As we approach Thanksgiving and the start of the Christmas Season, John and Pat are spending an afternoon with one of their favorite Italian American friends, the award-winning singer, actress, and opera star Cristina Fontanelli, who brings her captivating personality into the IAP studio for an …
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IAP 117 : “Hey, I Grew Up This Freaky Way Too…Let’s Laugh About It” A Conversation with “Rocco the Comic”
Rocco Deserto isn’t blaming his mother for making him nuts... he’s just revealing the humor behind his first generation Italian American upbringing! This week, Rossella and John are joined by the man known to the world as Rocco the Comic, and this triumvirate of Brooklyn Italians is setting out …
IAP 116: “Our American Epidemic” An Italian American Perspective on the U.S. Opioid Crisis
The United States population is equivalent to 4.27% of the total world population, yet we consume 90% of the opioids on earth. Every single day we lose 150 Americans to opioid related deaths. It’s an epidemic that is ravishing our nation, and one that is little understood. This week, moderator …