Labor Day is here, and with it comes not just the end of summer, but also the close of the “Italian American Feast Season”, so join co-hosts John Viola and Pat O’Boyle as they decamp for the Sicilian American enclave of Lodi, New Jersey to celebrate the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker and to …
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IAP 105: “If There’s No Government in Italy… Who’s Running the Place?” A Brief Examination of the August 2019 Italian Parliamentary Crisis
On August 20, 2019, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte resigned from his office, bringing to an end the strange fourteen-month experiment that was Europe’s first “Populist Government”. So, on this week’s Italian American Podcast, co-hosts John Viola and Pat O’Boyle attempt to tackle the timeless …
IAP 104: Ferragosto, Fredo, and the First American Saint- an Italian American Podcast emergency broadcast discussing the week that was in Italian America
ATTENTION FELLOW ITALIAN AMERICANS! This week marks the first emergency broadcast for the Italian American Podcast. Although the team was planning to take a week of rest and relaxation to celebrate the ultimate Italian vacation of Ferragosto, the wider world just wouldn't let us rest because …