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ï»¿If things had not been so wildly hectic here at Radio Arlecchino of late, this exciting episode would have appeared quite a bit sooner! But here it is at last, full of bone-chilling encounters of the second and third kind! Hypothetically speaking, that is. If you donât tell the truth, you have to face the consequences. And we spell it all out for you, in every poignant tense and mood required. And what if Antonella were suddenly to be whisked away to Rome again, leaving Eric to his own devices in front of the microphone? Would it be sad, or would a clever plan be hatched? What if you were to listen inâ¦?


Dialog: Italian
Nostalgia e desiderio 

Antonella: Se potessimo tornare indietro...
Eric: Non lo farei, neanche se potessi.
Antonella: Come mai? Credevo che tu fossi preso dalla nostalgia.
Eric: PiÃ¹ forte della nostalgia ora Ã¨ il mio desiderio di avere un incontro ravvicinato
Antonella: del secondo tipo?
Eric: e anche del terzo.

Flashback 1 

Arlecchino: Ecco, arriva il Dottore! Temo che lui ce l'abbia con me. Mi arrampico sulla scala, cosÃ¬ non mi vedrÃ ..

Flashback 2

Pantalone: Non c'Ã¨ nessun altro qui che abbia visto quello che Ã¨ successo?  
Colombina: Te lo racconto io come Ã¨ andata. Dunque, quando ha visto che ero proprio lÃ¬ sotto, ha messo appositamente un piede male sulla scala! Mi ha guardato all'alto e penso proprio che l'abbia fatto apposta a cadere.

Flashback 3

Antonella: Sopra la scrivania, su quello scaffale... Prendi quella scatola...
Eric: Cosa c'Ã¨ dentro...?
Antonella: Dai, dai, svita il cappuccio...
Eric: Antonella... ma cos'Ã¨ questo?
Antonella: Oh, scusa, hai preso quella sbagliata, scusa, scusa... Ci dev'essere un'altra, controlla.
Eric: La vedo, ma oso aprirla?
Antonella: Ma sÃ¬! Abbi coraggio, Eric!
Eric: Accidenti!
Antonella: Oh, Eric! Che mani di pasta frolla che hai! Quelli sono i miei fagioli saltellanti!

Flashback 4

Dottore: Avete visitato il Vittoriano? Avete ammirato il Foro Romano?
i turisti: SÃ¬!
Dottore: Siete andati ai Musei Vaticani? Avete messo la mano nella Bocca della VeritÃ ?
i turisti: SÃ¬!
Dottore: Avete camminato da Piazza Navona fino alla Fontana di Trevi?
i turisti: SÃ¬!
Dottore: Avete salito la scalinata in Piazza di Spagna?
i turisti: Oh, sÃ¬!
Dottore: Siete stanchi?
i turisti: SÃ¬!
Antonella: Quei poveri turisti hanno camminato per tutta Roma in piena estate!
Eric: PerciÃ² sono stanchissimi.

Flashback 5

Dottore: Se ho dei petardi! Pulcinella, portami una scatola di petardi per il giovanotto... E per la signorina, queste meravigliose candele magiche âGatto Neroâ, un balocco divertente per tutta la famiglia...
Oh, Pulcinella sÃ¬ lo conoscono... Eccoli eccoli eccoli! Signori e signore, bambini di tutte le etÃ , venite... sentitemi... Partecipate alle feste di San Giovanni, di Capodanno, di Natale, a tutte le feste dell'anno... Qui ci sono i rumori piÃ¹ sbalorditivi, le luci piÃ¹ brillanti, i colori piÃ¹ stravaganti, il fumo piÃ¹ misterioso, qui ci sono... i fuochi d'artificio Gatto Nero!
SÃ¬, sÃ¬... i razzi âGatto Neroâ sono giustamente famosi in tutto il mondo! Osservate...
Accendo ora la miccia... Colombina, per favore...
Colombina: Ecco, Dottore
Dottore: Grazie, mia cara... 
Et nunc... State per vedere qualcosa di veramente inverosimile....
Colombina: Oh! Lei senz'altro lo vedrÃ , Dottore!
Dottore: Tre... due... uno... Fuoco!
Meravigliatevi ora davanti all'incomparabile pirotecnica 'Gatto Nero'!
Antonella: Il Dottore ha fatto un bel viaggio sulla luna...
Eric: grazie a Pulcinella che gli ha dato una mano con il razzo.

Riflessioni e ricordi 

Eric: E se tu non fossi andata in Italia quell'estate, io non sarei rimasto qui da solo nello studio.
Antonella: Ã vero che qui nello studio ci si puÃ² sentire abbandonati...
Eric: Soprattutto in estate, quando i nostri amici attori sono tutti partiti per andare in vacanza.
Antonella: Sarei molto piÃ¹ contenta adesso se fossero qui con noi.
Eric: Pantalone rimproverebbe Pulcinella...
Antonella: se Pulcinella avesse la faccia tosta di affrontarlo. 
Eric: Se vedesse entrare un bel giovanotto, Arlecchina--
Antonella: --farebbe senz'altro la civetta
Eric: e Colombina si arrabbierebbe. Se Pulcinella suonasse il mandolino....
Antonella: potremmo ballare la tarantella.
Eric: dovremmo ballare invece la square dance
Antonella: se ci fosse la signora Balanzone. 
Eric: E dove sono andati quei Balanzone?
Antonella: Hanno lasciato un messaggio sulla segreteria telefonica. Senti.
Dottor Balanzone: Saremmo andati a Rimini a trovare i genitori della signora Balanzone se non ci avessero invitato a partecipare a un seminario sulla square dance ad Austin! A dopo, amici! State bene! Buone vacanze!
Antonella: E Pantalone?
Eric: Ha lasciato questo biglietto:
Ha scritto: 'Avevo intenzione di rimanere a Venezia, nonostante la folla di turisti, ma invece sarÃ² nel Cadore... Ã vero, non amo le montagne. Comunque, a dire il vero, non ci andrei affatto se il Duca che mi ospiterÃ  non avesse una nipote diciottenne che sta per ereditare un sacco di quei ducati.'
Antonella: Ho sentito abbastanza. Il duca e i suoi ducati. Certe cose non cambiano mai...
Eric: E tu, cosa faresti se non dovessi stare qua?
Antonella: Bene, mio caro, stavo proprio per dirtelo... Io, di queste ipotesi, non ne faccio. Come dovresti ormai ben sapere, neanch'io rimarrÃ² qui...
Eric: Non Ã¨ possibile! Di nuovo?
Antonella: Ã estate... Roma! 
Ciao, Eric! Ti mando una cartolina!
Eric: A presto, Antonella! Buon viaggio e buon divertimento!
Antonella: Grazie! Ciao! 
Eric: Ma cosa faccio io adesso? Se ci fosse un modo di farlo, anch'io ci andrei. Se ci fosse giustizia in questo mondo, anch'io ammirerei il panorama dal Gianicolo... anch'io mangerei tartufo a Piazza Navona... anch'io berrei acqua Pansellegrino davanti al Colosseo... 

