The Italian American Podcast

Inspiring Italian Americans to deepen their heritage

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IAP 46: The hidden history of Southern Italy’s glory – Part Two

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IAP 45: The hidden history of Southern Italy’s glory – Part One

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IAP 44: Italian folk magic, ancestors, and you: Mallorie Vaudoise on cultivating a spiritual connection to your heritage

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IAP 43: La Bella Lingua – Dianne Hales on the beautiful Italian language

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IAP 42: Lena Prima discusses her love for, and the legacy of, her legendary father Louie Prima

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IAP 41: The emotional aspect of visiting your ancestral villages in Italy

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IAP 40: An Italian mother is a blessing from God: A special Mother’s Day episode

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IAP 39: Gina Barreca on staying true to your roots and being unabashedly Italian American

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IAP 38: Fred Gardaphé on the importance of educating Italian Americans

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IAP 37: Paul Malignaggi on Sicilian pride, turning struggle into success, and a champion mindset

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IAP 36: Robert Orsi on worship, Southern-Italian style – Superstition, Saints, and Feast Days

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IAP 35: Anthony Tamburri on supporting Italian-American art and culture

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IAP 34: Dual citizenship and exploring your roots with Laura Lee

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IAP 33: Rossella Rago on Cooking with Nonna and passing down traditions

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IAP 32: Tragedy inspires the trip of a lifetime for Cassandra Santoro

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IAP 31: Directors Anthony and Joe Russo on how their Italian-American family supported and nurtured their rise to success

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IAP 30: Merry Christmas from Arthur Avenue – Little Italy in the Bronx

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IAP 29: This isn’t your granddaddy’s accordion! Cory Pesaturo on making the accordion cool again and the value of hard work

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IAP 28: From an Italian immigrant neighborhood to the White House, a conversation with Anita Bevacqua McBride

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IAP 27: Listener stories on Italian names, Italian-American family traditions, and the language of your soul

