Ep. 1 - Sara Marinelli, Writer & Radio-producer - My letters to Italy
05/14/21 • 16 min
Writer and radio producer Sara Marinelli introduces the series by sharing some of her Letters to Italy that she has been writing since the onset of the pandemic.
Through a collage of voice-memos, phone calls, radio news, journal entries, and music recorded on Italian balconies, Sara explores her sense of belonging and ways to connect from afar with the country she left fourteen years ago.
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Since recording this episode, Italy’s vaccination plan has sped up. 13% of the population has received the anti Covid-19 vaccine, as of early May 2021.
Episode notes
Writer/ Producer/Editor: Sara Marinelli
Mixing consultant: Rebecca Seidel
Sound design: Sara Marinelli
Intro and outro music: “Hopeful Motivation” - James Yan
Music bed: “Passage IV” (remix) - Laura Inserra
Website: https://podcast.saramarinelli.com
Website for Sara Marinelli: www.saramarinelli.com
Website for Italian Frequency radio show: www.kxsf.fm
Social:
IG: @saramarinelli1
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sara.marinelli.92/
This series was made possible thanks to the support of COMITES of San Francisco and the Italian Consulate of San Francisco, with funding from the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
I'd like to thank: the Hershowitz family, Elisabetta Ghisini, Whit Missildine, Mia Warren.
Writer and radio producer Sara Marinelli introduces the series by sharing some of her Letters to Italy that she has been writing since the onset of the pandemic.
Through a collage of voice-memos, phone calls, radio news, journal entries, and music recorded on Italian balconies, Sara explores her sense of belonging and ways to connect from afar with the country she left fourteen years ago.
***
Since recording this episode, Italy’s vaccination plan has sped up. 13% of the population has received the anti Covid-19 vaccine, as of early May 2021.
Episode notes
Writer/ Producer/Editor: Sara Marinelli
Mixing consultant: Rebecca Seidel
Sound design: Sara Marinelli
Intro and outro music: “Hopeful Motivation” - James Yan
Music bed: “Passage IV” (remix) - Laura Inserra
Website: https://podcast.saramarinelli.com
Website for Sara Marinelli: www.saramarinelli.com
Website for Italian Frequency radio show: www.kxsf.fm
Social:
IG: @saramarinelli1
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sara.marinelli.92/
This series was made possible thanks to the support of COMITES of San Francisco and the Italian Consulate of San Francisco, with funding from the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
I'd like to thank: the Hershowitz family, Elisabetta Ghisini, Whit Missildine, Mia Warren.
Next Episode
Ep. 2 - Valentina Imbeni, Founder and Head of La Scuola
The second episode of "Letters to Italy" by Sara Marinelli features Valentina Imbeni, founder and head of La Scuola International, an Italian-American school in San Francisco fostering the Reggio Emilia's approach to education. Valentina grew up in Bologna, and has lived in the Bay Area for twenty years.
La Scuola is one of the few schools in San Francisco that offered in-person classes after the first wave of the pandemic. Valentina shares the challenges and efforts to keep the school open, and recounts of her connection to Italy during the peak of the crisis.
Episode notes
Producer/Editor: Sara Marinelli
Mixing consultant: Rebecca Seidel
Sound design: Sara Marinelli
Intro and outro music: “Hopeful Motivation” - James Yan
Website: https://podcast.saramarinelli.com
Website for Sara Marinelli: www.saramarinelli.com
Website for La Scuola: www.lascuolasf.org
This series was made possible thanks to the support of COMITES of San Francisco and the Italian Consulate of San Francisco, with funding from the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
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