The Italian American Podcast

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IAP 107: “Could the Italian American Promised Land be in Toronto? ” A Conversation with Italo-Canadian Comedy Superstar Giuseppe the MC
September 09, 2019

As the summer draws to a close, and the school year begins anew, co-hosts Rossella Rago and John Viola take their first crack at sharing hosting duties by welcoming Italo-Canadian MC, comedian, and social media superstar Giuseppe the MC to the show!

IAP 106: “Lessons on Labor Day For Italian America” A Conversation on the Historical Impact of Italian Americans on the Labor Movement Goes Off the Rails at the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker in Lodi, NJ
September 02, 2019

Labor Day is here, and with it comes not just the end of summer, but also the close of the “Italian American Feast Season”, so join co-hosts John Viola and Pat O’Boyle as they decamp for the Sicilian American enclave of Lodi,

IAP 105: “If There’s No Government in Italy… Who’s Running the Place?” A Brief Examination of the August 2019 Italian Parliamentary Crisis
August 26, 2019

On August 20, 2019, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte resigned from his office, bringing to an end the strange fourteen-month experiment that was Europe’s first “Populist Government”.  So, on this week’s Italian American Podcast,

IAP 104: Ferragosto, Fredo, and the First American Saint- an Italian American Podcast emergency broadcast discussing the week that was in Italian America
August 19, 2019

ATTENTION FELLOW ITALIAN AMERICANS!  This week marks the first emergency broadcast for the Italian American Podcast.  Although the team was planning to take a week of rest and relaxation to celebrate the ultimate Italian vacation of Ferragosto,

IAP 103: “Talk About an Underdog Story!” An Interview with Filmmaker Robert Bruzio
August 12, 2019

On this week’s episode of the Italian American Podcast, host John Viola sits down for an intimate one-on-one with filmmaker Robert Bruzio to discuss his much-talked-about new independent film “Bottom of the Ninth”- a very personal tale of an Italian Am...

IAP 102: POWER HOUR: “Am I Allowed to Say… I Only Wanna Date Italians?!?” A Paesan’s Guide to Dating with Rachel Russo- “The Italian American Matchmaker”
August 05, 2019

Amore is in the air on this week’s episode of the Italian American Podcast, as our panel of co-hosts are joined by a special guest to explore the ins-and-outs of Italian American courtship! Rachel Russo- Dating and Relationship Expert,

IAP 101: POWER HOUR: “Bringing Up Bambino” An Amateur Guide to Raising Italian American Kids in 21st Century America
July 29, 2019

On this week’s episode of the Italian American Podcast, when one of the co-hosts makes a special announcement, the rest of the gang ponder what it would take to raise a “certifiably Italian American” child in the wild world of 21st century America.

IAP 100 – The Italian American Podcast 100th Episode Supershow!
July 21, 2019

The one-and-only, often imitated never duplicated, original Italian American Podcast presents: the Centenario Spettacolore – 100th Episode Supershow! The Italian American Podcast is celebrating 100 episodes of Italian Pride, as Dolores, Rossella, Pat,

IAP 99: It’s Not Arrivederci, It’s Evolution – Our 99th Episode: Looking Back as We Move Forward
July 07, 2019

In our 99th episode of The Italian American Podcast we highlight some of our favorite clips from our first 98 episodes. We also discuss some of the new and exciting developments which have been going on with The Italian American Podcast.

IAP 98: POWER HOUR: “Could America’s Mayor Be Any More Italian?” An Intimate Afternoon with Mayor Rudy Giuliani
June 24, 2019

This week’s episode of the Italian American Power Hour is one for the ages, when most of the gang reassembles in New York City for the chance to spend an incredible day with America’s Mayor, Rudy Giuliani.  Known for leading one of the most transformat...