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Andrew Cotto, Author, writer, and co-founder & Editor in Chief of the digital publication Appetito: Italian Food & Drink. Recorded: August 12, 2026 Running Time: 38 minutes 39 seconds Mark Shaw Photography

West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival and the musical group AMICI with Stephen Pishner. Recorded: July 21, 2026 Running Time: 34 minutes 38 seconds

Discussing the Columbus Italian Festival (OHIO) and the Columbus Piave Club with Joe Ingrassia. Recorded: June 30, 2026 Running Time: 30 minutes 31 seconds

Jan Savolainen, Founder of Dolce Right, Helping expats connect with experts across Italy. Recorded: May 29, 2026 Running Time: 38 minutes 50 seconds

Discussing Customized Tours to Italy with Alessia, Elena, and Susanna from Fast Track Italian Citizenship. Click here to view their website: WEBSITE or call 1-202-738-4689. Recorded: May 19, 2026 Running Time: 30 minutes 09 seconds

Author of “The Case of Antonio Meucci & The Telephone” and “Mio Nonno Totore and the American Dream”. Recorded: May 12, 2026 Running Time: 29 minutes 01 seconds

Author Lou Bruno, “The Love of San Demetrio” (AQ) Abruzzo. Recorded: April 30, 2026 Running Time: 33 minutes 06 seconds

Societá SS. Crocifisso & San Giovanni Bosco di Ciminna (Chicago) with Joe Faraci. Recorded: April 18, 2026 Running Time: 30 minutes 59 seconds

Talking Social Media and Abruzzo with Margherita Gismondi – @margheritablogs. Recorded: February 2, 2026 Running Time: 24 minutes 53 seconds

Talking with Dr. Matthew Schloneger, the Founder & Executive Director of OPERA SEME, An Opera Immersion Experience in Arezzo, Tuscany Recorded: December 6, 2025 Running Time: 27 minutes 14 seconds

Margherita Ganeri, Director of the Italian Diaspora Studies Seminar at the Unviersity of Calabria. View the website: Click Here & email: [email protected] Recorded: November 8, 2025 Running Time: 31 minutes 22 seconds

Joe LaFonte, the President of the Lido Civic Club of Washington D.C., established in 1929. View his website: Click Here Recorded: October 23, 2025 Running Time: 33 minutes 45 seconds

Air Force Veteran, American Airlines Pilot and the author of “The Stowaway in First Class”, Anthony DeSantis. View his website: Click Here Recorded: September 30, 2025 Running Time: 29 minutes 06 seconds

Anthony Castelvecchi from Filitalia Miami and ORIUNDI, connecting the Italian Diaspora. Visit the ORIUNDI Instagram: Click Here Recorded: September 20, 2025 Running Time: 29 minutes 03 seconds

Italian American, Cristian Alaimo an active member of the Società di San Francesco di Paola (Calabria) and Beato Giovanni Liccio Society Chicago (Caccamo, Sicily). Here is a link to Cristian’s LinkedIn: Click Here Recorded: September 12, 2025 Running Time: 26 minutes 34 seconds