Pages of Italy Podcast: Episode 1 Welcome to Italy, Episode 2 What Italy Gave the World — And Who the Italians Are

 Buongiorno! Somewhere in May 2026 I began doing voice recordings for my Pages of Italy Podcast. It is a fascinating project where I get to dwell deep into such an amazing country — Italy — studying its history, culture, food, landscape, and people. On 21st May I published my first episode: Welcome to Italy. In this episode, we open the book on the country itself — a wide, unhurried portrait of Italy, from the canal-threaded streets of Venice and the cypress hills of Tuscany to the Italian lakes, the volcanic shores of Sicily, and the grandeur of eternal Rome.

 

And today the 2nd Episode is live! Episode 2: What Italy Gave the World — And Who the Italians Are. In this second episode, we ask what Italy truly gave the world — from the espresso to the piano, the bank to the university — and meet the Italians themselves: fiercely regional, warmly human, and unlike any other people on earth.