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IAP 205: The Italian American Museum of Los Angeles: A Place to Tell Our Story, with Special Guest Marianna Gatto
IAP 204: Ritornato: Michael Cavalieri’s Film to Honor His Ancestors
IAP 203: Saving Southern Italy with Special Guest Valarie D’Elia
IAP 202: La Sceneggiata: Neapolitan Musical Drama From Napoli to New York City
IAP 201: Requiem for a National Airline: Saying Arrivederci to Alitalia
IAP 200: A Thousand Years’ Worth of Stories: Robert Barbera and the Mentoris Project
IAP 199: Greetings from Italian California!
IAP 198: Do Italian Americans Read? Novelist Christopher Castellani on Writing the Story of the Italian American Experience
IAP 197: In Every Song A Story with Tenor Michéal Castaldo
IAP 196: The Italian American Girl in the Pink Wheelchair: Dom Sessa on Disability Awareness in Italian America
IAP 195: “I Survived the Andrea Doria” with Special Guest Pierette Simpson
IAP 194: Joe Colombo & The Italian American Civil Rights League: Crime, Conspiracy, and Community Leadership (Part 2)
IAP 193: Joe Colombo & The Italian American Civil Rights League — Crime, Conspiracy, and Community Leadership (Part 1)
IAP 192: Il Museo del Cognome: The Museum of Surnames — A Resource for the Italian Diaspora
IAP 191: Her Superhero Dad: How An Italian American Daughter’s Love Inspired a Literary Career
IAP 190: Potentially Dangerous: When It Was a Crime to Be Italian — A Conversation on Italian Internments with Filmmaker Zach Baliva
IAP 189: A “Certified” Success: The Italian American CEO Leading a Wellness Revolution
IAP 188: The Past, Present, & Future of Italian Americans in Boxing with Special Guest Coach Dino Spencer
IAP 187: Italian Food: Separating Memory from Myth with Special Guest Karima Moyer-Nocchi
IAP 186: More Amore: Exploring the Great Italian American Songbook with Special Guest Jenna Esposito
IAP 185: Let’s See if I am Eligible to Become an Italian Dual Citizen with Help from De Sapio Dual Citizenship Services
IAP 184: The Gold Star of Italianess Listener Awards
IAP 183: Conversations on Columbus: An Unprecedented Response
IAP 182: Stereotypes in Italian Media: Le Indagini di Lolita Lobosco: A Case Study
IAP 181: That’s Alotta Zeppole: Is St. Joseph’s Day the Hottest Trend in Italian America?
IAP 180: Memorializing the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire with Special Guests Mary Anne Trasciatti and Edvige Giunta
IAP 179: Italy’s Forgotten Monarch: Queen Margaret of Sicily– With Special Guest Jacqueline Alio
IAP 178: Buona Sera Louisiana! With Charles Marsala and Lena Prima
IAP 177: The Mysteries of Carnevale in Venezia with Special Guest Anita Sanseverino
IAP 176: Italian America United! A Call to Action For All Italian Americans, with Special Guest Mr. Basil Russo
IAP 175: Wine Made Easy and Everything Else Made Slightly More Complicated with Special Guest Gianluca Rottura
IAP 174: La Passione Italiana — A Conversation with Dianne Hales
IAP 173: America’s Last Little Italy: The Hill — A Conversation With Filmmaker Joseph Puleo
IAP 172: The Creators of My Cheap Italian Home on Why It’s Time to Find Your Italian Dream Home
IAP 171: The King Who Would Be a Saint: Francesco II, King of the Two Sicilies, with Special Guest Lou Mendola
IAP 170: The Italian American Podcast’s 2020 Christmas Musical Revue
IAP 169: A Christmas Movie for Italian America? Feast of the Seven Fishes: A Conversation with the Brothers Behind the Film
IAP 168: For and By Italian Americans: Getting to Know the Italian American Leadership Network with Founder Victoria Passarella
IAP 167: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame with Special Guest NIASHF President Ron Onesti
IAP 166: Tips for the Italian American Small Business Owner with Special Guest Matt Rizzetta
IAP 165: Mal’Occhio — Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Evil Eye with Special Guest Agata De Santis
IAP 164: “Live” Q&A Show with Special Guests from The New Neighborhood, Part 2
