The Italian Radio Hour

By Viviana AltieriSociety & Culture

The Italian Radio Hour episodes

August 25, 2022 The Violin tradition of Cremona with Maestro Stefano Trabucchi
The Italian Radio Hour brings you the best of Italy every Thursday! Every episode will have interviews with guests and people like you who love Italy. Ascoltaci anche tu!
In this episode, we will travel thru the sounds of the centennial violin making tradition of the city of Cremona through Maestro Stefano Trabucchi who will illustrate elements that contribute to reaching the "perfect sound" in a violin, the same way that Maestro Antonio Stradivari did 500 years ago.
Want to watch the video interview? Head to: https://youtu.be/wpyrbOVg7NE
57 min
August 18, 2022 Craft Beers in Italy with Kevin Raub
The Italian Radio Hour brings you the best of Italy every Thursday! Every episode will have interviews with guests and people like you who love Italy. Ascoltaci anche tu!
On this week's episode: GOT BEER? Did you know that Italy is one of the top producers of....CRAFT BEER? Join the conversation with Kevin Raub as we talk about some of the latest trends in craft beers production and some of his favorites breweries in Italy.
Want to see the video interview? Head to: https://youtu.be/A7c93h0WyRc
56 min
August 11, 2022 Panis Quatradus with Farrell Monaco
The Italian Radio Hour brings you the best of Italy every Thursday! Every episode will have interviews with guests and people like you who love Italy. Ascoltaci anche tu!
This week on THE ITALIAN RADIO HOUR:
Have you ever baked bread?
Have you ever baked bread like the Romans did?
Tune in for an interesting conversation with experimental archeologist Farrell Monaco as we talk about how the Romans ate, from the findings from Pompeii and her own recreation of the 2,000 year old bread "Panis Quadratus".
Want to watch the video interview? Head to: https://youtu.be/O_2NWj5GnnQ
57 min
August 04, 2022 Prisoners Among Us with Michael di Lauro and Andrea Franzoni
The Italian Radio Hour brings you the best of Italy every Thursday! Every episode will have interviews with guests and people like you who love Italy. Ascoltaci anche tu!
This week on The Italian Radio Hour: A Tribute to Italian POW Aldo Arrighi and Italian American identity during WWII. Join us for a very special episode of with our two guests: Andrea Franzoni, a young man from Italy who will soon embark on a 3200km cycling expedition called “TRAIN LONG GONE - For Aldo”, that will trace back the various camps throughout the US where his “nonno” Aldo Arrighi was an Italian POW; 🚴 Joining Andrea, is Michael DiLauro, a celebrated director and producers of documentaries and television programs, who, with his documentary “Prisoners Among US” on Italian American identity and WWII was awarded the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the New York International Film Festival, and Montreal Film Festival. 🎥
Want to see the video interview? Head to: https://youtu.be/w2zQWSb9J7o
56 min
July 28, 2022 The Italian Suit Professor Salvatore Giardina
The Italian Radio Hour brings you the best of Italy every Thursday! Every episode will have interviews with guests and people like you who love Italy. Ascoltaci anche tu!
In the second segment, we will continue our journey into the Fashion industry, by talking to Prof. Salvatore Giardina, from the Fashion Institute of Technology who recently returned from a Study Abroad program in Italy where FIT students visited some very important mills in Northern Italy and got to see first hand the production of amazing fabrics.
Want to see the video interview? Head to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKpts2fCHCk
56 min
July 28, 2022 The House of GUCCI with Sara Gay Forden
The Italian Radio Hour brings you the best of Italy every Thursday! Every episode will have interviews with guests and people like you who love Italy. Ascoltaci anche tu!
In this episode: The HOUSE OF GUCCI - In Conversation with the author, Sara Gay Forden. Sara was living in Milan and reporting already on the fashion industry from a business perspective when Maurizio Gucci was assassinated. Following also the developments of the trial, Sara, in her book, provides an authentic recollection of the rise, and the almost fall and the resurrection of the GUCCI brand.
Want to see the VIDEO INTERVIEW? Head to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQr6w5GHZ0A
56 min
July 21, 2022 Il Dolce Far Niente with Sophie Minchilli
The Italian Radio Hour brings the best of Italy very Thrusday. In each episode will have interviews with guests and people like you who love Italy. Ascoltaci anche tu!
This week, we talked to Italian food and travel expert Sophie Minchilli about her book, the Sweetness of Doing Nothing, and how we can incorporate the beloved Italian philosophy of Dolce Far Niente into our own lives, no matter where we live!
55 min
July 21, 2022 Franco Harris and The Immaculate Reception
The Italian Radio Hour brings you the best of Italy every Thursday! Every episode will have interviews with guests and people like you who love Italy. Ascoltaci anche tu!
Pittsburgh Steeler legend Franco Harris. Franco was born in Fort Dix, NJ, the son of an American soldier from Mississippi stationed in Italy during WW2 and an Italian mother from Pisa, and graduated from Penn State with a degree in hotel, hospitality and food. He was selected by the Steelers in the first round and in his first NFL season, he became only the fourth rookie in NFL history to rush for more than 1000 yards. Franco is most remembered for probably THE most famous play in football, his amazing catch of the “Immaculate Reception” pass from quarterback Terry Bradshaw that gave the Steelers a 13 to 7 win over the Oakland Raiders in the Steelers’ first-ever playoff victory. He was named to nine Pro Bowls, played in five AFC championships and has four Super Bowl rings. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall Of Fame in 1990.

Since this interview was recorded, Franco Harris has left us. This might be one of his last live recollections of the Immaculate Reception.
55 min
July 14, 2022 Preserving Italian Folk Dances with Anna Harsh from Allegro Dance Company
The Italian Radio Hour brings you the best of Italy every Thursday! Every episode will have interviews with guests and people like you who love Italy. Ascoltaci anche tu!
Meet Anna Harsh, the Artistic Director and Founder of Allegro Dance Company, and author of "La Danza, Conflict, Passion, and Healing". Anna has channeled her love for her Italian heritage through dance. Starting with a college thesis project, Anna has researched and brought to the public thru Allegro Dance authentic folk dances from Italy (North and South). This could not but lead her to an unforgettable journey that she will share with us!
54 min
July 07, 2022 Heirloom (Michela Smith & Sandi Grasso)
The Italian Radio Hour brings you the best of Italy every Thursday! Every episode will have interviews with guests and people like you who love Italy. Ascoltaci anche tu!
In this episode, we spoke with Director Michela Smith and Sandi Grasso about Michela's latest projects is “Heirloom'', a short documentary about her mother Sandi and her own quest to discover why Italian Americans still love to garden. The film has been featured at numerous film festivals, including tha Arizona International Film Festival, New Jersey’s Golden Door International Film Festival, and its premiere at the Los Angeles Italia Film Festival. It will have its first showing in Italy this summer at the Andaras Film Festival in Sardinia. The documentary is produced by NOIAFT founder Taylor Taglianetti.
54 min