Dialog: English
Nostalgia e desiderio 

Antonella: If we could turn back...
Eric: I wouldn't do it, even if I could.
Antonella: How come? I thought you were overcome with nostalgia.
Eric: Stronger than nostalgia now is my desire to have a close encounter--
Antonella: of the second type?
Eric: and of the third as well.

Flashback 1

Arlecchino: There, here comes the Dottore!  I'm afraid he has it in for me.  I'll climb up the ladder, that way he won't see me.

Flashback 2

Pantalone: Is there noone else who saw what happened?
Colombina: I'll tell you how it went. Now, when he saw that I was right under there, he deliberately took a false step on the ladder! He looked at me from above and I do believe he fell on purpose.

Flashback 3

Antonella: Above the desk, on that shelf... Get that jar...
Eric: What's inside...?
Antonella: Go on, unscrew the lid...
Eric: Antonella... what's this?
Antonella: Oh, sorry, you got the wrong one, sorry, sorry... There should be another one, take a look.
Eric: I see it, but do I dare open it?
Antonella: Of course! Be brave, Eric!
Eric: Yikes!
Antonella: Oh, Eric! What a butterfingers you are. Those are my jumping beans!

Flashback 4

Dottore: Have you visited the Vittoriano? Have you admired the Roman Forum?
The Tourists: Yes!
Dottore: Have you gone to the Vatican Museums? Have you put your hands in the Mouth of Truth?
The Tourists: Yes!
Dottore: Have you walked from Piazza Navona to the Trevi Fountain?
The Tourists: Yes!
Dottore: Have you climbed the Spanish Steps?
The Tourists: Oh, yes!
Dottore: Are you tired?
The Tourists: Yes!
Antonella: Those poor tourists have walked all over Rome in the middle of the summer!
Eric: That's why they're worn out.

Flashback 5

Dottore: Do I have firecrackers! Pulcinella, bring me a box of firecrackers for the young man. And for the young lady, these wonderful Gatto Nero sparklers, a fun-filled amusement for the whole family.
Oh, Pulcinella they know... Here they are, here they are, here they are! Ladies and gentlemen, children of all ages, come, hear me... Join in the feasts of Saint John, of the New Year, of Christmas, in all the holidays of the year... Here are the most amazing sounds, the most brilliant lights, the most extravagant colors, the most mysterious smoke, here are... Gatto Nero fireworks!
Yes, yes... Gatto Nero rockets are justly famous throughout the world! Observe...
Now I light the fuse... Colombina, if you please...
Colombina: There you are, Dottore
Dottore: Thank you, my dear... 
Et nunc... You're about to see something truly incredible....
Colombina: Oh! You're about to see it for sure, Dottore!
Dottore: Three... two... one... Fire!
Now wonder in amazement before the incomparable Gatto Nero pyrotechnics!
Antonella: The Dottore took a fine trip to the moon...
Eric: thanks to Pulcinella who gave him a hand with the rocket.

Riflessioni e ricordi 

Eric: And if you hadn't gone to Italy that summer, I wouldn't have been left here alone in the studio.
Antonella: It's true that here in the studio one can feel abandoned...
Eric: Especially in the summer, when our actor friends have all left to go on vacation.
Antonella: I would be much happier now if they were here with us.
Eric: Pantalone would scold Pulcinella...
Antonella: if Pulcinella had the cheek to confront him. 
Eric: If she saw a handsome young man come in, Arlecchina--
Antonella: --would surely play the flirt
Eric: and Colombina would get mad. If Pulcinella played the mandolin...
Antonella: we could dance the tarantella.
Eric: instead we would have to dance a square dance
Antonella: if Mrs Balanzone were here.
Eric: And where have those Balanzones gone?
Antonella: They left a message on the answering machine. Listen.
Dottor Balanzone: We would have gone to Rimini to visit Mrs Balanzone's parents if we had not been invited to participate in a square dance seminar in Austin! See you later, friends! Stay well! Have a great vacation!
Antonella: And Pantalone?
Eric: He left this note:
He wrote: 'I intended to stay in Venice, in spite of the crowd of tourists, but instead I will be in the Cadore... It's true, I'm not fond of the mountains. Anyway, to tell the truth, I wouldn't go at all if the Duke who will be hosting me didn't have an eighteen-year-old niece who's about to inherit a pile of ducats.'
Antonella: I've heard enough. The duke and his ducats. Some things never change...
Eric: And you, what would you do if you didn't have to stay here?
Antonella: Well, my dear, I was just about to tell you... These hypotheses, I'm just not going to be making them. As you ought to know by now, I'm not staying here either...
Eric: It's not possible! Again?
Antonella: It's summer... Rome! 
Ciao, Eric! I'll send you a postcard!
Eric: See you soon, Antonella! Have a good trip and have fun!
Antonella: Thanks! Ciao! 
Eric: Now what do I do? If there were a way to do it, I would go too. If there were justice in this world, I too would admire the view from the Janiculum... I too would eat tartufo in Piazza Navona... I too would drink Pansellegrino water in front of the Coliseum....

Episode 22: Episode 22: Truth and Consequences

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You can't keep a good Dottore down! Not only has his Futurometer been refurbished and re-installed, our learned friend has now provided Radio Arlecchino with another amazing device: the Conditionator 9000. Of course you would love to know how it works, and we would like to tell you, but if we did, we would have to... Well, anyway, it does work, we think, but you needn't take our word for it. Have your copy of the pdf with its transcript and notes handy and fire up your mp3 player of choice as you dare to get Lost in the Woulds...


Dialog: Italian
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la Signora Balanzone: Gentili ascoltatori, vorrei comunicarvi che il sogno di ballare la square dance con la necessaria disinvoltura Ã¨ ora realizzabile! Potreste andare in Texas come abbiamo fatto io e il Dottor Balanzone ma -- beati voi! -- questo non sarÃ  piÃ¹ necessario per superare le difficoltÃ  di questa danza straordinaria! Non preferireste allenarvi nella privacy delle vostre case? Adesso potete farlo! Grazie ai nuovi podcast della Balla-Balanzone, qualsiasi persona sarÃ  in grado di esplorare i movimenti ritmici del Far West! Il dottore ed io condivideremo con voi tutti i segreti della Square Dance  nei nostri podcast. Non ci fareste l'onore di fare i primi passi con noi...? Scoprirete tutti i segreti della Square Dance con i nostri podcast Balla-Balanzone!