IAP 163: The Italian American Almost-Presidents of the United States– With Special Guest Thom Woodley of the Fail to the Chief Podcast
IAP 162: “Live” Q&A Show with Special Guests from The New Neighborhood, Part 1
IAP 161: The Future of Our Story: Young Italian Americans in Film and Television with Taylor Taglianetti of NOIAFT
IAP 160: Conversations on Columbus: Conclusions?
IAP 159: Conversations on Columbus: The Defense
IAP 158: Conversations on Columbus: Columbus and Italian America
IAP 157: It’s Not an Italian Bookstore! The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of America’s Favorite Italian American Bookstore
IAP 156: Understanding the 2020 Italian Constitutional Referendum with Special Guest Umberto Mucci of We the Italians
IAP 155: A Beginner’s Guide to Tomato Jarring Italian American Style
IAP 154: Conversations on Columbus: The Charges
IAP 153: Conversations on Columbus: Straight From the Source 
IAP 152: Conversations on Columbus: Introduction
IAP 151: From Spumoni to the Sprinkle Room: Italians and the History of Ice Cream with Special Guest Nick Di Bona of Bona Bona Ice Cream
IAP 150: Italian Americans in Baseball with Special Guest Lawrence Baldassaro
IAP 149: Filippo Mazzei and America’s Italian Founding Fathers
IAP 148: Padre Knows Best – A Father’s Day Conversation with My Italian American Dad
IAP 147: Sicily: A Multi-Cultural Legacy with Special Guest Lou Mendola
IAP 146: Secrets of the Italian Garden with Special Guest Mary Menniti, Founder of the Italian Garden Project
IAP 145: The Feast Must Go On — Celebrating an Italian American Staple in the Summer of Social Distancing
IAP 144: 10 Easy Steps to Becoming an Even Better Italian American While You’re Stuck at Home
IAP 143: Northern Exposure: Exploring Northern Italian Contributions in the United States, Part 2
IAP 142: Northern Exposure: Exploring Northern Italian Contributions in the United States, Part 1
IAP 141: Introducing “Bella Figura—The Tradition of Living Beautifully.” An All-New Podcast with Dolores Alfieri Taranto
IAP 140: Coffee and Conversation with Caffè Unimatic
IAP 139 – Introducing the Inaugural “Italian American Podcast Movie Watch-Along” with Moonstruck
Italian American Podcast Movie Watch-Along: MOONSTRUCK
IAP 138: Buona Pasquetta! An Exploration of Italian American Easter Traditions
IAP 137: The Italian American Podcast in the Age of Quarantine
IAP 136: Finding Your Family—Tips and Tricks for the Novice Genealogist
IAP 135: Le Belle Lingue – Dialects, Regional Languages, and Italian American English, Part 2
IAP 134: Le Belle Lingue – Language, History, and Identity in Italy and the Italian Diaspora, Part 1
IAP 133: “Coronavirus, Culture, and Cannoli”– Experiencing Sicily with Allison Scola
IAP 132: “What Is America Without Pasta?” Defending Italian Food with Congressman Lou Barletta
IAP 131: “Where We’ve Been, Where We Are, and Where We’re Going” — Examining the Italian American Identity Survey Results. (Part 4)
IAP 130: “Where We’ve Been, Where We Are, and Where We’re Going” — Examining the Italian American Identity Survey Results (Part 3)
IAP 129: “Where We’ve Been, Where We Are, and Where We’re Going” – Examining the Italian American Identity Survey Results (Part 2)
IAP 128: “Where We’ve Been, Where We Are, and Where We’re Going” – Examining the Italian American Identity Survey Results (Part 1)
IAP 127: “Our Paper of Record” A Visit with the Couple Behind the Italian Tribune – Marion and Buddy Fortunato
IAP 126: “Ciao Italia!” A Conversation with the First Couple of Italian American Cooking- Mary Ann & Gaetano Esposito
IAP 125: “Of House & Home- Italian American Style” A Conversation with Celebrity Contractor Eric Eremita
IAP 124: “A Visit From La Befana & Friends” Two Ladies and a Puppet Saving the World One Cookie at a Time!
IAP 123: “Somm’thing Worth Drinking on New Year’s Eve” From Prosecco to Passito and the Best Italian Wines In-Between!
IAP 122: “An Italian American Podcast Christmas Reunion”
