mi.o - a podcast for all people passionate about Italy: Recent Episodes
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mi.o - Discover Italian Culture, Speak Italian, Plan Your Next Trip. mi.o is the most reliable and effective place to plan your Italy trip, learn to speak Italian, meet others who share your passion for Italy, and experience Italian culture. mi.o is for all people passionate about Italy, the Italian language, and Italian culture. mi.o è una comunità online di persone appassionate dell’Italia: il nostro scopo è di permettere ai soci di approfondire il loro rapporto con questo meraviglioso Paese, attraverso la sua gente, la sua bellezza e la sua cultura. Vi invitiamo a partecipare sia comeindividuo o come azienda.Join Us www.modernitalian.org
Please enjoy this mi.o conversazione tutto in italiano with Author and Board Member of a Palermo Art and Theater Group Angela Terrazzini , moderated by Laura Stecca , instructor of the Parliamo Insieme Italiano! Adult Language service on mi.o!
Certified Italian tour guide Cristina Leone provides an in-depth tour of Northeastern Sicily including Taormina, Mt. Etna, Aeolian Islands, and More!. Learn about where to visit on your next trip there through the eyes of an experienced and affable local guide.
Do you wish you could have someone just take you to discover your family's story in Italy? If travel won't work, how about a virtual tour?
To find out more, listen to this mi.o podcast! mi.o member and Author of "The Italian Art of Living: Your Passport to Hope, Happiness and Your Personal Renaissance", Dawn Mattera interviews Founder and Genealogist Mirella Ammirati from Southern Italian Travel.
Not only can Mirella and staff take you to the birthplace of your family (in person or virtually), they can help trace your roots and get official documents.
Please enjoy this mi.o conversazione with Italian wine expert, Luca Risso . Luca graciously provided an overview of the famous Cinque Terre and the wine produced there and throughout the Italian region of Liguria (birthplace of poet Eugenio Montale)
Luca is the co-owner of a fascinating company, Clayver Srl, which produces ceramic wine barrels for wine throughout the world. His background in physics and materials science gave inspiration to his interest in winemaking and the scientific cultivation of grapes for wine.
Luca's presentation is found publicly on Google Earth and includes mentions of the following wines:
- Cinque Terre Bianco
- Sciacchetrà - "sweet but not boring"
- Dolceacqua
As well as recipes for typical Ligurian dishes like Capomagro.
See the mi.o conversazione below to meet Luca and learn more about Cinque Terre, la Liguria, and its culture. Luca even provides tips as to where to stay (spoiler - not in one of the five villages!) and other insight that can only be known by a Genovese local like Luca!
Enjoy a comprehensive introduction to the Italian region of Sicily by Karen La Rosa of La RosaWorks Travel. Karen is the preeminent expert of Sicily in America and you will learn about Sicily's history, culture, cuisine and climate in order for you to prepare for your first or next trip to Sicily.
Let's catch up with our dear friend and 2021 Sicilian Entrepreneur of the Year, the dynamic Annalisa Pompeo! She is on a two-month tour of the United States, providing in-person cooking classes in the homes of thankful people from Boston to Texas and practically everywhere in between.
mi.o members Pat and Gene grew up in Little Italy of the Bronx in New York City and lived a very Italian-American life. Later, they set out to explore Italy to not only visit the towns of their family origins but practically all of Italy, visiting 17 of Italy's 20 regions and 92 (!) different towns. The Italian language was spoken in their homes growing up but Pat has dedicated herself to learning to speak Italian fluently by her participation in the mi.o Parliamo Insieme Italiano! Italian speaking group, as well as through personal study. Join us as Pat and Gene share their story, experiences and travel insights so that you can better prepare for your next trip to Italy!
Just after Halloween in the United States, a tradition of imitating ghouls and ghosts and many Marvel characters, Catholics in Italy and across the world celebrate November 1st as All Saints Day. Then November 2nd, the Day of the Dead, is a tradition celebrated in Sicily, due to Sicily's historic connection to Mexico through its once Spanish dominance.
