Antonia Del Monaco

Emmanuel - The Broken Diary - U.S.A. version (Podcast Novel)

Fiction EN ↓ 48 episodes

The podcast publishes in episodes a novel based on an authentic diary, written by a teenager whom we will call Emmanuel for convention; the book is set in the early 90s. Emmanuel is a restless teenager, unable to be satisfied with the much he has and with a borderline personality that will lead him to have intense and disordered experiences, in search of a "meaning". In his search he will overwhelm several characters, including Antonia, his brother Michele's girlfriend. This English version is entirely interpreted by AI. WARNING: According to the new podcasting rules, the statistics will no lo...

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Antonia Del Monaco

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Latest episode

Jun 11, 2026

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Episodes

2.5. Ode to Jealousy (Come on, admit it, you're dying of jealousy...) 19.05.2025

Please, use the direct download link: thank you! Ode to Jealousy Antonia is back on stage. How will she be experiencing the end of her relationship with Emmanuel (which she herself provoked)? Apparently with a lot of difficulty. Emmanuel, now seventeen, has set out "by other paths", but still cultivates the relationship with her in some indirect way. Here we see him asking for her help with a diff...

2.4. That is, precisely at the level (Emmanuel has fun with a group of freaks) - REMADE 14.05.2025

Please, use the direct download link: thank you! That is, precisely at the level This episode is a bizarre experiment, in which AI voices mix with those of two real-life theater actors, Stefano Romano and Erika Piroscia. After so much useless suffering, Emmanuel wants to have some fun. He is currently engaged (so to speak) in a very relaxed relationship with Elettra, the leader of Tantras (a theat...

2.3. Moon In Hell (Emmanuel sees Michelle for the first time) 09.05.2025

Please, use the direct download link: thank you! Moon In Hell Guided by his personal Virgil, his friend Antonio, Emmanuel unknowingly begins his descent into the Underworld through the night clubs of alternative Turin. Here he comes into contact with a theater group, the Tantras, and embarks on a very casual relationship with their leader Elettra; meanwhile, in the Hell of the "Divina Commedia" pu...

2.2. Going other ways (And after Antonia, enter Antonio) 01.05.2025

Please, use the direct download link: thank you! Going other ways Well, we didn't expect a homosexual crush from Emmanuel. Yet it is so. Forced by Antonia to interrupt their relationship and to go "other ways" (see Episode n. 1.18 "Blackout"), the boy, in the throes of profound bewilderment, finds a point of reference in Antonio, the woman's namesake, a his schoolmate a couple of years older than...

2.1. The Rabbit Hole (The little mouse doesn't remember how he got trapped) 19.04.2025

Please, use the direct download link: thank you! The Rabbit Hole The second part of the story begins here. Emmanuel, released from the relationship with Antonia, is literally projected into another universe, where he finds it hard to orient himself and risks committing many serious missteps. In retrospect, while writing the diary, he wonders how he got into Michelle's trap. All interpreters are AI...

1.18. Blackout (We two alone, in the dark) 27.03.2025

Please, use the direct download link: thank you! Blackout This episode concludes the First Season and is one of the most important of the novel-podcast. On the dramatic night of 5 November 1994, which preceded the terrible flood in Piedmont by a few hours, Emmanuel, in the throes of a deep depression after the death of his dog Saucepan, hopes to have found a peaceful relationship with Antonia by g...

1.17. No Take Off (Surviving is not living) 21.03.2025

Please, use the direct download link: thank you! No Take Off Emmanuel's story with Antonia ended in the worst way; the boy tries to distract himself with other girls, but discovers with great surprise the banality of sex with strangers. He enters a period of confusion and depression, which ends with a tragic event for him. After this story, the "old" Emmanuel of moped racing and trips to the river...

1.16. Omnipotence (How I discovered my demon side) 09.03.2025

Please, use the direct download link: Omnipotence Antonia's betrayal (see Episode 15 " Double fault ") has irreparably damaged the relationship between her and Emmanuel, but their mutual dependence makes them unable to put an end to their relationship, which takes on morbid connotations. Emmanuel, seized by a fierce thirst for revenge, discovers the demonic side of himself, which he did not know h...

1.15. Double fault (Antonia's puzzling betrayal) 04.03.2025

A very important episode: what happens here changes Emmanuel's life; all the characters reveal the pathological implications of their personalities. This marks a traumatic turning point in the relationship between Antonia and Emmanuel and causes an incurable fracture in the boy's hypersensitive psyche. Their story, which began a few months ago, is already on its way to an end: the boy reacts with...

1.14. Countdown (Time is running out) 26.02.2025

Emmanuel has been sent by his parents to Cambridge for a study holiday. Antonia anxiously awaits his return, but when she sees him again she is incredibly surprised. The interpreters are Nicole and Paul Emmanuel (AI). The songs that play in the episode are "Stand by me" by Ben E. King and a bizarre remake of "Buddy Holly" by Weezer.

1.13. The wind inside (Between sex and love) - With an original song 24.02.2025

One of the most intense pages of Emmanuel's diary. The story between Emmanuel and Antonia turns into an overwhelming physical experience, which shocks them both. The boy recalls those unforgettable moments, which coincide with the 1994 soccer World Cup. The performers are Paul Emmanuel and Nicole, both AI. Excerpts from the following tracks can be heard in the episode: "Soma" by the Smashing Pumpk...

