Hot on the heels of Part 1, Before We Were Italians: 1492 – 1890, of our four-part Power Hour series on Italian American history, join John, Pat, and Dolores as they delve into Part 2 with "Italians in America: 1890-1941."

If you enjoyed Part 1, you won't want to miss this next chapter in the Italian American story, covering the Great Migration, the New Orleans lynchings, the Italian American role in the First World War, and our community's relationship to Fascism. All that and a wealth of random knowledge make this episode one you will want to listen to over and over again!

Put on your history hats paisani, and gear up for the Power Hour's version of Italian American history! This week, in part one of a four-part series, John, Pat, and Dolores hunker down to disseminate their take on the major moments and movements on the Italian American story.

In what is sure to be some of the most scholarly episodes the Power Hour will ever produce, we seek to dig out some lesser known episodes in the history of our community and have a few good laughs along the way.

In this episode, we speak with Val DiFebo, CEO of Deutsch New York. We talk about defying stereotypes, working hard, and putting family first, and how doing so has helped DiFebo bring so much value to her career, as well as her personal life. Val is known in the business world for her equally honest and endearing demeanor, having a reputation for straight talk with her clients and compassion with her employees. Get ready for a warm and entertaining episode!

You never know which is bigger, Val's brain or her heart. With Deutsch for 25 years, she's helped build mega-big clients and mom and pop brands while simultaneously being a leader, mentor and cultural cultivator to the Deutsch family. Bronx born with the accent to prove it, Val was brought up in a tight-knit family with 3 sisters and accepts no compromise between winning and having fun doing it. Precious family time with her husband Dick and son Bryan is spent exploring the vast richness of New York's Museum mile, cooking and squeezing in as much travel as they can.

Arthur Avenue Food Tours

In this fourth episode of the Italian American Power Hour, John, Pat, Stephanie and Rossella, discuss the many familiar brands and Italian American products that are intrinsically and uniquely associated with the Italian American experience. We discuss the roles they played in forming our community's sense of identity, how their development reflected our community's own, and the hold they still have on us today.

In this episode of The Italian American Podcast, we speak with Mark Sullivan, author of 18 novels including Amazon's most sold book, "Beneath a Scarlet Sky," which is based on true events. Sullivan talks about what made him decide to tell this wonderful story. The book takes place in Italy during World War II and tells of how an Italian man named Pino Lella saved the lives of many Jews during the war. It's a fascinating story, and we're sure you're going to love it.

In the Story Segment, we speak with Jonathan Freedman about another Italian hero, professional cyclist Gino Bartali, and how he used his bike to pass messages and documents to others to also save many Jews during World War II.

In this episode, we're speaking with best-selling author, manifesting expert, keynote motivational speaker, and master life coach Sarah Centrella about her book, "Hustle Believe Receive," and how everyone can make their dreams reality when they're not afraid to take action. She also talks about how she was able to take an inspiring trip to Italy with her children, as a single mother, and she outlines how you can make your own dream trip come true. And of course, she talks about one of our favorite topics - the hustle as an Italian American trait.

In the Story Segment, we talk to one of our long-time listeners, author Joe Pagetta about his book, "Guinea Bastard," a collection of personal reflections and essays from his childhood growing up as an Italian American.

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Aileen Riotto Sirey, one of the founders and the first president of the National Organization of Italian American Women (NOIAW). She discusses the role of Italian American women before, during, and after the feminist movement, as well as her own journey straying from then returning to embracing her heritage.

In the story segment, Dolores reads a segment from Dr. Sirey's incredible research booklet, "Ethnotherapy: An exploration of Italian-American identity"

Dr. Aileen Riotto Sirey was elected the first President of NOIAW in 1980, when the organization began with a small group of women including Geraldine Ferraro, Matilda Raffa Cuomo and Roseanne Colletti.

Sirey maintained her position as President for 7 years. For the following 25 years she served as Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of the organization, which in that time span has grown into an international network with more than 1,000 members and affiliates in Australia, Argentina and Italy.

This is the second episode of the Italian American Power Hour. These episodes will air periodically and will feature Italian Americans talking about the Italian American community today and current cultural topics.

In this episode we talk about the long-debated subject around sauce vs. gravy. We discuss the different opinions around this topic and how this relates to who we are as a community, but at the end of the episode we discuss the true importance of this topic.

In this episode of The Italian American Podcast, we answer a variety of listeners' questions.

We love hearing from our listeners! In fact, we had so many questions come in response to our request, we plan to do more Q&A episodes in the future. We had a great time recording this episode!

In this episode of "The Italian American Podcast," which is the second episode of "The Italian American Power Hour," we discuss going back to Italy as Italian Americans. We talk about traveling to Italy, the Italian culture, how Italy has changed, and whether or not people still speak Italian in Italy (hint: we talk about regional languages).

At the end of the show, we give you a few tips that you can use when visiting Italy to make your experience there even more remarkable.