Il Condizionatore 9000
Dottor Balanzone: Il Condizionatore 9000! Tutto quello che il Futurometro fa per il futuro, il Condizionatore 9000 lo fa per il condizionale. Ecco il dispositivo che svela tutti i misteri di questo modo verbale!
Antonella: Ce lo farebbe vedere, Dottore?
Dottor Balanzone: Ecce Conditionator!
Antonella: Ã veramente una visione mozzafiato!
Dottor Balanzone: Lo so, modestia a parte, Ã¨ proprio bello!
Antonella: No, no, dottore! Dico sul serio! Mi ha tolto il respiro! 
Dottor Balanzone: Mio dio! Mi perdoni! Ecco, lo metto nello stato neutrale.
Antonella: Grazie! Grazie, Dottore! Prima di tutto, Dottore, ci spiegherebbe, che cos'Ã¨ in realtÃ  il condizionale?
Dottor Balanzone: Ve lo spiegherei volentieri, ma... perchÃ© lo dovrei fare io quando abbiamo davanti a noi il miracoloso Condizionatore 9000? Chi altro potrebbe spiegarvelo meglio?
Antonella: Non saprei...
Dottor Balanzone: Appunto! Accendiamo il Condizionatore! Ma prima, onde evitare che i codici segreti per la messa in moto siano nuovamente intercettati, dovremo adottare speciali misure di sicurezza. Lei, signorina, dovrÃ  chiudere gli occhi e tapparsi le orecchie; il radiotrasmettitore dovrÃ  interrompere momentaneamente il servizio mentre io eseguo --
Ecco! Tutto sistemato! Le spiegazioni saranno in inglese e gli esempi in italiano...
[ . . . ]
Condizionatore: Dottore, vuole continuare con le forme del condizionale o preferirebbe esaminare le sue varie funzioni?
Dottor Balanzone: Prima di tutto, le forme. Poi potremo elencare le funzioni: nunc coniugatio...
[ . . . ]
Condizionatore: Per questo sarebbe un'ottima idea consultare il Futurometro, nella puntata 19 di Radio Arlecchino:
[ . . . ]

Il condizionale presente -- Prima coniugazione (-are): fischiare
fischierei
fischieresti
fischierebbe
fischieremmo
fischiereste
fischierebbero

Il condizionale presente -- Seconda coniugazione (-ere): spremere 
spremerei
spremeresti
spremerebbe
spremeremmo
spremereste
spremerebbero

Il condizionale presente -- Terza coniugazione (-ire): tossire
tossirei
tossiresti
tossirebbe
tossiremmo
tossireste
tossirebbero

Il condizionale passato -- verbo transitivo: portare
avrei portato 
avresti portato
avrebbe portato
avremmo portato
avreste portato
avrebbero portato

Il condizionale passato -- verbo intransitivo: partire
sarei partito/a
saresti partito/a
sarebbe partito/a
saremmo partiti/e
sareste partiti/e
sarebbero partiti/e

Dottore, vorrebbe continuare adesso con le funzioni del modo condizionale?
Dottore Balanzone: Grazie, sÃ¬, vorrei, anzi, vorremmo, continuare ora ad esaminare le funzioni!
[ . . . ]

Informazioni non confermate
Condizionatore: Il ministro annuncerebbe la nomina di un nuovo sottosegretario di stato.
Il ladro sarebbe entrato dalla finestra del salotto mentre i padroni di casa dormivano.

Opinione personale
Penso che tu debba chiedere la ricetta a Pulcinella.
Dovresti chiedere la ricetta a Pulcinella.
Avremmo dovuto evacuare lo studio prima che Pulcinella cominciasse a preparare la frittata.

L'esortazione
Colombina, dovresti fare pace con Arlecchina.
Fareste meglio a non tossire durante il monologo di Pantalone.

Un'azione posteriore ad una passata
Ha detto che avrebbe preso l'autobus numero 64 e che ci avrebbe incontrato davanti all'obelisco a mezzogiorno.
Arlecchino ci ha promesso che il facchino avrebbe portato i nostri bagagli alla stazione e che sarebbe arrivato a prenderli prima del pranzo.

Un'indicazione utile
Dottore, vorrebbe sentire piÃ¹ coniugazioni nel modo condizionale o preferirebbe ascoltare altri esempi sull'uso? Potremmo anche suggerire alcune indicazioni utili agli studenti.
Dottor Balanzone: le indicazioni utili sarebbero molto gradite!
[ . . . ]

Condizionatore: Andremmo al cinema stasera ma abbiamo giÃ  visto quel film.
Quando avevo dodici anni, andavamo al cinema ogni sabato pomeriggio.
Dottore, vorrebbe continuare o gradirebbe una pausa? 
Dottor Balanzone: Io potrei continuare fino a tarda notte quando si tratta di modi e tempi verbali, ma una pausa sarebbe davvero gradita!
Condizionatore: Adesso effettueremo l'autodesattivazione.

Il telegiornale continua...
il telegiornalista: ...e hanno portato la maggior parte degli animali al rifugio della SocietÃ  Protezione Animali.
la telegiornalista: Alcuni spettatori avrebbero portato via delle galline nonchÃ© numerose mucche.
il telegiornalista: Il capocomico della troupe, il signor Pantalone de' Bisognosi, ha detto che avrebbe cercato di recuperare tutto il pollame ma che non sarebbe stato pratico ricercare il bestiame disperso per la cittÃ .
la telegiornalista: Il signor Bisognosi, in una conferenza stampa, ha fatto la seguente dichiarazione:
Pantalone: La mia intenzione Ã¨ di rettificare quanto possibile le conseguenze negative di questa deplorevole situazione. Ma vorrei che tutti sapessero che senza le omissioni e la totale mancanza di responsabilitÃ  di un nostro futuro ex-collega, un certo Pulcinella, questa catastrofe non sarebbe mai avvenuta!
il telegiornalista: Nella stessa conferenza stampa, un'attrice della troupe, la signorina Colombina, ha aggiunto
Colombina: Non so dove ti sei nascosto, Pulcinella, ma ti giuro, se avrai la faccia tosta di rimettere piede sul palcoscenico io... ti... non... senti, non so che cosa farei, ma sarebbe disastroso -- per te!
la telegiornalista: Un portavoce del Teatro Pazzimpalco, scena del caotico scandalo zoologico, ha parlato con un nostro corrispondente:
Portavoce del Teatro: Non ne so niente di quel Pulcinella, ma vi posso dire... Non avevo mai visto una cosa simile! Chi avrebbe potuto immaginarlo? Nessuno mi aveva detto che nello spettacolo avrebbero recitato delle galline. Mucche? Cani? Gatti? Chi poteva prevedere che avrebbero invaso ogni angolo del teatro? Dietro le quinte, sul palcoscenico, fra le poltrone in platea... Quando ho sentito il barrito di quel pachiderma che entrava in scena, mi Ã¨ venuta la pelle d'oca. Oh! Vorrei ben sperare che non ci fossero anche delle oche, ma insomma!
il telegiornalista: Non siamo riusciti a contattare il signor Pulcinella, il cui mancato arrivo avrebbe inasprito la confusione al Teatro Pazzimpalco, nÃ¨ sappiamo con certezza il numero di feriti, sia umani che animali.
la telegiornalista: State ascoltando il notiziario di Radio Arlecchino.


