The Italian American Podcast

In this episode of The Italian American Podcast, we speak with Tom Santopietro, the author of five books: " The Sound of Music Story";  " The Godfather Effect: Changing Hollywood, America, and Me"; "Sinatra in Hollywood"; "Considering Doris Day"  (a  New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice ); and " The Importance of Being Barbara ." Tom's books have been featured in  The New York Times, Publish...

In this episode of The Italian American Podcast, we speak with Kathy McCabe, host and executive producer of the travel series "Dream of Italy," showing on PBS stations around the U.S. through spring 2017. The television series is inspired by the award-winning subscription travel newsletter and website, Dream of Italy , which McCabe founded in 2002, publishing more than 125 editions to date. The ne...

In this episode of The Italian American Podcast, we speak to author Maria Laurino, who has written for numerous publications, including The New York Times,  and whose essays are widely anthologized. Her first memoir, Were You Always an Italian? , (W.W. Norton, 2000) was a national bestseller and explored the issue of ethnic identity among Italian-Americans. Her second memoir, Old World Daughter, N...

Please note this is part 2 of our interview with Adriana Trigiani, you can listen to part 1 here. In this episode of The Italian American Podcast, we air Part Two of our conversation with New York Times bestselling author Adriana Trigiani, author of "The Shoemaker's Wife," "Lucia, Lucia," and "All the Stars in the Heavens," among other critically acclaimed and bestselling books.  Adriana is also a...

Please note, since this was published, we have also published part 2 of our interview with Adriana Trigiani. In this episode of The Italian American Podcast, we speak to New York Times bestselling author Adriana Trigiani, the author of "The Shoemaker's Wife," "Lucia, Lucia," and "All the Stars in the Heavens," among other critically acclaimed and bestselling books.  Adriana is also a filmmaker, mo...

This is a very special Christmas episode that is dedicated to our family member Pina Maietta, who left us too early. We celebrate her in this episode by doing what she would have been doing at this time of the year. Getting together with family and friends in the kitchen baking delicious Italian holiday treats. You'll hear in this episode, though, that holiday baking is about more than the treats....

In this episode of The Italian American Podcast, we visit the Italian American Museum in Little Italy, New York City.  Founder and Director Dr. Joseph V. Scelsa, Ph. D. talks about what Italian immigrants went through and how he is trying to recreate that experience so our generation can experience it.  Also, my grandmother will end the episode with a touching story of how her father got lost on h...

You can listen to this episode by clicking the player above or subscribing on iTunes. Are your ancestors Sicilian? Have you ever been to or wanted to go to Sicily? Well, this is the episode for you. In this episode, John Keahey, author of several Italian travel narrative books, including Seeking Sicily , shares with us his thoughts, feelings, and experiences about the beautiful island of Sicily. A...

You can listen to the episode by clicking the player above or clicking here to subscribe on iTunes. Have you ever wanted to research your Italian American Genealogy? Well, in this episode, we interview Mary Tedesco, an Italian Genealogy expert on how to get started in researching your Italian Genealogy. Episode Guest: Here's an introduction to this episode's guest Mary Tedesco. She is: A professio...

You can listen to this episode by clicking the player above or clicking here to subscribe on iTunes. Ciao.  We are super excited to launch The Italian American Podcast!  The first podcast dedicated to helping Italian Americans share and learn about their Italian heritage. In this first episode we will touch on the following points, and at the end of the show, you will here my Grandma talk about a...