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About “Let there be Sandwich, and there was Sandwich”
Italian Culture
12/02/19 • 19 min
1.40 The secret recipe - 2.27 Inside a Mulassano’s tramezzino - 4.53 Mulassano before it was Mulassano - 8.09 VIP customers: legend and truth - 11.11 Tramezzino: a case study - 13.17 The shape, the meaning, the origin of the tramezzino - 15.52 What’s an author's neologism? - 17.22 Food and cultural identity
Today’s speakers are Patrizio Abrate, Francesca Dragotto and Cristiano Ruggiero.
Forgotten Voices
Italian Culture
11/15/19 • 54 min
A candid angel, a bratty popstar and a cunning smuggler: what have they in common? They sacrificed their testicles and gained a splendid voice. In this episode of Italian Culture, we investigate the fascinating world of the castrati singers. From the Baroque era to the Twentieth century, we’ll follow the stories of three emblematic castrati, trying to understand how and why such a joyous expression of human talent had his roots in violence and blood.
Today’s guests are Noemi André and Nicholas Clapton.
About “Forgotten Voices”
Italian Culture
11/18/19 • 24 min
3.35 Opera and gender construction
5.36 “Tuneful scarecrows”: orchiectomy and its effects
6.35 Masters of the voice: the castrato training
9.20 Voice and femininity
11.25 The ambivalence of the church
13.10 The apex of the castrati era
14.03 The end of the castrati era
17.49 The influence of the Cecilian movement on religious music
20.37 The legacy of the castrati
Today’s speakers are Noemi André and Nicholas Clapton.
The Humane Machine
Italian Culture
10/18/19 • 55 min
The machine that wasn’t meant to be created, and yet it was: the merit goes to a small team of engineers, who disobeyed their bosses’ orders, messed with international politics and crafted something unthinkable for the time. This episode of Italian Culture unveils what’s behind the first personal computer ever produced, the Olivetti's Programma 101. We’ll investigate how Piergiorgio Perotto and his group managed to make computers humane and paved the way for the modern information society.
Today’s guests are Beniamino De Liguori, Gastone Garziera and Giovanni De Sandre.
The Genie in the Bottle
Italian Culture
12/27/19 • 53 min
There’s a small piece of art in almost every fridge, even in yours. It’s from the Twenties, the time when an avant-garde artist (Fortunato Depero) and an entrepreneur (Davide Campari) proved that ads could be something more than shouted slogans and that even a tiny, mundane object can be the outstanding product of a revolutionary act of creation.
Today’s guests are Nicoletta Boschiero and Valerio Varini.
Let there be Sandwich, and there was Sandwich
Italian Culture
11/29/19 • 28 min
What if I told you that the good, old sandwich has both a birthplace and a birthdate? What if this place was Italy and the year was 1926? In this episode of Italian Culture, we discover how a humble recipe changed the life of its inventor, a young woman who turned the entire restaurant business upside down. This is the story of the Mulassano caffé, the place where the sandwich was invented. Or was it?
Today’s guests are Patrizio Abrate, Francesca Dragotto and Cristiano Ruggiero.
About “the Genie in the Bottle”
Italian Culture
12/30/19 • 23 min
- 1.46 Campari as an elite brand
- 3.10 The Milanese market
- 4.17 The world of the factory is the factory of the world
- 6.22 Pop & glamour
- 7.29 The dawn of mass advertising
- 10.47 Depero and Futurism
- 12.30 Art as autobiography
- 14.17 The futurist house: now and then
- 16.24 Depero and Rosetta
- 19.12 Depero and Mario Soldati
- 20.18 Depero and Davide Campari
Today’s speakers are Nicoletta Boschiero and Valerio Varini.
About “When the Pope’s Corpse went on trial”
Italian Culture
12/16/19 • 18 min
2.10 Ripples and bubbles: the Roman factions and a dissolving empire
5.03 The four margraves
6.22 The complexity of the papacy
8.48 Formosus: controversial and pious
10.59 Infallibility, the play
11.58 Power, authority and faith: the Cadaver Synod
13.08 Reflecting (on) the present: Bush, Obama, Trump
Today’s speakers are Matt Barbot and Roger Collins.
When the Pope's Corpse went on trial
Italian Culture
12/13/19 • 42 min
Here’s one question you didn’t expect to ever ask yourself: can the Pope take a dead Pope to court? The answer is yes, but be ready for another surprising turn, because the reason why the exhumed Pope’s corpse faces trial isn’t as outlandish as you may presume. In this episode of Italian Culture, we investigate the infamous Cadaver Trial, a fine example of how power, violence and subterfuge can taint even the most sacred office.
Today’s guests are Matt Barbot and Roger Collins.
About “Portrait with Devil’s Smile”
Italian Culture
11/04/19 • 19 min
2.27 Who is Antonello da Messina? - 4.45 The portrait of Unknown - 5.47 Two smiles - 6.44 Antonello’s eyes - 9.18 Enrico Piraino, il Mandralisca: politician and philanthropist - 12.35 Francesco Vitale: the bishop, the humanist - 14.20 The last traces of Francesco Vitale - 17.00 The journey of the Unknown
Today’s speakers are Alessandro dell’Aira, Sandro e Salvatore Varzi, Antonio Purpura and Giovanni Carlo Federico Villa
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FAQ
How many episodes does Italian Culture have?
Italian Culture currently has 13 episodes available.
What topics does Italian Culture cover?
The podcast is about Places & Travel, Society & Culture, Documentary and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on Italian Culture?
The episode title 'About “the Genie in the Bottle”' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Italian Culture?
The average episode length on Italian Culture is 31 minutes.
How often are episodes of Italian Culture released?
Episodes of Italian Culture are typically released every 11 days.
When was the first episode of Italian Culture?
The first episode of Italian Culture was released on Sep 4, 2019.
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