- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Gnorri”
Today’s word is GNORRI, Italian for someone willfully playing dumb.
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- Art
A Walk with the Director: FLORENCE – Piazza della Signoria
Casa Italiana Director Stefano Albertini takes us on a walking tour of Florence’s central square.
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Borbottare”
Today’s word is BORBOTTARE, Italian for mumbling, or grumbling.
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Azzeccagarbugli”
Today’s word is AZZECCAGARBUGLI, a proper name from Manzoni’s “The Betrothed” that has become a commonly used noun.
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- Art
A Walk with the Director: MANTOVA
Casa Italiana Director Stefano Albertini takes us on a walking tour of his home city of Mantua.
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Canovaccio”
Today’s word is CANOVACCIO, the plot outline of Commedia dell’Arte theater.
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- Art
A Walk with the Director: PARMA
Casa Italiana Director Stefano Albertini walks around Parma on the day it gets restarted as Italian capital of culture for 2020-2021.
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole “Impiccio”
Today’s word is IMPICCIO, Italian for hindrance.
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Insomma”
Today’s word is INSOMMA, an Italian adverb that changes its meaning according to the speaker’s intonation.
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- Gastronomy
Erbe da mangiare: millenaria occupazione e moderna rivoluzione
Broadcast from July 29, 2020
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Menomale”
Today’s word is MENOMALE, the Italian equivalent of “Thank God.”
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- Art
Patti Smith e la religione “L’artista compete con Dio”
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