Italian Stories with Davide

Ciao Ragazzi!
in this episode, we talk about literature.
Could a poetess have a life more tragic than her works?
It is the case of Alda Merini, the poetess of the Navigli
Here is the link to my website, where you'll find the transcript in Italian:
Go to https://italianstorieswithdavide.com/.. .
.
My Instagram page for all your feedback & comments
https://www.instagram.com/italian_stories_with_davide/....
.
Hope you enjoy and...
Ci vediamo presto!
Music by Andrea Danuzzo:
https://soundcloud.com/andrea-sven-danuzzo
.
.
.
Sources:
Alda Merini - La terra santa:
https://www.aldamerini.it/?page_id=10572
.
Alda Merini - Delirio Amoroso:
https://www.amazon.it/Delirio-amoroso-Poesie-Alda-Merini-ebook/dp/B0060HR93I
.
Alda Merini - Diario di una diversa:
https://www.amazon.it/Laltra-verit%C3%A0-Diario-una-diversa/dp/8817065358
.
RAI - Italiani - Alda Merini:
https://www.raiplay.it/video/2019/11/cultura-italiani-con-paolo-mieli-alda-merini-ac25976f-8b87-4b63-bfe5-56dfc7516b8b.html
.
RAI - L'attimo fuggente - Alda Merini:
https://www.raiplay.it/video/2017/07/LATTIMO-FUGGENTE-919c706d-c39f-4c4e-8209-4af44a72d274.html
.
RAI - Scrittori per un anno - Alda Merini:
https://www.raiplay.it/video/2019/10/Alda-Merini---Scrittori-per-un-anno-ba7c0361-aae2-4174-8fd3-bf781109cbde.html
.

Ciao Ragazzi!
as many of you asked me, today we speak about Italian politics and instability.
Why is instability so familiar in the Italian system?
Where does it stem from?
Who is running the country for real?
Here is the link to my website, where you'll find the transcript in Italian:
Go to https://italianstorieswithdavide.com/.. .
.
My Instagram page for all your feedback & comments
https://www.instagram.com/italian_stories_with_davide/....
.
Hope you enjoy and...
Ci vediamo presto!
Music by Andrea Danuzzo:
https://soundcloud.com/andrea-sven-danuzzo
.
.
.
Sources:
Dataroom - Crisi di governo: 66 esecutivi in 75 anni. Quanto ci costa l’instabilità politica?:
https://www.corriere.it/dataroom-milena-gabanelli/crisi-governo-66-esecutivi-75-anni-quanto-ci-costa-instabilita-politica-renzi-conte/4335b5f2-58d5-11eb-9753-e0ea6e647f4a-va.shtml
.
Marco Improta (LUISS School of Government) - Come curare l’instabilità dei Governi italiani?:
https://sog.luiss.it/sites/sog.luiss.it/files/LUISS_SOG_policybrief%2009_21.pdf
.
Internazionale - La paralisi politica italiana vista dai giornali stranieri:
https://www.internazionale.it/notizie/2021/01/29/consultazioni-crisi-governo
.
Le mani sulla città (film):
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057286/ ;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI2BfPGEzEw&ab_channel=CinetecaBologna
.
Anonimo - Io sono il potere:
https://www.amazon.it/Io-sono-potere-Anonimo/dp/8807173778

Ciao Ragazzi!
On these days the European Football Championship is underway.
We jump back to 1968 when Italy won its first and only European title.
It was a new beginning for Italian football, in a year full of social turmoils,
that set the tone of the decade to come.
Here is the link to my Patreon, where you'll find the transcript in Italian:
Go to https://www.patreon.com/learnitalianwithdavide/.. .
.
My Instagram page for all your feedback & comments
https://www.instagram.com/italian_stories_with_davide/....
.
Hope you enjoy and...
Ci vediamo presto!
Music by Andrea Danuzzo:
https://soundcloud.com/andrea-sven-danuzzo
.
.
.
Sources:
John Foot - Calcio
https://www.amazon.it/Calcio-John-Foot/dp/0007175752
John Foot - The archipelago
https://www.amazon.it/Archipelago-Italy-Since-1945/dp/1408827247
Alfio Caruso - Un secolo azzurro
https://www.amazon.it/secolo-azzurro-Centanni-raccontati-Nazionale/dp/8830437921
Enrico Deaglio - Patria 1967-1977
https://www.amazon.it/Patria-1967-1977-Enrico-Deaglio/dp/8807173271

Ciao Ragazzi!
On this day in 1927, a modern artist was born. His name was Hugo Pratt and is arguably
the best Italian cartoonist ever. He wrote the first graphic novel and made it into literature.
By the way, his personal life was maybe more adventurous than his characters.
Here is the link to my Patreon, where you'll find the transcript in Italian:
Go to https://www.patreon.com/learnitalianwithdavide/.. .
.
My Instagram page for all your feedback & comments
https://www.instagram.com/italian_stories_with_davide/....
.
Hope you enjoy and...
Ci vediamo presto!
Music by Andrea Danuzzo:
https://soundcloud.com/andrea-sven-danuzzo
.
Lena Orsa:
https://freesound.org/people/lena_orsa/sounds/
.
.
Sources:
RAI - Fumettology - I miti del fumetto italiano
.
Corto Maltese. La doppia vita di Hugo Pratt
.
Hugo Pratt - Una ballata del mare salato:
https://www.amazon.it/Corto-Maltese-ballata-mare-salato/dp/881703133X