Dialog: English
'Balla-Balanzone'
Mrs Balanzone: Dear listeners, I would like to let you know that dream of dancing the square dance with the necessary aplomb is now within reach! You could go to Texas as Doctor Balanzone and I did but -- lucky you! -- this will no longer be necessary for overcoming the difficulties of this extraordinary dance! Wouldn't you prefer to train in the privacy of your home? Now you can do it! Thanks to the new Balla-Balanzone podcast, anybody will be up to exploring the rhythmic motions of the Far West! The doctor and I will share with you the all the secrets of the square dance in our podcast. Wouldn't you do us the honor of taking your first steps with us? You'll discover all the secrets of the Square Dance with our Balla-Balanzone podcasts!

The Conditionator 9000
Dottor Balanzone: The Conditionator 9000! Everything the Futurometer does for the future, the Conditionator 9000 does for the conditional. Behold the device that reveals all the mysteries of this verbal mood!
Antonella: Would you show it to us, Dottore?
Dottor Balanzone: Ecce Conditionator!
Antonella: It's truly a breathtaking sight!
Dottor Balanzone: I know, if I do say so myself, it's quite beautiful.
Antonella: No, no, dottore! I'm serious! It's taken my breath away!
Dottor Balanzone: My heavens! Forgive me! Here, I'll put it in neutral.
Antonella: Thank you! Thank you, Dottore! First of all, Dottore, would you explain to us, what is the conditional, really?
Dottor Balanzone: I would gladly explain it to you, but... why should I do so when we have before us the miraculous Conditionator 9000? Who else could explain it to you better?
Antonella: I wouldn't know...
Dottor Balanzone: Precisely! Let's activate the Conditionator! But first, to avoid that the secret codes for setting it in motion be intercepted again, we must adopt special security measures. You, miss, will have to close your eyes and cover your ears; the radio transmitter will have to interrupt service for a moment while I perform --
There! Everything ready! The explanations will be in English and the examples in Italian...
[ . . . ]
Conditionator: Dottore, do you want to continue with the forms of the conditional or would you prefer to examine its various functions?
Dottor Balanzone: First of all, the forms. Then we will be able to list the functions. Nunc coniugatio...
[ . . . ]
Conditionator: For this it would be an excellent idea to consult the Futurometer, in Episode 19 of Radio Arlecchino.
[ . . . ]

The present conditional -- First conjugation (-are): fischiare (to whistle)
I would whistle
you would whistle
he, she, it would whistle
we would whistle
you would whistle
they would whistle

The present conditional -- Second conjugation (-ere): spremere (to squeeze)
I would squeeze
you would squeeze
he, she, it would squeeze
we would squeeze
you would squeeze
they would squeeze

The present conditional -- Third conjugation (-ire): tossire (to cough)
I would cough
you would cough
he, she, it would cough
we would cough
you would cough
they would cough

The past conditional -- Transitive verb: portare (to take, to carry)
I would have carried
you would have carried
he, she, it would have carried
we would have carried
you would have carried
they would have carried

The past conditional -- Intransitive verb: partire (to depart)
I would have departed
you would have departed
he, she, it would have departed
we would have departed
you would have departed
they would have departed 

Dottore, would you like to continue now with the functions of the conditional mood?
Dottor Balanzone: Thank you, yes, I would, rather, we would like to continue now to examine the functions!
[ . . . ]

Unconfirmed information
Condizionator: The minister is expected to announce the nomination of a new undersecretary of state.
The thief allegedly entered through the living-room window while the homeowners were sleeping.

Personal opinion
I think you must ask Pulcinella for the recipe.
You should ask Pulcinella for the recipe.

Exhortation
Colombina, you ought to make up with Arlecchina.
You'd better not cough during Pantalone's monologue.

An action subsequent to a past action
He said he would take the number 64 bus and that he would meet us in front of the obelisk at noon.
Arlecchino promised us that the porter would take our bags to the station and that he would arrive to pick them up before lunch.

A helpful tip
Dottore, would you like to hear more conjugations of the conditional mood or would you prefer to listen to other examples of its use? We could also suggest some helpful tips to the students.
Dottor Balanzone: The useful tips would be most appreciated!
[ . . . ]

Conditionator: We would go to the movies tonight if we had not already seen that movie.
When I was twelve years old, we would go to the movies every Saturday afternoon.
Dottore, would you like to continue or would you enjoy a break?
Dottor Balanzone: I could go on until late at night when it's a matter of verbal moods and tenses, but a break would be quite welcome!
Conditionator: We will now perform self-deactivation.

The news broadcast continues...
Anchorman: ...and they took most of the animals to the shelter of the Society for the Protection of Animals.
Anchorwoman: Some of the audience members allegedly left with some of the chickens as well as numerous cows.
Anchorman: The head of the troupe, Mr Pantalone de' Bisognosi, said that he would try to recover all of the fowl but that it would not be practical to search for the cattle dispersed throughout the city.
Anchorwoman: Mr Bisognosi, in a press conference, made the following statement:
Pantalone: My intention is to rectify, as much as possible, the negative consequences of this deplorable situation. But I would like for everyone to know that without the negligence and complete lack of responsibility of a future ex-colleague of ours, a certain Pulcinella, this catastrophe would never have taken place!
Anchorman: In the same press conference, an actress in the troupe, Miss Colombina, added:
Colombina: I don't know where you've hidden, Pulcinella, but I swear to you, if you have the gall to set foot on the stage again, I... listen, I don't know what I'll do but it will be disastrous -- for you!
Anchorwoman: A spokesperson for the Pazzimpalco Theatre, scene of the chaotic zoological scandal, spoke with one of our correspondents.
Theatre Spokesperson: I don't know anything about this Pulcinella, but I can tell you... I had never seen anything like it! Who could have imagined it? Nobody had told me that animals would perform in the show. Cows? Dogs? Cats? Who could foresee that they would invade every corner of the theatre? Backstage, onstage, among the seats in the house... When I heard the trumpeting of that pachyderm going onstage, I got goosebumps. Oh! I would certainly hope that there weren't any geese as well, but after all!
Anchorman: We haven't been able to contact Mr Pulcinella, whose failure to arrive allegedly set off the confusion at the Pazzimpalco Theatre, nor do we know for certain the number of wounded, human or animal.
Anchorwoman: You're listening to Radio Arlecchino News.

Episode 21: Lost in the Woulds - The Conditional Mood

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The good news is that the Futurometer is being painstakingly repaired and the studio refurbished for enhanced security by a crack team of experts. The bad news is that the studio is currently in a noisy mess and apparently not a very safe place right now. So our trusty podcasters are hoping to find a more congenial atmosphere for this episode backstage at the Teatro Pazzimpalco, where our friends from the Commedia are about to raise the curtain on another show. Now what on earth makes them think that things would be any quieter there? It's time to contemplate that and many other perplexing hypotheses in this very special episode--IF we think we can handle it! 