IAP 121: “Christmas at the Pastry Shop” Building on Family Traditions at Giorgio’s of Hoboken
IAP 120: “Christmastime on Arthur Avenue” Pasta and Passion with Danielle Oteri
IAP 119 : “Introducing Italian America Television” The Italian American Podcast on Your Screens!
IAP 118 : “In the Opera You Get to Sing, Act, AND Eat the Lasagna!” A Conversation with the One-and-Only Cristina Fontanelli
IAP 117 : “Hey, I Grew Up This Freaky Way Too…Let’s Laugh About It” A Conversation with “Rocco the Comic”
IAP 116: “Our American Epidemic” An Italian American Perspective on the U.S. Opioid Crisis
IAP 115 : “Pizza Shop: An Italian-American Dream” An Interview With Filmmaker Antony Osso
IAP 114 : “Can’t We All Just, Get Along?” Varied Voices Revisit the Legacy of Christopher Columbus
IAP 113 : “Why We Are Neo-Bourbon” An IAP Lecture on the Southern Italian Roots of the Italian American Community
IAP 112 : “When Did Columbus Become an Italian American?” An Honest Exploration of the History of the Columbus Day Holiday
IAP 111 : “Do You Think We Italian Americans Can Agree on Anything?” Creating an ‘Italian American Identity’ Survey for the 21st Century
IAP 110 : “Are You Surprised That YouTube’s Only Emmy Nomination is for an Italian Girl Teaching Cooking?” A Conversation with Cara Di Falco, Emmy Nominated Star of ‘Cara’s Cucina’
IAP 109: “Leadership, Luncheons, and the Next Hundred Years for the Italian Welfare League” A Discussion with Linda R. Carlozzi, Chair of the Italian Welfare League
IAP 108: “’A Festa ‘E Tutte ‘E Feste’” A Behind the Scenes Look at The Feast of San Gennaro in New York’s Little Italy
IAP 107: “Could the Italian American Promised Land be in Toronto? ” A Conversation with Italo-Canadian Comedy Superstar Giuseppe the MC
IAP 106: “Lessons on Labor Day For Italian America” A Conversation on the Historical Impact of Italian Americans on the Labor Movement Goes Off the Rails at the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker in Lodi, NJ
IAP 105: “If There’s No Government in Italy… Who’s Running the Place?” A Brief Examination of the August 2019 Italian Parliamentary Crisis
IAP 104: Ferragosto, Fredo, and the First American Saint- an Italian American Podcast emergency broadcast discussing the week that was in Italian America
IAP 103: “Talk About an Underdog Story!” An Interview with Filmmaker Robert Bruzio
IAP 102: POWER HOUR: “Am I Allowed to Say… I Only Wanna Date Italians?!?” A Paesan’s Guide to Dating with Rachel Russo- “The Italian American Matchmaker”
IAP 101: POWER HOUR: “Bringing Up Bambino” An Amateur Guide to Raising Italian American Kids in 21st Century America
IAP 100 – The Italian American Podcast 100th Episode Supershow!
IAP 99: It’s Not Arrivederci, It’s Evolution – Our 99th Episode: Looking Back as We Move Forward
IAP 98: POWER HOUR: “Could America’s Mayor Be Any More Italian?” An Intimate Afternoon with Mayor Rudy Giuliani
IAP 97: POWER HOUR: “Who Cares About Education… You Can’t Eat a Book!” An Italian American Take on Education Reform
IAP 96: POWER HOUR: Painting for Paisani- Steve Mairella and the art of the Italian American Experience
IAP 95: POWER HOUR: Italian American Power Hour Travel Bureau presents “Secrets of the South”- an insider’s guide to a once in a lifetime trip to Southern Italy
IAP 94: The Purest Form: Christopher Macchio on Art, Opera, and Using Talent to Serve Community
IAP 93: POWER HOUR: “I Like the Way You Say- NOIR” An Interview with Best-Selling Author Marina Di Guardo
IAP 92: What It Would Be like to See Your Italian American Family on Stage with Candice Guardino Italian Bred
IAP 91: POWER HOUR: “From the Bronx to the Big Easy” Discovering St. Joseph’s Day in New Orleans
IAP 90: New Italian Migrations to the United States
IAP 89: POWER HOUR: “The Greatest Podcast Never Made!”: Pigs Blood Pudding- You Don’t Know What You’re Missing!
IAP 88: POWER HOUR: The Ultimate Italian American Bucket List
IAP 87: Listeners’ Questions Answered on Topics Including Italian American Food Traditions, the Italian Culture, Little Italys and Genealogy
