Vinny From South Philly On Hollywood, Social Media, Italian Culture, and Making Washington Avenue

Cats & Pudding with Jennifer Dilandro · Jun 6, 2026 · 36m · transcript

On this episode, Jen sits down with Vinny Minniti, also known as Vinny From South Philly, for a conversation about filmmaking, podcasting, social media, Italian-American culture, and chasing creative goals while balancing real life. Vinny opens up about building his podcast Inside Hollywood with Vinny, interviewing actors like Michael Madsen, writing and producing his award-winning film Washington Avenue, and working on new projects including a mob comedy and crime drama. Jen and Vinny also get into South Philly roots, old-school Italian neighborhoods, social media jealousy, online…