Ciao Ragazzi!
In this episode, we speak about rap music in Italy through the eyes of Paola Zukar,
one of the most influential managers in Italian music.
Why was rap so slow to rise for Italian tastes?
Why is it here to stay in Italian society?
Put on your headphones, raise the volume
and let's get started
Here is the link to my Patreon, where you'll find the transcript in Italian:
Go to https://www.patreon.com/learnitalianwithdavide/.. .
.
My Instagram page for all your feedback & comments
https://www.instagram.com/italian_stories_with_davide/....
.
Hope you enjoy and...
Ci vediamo presto!
Music by Andrea Danuzzo:
https://soundcloud.com/andrea-sven-danuzzo
.
.
.
Sources:
Paola Zukar - Rap: una storia italiana:
https://www.amazon.it/Rap-storia-italiana-Nuova-ediz/dp/8893884135
.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Iar96A-B6U&ab_channel=Fanpage.it :
A lezione di Hip Hop da Paola Zukar: "La musica scelta da questa generazione è senza dubbio il rap"
.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIiogcUcnmI&ab_channel=FabriFibra :
Fabri Fibra @ TRL Padova
----
My playlist:
Applausi per Fibra - Fabri Fibra;
Bastavano Le Briciole - Marracash;
Vip in Trip - Fabri Fibra;
Cara Italia - Ghali;
La luce - Rapstar (Fibra/Clementino)

Ciao Ragazzi!
This week we do something different. We don't talk about an Italian icon.
We talk about our story, we as learners of a foreign language.
In today's world, there's no limit to our tastes and we can choose whatever we want,
even when learning a new language.
But is it always positive?
Let's find it out!
Here is the link to my Patreon, where you'll find the transcript in Italian:
Go to https://www.patreon.com/learnitalianwithdavide/.. .
.
My Instagram page for all your feedback & comments
https://www.instagram.com/italian_stories_with_davide/....
.
Hope you enjoy and...
Ci vediamo presto!
Music by Andrea Danuzzo:
https://soundcloud.com/andrea-sven-danuzzo
.
.
.
Sources:
Barry Schwartz - The Paradox of Choice

Ciao Ragazzi!
Every year, around this time, the Giro d'Italia is underway. It is one of the most important bicycle races all over the world. One of the most renowned Italian cyclists, Gino Bartali, made Italian history even beyond cycling. Apparently, he helped avoided a political revolution...
Today we talk about Bartali and the Bartali Myth
Here is the link to my Patreon, where you'll find the transcript in Italian and an EXTRA exercise from an article about museums & videogames:
Go to https://www.patreon.com/learnitalianwithdavide/.. .
.
My Instagram page for all your feedback & comments
https://www.instagram.com/italian_stories_with_davide/....
.
Hope you enjoy and...
Ci vediamo presto!
Music by Andrea Danuzzo:
https://soundcloud.com/andrea-sven-danuzzo
.
.
.
Sources:
Gino Bartali, il giusto nazionale - Passato e Presente (RAI)
( https://www.raiplay.it/programmi/ginobartaliilgiustonazionale-passatoepresente) .
...
Italiani con Paolo Mieli - Gino Bartali (RAI)
( https://www.raiplay.it/video/2020/05/italiani-gino-bartali-52a930b9-cabe-42e5-af9f-59c87069d580.html)
...
Paolo Conte - Bartali

May 18th is International Museum Day, so let's talk about museums and cultural differences...
From Italy to America, speaking a bit about New Zealand...
From Roman gladiators to kiwi soldiers...
What's next for Italian museums?
Here is the link to my Patreon, where you'll find the transcript in Italian and an EXTRA exercise from an article about museums & videogames:
Go to https://www.patreon.com/italianstorieswithdavide.. .
.
My Instagram page for all your feedback & comments
https://www.instagram.com/italian_stories_with_davide/....
.
Hope you enjoy and...
Ci vediamo presto!
Music by Andrea Danuzzo:
https://soundcloud.com/andrea-sven-danuzzo
.
.
.
Sources:
https://video.repubblica.it/embed/edizione/roma/colosseo-franceschini-lasciamo-stare-le-partite-di-calcio/184153/183004
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8R45K5XIGM&ab_channel=ARidersViewARidersView

On 9th May, we celebrate all the victims of terrorism and Aldo Moro's murder. However, this is the day of another important Italian icon, Peppino Impastato.
Here is the link to my Patreon, where you'll find the transcript in Italian and an EXTRA exercise from an article about Peppino's mother, Felicia.
Go to https://www.patreon.com/italianstorieswithdavide.. .
.
My Telegram group for all your feedback
https://t.me/italianstorieswithdavide ....
.
Hope you enjoy and...
Ci vediamo presto!
Music by: Andrea Danuzzo:
https://soundcloud.com/andrea-sven-danuzzo
.
.
.
Sources:
RAI - La storia siamo noi - Peppino Impastato
.
Film:
I cento passi (one hundred steps):
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0238891/

Ciao ragazzi!
We have so many Italian "symbols" that state and certify our Italianness. Today we talk about one of them. The symbol of this project: pasta and spaghetti.
.
.
Here is the link to my Patreon, where you'll find the transcript in Italian and a video about a famous recipe with spaghetti, with an exercise:
https://www.patreon.com/italianstorieswithdavide
.
.
My Telegram group for all your feedback:
https://t.me/italianstorieswithdavide
.
Hope you enjoy and...
Ci vediamo presto!
Music by Andrea Danuzzo:
https://soundcloud.com/andrea-sven-danuzzo
Sources (books):
Massimo Montanari - Il mito delle origini,
Franco La Cecla - Babel Food,
Alberto Grandi - Denominazione di origine inventata