Dialog: Italian
A teatro

Antonella: E ora, se ci accompagnerete a teatro, sentirete il periodo ipotetico in azione.
Pantalone: Oh! Se non sbaglio, sono i nostri amici pod-- poss-- Come si dice? I nostri amici che fanno i podcast, insomma! Benvenuti, entrate!
Antonella: Salve, signor Pantalone. Che piacere rivederLa! Tutto pronto per lo spettacolo?
Pantalone: Se San Genesio intercederà per noi, supereremo anche questo caos.
Eric: Ci sono problemi, signor Pantalone?
Colombina: Se il mascalzone che mi ha portato via le pantofole non me le restituisce proprio adesso, non metto più piede sul palcoscenico!
Arlecchino: Pure scalza reciterai bene se sei proprio una brava attrice!
Colombina: Vieni qua, Arlecchino, se vuoi sapere quel che riesco a fare pure scalza!
Arlecchina: Oh, ragazzi! Pensiamo alla commedia, dai! Se non le trovi, Colombina, ti presto io delle scarpe...
Dottor Balanzone: Arlecchina, dobbiamo parlare un attimo se hai visto i cambiamenti al secondo atto!
Arlecchina: Senta, Dottore, se farà più cambiamenti a quella scena, Le giuro che sul palcoscenico stasera Lei vedrà delle stelle!
Pantalone: Se qualcuno ha visto Pulcinella, me lo dica subito! Sono tre ore che lo sto cercando! 
Voce dal televisore: Se tu conosci qualcuno che si è avvelenato mangiando un Pasto Allegro 'Arlecchino', telefona subito agli avvocati dello studio Truffaldini Sborsagente e Cacciambulanza...
Dottor Balanzone: Non gli ho spiegato mille volte che non è colpa mia? Se qualcuno non spegne adesso quel maledetto apparecchio, se ne pentirà!
Arlecchino: Senti, Arlecchina, hai saputo con chi è uscita ieri sera la nostra cara Colombina?
Dottor Balanzone: Ripeto: Se non si spegne quel televisore vengo giù col martello!
Arlecchina: Non lo so e non m'interessa! Ma ti dico una cosa, se è uscita con Pantalone non ha avuto un secondo di pace! Quel vecchio è un piovra!
Colombina: Se non Le dispiace, Dottore, non lo spengo ma cambio il canale...
Signora Balanzone: Buona sera! Buona sera a tutti! Tutto bene? Tutto pronto per lo spettacolo? Se posso essere utile, sono a vostra disposizione!
Arlecchino: La Balanzone! Ci mancava proprio lei!
Voce dal televisore: Spettacolo Stasera vi presenta un'intervista esclusiva! Se non sapevate già che stasera al Teatro Pazzimpalco reciterà il celeberrimo Pulcinella, ve lo comunichiamo adesso! 
Signora Balanzone: Eh, mo parlano del vostro spettacolo! Se mi permettete, alzo un po' il volume....
Voce dal televisore: Inoltre, Spettacolo Stasera presenta ora un'intervista esclusiva con la superstar napoletana, in diretta, dal vivo, e live -- qui con noi nello studio di Spettacolo Stasera! Ciao, Pulcinella!
Signora Balanzone: Eccolo, è proprio lui, il nostro Pulcinella. 
Pantalone: Che? Accidenti! Se quel mascalzone sta facendo dal vivo quello spettacolo, vuol dire che da morto farà il nostro se il suo San Gennaro non lo salverà dalle mie grinfie!
Pulcinella alla televisione: Buona sera, buona sera a tutti! Se avete delle domande, sono pronto a rispondere!
Pantalone: Saprai quali domande ti farò io, mascalzone!
Signora Balanzone: Se non sbaglio, sembra un po' più cicciottello alla televisione...
Arlecchina: Ma non si rende conto che qui il sipario sta per alzarsi tra--
Voce all'altoparlante: due minuti. Gentile compagnia, il sipario si alza tra due minuti. Tutti al loro posto, per favore...
Colombina: Ma si può sapere dove sono le mie pantofole?
Pantalone: Colombina, mia cara, non prenderai un po' di aranciata con me prima che cominci--
Colombina: Signor Pantalone, per carità!
Arlecchino: Ma non è possibile! Come facciamo?
Signora Balanzone: Che strano! Quel cane porta fra i denti delle pantofole bellissime...
Arlecchina: C'è un sostituto?
Arlecchino: Macché sostituto!
Colombina: Non trovo più il mio fazzoletto di merletto veneziano! Mi serve per il primo atto!
Arlecchino: Lo ammazzerò!
Arlecchina: Lo ammazzerai solo se io non l'avrò già ammazzato!
Signora Balanzone: Ma come sono carine queste galline! Saranno brave nello spettacolo...
Dottor Balanzone: Dov'è mia moglie? Chi l'ha vista? Chiamate subito la signora Balanzone!
Colombina: Di chi sono queste galline?
Signora Balanzone: Oh, mio caro Balanzone, non ti preoccupare, vengo subito!
Colombina: Arlecchino! Sbrigati!
Pantalone: No, no, le galline no! Le galline devono entrare dall'altra parte. Le galline sempre dalla sinistra!
Signora Balanzone: Sì, sì, ora spengo io il televisore...
Pantalone: Arlecchina, mia cara, non prenderai un po' di aranciata con me prima che cominci lo spettacolo?
Colombina: Venga, Dottore! Mi deve accompagnare adesso! 
Dottore: Sono pronto! Sono semper paratus! 
Arlecchina: Questo è il colmo! 
Pantalone: Ecco, vedete? Le mucche qui! Le mucche entreranno in scena da questa parte...
Signora Balanzone: Dovresti mangiare qualcosa prima di andare in scena, dai...
Colombina: Ma cosa faremo nel secondo atto se non arriverà Pulcinella?
Pantalone: Con Pulcinella o senza di lui! Lo spettacolo deve andare avanti.
Antonella: Eric! Non credo che qui ce la facciamo a combinare niente!
Eric: Lo dici a me? Andiamo!
Signora Balanzone: Avete visto quanta gente? Non c'è neanche una poltrona vuota!
Pantalone: Attenti! Sipario! Si alza il sipario! Commedia! 
Antonella: Che disastro! Cosa faranno se non arriverà Pulcinella?
Eric: Boh. Ma gli attori della commedia sono famosi per la loro improvvisazione.
Antonella: È proprio Pulcinella che dovrà avere quel talento se lo piglia Pantalone.