IAP 86: POWER HOUR: Lena Prima’s Prima La Famiglia- an inside look at the artist, the inspiration, and the making of the chart-topping new album
IAP 85: How Traditions and Values Strengthen Character with Former New York Mets Pitcher John Franco
IAP 84: POWER HOUR: Greetings from Italian America: Exploring the Italian Community in Buffalo, New York
IAP 83: What Your Blood Tells You – Mickela Mallozzi on Using DNA Testing to Travel to Ancestral Countries
IAP 82: POWER HOUR: A Power Hour History of the Italian American Experience, Part 4 of 4: Reading Recommendations for the Discerning Italian American
IAP 81: The Italian American Podcast 2018 Year in Review
IAP 80: POWER HOUR: Italian American Power Hour Christmas Eve Spectacular Part 2
IAP 79: POWER HOUR: Italian American Power Hour Christmas Eve Spectacular Part 1
IAP 78: Dr. Christopher Fasano on the Science Behind Blood Memory
IAP 77: POWER HOUR: A Power Hour History of the Italian American Experience, Part 3 of 4: Americans of Italian Descent: 1941 – Present
IAP 76: The Tragic and the Comic: Mike Vecchione and the Life of an Italian American Comedian
IAP 75: POWER HOUR: A Power Hour History of the Italian American Experience, Part 2 of 4: Italians in America: 1890 – 1941
IAP 74: POWER HOUR: A Power Hour History of the Italian American Experience Part 1 of 4: Before We Were Italians: 1492 – 1890
IAP 73: From the Bronx to the Big Leagues: Val DiFebo, CEO of Deutsch New York, on Defying Stereotypes, Working Hard, and Putting Family First
IAP 72: POWER HOUR: Where Can I Get Brioschi? An Exploration of our Favorite “Italian American” Products
IAP 71: Inspiring Stories About Italian Heroes Who Saved Lives
IAP 70: The Power of Hustle: Sarah Centrella on Hard Work and Big Dreams
IAP 69: “Italian American Women intrinsically feel a sense of their own power” – Dr. Aileen Riotto Sirey on the origins of the National Organization of Italian American Women
IAP 68: POWER HOUR: Would a Ragù by Any Other Name Taste as Good? – The Ultimate Intellectual Sauce vs. Gravy Debate
IAP 67: The Italian American Podcast – Listeners’ Questions Answered
IAP 66: POWER HOUR: Do They Still Speak Italian in Italy? An Italian American Guide to Visiting the Motherland
IAP 65: The Southern Italian Tradition of Tarantism with Alessandra Belloni
IAP 64: POWER HOUR: How Much Should You Put in the Envelope? – Dissecting the Italian American Wedding
IAP 63: The Conversations That Help Us Keep Our Italian American Traditions Alive
IAP 62: Introducing the Italian American Power Hour
IAP 61: The conversations that help us keep our Italian American traditions alive
IAP 60: The avenues through which we bring our Italian American community together
IAP 59: The Italian American connection to Jazz Music
IAP 58: The end of an era: John Viola on his NIAF presidency and the Italian American future
IAP 57: A Shovel and a Dream – Dan Yaccarino on the Italian American Immigrant Story
IAP 56: Mary Ann Esposito on the Traditions behind Food for Italians and Italian Americans
IAP 55: The Rich Italian American Traditions Steeped in our Food
IAP 54: Adriana Trigiani on Kiss Carlo and Italian Family Feuds
IAP 53 : Helene Stapinski on the Murder in Matera
IAP 52: Michael Badalucco on reuniting with his Sicilian relatives
IAP 51: Marianne Leone on Love, Loss, Art and being a First Generation Italian American
IAP 50: A visit to the Mount Rushmore National Memorial to see history made
IAP 49: Preserving Italian enclaves through inspiration and photography with Ray Guarini
IAP 48: The hidden history of Southern Italy’s glory – Part Three
IAP 47: Lisa Scottoline on building a career and a life with Italian American values
IAP 46: The hidden history of Southern Italy’s glory – Part Two
IAP 45: The hidden history of Southern Italy’s glory – Part One
IAP 44: Italian folk magic, ancestors, and you: Mallorie Vaudoise on cultivating a spiritual connection to your heritage
IAP 43: La Bella Lingua – Dianne Hales on the beautiful Italian language
