In this episode of The Italian American Podcast, we speak to author Maria Laurino, who has written for numerous publications, including The New York Times, and whose essays are widely anthologized. Her first memoir, Were You Always an Italian?, (W.W. Norton, 2000) was a national bestseller and explored the issue of ethnic identity among Italian-Americans. Her second memoir, Old World Daughter, New World Mother, (W.W. Norton, April 2009) examined the pull and tug the author experienced between … [Read more...]
IAP 07: Adriana Trigiani on Italy, Ego Versus Heart and Why Understanding Your Past is Important – Part 2 of 2
Please note this is part 2 of our interview with Adriana Trigiani, you can listen to part 1 here. In this episode of The Italian American Podcast, we air Part Two of our conversation with New York Times bestselling author Adriana Trigiani, author of "The Shoemaker's Wife," "Lucia, Lucia," and "All the Stars in the Heavens," among other critically acclaimed and bestselling books. Adriana is also a filmmaker, most recently writing and directing "Big Stone Gap," a film, starring Ashely Judd and … [Read more...]
IAP 06: Adriana Trigiani on Family, The Shoemaker’s Wife, and Recreating the Lives of Our Italian American Ancestors – Part 1 of 2
Please note, since this was published, we have also published part 2 of our interview with Adriana Trigiani. In this episode of The Italian American Podcast, we speak to New York Times bestselling author Adriana Trigiani, the author of "The Shoemaker's Wife," "Lucia, Lucia," and "All the Stars in the Heavens," among other critically acclaimed and bestselling books. Adriana is also a filmmaker, most recently writing and directing "Big Stone Gap," a film, starring Ashely Judd and Whoopi … [Read more...]
IAP 05: The Sounds of an Italian American Kitchen at Christmas Time
This is a very special Christmas episode that is dedicated to our family member Pina Maietta, who left us too early. We celebrate her in this episode by doing what she would have been doing at this time of the year. Getting together with family and friends in the kitchen baking delicious Italian holiday treats. You’ll hear in this episode, though, that holiday baking is about more than the treats. It's really about the people and the conversations that go on around the counter and the oven … [Read more...]