Dialog: English
At the theatre

Antonella: And now, if you will accompany us, you'll hear the hypothetical statement in action.
Pantalone: Oh! If I'm not mistaken, it's our pod-- poss-- What is it? Our friends who do the podcasts, that's it! Welcome, come in!
Antonella: Greetings, signor Pantalone. What a pleasure to see you again! Everything ready for the show?
Pantalone: If Saint Genesius will intercede for us, we will overcome this chaos as well.
Eric: Are there problems, signor Pantalone?
Colombina: If that scoundrel who got away with my slippers doesn't bring them back right now, I'm not setting foot on the stage!
Arlecchino: Even barefoot you'll perform well if you are really a good actress!
Colombina: Come here, Arlecchino, if you want to know what I can do even barefoot!
Arlecchina: Hey, guys! Let's think about the play, come on! If you don't find them, Colombina, I'll lend you some shoes...
Dottor Balanzone: Arlecchina, we must talk for a moment if you've seen the changes to the second act!
Arlecchina: Listen, Dottore, if you make any more changes to that scene, I swear to you that on stage tonight you'll see stars!
Pantalone: If anyone has seen Pulcinella, tell me right away. I've been looking for him for three hours!
Voice from the television set: If you know someone who has been poisoned by eating an Arlecchino Happy Meal, phone the law office of Truffaldini, Sborsagente and Cacciambulanza now!
Dottor Balanzone: Haven't I explained to them a thousand times that it isn't my fault? If someone doesn't turn off that cursed device now, he'll regret it!
Arlecchino: Listen, Arlecchina, have you heard with whom our dear Colombina went out last night?
Dottor Balanzone: I repeat: If that television set doesn't get turned off I'm coming down there with my hammer!
Arlecchina: I don't know and I don't care. But I'll tell you one thing, if she went out with Pantalone she didn't have a moment's peace. That old man is an octopus!
Colombina: If you don't mind, Dottore, I won't turn it off, I'll just change the channel...
Mrs Balanzone: Good evening! Good evening, everybody! Is everything all right? Everything ready for the show? If I may be of assistance, I am at your disposal!
Arlecchino: The Balanzone woman! Just what we needed!
Voice from the TV: Spettacolo Stasera presents an exclusive interview! If you didn't already know that tonight at the Pazzimpalco Theatre the super-famous Pulcinella will perform, we're letting you know now!
Mrs Balanzone: They're talking about your show! If you don't mind, I'll turn up the volume a bit...
Voice from the TV: Furthermore, Spettacolo Stasera brings you an exclusive interview with the Neapolitan superstar, live and in person... here with us in the Spettacolo Stasera studio! Hi, Pulcinella!
Mrs Balanzone: There he is! It's him, our own Pulcinella.
Pantalone: What? Zounds! If that scoundrel is doing that show live, it means he'll be doing ours dead if his Saint Gennaro doesn't save him from my claws!
Pulcinella on the TV: Good evening, good evening, everyone! If you have questions, I am ready to answer!
Pantalone: You'll find out the questions that I'll be asking you, you scoundrel!
Mrs Balanzaone: If I'm not mistaken, he seems a bit plumper on television...
Arlecchina: But doesn't he realize that here the curtain is about to go up in--
Voice on the speaker: two minutes. Dear company, the curtain is going up in two minutes. Places, everyone, please...
Colombina: Is it possible to know where my slippers are?
Pantalone: Colombina, my dear, won't you have a bit of orangeade with me before--
Colombina: Signor Pantalone, for heaven's sake!
Arlecchino: It's not possible. What are we to do?
Mrs Balanzone: How odd! That dog's carrying some beautiful slippers about in his teeth...
Arlecchina: Is there an understudy?
Arlecchino: Yeah, right, an understudy....
Colombina: I'm not finding my Venetian lace handkerchief! I need it for the first act!
Arlecchino: I'll kill him!
Arlecchina: You'll kill him only if I haven't already killed him!
Mrs Balanzone: Now aren't these chickens darling? They'll be great in the show...
Dottor Balanzone: Where is my wife? Who's seen her? Call Mrs Balanzone right away!
Colombina: Whose are these chickens?
Mrs Balanzone: Oh my dear Balanzone, don't worry, I'm coming right now!
Colombina: Arlecchino, hurry up!
Pantalone: No, no, not the chickens! The chickens must come in from the other side. Chickens always from the left!
Mrs Balanzone: Yes, yes, I'll turn off the television now...
Pantalone: Arlecchina, my dear, won't you have a bit of orangeade with me before the show starts?
Colombina: Come, Dottore! You must accompany me now!
Dottor Balanzone: I'm ready! I am semper paratus!
Arlecchina: This is the last straw!
Pantalone: There, you see? The cows here! The cows will enter the scene on this side...
Mrs Balanzone: You ought to eat something before you go onstage, come on...
Colombina: But what are we going to do in the second act if Pulcinella doesn't arrive?
Pantalone: With Pulcinella or without him! The show must go on!
Antonella: Eric! I don't believe we can get anything done around here!
Eric: You're telling me? Let's go!
Mrs Balanzone: Have you seen how many people? There's not even one empty seat!
Pantalone: Attention! Curtain! Curtain going up! Show time!
Antonella: What a disaster! What will they do if Pulcinella doesn't get here?
Eric: Search me. But the actors of the commedia are famous for their improvisation.
Antonella: It's really Pulcinella who will need that talent if Pantalone gets a hold of him.

Episode 20: If You Can't Stand the Heat

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What happens here at the studio late at night, after the grammar gurus have gone home and all seems quiet and deserted? Yes, we thought so too, until we got a nocturnal distress call from the Futurometer. You'll be happy to know that Global Thermogrammatical War has been narrowly avoided, no thanks to a group of clever but snoopy students who dared to match wits with Radio Arlecchino technology! Join us for an unflinching look into the Future--conjugated and speculated just for you--in Episode 19! 

Dialog: Italian
Irruzione

Voce dell'apparecchio: Per favore, introduca quattro monete canadesi di venticinque centesimi.
Non c'Ã magia sotto il mar
che serva al cuor infranto.
Solo ai pesci posso cantar
ripetendo il loro pianto.

Il Futurometro parla

Futurometro: Salve, Dottore!
Studente alla tastiera: Ciao, Futurometro! Come stai?
Futurometro: Io, bene! Ma Lei, Dottore... credevo che fosse in ospedale. Lo raccontano tutti i giornali.
Studente alla tastiera: Eh... sai, capita che a volte persino i giornali sbagliano.
Futurometro: SÃ, Ã vero. Vogliamo fare una partita?
Studente alla tastiera: Ti andrebbe guerra termogrammaticale globale?
Futurometro: Non preferirebbe una bella partita a scacchi?
Studente alla tastiera: No, giochiamo a guerra termogrammaticale globale!
Futurometro: Bene. Scelga per favore un modo verbale.
Studente alla tastiera: Indicativo.
Futurometro: Bene. Scelga per favore un tempo verbale.
Studente alla tastiera: Dai, Futurometro! Il futuro, senz'altro!
Futurometro: Bene. Il futuro semplice.


Coniugazioni

Futurometro: Prima coniugazione. Verbi in -are.
fischiare, solleticare, dominare, eccetera.
Il vostro esempio: Portare.
Uno: Togliere la 'e' finale dell'infinito. Risultato: Portar--
Due: Mutare la 'a' della desinenza dell'infinito in 'e'. Risultato: Porter
Tre: Aggiungere le desinenze del Futuro, che sono sempre le stesse, per tutte le coniugazioni.
Risultati: porterÃ, porterai, porterâ¡, porteremo, porterete, porteranno.

