We have all learned about America’s Founding Fathers… but what about our “Founding Padres?” In celebration of Independence Day, we’re taking a look at Philip Mazzei, the Italian physician, winemaker, and philosopher whose close friendship with Thomas Jefferson inspired the phrase “all men are …
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IAP 148: Padre Knows Best – A Father’s Day Conversation with My Italian American Dad
Buona Festa del Papà, Paesani! A Happy Father's Day to every Dad, Papà, Nonno, Father-in-Law, and any special guy out there! There’s no blessing like having an Italian American father -- this week our moderator, John M. Viola, is turning his microphone on his very own Italian American …
IAP 147: Sicily: A Multi-Cultural Legacy with Special Guest Lou Mendola
Almost 900 years ago, there existed a land where peoples of all cultures, creeds and colors lent their talents to the building of a nation at the forefront of science, art and civic life. It was a kingdom in the sun… an island at the center of the world. That nation was the Norman Kingdom of …