Oggigiorno – In memoriam

Commemorating the greatest destruction and loss of identity in last century’s Europe. Credits: “Marche funèbre” by F.F. Chopin (1837) – “Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) courtesy of Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Fiducia

Vocabulary pill about something you are given in order to deal with someone else’s values, word of the year (2025) according to the Treccani Institute for the Italian Encyclopedia. Fully

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Oggigiorno – La Befana

Folklore pill about an old woman delivering gifts to children throughout Italy on the night of January 5, Epiphany Eve or the Befana. Con questo podcast intendo presentare un mito

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La canzone – L’anno che verrà

Lucio Dalla’s “year to come” as an evergreen song for the holiday season. – Credits: “L’anno che verrà” by Lucio Dalla, 1979.

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Il barone rampante

Reading from Italo Calvino’s 1957 novel “The Baron in the Trees”, featuring Fabrizia Di Francesco, master of theatrical arts. Credits: Brandenburg Concerto No4-1 BWV1049 – Classical Whimsical di Kevin MacLeod è

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La parola – Scimmia

Vocabulary pill about references to animals such as chimpanzees and gorillas that have much in common with human beings. Credits: “Uh… Uh…” by Adriano Celentano, 1982.

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La parola – Femminicidio

Vocabulary pill about illegal actions taken against women, and counter measures for women’s empowerment. Credits : “Uomini contro” by Simone Symone Bilardo & Jari Ensi Vella, 2013.

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Magari & Co.

Vocabulary pill of words expressing feelings of surprise, pain, horror, and more.  Credits: “Magari sì magari no” by Edoardo Bennato (1992) – “Bando” by Anna Pepe and Martin Purcell (2020)

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Anche Franco parla italiano

A Mexican-born speaker who made Italian everyday language.

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