Have you heard of the term “blood memory”? Until recently, I hadn’t. Although I have felt that which the term points to many times and, unknowingly, it was exactly this mysterious, magical idea I had been, again and again, trying to define on the show with guest after guest. With Anthony …
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IAP 16: Gay Talese on showing up as a journalist. Part 2 of 2.
This episode features the second part of our two-part interview with literary and journalistic legend Gay Talese (click here for part 1). Additionally, in our Italian American Story Segment, we have an interview with Italian-American actress, producer, and television host, Lucia Grillo. Talese is a …
IAP 15: Gay Talese on growing up Italian American in Mid-20th Century America. Part 1 of 2.
In this episode, we interview literary and journalistic icon Gay Talese. Talese is a bestselling author who has written eleven books. He was a reporter for the New York Times from 1956 to 1965, and since then he has written for the Times, Esquire, The New Yorker, Harper's Magazine, and other …