unPINNED! A Wine Revolution (Part 2) featuring Savannah Boylan & Ashwin Muthia
“A bottle of wine represents culture and history and language and people, and my love affair for wine has come from getting to know the story behind every wine that I taste. I think that is just magic, that’s the magic of wine.” Savannah Boylan This week’s episode takes us on an even more profound […]
unPINNED! A Wine Revolution (Part I) featuring Savannah Boylan & Ashwin Muthia
“Wine has brought people together since its invention 8,000 years ago. F*** the industry that’s using wine to drive people apart.” Ashwin Muthiah, unPINNED It’s the height of harvesting season here in Italy so what better time to tune in to my chat with Savannah Boylan and Ashwin Muthiah, who, with unPINNED, an unconventional wine […]
Riding the Tide in Venice featuring Julia Curtis
“I think that there’s an etiquette that every tourist that travels the world should have. And I think that there’s a conscientiousness that cities like Venice or Florence, that are really unique in the world, need to step back and say, how do we have more sustainable tourism?” Julia Curtis In this special, long episode, […]
Copy of Fashioner of the Law: Craftsmanship, Luxury & Made in Italy, part two featuring Claudia Del Re
Last week Attorney Claudia Del Re and I touched on how to protect one’s creations, intellectual property, and the world of luxury. In this episode we dig deeper into the above and reflect further upon the future of fashion and fashion beyond Italy. We also discuss cultural property law and the implications that reproductions of […]
Fashioner of the Law: Craftsmanship, Luxury & Made in Italy, part one featuring Claudia Del Re
“A lawyer is not just the one who is going to defend you in court but is also a kind of guide that pushes you in the correct way, to enhance and to explore your ideas. That is exactly my role in the context of beauty.” Claudia Del Re In this first part of my […]
Vote from Abroad! Featuring Leyani Redditi & Jane Zaloga
Whether you are a first time voter, a seasoned one, or are voting from abroad for the first time, you will not want to miss this special episode of 15 with Fosca, featuring special guests, Leyani Redditi and Jane Zaloga, respectively Chair and Vice Chair of Central Italy for Democrats Abroad. If you are […]
Between the Lines: The Art & Science of Translation (Part 2) featuring Miriam Hurley
“Another way, in addition to Speakeasy, which I really suggest that worked for me is doing an activity that people who are like minded might do. That’s the best way to build community because everyone’s looking for it. It’s one of those ironies of modern life that people feel disconnected and lonely, but we all […]
Between the Lines: The Art & Science of Translation (Part I) featuring Miriam Hurley
“Even if you’ve done it for 24 years, every translation, almost every sentence, is a challenge, and that’s what makes it fun.” Miriam Hurley It was such a treat to sit down with Miriam Hurley to discuss her path to Italy, why she came and stayed, the ins and outs, and challenges and rewards of […]
On finding joy and living life in balance (Part 2) Featuring Eleanor Walker
“From my experience, there’s a very different attitude towards careers here; generally speaking, your job doesn’t define you. Whenever I speak to Italians, they never ask that as their first question, it’s never ‘what do you do,’ or ‘what’s your job’? They’re more interested in the life that you live around your job, which is […]
On finding joy and living life in balance (Part I) Featuring Eleanor Walker
“My plan was to stay in Italy until I was due to go back to work on the 1st of November, because that was when the furlough scheme was due to end. So, I thought, ok, fine, I’m going to stay. I don’t need to be back in London, I’m going to stay here. I’ll […]