LEGACY EPISODE. For reboot start at season 2 WELCOME TO PUGLIA.

We review the triumph and tragedy that was our roadtrip to Perugia. We preview the three Prides of Puglia - Taranto Pride, Bari Pride and Salento Pride. And we launch our competition to win EUR100. Just listen to the episode for details and follow @ricchitoni and @gaypugliapodcast on Instagram when you send your answer and when the competition closes (midnight on 6 June, Rome time). The prize goes to the first person to correctly identify by email the undisclosed soundscape track - where it comes from and when it comes from (so, if you think it comes from a particular file you need to name the film and identify the scene). Send your answer to [email protected]

LEGACY EPISODE. For reboot start at season 2 WELCOME TO PUGLIA.

So, this one is a little different. It's our Easter Soundscape. When people turn to religion, we turn to art. A tribute, vespers for Holy Week, or something else. You decide...

LEGACY EPISODE. For reboot start at season 2 WELCOME TO PUGLIA.

We chat with professional dancer and voguer extraordinaire Kenjii Mizrahi, after his amazing Voguing Workshop for the Salento Rainbow Film Festival. Kenjii explains the history and culture of voguing - the houses, the old way, new way and vogue fem. We learn about European catwalk, American runway and the climactic dip. Follow Kenjii on Instagram @kenjii_mizrahi or on Facebook Ken Jii Mizrahi.

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We visit the Salento Rainbow Film Festival, Lecce's LGBT* film festival taking place 28-30 March 2019. But first Scott arrives in Lecce listening to his favourite podcast, Once Upon A Scream. He explains his craving for a kebab and, while trying to find the venue, ponders on whether he prefers Lecce to Bari. 12 minutes into the episode he finds CineLab Bertolucci, the festival venue, and tracks down Gianlucca, one of the festival's artistic directors for a quick chat...

With Michele still rehearsing for the play in Naples, Scott goes to his tamburello lesson, then moans about the inconvenience of the ongoing Brexit uncertainty.

LEGACY EPISODE. For reboot start at season 2 WELCOME TO PUGLIA.

This podcast contains some adult content.

With spring in full bloom and summer seemingly around the corner Scott tests his Italian language skills with some useful Italian phrases for gay men visiting Italy this summer. Whether you want to take it più veloce or più piano, there are some interesting phrases for the gifted and talented.

Alternatively you can ask Michele the question he is often asked on a night out with his straight brother - "siete gemelli"?

Recorded outside and on an iPhone there's a little background noise and a little signal interference, but we promise it doesn't get in the way of the linguistic learning experience...

In Part 1 Scott and Michele consider why Italians love their bidet and why Italian guys are proud to fiddle with their privates in public; we consider two anti-LGBTI stories recently in the Italian news and a third heartwarming one. Finally Michele learns how not to pronounce the word "beach".

In Part 2 Scott takes a road trip to Florence to consider its beautiful art where he discovers that the men of Renaissance Italy were so renowned for sodomy that "Florenzer" in German meant sodomite!

Post Sanremo, Michele glows in his correctly forecasting the winner of this year's competition, Mahmood. Scott laments his loosing bets on 8th placed Arisa, before we hear about Loredana Berte's diva moments. Leaving Sanremo behind for this year (probably, maybe...) the guys overview the main feature in this week's news magazine L'Espresso, reporting a significant increase in violence and intimidation experienced by Italy's LGBTI citizens.

LEGACY EPISODE. For reboot start at season 2 WELCOME TO PUGLIA.

While Michele rehearses in Naples, Scott takes a trip to Lecce and enjoys a caffè leccese and pasticciotto with Gianmarco from the Rainbow Network based there. They talk about gay life in Lecce, the work that Ra.Ne do to support Salento's LGBT community and Salento Pride, scheduled to take place this year on August 17 in Gallipoli. Find them on Instagram - @ra_ne_rainbow, on facebook and at www.rainbownetwork.eu

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LEGACY EPISODE. For reboot start at season 2 WELCOME TO PUGLIA.

We are half way through the 69th Sanremo Music Festival, and it's so gay (ish). With Italian icons past and future - what's not to like? We highlight our favourites and reveal just where we put our money.