Please enjoy the mi.o podcast with author Ettore Grillo who will share about his journey to becoming an author, about the tradition of the Day of the Dead in Sicily, as well as discuss his novel, "November 2" which is an excellent window into authentic Sicilian culture, the tradition of il giorno dei morti, and a metaphor for universal truths Ettore has learned over a lifetime of spiritual discovery.
You can find this and all on-demand videos of mi.o conversazione on mi.o in the mi.o collezioni group. Please join mi.o to discover Italy, speak Italian, and meet others who share you passion for Italy and Italian culture. www.modernitalian.org
Enjoy another mi.o conversazione with accomplished Italian language expert Laura who enables adults to speak Italian. Laura is the leader of the mi.o Italian language speaking program known as Parliamo Insieme Italiano!, an instructor at a leading European University, an Italian conversation partner at leading American Universities, and a language learner herself, speaking Italian, English, Spanish, and Russian fluently. Her insights from her experience will surprise you to learn that Adult learners of Italian are actually much more motivated that college students and are able to learn well enough to speak Italian in Italy. Learning foreign languages is of course an invaluable way to understanding the cultures and we hope that this Podcast will motivate you to learn Italian!
Co-Hosts Gina & Matteo share what Italy means to them and why it is important to share the Italian culture with the world!
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Co-Hosts Gina & Matteo discuss this week's updates within the mi.o community including:
- More in-person meetings in Italy between friends from mi.o
- Adult learners discussing colors in Italian and how to say "It's good to see you" in Italian
- Invitations to share your own love-of-Italy story
- Announcing Italian-themed events on mi.o
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mi.o members Dolores and Larry (Lori e Lorenzo!) were generous enough to share their insight with us on how they incorporate the Italian lifestyle into their daily lives. They admit that learning the language helps to bridge the gap between them and the local Italians. Enjoy!
Please enjoy the mi.o conversazione with Loredana Fragapane and gianluca lopez, creators of the mi.o course Vegetaliano. Learn about their journey to live a healthy Italian lifestyle.
Access their amazing course of 99 Italian video recipes with downloadable PDFs, in Italian and English, and wine pairings to accompany recipes. It is an amazing course. A further benefit is that you can contact Loredana and Gianluca with any questions as they are active members of mi.o!
Please enjoy our dear friend ANNALISA POMPEO , Italian Food Expert, describe her journey as a female entrepreneur in Italy, the story of San Valentino, and about her Sicily-in-a-box concept innovatively conceived due to the pandemic. This podcast is in Italian.
About Annalisa:
I created my company, goSicily, my company, to share my passion for my Land, my Food, my People and my Traditions, what I call: Sicilianità, or Sicilianity. I look forward to welcoming you virtually, to my vintage kitchen where healthy, easy to make dishes based on my own grandma's recipes. Because I believe in supporting local farmers and eating healthy, my meals are made with the freshest organic and locally sourced ingredients. In my classes you will also learn traditional tips and tricks for working with ingredients that you already have on hand. let's cook with me!
Please enjoy the conversazione with Elisa Rizza Moncada , Italian Food Expert, and her discussion with mi.o about the importance and use of ricotta in Sicilian cuisine.
In this conversazione, Elisa recited part of a recent blog post from her blog, Buccia di Limone, in Italian and summarized her thoughts in English. She then introduced us to one of her favorite recipes that supported the spirit of her post. Her recipe for Ravioli di ricotta e maggiorana profumati al limone is one that uses ricotta as the main ingredient. Elisa described the use and importance of ricotta in Sicilian cuisine and even shared her method of making ricotta with us! Please enjoy this conversazione with Elisa!
This week, Co-Hosts Gina and Matteo introduce mi.o - the community and online platform. We talk about our own individual stories of the Italian-American identity and why mi.o was established to connect with people around the world who also love Italy. Together we take a look into the latest updates from the community including in-person meetings between mi.o members Ilene, Dawn, and Bernie in Italy and an upcoming mi.o Conversazione with a travel expert on Calabria, Karen Haid. We take a peek into last week's discussion topic in the Parliamo Insieme Italiano! group including "accompagnare qualcuno" (Grazie a Laura).
