more. Follow Sam @imSamAdamo & rate the pod to help boost it
Sep 21, 2024•58 min
Sam is all dolled up to react to Italy's huge 3-1 victory over France in Paris at Parc des Princes, discuss Luciano Spalletti continueing to play Giovanni Di Lorenzo while some new faces make a positive impact, and go over how gli Azzurri's results against France and Israel this international break will shape how Italians should side on the IDF v. Hamas matter. That and more. Enjoy!! Follow Sam @imSamAdamo and please rate the pod 5 stars to help boost it
Sep 07, 2024•33 min
Uncle Farhad of Turin Giants is back for a hang with Sam to dive into gentrification of the Caucasus, the time George Bush visited Albania, Cristiano Ronaldo’s new YouTube channel and how he can't act like a human, local instagram cringe vloggers and much more. Enjoy! Check out Farhad's sweet apparel at turingiants.com Follow Sam @imSamAdamo and rate the pod to boost it Follow Farhad @TurinGiants and listen to the Turin Giants Podcast for Juve talk in English
Aug 28, 2024•1 hr 3 min
Sam rants about Drake "saving" Venezia FC from bankruptcy, Italian hedonism and having the Azzurri be repped only by guys who hunt mushrooms. Enjoy! Follow Sam @imSamAdamo & rate the pod to boost it
Aug 23, 2024•52 min
In this BONUS TAPE FROM THE ARCHIVES (re-upload of episode 187 of The Calcio Podcast from September 6th, 2022), Sam chronicles a nearly three week-long trip to Italy. From a rooftop in Naples to a toilet in Rome, this is a pod for the ages. 4 cities. 4 rants. 1 totalled Vespa. Enjoy this very special instalment of the show, featuring check-ins from each destination of the voyage. At the time of original upload, this was arguably Sam's capolavoro to date. Follow Sam @imSamAdamo + please rate the ...
Aug 19, 2024•1 hr 27 min
Sam rants about a Neapolitan tailor making him feel inadequate, Angela Carini and the Olympic boxing soap opera with Imane Khelif, Jewish funeral customs and more. Follow Sam @imSamAdamo and rate the pod 5 stars to help boost it
Aug 15, 2024•57 min
Sam welcomes an old friend back to chat about the 2024 Paris Olympics drag wueeb Last Supper opening ceremony decision, the Olympics so far, Davide Ballardini's chrome dome, the legend of Jack Warner and other corrupt sporting officials, looking homeless, Ponzi schemes and much more Follow Sam @imSamAdamo & please rate the pod 5 stars to help boost it
Jul 31, 2024•1 hr 6 min
Sam rants about craving cannoli, Ricardo Calafiori’s suspicious girlfriend, the path for Pafundi and Camarda to save Italian football, Greenwood signing for Marseille, escorts at the condo and more. Follow Sam everywhere @imSamAdamo and please write the pod five stars to help boost it
Jul 25, 2024•32 min
Sam about England losing the EURO final, Marco Violi being framed for the Trump assassination attempt, Chiara Nasti & Mattia Zaccagni’s home invasion, Como’s Indonesian PR team and more. Enjoy! Rate the pod five stars to boost it and follow Sam @imSamAdamo
Jul 18, 2024•1 hr 6 min
Sam reacts to the news that Luciano Spalletti will stay on as Azzurri manager after Italy’s failure at EURO 2024, what changes we can expect now and whether this will solve anything. That and more. Enjoy the catharsis. Follow Sam @imSamAdamo and rate the pod 5 stars to boost it
Jul 10, 2024•1 hr 14 min
Sam reacts to Italy crashing out of EURO 2024 after losing 2-0 to Switzerland. Trying to make sense of the game, the tournament as a whole, who did and didn't show up, Spalletti's coaching, the FIGC's management, and where to go from here Please rate the pod 5 stars to boost the show Follow Sam @imSamAdamo
Jun 30, 2024•1 hr 3 min
Sam tries to dial it in after Mattia Zaccagni's all-time last-second equalizer at the death sends gli Azzurri thru to the knockout round at EURO2024 following a triumphant 1-1 draw with Croatia. We deliberate over whether Italy are even any good, panic over our failing fullbacks, praise the hands of Gianluigi Donnarumma, laud Riccardo Calafiori's balls, and ponder where that goal will rank in the history of Italian football lore. That and more. Enjoy!!!!!! Sponsored by evangelistasports.com Foll...
Jun 24, 2024•38 min
Sam makes sense of gli Azzurri's performance in their 1-0 defeat to Spain at EURO2024 with Mike Luci. Chatting Spalletti's moves, our brutal midfield showing, Scamacca's isolation, Calafiori's game, some of the substitutions and more. Shot live on location at Melrose Resto in Little Italy (shoutout to them for letting us film there, good pizza and good fellas). Enjoy the therapy session. Sponsored by evangelistasports.com Follow Sam @imSamAdamo and rate the pod 5 stars to boost it Follow Mike on...
Jun 21, 2024•53 min
