For ten years I have been living in Asia, writing books and working on American TV shows, but my directors always tell me to tone down the accent, and my publishers tell me I can’t state my real opinions, because someone might get offended and sue us. Now I got a podcast! My own podcast. And no one can tell me what to say. And I’m calling them like I see them. And it’s not just the perspective of an over-forty, over-educated, under cultured guy from Brooklyn in Asia, oh no, I also look at America from the outside, and talk about our absurdities too.
Episodes (11)
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Episode 17 Brooklyn Monk in Asia Podcast, episode 17, Are You Calling Me a Mook? Part 2
Episode 17 Brooklyn Monk in Asia Podcast, episode 17, Are You Calling Me a Mook? Part 2
Published: 19 Oct 2010 Duration: 17:43Brooklyn Monk in Asia Podcast, episode 17, Are You Calling Me a Mook? Part 2 A lifetime of poverty makes you good at being poor. Although Antonio Graceffo desperately needs a job, he almost storms out of his orientation, when the manager te... Read more →Brooklyn Monk in Asia Podcast, episode 17, Are You Calling Me a Mook? Part 2 A lifetime of poverty makes you good at being poor. Although Antonio Graceffo desperately needs a job, he almost storms out of his orientation, when the manager te... Read more →
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Episode 16: Brooklyn Monk in Asia Podcast 16: Are You Calling me a Mook? Part 1
Episode 16: Brooklyn Monk in Asia Podcast 16: Are You Calling me a Mook? Part 1
Published: 14 Oct 2010 Duration: 18:35Being broke and unemployed has the advantages of giving Antonio more time for reading, writing, and working out. But when the pressure of lack of money finally gets to him, he has to go find a job. Sitting through the orientation is one of ... Read more →Being broke and unemployed has the advantages of giving Antonio more time for reading, writing, and working out. But when the pressure of lack of money finally gets to him, he has to go find a job. Sitting through the orientation is one of ... Read more →
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Episode 15: Brooklyn Monk in Asia Podcast, Episode 15: An Anti-Travel Story (Part 2)
Episode 15: Brooklyn Monk in Asia Podcast, Episode 15: An Anti-Travel Story (Part 2)
Published: 12 Oct 2010 Duration: 16:27The worst part about travel is leaving home. At the airport in Hanoi, Antonio Graceffo is faced with a choice of paying for his overweight baggage or leave his possessions behind. He chooses instead to scream, holler, and case a scene, unti... Read more →The worst part about travel is leaving home. At the airport in Hanoi, Antonio Graceffo is faced with a choice of paying for his overweight baggage or leave his possessions behind. He chooses instead to scream, holler, and case a scene, unti... Read more →
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Episode 14: Brooklyn Monk in Asia Podcast, Episode 14: An Anti-Travel Story (Part 1)
Episode 14: Brooklyn Monk in Asia Podcast, Episode 14: An Anti-Travel Story (Part 1)
Published: 7 Oct 2010 Duration: 18:46Antonio Graceffo’s biggest obstacle in getting his books and articles published is that the editors want to force him into a genre of travel, but he hates traveling. So, he is creating his own genre, called anti-travel. And, he is the numbe... Read more →Antonio Graceffo’s biggest obstacle in getting his books and articles published is that the editors want to force him into a genre of travel, but he hates traveling. So, he is creating his own genre, called anti-travel. And, he is the numbe... Read more →
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Episode 13 Brooklyn Monk in Asia Podcast 13: The Best Interview for the Worst Job Ever
Episode 13 Brooklyn Monk in Asia Podcast 13: The Best Interview for the Worst Job Ever
Published: 5 Oct 2010 Duration: 18:55Some people say giving your two weeks notice is the most liberating feeling in the world. You could bring a portable TV and a box of popcorn to work, kick back in your office and challenge the company to fire you. But there is something eve... Read more →Some people say giving your two weeks notice is the most liberating feeling in the world. You could bring a portable TV and a box of popcorn to work, kick back in your office and challenge the company to fire you. But there is something eve... Read more →
