Episode [504] - Italians - August 13, 2026

 The podcast whose mom is from Argentina and dad is from Italy.

Participants

• Ian Karmel: on the Tom Cruise cake list (the personal one, not just the office one), plugging the AFE 10 year anniversary show at the Aladdin Theater in Portland on September 26th
• Sean Jordan: wore Sergio Tacchini in honor of the guest, playing Sports Drink in New Orleans August 15th, Comedy Corner Underground in Minneapolis August 21st or 22nd, Lincoln Lodge in Chicago August 23rd, Motor City Comedy Festival in Detroit September 17th, and the AFE 10 year anniversary show September 26th
• David Gborie: no stand up dates on the books right now, doing shows locally in LA for the time being, wearing a red hat gifted to him by an artist after a show
• Albertina Rizzo (guest, @albzrizz): mom is from Argentina, dad was born in Italy, executive producer and showrunner of the Muppets holiday special with Sabrina Carpenter and Seth Rogen, had nothing to promote

Draft Order: Albertina, David, Sean, Ian

Serpentine Explanation: Sean skipped his usual bit this time. Albertina filled in with the plain version: front to back, back to front.

Round 1

Pick 1.1 | Albertina Rizzo | Martin Scorsese

Pick 1.2 | David Gborie | Leonardo da Vinci

Pick 1.3 | Sean Jordan | Robert De Niro

Pick 1.4 | Ian Karmel | Frank Sinatra

Round 2

Pick 2.1 | Ian Karmel | Galileo Galilei

Pick 2.2 | Sean Jordan | Lady Gaga (Stephanie Germanotta)

Pick 2.3 | David Gborie | Miuccia Prada

Pick 2.4 | Albertina Rizzo | Madonna

Round 3

Pick 3.1 | Albertina Rizzo | Alan Alda

Pick 3.2 | David Gborie | Stanley Tucci

Pick 3.3 | Sean Jordan | Luciano Pavarotti

Pick 3.4 | Ian Karmel | Artemisia Gentileschi

Round 4

Pick 4.1 | Ian Karmel | Quentin Tarantino

Pick 4.2 | Sean Jordan | Giovanni Ribisi

Pick 4.3 | David Gborie | Rocky Balboa

Pick 4.4 | Albertina Rizzo | Argentinians (drafted as a group)

Round 5

Pick 5.1 | Albertina Rizzo | Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band ("minus the drummer")

Pick 5.2 | David Gborie | Sylvester Stallone

Pick 5.3 | Sean Jordan | Antonio Margheriti

Pick 5.4 | Ian Karmel | Antonio Vivaldi

Producer's Pick

Isaac | Ferrari, referencing the Ferrari sneakers he was wearing during the episode

Honorable Mentions: Charles Ponzi; the Jacuzzi family; John Cazale; Isabella Rossellini; Kelly Ripa. Dan Brown was also mentioned earlier as being on Ian's list but wasn't ultimately drafted.

Quotes From This Episode

• "My mom's from Argentina. My dad was born in Italy." - Albertina Rizzo
• "No one tells a better story than that man." - Albertina Rizzo, on drafting Martin Scorsese
• "He's like the reason we say Renaissance man." - David Gborie, on drafting Leonardo da Vinci
• "I got to do it for my family." - Ian Karmel, on drafting Frank Sinatra