IAP 42: Lena Prima discusses her love for, and the legacy of, her legendary father Louie Prima
IAP 41: The emotional aspect of visiting your ancestral villages in Italy
IAP 40: An Italian mother is a blessing from God: A special Mother’s Day episode
IAP 39: Gina Barreca on staying true to your roots and being unabashedly Italian American
IAP 38: Fred Gardaphé on the importance of educating Italian Americans
IAP 37: Paul Malignaggi on Sicilian pride, turning struggle into success, and a champion mindset
IAP 36: Robert Orsi on worship, Southern-Italian style – Superstition, Saints, and Feast Days
IAP 35: Anthony Tamburri on supporting Italian-American art and culture
IAP 34: Dual citizenship and exploring your roots with Laura Lee
IAP 33: Rossella Rago on Cooking with Nonna and passing down traditions
IAP 32: Tragedy inspires the trip of a lifetime for Cassandra Santoro
IAP 31: Directors Anthony and Joe Russo on how their Italian-American family supported and nurtured their rise to success
IAP 30: Merry Christmas from Arthur Avenue – Little Italy in the Bronx
IAP 29: This isn’t your granddaddy’s accordion! Cory Pesaturo on making the accordion cool again and the value of hard work
IAP 28: From an Italian immigrant neighborhood to the White House, a conversation with Anita Bevacqua McBride
IAP 27: Listener stories on Italian names, Italian-American family traditions, and the language of your soul
IAP 26: Franco Harris on Franco’s Italian Army, the Immaculate Reception, and growing up in a multicultural family
IAP 25: Carole Radziwill on her curious journey from Emmy Award winning journalist to reality TV star, and her Italian-American roots
IAP 24: John Maggio on the creation of Italian-American identity, our past struggles, and our many triumphs.
IAP 23: Finding relatives in Italy and connecting the Italian and American sides of your family
IAP 22: Mickela Mallozzi on hard work, and making our ancestors proud and our dreams come true
IAP 21: One of our own: Celebrating the induction of Mike Piazza into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame
IAP 20: Domenica Marchetti on preserving Italian food and family traditions
IAP 19: Pat Harrison on Italian-American values, leadership, and developing a moral compass
IAP 18: Tony Reali on faith, food, and fatherhood, Part 2 of 2.
IAP 17: Tony Reali on being true to yourself and your family, Part 1 of 2.
IAP 16: Gay Talese on showing up as a journalist. Part 2 of 2.
IAP 15: Gay Talese on growing up Italian American in Mid-20th Century America. Part 1 of 2.
IAP 14: The things we share: respect, passion and other Italian-American traits. A conversation with The National Italian American Foundation.
IAP 13: How to make sopressata, or more specifically, how to drink homemade wine and laugh with your Italian-American family
IAP 12: Lidia Bastianich on cooking as connection to heritage, keeping a family together, and what never to do when cooking pasta
IAP 11: An interview with Rick Zullo, an Italian-American who made the move to Italy
IAP 10: Tom Santopietro on “The Godfather” trilogy and the effect it had on Italian Americans, including himself
IAP 09: Dream of Italy Made Reality: TV host Kathy McCabe on travel to Italy, authentic experiences, and the changing look of the country.
IAP 08: Were You Always an Italian? Maria Laurino on History, Identity, and Stereotypes
IAP 07: Adriana Trigiani on Italy, Ego Versus Heart and Why Understanding Your Past is Important – Part 2 of 2
IAP 06: Adriana Trigiani on Family, The Shoemaker’s Wife, and Recreating the Lives of Our Italian American Ancestors – Part 1 of 2
IAP 05: The Sounds of an Italian American Kitchen at Christmas Time
IAP 04: A Visit to the Italian American Museum in Little Italy New York City
IAP 03: The People and Places of Sicily with Seeking Sicily author John Keahey
IAP 02: Three Steps for Starting to Research Your Italian Genealogy with PBS Host Mary Tedesco
IAP 01: Ciao – An Introduction to The Italian American Podcast