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Episode 12 Brooklyn Monk in Asia Podcast 12: Working on Big American TV part 2
Episode 12 Brooklyn Monk in Asia Podcast 12: Working on Big American TV part 2
Published: 30 Sep 2010 Duration: 25:09The night before filming the Big TV show, Antonio Graceffo receives a call from Johnny Civello. “Tony, Bubbee, Bubeleh, I am calling to talk to you about your dress for tomorrow.” He said. “We can’t have you going in there wearing some faca... Read more →The night before filming the Big TV show, Antonio Graceffo receives a call from Johnny Civello. “Tony, Bubbee, Bubeleh, I am calling to talk to you about your dress for tomorrow.” He said. “We can’t have you going in there wearing some faca... Read more →
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Episode 11: Brooklyn Monk in Asia Podcast 11: Working on Big American TV Part 1
Episode 11: Brooklyn Monk in Asia Podcast 11: Working on Big American TV Part 1
Published: 28 Sep 2010 Duration: 19:08Doing movies and TV is such a quick way to fame and fortune that the producers hold all of the cards. As a struggling up-and-comer Antonio is no position to say NO, or even to negotiate most of the time. When C3PO played hologram chess wit... Read more →Doing movies and TV is such a quick way to fame and fortune that the producers hold all of the cards. As a struggling up-and-comer Antonio is no position to say NO, or even to negotiate most of the time. When C3PO played hologram chess wit... Read more →
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Episode 10 Brooklyn Monk in Asia Podcast 10: Anthony Bourdain, Please
Episode 10 Brooklyn Monk in Asia Podcast 10: Anthony Bourdain, Please
Published: 23 Sep 2010 Duration: 11:10In Taipei, Taiwan, Brooklyn Monk, Antonio Graceffo’s attempts to meet his hero, Anthony Bourdain, are thwarted, as his phone call is lost in translation. Brooklyn Monk, Antonio Graceffo is a martial arts and adventure author living in Asia.... Read more →In Taipei, Taiwan, Brooklyn Monk, Antonio Graceffo’s attempts to meet his hero, Anthony Bourdain, are thwarted, as his phone call is lost in translation. Brooklyn Monk, Antonio Graceffo is a martial arts and adventure author living in Asia.... Read more →
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Episode 9 BMA Podcast 9: Life with Mashooq (Part 2)
Episode 9 BMA Podcast 9: Life with Mashooq (Part 2)
Published: 21 Sep 2010 Duration: 16:43Antonio Graceffo continues to be amazed by his roommate, Mashooq. Back in his village, Mashooq probably equated being in possession of many goats to being popular with the ladies. If he was flying to America and customs officials seized his... Read more →Antonio Graceffo continues to be amazed by his roommate, Mashooq. Back in his village, Mashooq probably equated being in possession of many goats to being popular with the ladies. If he was flying to America and customs officials seized his... Read more →
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Episode 8: Brooklyn Monk in Asia Pocasset 8: Life with Mashooq (Part 1)
Episode 8: Brooklyn Monk in Asia Pocasset 8: Life with Mashooq (Part 1)
Published: 16 Sep 2010 Duration: 12:53In Malaysia, Antonio Graceffo winds up sharing an apartment with a group of foreign students, most notable Mashooq, a goat farmer, who plans to learn English, travel to America, and trade his goats for a wife. Brooklyn Monk, Antonio Gracef... Read more →In Malaysia, Antonio Graceffo winds up sharing an apartment with a group of foreign students, most notable Mashooq, a goat farmer, who plans to learn English, travel to America, and trade his goats for a wife. Brooklyn Monk, Antonio Gracef... Read more →
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Episode 7Brooklyn Monk in Asia Podcast, Episode 7, Chuck Norris Doesn’t Know (excerpts)
Episode 7Brooklyn Monk in Asia Podcast, Episode 7, Chuck Norris Doesn’t Know (excerpts)
Published: 14 Sep 2010 Duration: 18:39When he was 21 years old, Antonio Graceffo got a part in the Chuck Norris movie, Delta Force 2. At the time, he believed it was his huge break, which would lead to super stardom. Instead, it would be more than a decade until he had a part i... Read more →When he was 21 years old, Antonio Graceffo got a part in the Chuck Norris movie, Delta Force 2. At the time, he believed it was his huge break, which would lead to super stardom. Instead, it would be more than a decade until he had a part i... Read more →
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