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A conversation with bloggers and authors Ilene and Gary Modica from the Our Italian Journey Blog. We also learn some insider information on acquiring Italian citizenship.
Learn from an official Sicilian tour guide, how to enjoy Sicily like a local including where to visit, what to eat and what to do. Discover Italy's other great carnevale as well!
Cristina has been a tour guide since the year 2000. She studied at the University of Messina and is a specialist in English and French but I also speak Spanish fluently. She loves to make known the treasures of her region to those who decide to visit it. Not only history and monuments but also traditions, gastronomy and everyday life. She is lucky to guide travellers to the discovery of outstanding sites such as the Aeolian Islands, Messina, Taormina, Etna and many more.
Please enjoy our mi.o conversazione with Nicoletta Polo , Duchess of Palma and proprietor of Butera28 in Palermo, Sicily.
My name is Nicoletta Polo, I was born in Venice and used to be an interpreter (I speak 6 languages) and a music festival organizer. Cooking has been my passion since a young age and I have always loved to entertain and cook for our guests. In 2008, Gioacchino and I returned to Palermo, making it our permanent home, after many years of living all over the world, including a wonderful four year stay in New York where he was the Director of the Italian Cultural Institute (ICC). We now live in Palermo in our beautiful 18th century family Palazzo by the sea, the last home of Prince Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, my husband's cousin and adoptive father and the author of the world-famous novelIl Gattopardo (The Leopard).
From Prince Giuseppe, my husband Gioacchino has inherited the title of Duke of Palma (Palma di Montechiaro, a town near Agrigento, Sicily, which was founded by Prince Giuseppe’s ancestors in 1637). I manage a few holiday rental apartments all located in our Palazzo and I have been holding Sicilian cooking classes for almost ten years. I am not a professional chef but I love cooking and have embraced the Sicilian culinary tradition with a passion. In my cooking classes I offer a cultural as well as a culinary experience. I am passionate about Sicilian history, culture, art, food and I am always happy to welcome guests from all over the world and share my love for this beautiful region. Most of my guests from the USA are Italian Americans who are proud of their Sicilian ancestry and want to discover the land and the culture of their forefathers.
Since the beginning of this unbelievable predicament that we all find ourselves to be in, I was forced, of course, to stop giving cooking lessons. But I miss my guests, I miss the wonderful atmosphere of my classes, the joy of cooking together and sharing recipes, stories and laughter. Therefore, I accepted with enthusiasm the proposal of organizing exclusive online cooking classes for the members of the mi.o community. My “real” cooking classes include the visit to the market and to my terrace garden, the lunch and the tour of our Palazzo, and all that will of course be missing. But I promise to send you videos (you can already see some of them on my YouTube channel) and I very much look forward to welcoming you all here to my home as soon as the world will become a friendlier place to live.
If you love to be inspired, then please allow us to introduce you to John Petralia and Nancy Petralia. They have become Amazon Bestsellers with their book, Not in a Tuscan Villa, after living in Italy and writing about their adventure! The couple followed it up with Looking for Garibaldi, in which they traveled to various countries in South America to learn more about the man who contributed to the unification of Italy.
We discuss John's Sicilian background; his parents came from Catania, and he also has roots in Petralia, Palermo (from which his surname originates). He grew up in Philadelphia, and as an Italian-American, understands the true meaning of "campanilismo" - having a "love of the area that you're from....not just the region, but the very town".
After deciding to spend a year in Italy to learn more Italian, John and Nancy found that their perspective on daily life and culture was significantly influenced by living abroad. Not only did they write two books on their story, they continue to lead public speaking events and provide travel recommendations to their followers.
Please enjoy this interview, and feel free to contact John and Nancy on our platform!
Website: www.notinatuscanvilla.com
John and Nancy on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2WRaK5m
Visit their Facebook page: http://bit.ly/2WWPEHH
Grazie mille, John e Nancy!
