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Podcast: Beyond the Mic with Sean Dillon
Episode: James Madio on "The Featherweight"
Description: "Willie's motto was keep punching, right? So I think that's what we did."Welcome James Madio:We’re joined on the Starline by an actor, producer, writer, and voice over star. You have seen him in The Basketball Diaries, “Band of Brothers” and “The Offer”. His latest project is about the 1950’s Italian-American boxer Willie Pep in “The Featherweight”. We welcome James Madio.James, let’s go Beyond the Mic. Pep retired in 1959, then in 1964 came back to fight Jackie Lennon. Why Willie’s story one you were so passionate about?Over 220 wins after a...