1.12. Alternative therapies (My first time with her) - NEW EDITION - With an original song 19.02.2025

In loving memory of Jeff Buckley. It's the first time that we hear the narrative voice of Emmanuel, in a crucial moment in his life: Antonia, raped by Frédéric (see episode n. 10), not finding the understanding of Michele, Emmanuel's older brother and her boyfriend, turns to him for help. It will be the beginning of their love story. The performers are Anthony and Nicole (both AI). During the epis...

1.11. Timing (Unable to understand her) - REMADE 13.02.2025

Antonia has been raped by Frédéric (see " Some Good Guys ") and doesn't know how to tell Michael, who in turn doesn't seem to want to understand. The young man recalls his first meeting with Antonia and reflects on the difficulties of his relationship with her. Then the two meet at their usual bar, where a dialogue between the deaf takes place. Antonia is more alone than ever. The performers are A...

1.10. Some Good Guys (An unexpected violence) - REMADE 08.02.2025

Ww have fixed some errors in the file. Please, use the direct download link: thank you! Some Good Guys Frédéric Valentino suddenly bursts into Antonia's life, a charming young engineer with some mental problems. In episode no. 1.8 ( "Frédéric Valentino" ) the young man had explained his plan to "prove himself" with Antonia, essentially by raping her. Now we see him put his plan into action. A peri...

1.9. On the other side (I'll keep my promise, and you?) 30.01.2025

Emmanuel and Antonia meet for the last time at the river, before their lives take an unexpected and somewhat dramatic turn. The story of Emmanuel's dog, Tegame (Saucepan), serves as a sinister premonition. The narrative voice is that of Nicole, Emmanuel is performed by Anthony (both AI). The soundtrack includes an instrumental version of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway To Heaven".

1.8. Frédéric Valentino (How the idea of raping a girl was born in me) - REMADE 27.01.2025

N.B.: we have fixed some errors in the file. Have you ever wondered what goes through a potential abuser's head the moment he sets eyes on his victim? We have the opportunity to hear it from Frédéric Valentino known as Freddy, a character destined to play a crucial role in the story: a charming Italian-Swiss son of a psychiatrist, he is a lucid deranged fully aware of his own psychic pathologies....

1.7. It takes two to tango (I should have been born before) - With an original song - REMADE 23.01.2025

A crucial episode, in which the very young Emmanuel finds the courage to come forward to his private teacher, Antonia, revealing the truth about his feelings for her. At the end, you can listen to an unreleased song by Emmanuel, entitled "It Takes Two to Tango". The performers are Paul Emmanuel and Nicole (AI). Covers and excerpts of the following tracks can be heard in the episode: "Lithium" and...

1.6. About Mr. B. (Michele talks about politics... and Emmanuel hides in the wardrobe) 22.01.2025

Please, use the Direct Download Link: About Mr. B. We are in 1994, a crucial year for Italian politics: on May 10 of that year Silvio Berlusconi launches his first government, in a context of imminent economic crisis of which small Italian entrepreneurs, such as the Kellermanns, are deeply concerned. Here we witness a dialogue between Michele, Emmanuel's elder brother, and some of his friends, typ...

1.5. One day you'll understand (The first great pain and platonic love) 20.01.2025

Please, use the Direct Download Link: One day you'll understand This long episode, to be listened calmly, is one of the most important of the novel: Emmanuel, shaken by Kurt Cobain's death, tries to react by throwing himself into the study and has Antonia explain to him what platonic love is. A very deep understanding has already been born between the two, as is evident from the end of the scene....

1.4. Active, passive and transitive middle (An interrupted lesson) - Remade with new voices 19.01.2025

Direct Download link: Active, passive and transitive middle A back-and-forth dialogue between Emmanuel and Antonia on the banks of the Orco stream near Turin. It is one of the last moments of carefree serenity for the boy, not yet disturbed by the brutality of life. Antonia is deeply fascinated by his naive spontaneity and lets herself be more and more involved in that magical and somewhat unreal...

1.3. Something grey (Antonia tries to teach Emmanuel a lesson) - REMADE with new voices 10.01.2025

Direct Download Link: Something grey Emmanuel and his dog Tegame (= Saucepan) are at the river with Antonia, who is trying to teach him Greek lessons. The two end up talking about their vision of life. In this episode Antonia discovers the existence of Emmanuel's diary. The interpreters are Anthony and Nicole (AI). The final soundtrack is a cover of Nirvana's "Lithium" by Maxence Cyrin.

1.2. The riddle of the spinner (Antonia meets Emmanuel) 05.01.2025

Direct Download Link: The riddle of the spinner Antonia recounts her first meeting with sixteen-year-old Emmanuel. From what we can guess, quite a shock for her, accustomed to the sleepy quiet of her university work. All interpreters are AI.

1.1. Prologue - A letter (Emmanuel writes a letter to Antonia) - With an original song 05.01.2025

Direct Download Link: Prologue - A letter Dedicated to Enea C. After a brief intro that serves as a self-introduction of the protagonist, we hear Emmanuel read the letter he wrote to Antonia in June 1997, by which time he had moved away from her to live in Tuscany with another girl. All the rest of the story will unfold retrospectively. The interpreter is Anthony (AI). The soundtrack consists of a...

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