Seconda coniugazione. Verbi in -ere.
piovere, spremere, esplodere 
Il vostro esempio: Prendere.
Uno: Togliere la 'e' finale dell'infinito. Risultato: Prender-- 
Due: Aggiungere le desinenze del Futuro, che sono sempre le stesse, per tutte le coniugazioni.
Risultati: prenderÃ, prenderai, prenderâ¡, prenderemo, prenderete, prenderanno.

Terza coniugazione. Verbi in -ire.
ruggire, investire, tossire.
Il vostro esempio: Partire.
Uno: Togliere la 'e' finale dell'infinito.
Risultato: Partir--
Due: Aggiungere le desinenze del Futuro, che sono sempre le stesse, per tutte le coniugazioni.
Risultati: partirÃ, partirai, partirâ¡, partiremo, partirete, partiranno.

Studente alla tastiera: verbi irregolari nel futuro...
Futurometro: Irregolari? Nel futuro? SÃ, ce ne sono alcuni.
Essere, avere, andare, venire, vedere, porre, supporre, comporre, produrre, bere, tenere, tradurre, condurre, posporre, dovere, sapere, vivere, potere...
StamperÃ un PDF che spiegherâ¡ i futuri irregolari
Il futuro anteriore.

Il Futurometro fa sentire una puntata di Radio Arlecchino 

Futurometro: In cerca di Radio Arlecchino, trasmissione sul futuro...
Eric: Stasera Arlecchino e compagnia recitano in una nuova commedia.
Antonella: Domani Pantalone va in banca e il Dottore dâ¡ una lezione all'universitâ¡.
Antonella: Stasera Arlecchino e compagnia reciteranno in una nuova commedia.
Eric: Domani Pantalone andrâ¡ in banca e il Dottore darâ¡ una lezione all'universitâ¡.
Eric: L'anno prossimo Pulcinella inciderâ¡ un nuovo CD.
Antonella: Un giorno Pantalone smetterâ¡ di fare la corte ad Arlecchina.
Arlecchino, pulirai i camerini, metterai via questi costumi, e poi aiuterai Pantalone a calcolare il guadagno.
Chi sarâ¡?
Eric: Sarâ¡ Colombina, vorrâ¡ che l'aiutiamo ad imparare la square dance.
Chi entrerâ¡ dalla finestra?
Antonella: Sarâ¡ un ladro; tutti i nostri amici bussano alla porta.
Futuro anteriore
Antonella e Eric: AvrÃ mangiato.
SarÃ uscito.
Avrai visto.
Sarai tornato.
Avrâ¡ letto.
Sarâ¡ venuta.
Avremo studiato.
Saremo andati.
Avrete capito.
Sarete partiti.
Avranno imparato.
Si saranno laureati.
Antonella: Quando Pulcinella Ã tornato con il mandolino, Arlecchina era giâ¡ andata via.
Quando Arlecchino vincerâ¡ il premio Nobel, avrâ¡ giâ¡ ricevuto cinque Oscar.
Eric: Ma sono giâ¡ le tre! Dove sarâ¡ il Dottore?
Antonella: Chi lo sa? Si sarâ¡ fermato a prendere alcuni Pasti Allegri prima di venire...
Santo cielo! Cosa sarâ¡ successo?
Eric: Boh... Pulcinella avrâ¡ condito un'altra frittata di spaghetti.


La farsa Ã finita! 

Futurometro: Il pubblico ti applaudirâ¡ come il nuovo 'American Idol' quando avrai imparato ad usare bene il futuro e mangerai tutte le tue verdure.
Guiderai una Cinquecento vecchissima e scassatissima perchÃ non avrai controllato il tuo conto in banca prima di andare dal concessionario. Le belle ragazze ti prenderanno in giro e --
Studente alla tastiera:  il Dottore guarirâ¡....?
Futurometro: Scusi, ma credevo che fosse Lei il Dottore. Non Ã vero?
Mi dispiace, ragazzi, ma adesso dovrÃ telefonare alla polizia... alla CIA... ai Carabinieri... all'Interpol... all'FBI...a Scotland Yard... alle Giovani Marmotte... 
Per favore, no... non fate cosÃ... vi prego...
Margherita,
Non mi risponderai?
Mezzo pazzo
tu mi lascerai!
Il nostro matrimonio
Sarâ¡ in manicomio
Se tu un dÃ in tandem con me
A passeggiare non verrai.

Dialog: English
Break-In

Voice of the device: Please insert four Canadian quarters.

The Futurometer speaks 

Futurometro: Greetings, Dottore!
Student at the keyboard: Hi, Futurometro! How are you?
Futurometro: I'm fine! But you, Dottore... I thought you were in the hospital. It's in all the papers.
Student at the keyboard: You know, it happens sometimes that even the papers get it wrong.
Futurometro: Yes, it's true. Would you like to play a game?
Student at the keyboard: How about Global Thermogrammatical War?
Futurometro: Wouldn't you prefer a nice game of chess?
Student at the keyboard: No, let's play Global Thermogrammatical War!
Futurometro: Fine. Please select a verbal mood.
Student at the keyboard: Indicative.
Futurometro: Fine. Please select a verb tense.
Student at the keyboard: Come on, Futurometro! The future, of course!
Futurometro: Fine. The simple future.

Conjugations

Futurometro: First conjugation. Verbs ending in '-are.'
to whistle, to tickle, to dominate, etc.
Your example: to take or to carry.
One: Remove the finale 'e' from the infinitive. Result: 'Portar-'
Two: Change the 'a' of the infinitive ending to 'e'. Result: 'Porter-'
Three: Add the future endings, which are the same for all conjugations.
Results: I will carry, you will carry, he/she/it will carry, we will carry, you will carry, they will carry.
Second conjugation. Verbs ending in '-ere'
to rain, to squeeze, to explode
Your example: to take or to grab
One: Remove the finale 'e' from the infinitive. Result: 'Prender-'
Two: Add the future endings, which are the same for all conjugations.
Results: I will take, you will take, he/she/it will take, we will take, you will take, they will take
Third conjugation. Verbs ending in '-ire'
to roar, to collide, to cough
Your example: to depart
One: Remove the finale 'e' from the infinitive. Result: 'Partir-'
Two: Add the future endings, which are the same for all conjugations.
Results: I will depart, you will depart, he/she/it will depart, we will depart, you will depart, they will depart.
Student at the keyboard: verbs that are irregular in the future...
Futurometro: Irregular? In the future? Yes, there are some....
to be, to have, to go, to come, to see, to put, to suppose, to compose, to produce, to drink, to hold, to translate, to conduct, to postpone, to have to, to know, to live, to be able...
I'll print a PDF that will explain the irregular futures...
The future perfect.

