The Italian Escape: A bilingual English-Italian language podcast - 27 - L’avventura coloniale italiana | Do you know about the time when Italy tried to rebuild the Romans Empire?

27 - L’avventura coloniale italiana | Do you know about the time when Italy tried to rebuild the Romans Empire?

02/03/23 • 49 min

The Italian Escape: A bilingual English-Italian language podcast

Do you know about the time when Italy tried to rebuild the Roman Empire?

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Ciao! Siamo Gabriele e Angelique. Benvenuti nel nostro podcast!

We are passionate language learners, and we record for you the language learning podcast we’d like to play when we learn new languages.

Our podcast in mixed English and simple Italian helps beginners and intermediate Italian language learners enjoy engaging content about Italy, its language, and its culture from day 0 of their language learning journey.

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Slowly but surely, more people are becoming more aware of the dark past of colonialism that was led by countries such as Spain, Portugal, the English, and the French, to name a few.

But what about the Italians?

In this episode, Gabriele recounts the highlights or milestones – be it the good and the bad - that took place during one of Italy’s almost forgotten chapters of its history – its colonialist history in Africa.

Sadly, many choose to neglect this part of history and associate it with fascism. It turned out that Italy started its colonial history by purchasing the Bay of Assab in 1869, 52 years before fascism started.

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As an Italian, Gabriele believes that we should not recount these episodes because we are proud of having dominated and conquered other populations.

Disclaimer: Nothing to be proud of over there.

Instead, we must remember the strength we showed and the challenges we overcame as a reminder of what we can achieve in the future when fighting for a more fair and just goal.

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If you liked our episode with Garibaldi, you should not miss out on this!

In the meantime, you can support us by leaving us a review in Apple Podcast and on Spotify and joining our Patreon community.

Listen NOW to our conversation and learn about colonialism by the Italians.

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Do you know about the time when Italy tried to rebuild the Roman Empire?

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Ciao! Siamo Gabriele e Angelique. Benvenuti nel nostro podcast!

We are passionate language learners, and we record for you the language learning podcast we’d like to play when we learn new languages.

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Slowly but surely, more people are becoming more aware of the dark past of colonialism that was led by countries such as Spain, Portugal, the English, and the French, to name a few.

But what about the Italians?

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As an Italian, Gabriele believes that we should not recount these episodes because we are proud of having dominated and conquered other populations.

Disclaimer: Nothing to be proud of over there.

Instead, we must remember the strength we showed and the challenges we overcame as a reminder of what we can achieve in the future when fighting for a more fair and just goal.

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If you liked our episode with Garibaldi, you should not miss out on this!

In the meantime, you can support us by leaving us a review in Apple Podcast and on Spotify and joining our Patreon community.

Listen NOW to our conversation and learn about colonialism by the Italians.

---

Did you like our episode? Rate us!

If you have any thoughts or comments on our podcast, e-mail us at [email protected]. Also,

Follow us on Instagram & Facebook
Support us using Patreon
Sign up for our newsletter
Book your language classes and get extra $10 italki credits

Music credits: storyblocks.com

Previous Episode

26 - Una chiacchierata con Vegenova | Is it easy to go vegan in Italy?

How easy is it to go vegan in Italy?

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Ciao! Siamo Gabriele e Angelique. Benvenuti nel nostro podcast!

We are passionate language learners, and we record for you the language learning podcast we’d like to play when we learn new languages

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Happy New Year to our dear listeners.

As many of you might know, every January, people all over the world participate in the Veganuary challenge to promote and educate everyone on the vegan lifestyle.

Because of this, we thought of sharing with you today our conversation with Alice Cosso and Giulia Cimarosti, world travelers and founders of the online vegan community in Genoa, called Vegenova.

If they’re not busy traveling across the globe, you’ll see them scouting for places that offer vegan treats here in Genoa, and the rest of the Ligurian coast.

Is it impossible to stay vegan when traveling to Italy? Can someone manage to eat a yummy pizza while skipping the mozzarella?

Can we still eat authentic Italian food if we stay away from animal products?

How will you find Italian restaurants that accommodate this diet?

Surprisingly, Italians are not as close-minded as you think when it comes to adopting a vegan diet. Last year, Alice and Giulia launched the first vegan festival also known as VEGenova Vegan Festival, and it turned out to be a success.

In this episode, we discuss the many misconceptions people have about maintaining a vegan diet here in Italy, as well as their journey to being one of the most popular online vegan communities in Italy.

While it is true that Italians adore their prosciutto crudo, and Parmigiano, they also offer traditional animal-free meals like ribollita, farinata, and zimin, to name a few.

Well, how do you think the famous "Mediterranean diet" came to be?

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So, if you’re thinking of organizing a trip to Italy and going plant-based or vegan, you should not miss this episode.

And, if you want to learn more about Vegenova’s recommendations, and science-backed information on going vegan, you should surely head to our shownotes.

In the meantime, you can support us by leaving us a review in Apple Podcast and on Spotify and joining our Patreon community.

Listen NOW to our conversation and learn about veganism in Italy while enriching your Italian language learning experience.

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Where to find Vegenova:

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Did you like our episode? Rate us!

If you have any thoughts or comments on our podcast, e-mail us at [email protected]. Also,

Follow us on Instagram & Facebook
Support us using Patreon
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Next Episode

28 - Una chiacchierata con Kenny, the Something Polyglot | Do I need a native speaker as my language teacher?

Is a native Italian the best choice for a teacher? Maybe not.

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Ciao! Siamo Gabriele e Angelique. Benvenuti nel nostro podcast!

We are passionate language learners, and we record for you the language learning podcast we’d like to play when we learn new languages

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In our previous episode with Heidi (Ep. 25), she shares with us one of her secrets to learning Italian, which is by having two types of teachers – one who is native, and one who isn’t.

By having both native and foreign tutors, you get to have the best of both worlds – one who teaches you how Italians speak, and another who teaches you why Italians follow rules that do not match your native language’s rules.

In this episode, we sat down with Kenny, also known as “something polyglot” on the web. From his nickname, you can tell that his biggest passion is all about languages.

We learned about Kenny’s life story, exchanged with him our thoughts on language learning and explored the reasons why and when you should consider getting a non-native speaker as your language teacher.

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If you like our podcast, leave us a review in Apple Podcast or on Spotify and join our Patreon community.

Listen NOW to our conversation and learn how to boost your Italian learning journey with a non-native speaker.

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You can find Kenny here:

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