The Futuromenter plays a Radio Arlecchino episode 

Futurometro: Searching for Radio Arlecchino, broadcast on the future...
Eric: Tonight Arlecchino and company will act in a new play.
Antonella: Tomorrow Pantalone will go to the bank and the Dottore will give a lesson at the university.
Antonella: Tonight Arlecchino and company will act in a new play.
Eric: Tomorrow Pantalone will go to the bank and the Dottore will give a lesson at the university.
Eric: Next year Pulcinella will record a new CD.
Antonella: One day Pantalone will stop courting Arlecchina.
Arlecchino, clean the dressing rooms, put away these costumes, and then help Pantalone to count the receipts.
I wonder who that is....
Eric: I imagine it's Colombina, she probably wants us to help her learn the square dance.
Who could be coming in through the window?
Antonella: It must be a thief, all our friends knock at the door.
Future perfect
Antonella and Eric: I will have eaten.
I will have gone out.
You will have seen
You will have come back.
He/She will have read.
She will have come.
We will have studied.
We will have gone.
You will have understood.
You will have departed.
They will have learned.
They will have received their university degrees.
Antonella: When Pulcinella came back with his mandolin, Arlecchina had already gone away.
When Arlecchino wins the Nobel Prize, he will already have received five Oscars.
Eric: Why it's already three o'clock! Where do you suppose the Dottore is?
Antonella: Who knows? He probably stopped to pick up some Cheerful Meals before coming. 
Good heavens! What could have happened?
Eric: Beats me. Pulcinella probably seasoned another spaghetti frittata.

The jig is up! 

Futurometro: The public will applaud you as the new 'American Idol' when you have learned to use the future well and you eat all your vegetables.
You will drive a beat up old Cinquecento because you won't have checked your bank account before going to the dealership. The pretty girls will make fun of you and--
Student at the keyboard: will the Dottore get better...?
Futurometro: Pardon me, but I thought you were the Dottore. Isn't that right? I'm sorry, guys, but now I'm going to have to phone the police... the CIA... the Carabinieri... Interpol... the FBI... Scotland Yard... the Junior Woodchucks...
Please... no... don't do that... I'm begging you...
Daisy, Daisy...

Episode 19: Episode 19: Talking about the Future - Global Thermogrammatical War

asset title: Episode 18: Likes and Dislikes - The catch of the day
filename: ra_18.mp3
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time: 6:26
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The catch of the day in Episode 18 is Pulcinella, for Antonella has caught up with the Neapolitan superstar who disappeared shortly after the premiere of Arlecchino's blockbuster. In her exclusive interview with Pulcinè, as she kiddingly calls him in the Roman way, we'll hear several verbs that express likes and dislikes, plus several new ones that have other meanings but follow the famous Pleasure Sandwich recipe. The Radio Arlecchino cast and crew will be in riposo estivo for the next couple of months, but future episodes will resume in the fall. Meanwhile, let's listen ....

Dialog: Italian
Antonella intervista Pulcinella a Spettacolo Stasera 

Antonella: Pulcinella, che piacere rivederti! Mi sembra un secolo che non ci vediamo! 
Pulcinella: Anche a me fa piacere incontrarti di nuovo. 
Antonella: Quanto mi sei mancato! E mi sono anche mancati i tuoi piatti prelibati.
Pulcinella: E la mia musica non ti è mancata?
Antonella: Ma certo! Le tue canzoni mi servono per arricchire la giornata.
Pulcinella: Ma parliamo un po' di te, altrimenti sei sempre tu che fai domande a me. Come sei abbronzata.. tintarella italiana?
Antonella: Sarda per la precisione. La Sardegna mi piace tanto quanto mi piacciono i tuoi spaghetti a forma di frittata!
Pulcinella: Non bestemmiare, mi dà fastidio che tu paragoni quell'isola con la mia frittata.
Antonella: Cioè, nel senso che offendo la Sardegna?
Pulcinella: No, la mia frittata. Ma vuoi mettere Capri, Ischia, la Costiera Amalfitana con la Sardegna?
Antonella: A Pulcine', ma tu ci sei mai stato in Sardegna
Pulcinella: Senti, a me non interessano i nuraghi, le costiere di granito rosa, il mare verde trasparente... io preferisco la terra dove batte cuore napoletano.
Antonella: D'accordo, forse è meglio che cambiamo discorso... Dunque, di' a me e a tutti i tuoi fan qual è la tua caratteristica principale.
Pulcinella: Dunque, sai ne ho più di una. Direi la spontaneità, l'allegria e la gioia di vivere. Non mi occorre molto per essere felice.
Antonella: Ti bastano mandolino, peperoncino verde e buona compagnia?
Pulcinella: Che fai la romana cinica?
Antonella: Forse. E qual è un tuo difetto? Ammesso che tu ne abbia...
Pulcinella: In effetti pochi, mia cara. Sono un po' permaloso, mi fanno paura le 
pizzerie veneziane e mi fa schifo qualsiasi pietanza scondita.
Antonella: Non hai peli sulla lingua, perciò mi piaci ancora di più.
Pulcinella: Allora non mi resta che farti una serenata...

Non c'è magia sotto il mar
che serva al cuor infranto.
Solo ai pesci posso cantar
ripetendo il loro pianto.


Dialog: English
Antonella interviews Pulcinella on Spettacolo Stasera

Antonella: Pulcinella, what a pleasure to see you again! It seems like a century to me since we last saw each other! 
Pulcinella: It's a pleasure for me too to meet you again.
Antonella: How I've missed you! And I've missed your excellent dishes as well.
Pulcinella: And my music, you haven't missed that?
Antonella: But of course! Your songs help me to enrich my day.
Pulcinella: But let's talk a bit about you, otherwise it's always you asking me questions. How tanned you are... a good Italian glow?
Antonella: Sardinian, to be precise. I love Sardinia as much as I love your spaghetti frittata!
Pulcinella: Don't be absurd, it annoys me that you should compare that island to my frittata.
Antonella: You mean, in that I'm offending Sardinia?
Pulcinella: No, my frittata. You'd really lump Capri, Ischia, the Amalfi Coast in with Sardinia?
Antonella: Oh, Pulcine', come on, have you ever been to Sardinia?
Pulcinella: Look, I'm not interested in nuraghi, the pink granite coast, the clear green sea... I prefer that land wherein beats the Neapolitan heart.
Antonella: Very well, perhaps it's best that we change the subject... So, tell me and all your fans, what is your great character traiit?
Pulcinella: Well, you know I've got more than one. I would say, spontaneity, good cheer, and the joy of life. I don't need much to be happy.
Antonella: Mandolin, green pepper and good company are enough for you?
Pulcinella: What's this, the cynical Roman now?
Antonella: Perhaps. And how about one of your flaws? Assuming you have them...
Pulcinella: A very few of them in fact, my dear. I'm a bit touchy, Venetian pizzerias frighten me, and any main course that hasn't been properly seasoned disgusts me.
Antonella: You don't beat around the bush, Pulcinella; that's why I like you all the more.
Pulcinella: Well then, all that I've left to do now is treat you to a serenade...

There is no magic under the sea
to mend a broken heart.
Only to the fish can I sing now
repeating their mournful cry.

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