Approaching Dante: Inferno to Paradise (Part 2) Featuring Riccardo Bruscagli
“Dante addresses the core of our humanity and his message is your life matters. Take care of it. Your life matters.” Riccardo Bruscagli Last week Professor Riccardo Bruscagli delighted us with his reading of and reflections on The Divine Comedy, led us on a discovery of the poet’s masterpiece, and invited us into the world […]
Approaching Dante: Inferno to Paradise (Part I) Featuring Riccardo Bruscagli
“Dante at a certain point wakes up, looks around, and doesn’t recognize the physical and the moral landscape around him. This is a moment of fracture in his existence, and it is a moment of fracture which implies naturally not only his private life, but the life around him, which makes no sense anymore.” Riccardo […]
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 […]
Ask Fosca! Listener Questions Answered featuring Mark Scott
Recorded on May 7, 2024 at Musikalmente Firenze We are celebrating one year of the podcast with an entire episode dedicated to you, our listeners, and to your questions about Italy, Italians, and Italian culture. Don’t miss this q&a with Mark Scott, a University of Missouri journalism major and Ask Fosca’s very first intern. Mark […]
Italy Inside You: Adventures, Connections & Metamorphoses featuring Emma Wood
“Italy changed my DNA in a sense. After a career spanning several different things, a year ago, I launched my executive coaching business. I’m working with execs, founders, and rising leaders. Through a coaching perspective I wanted some of the same things that I love about Italy, like slowing down and really connecting and getting […]
Unveilings: Restoration up close and personal with Elizabeth Wicks
“You have a relationship with the artist. This was a painting in which she put an idealized version of her face, so I am looking at her and working on her and we were communicating on so many different levels.” Elizabeth Wicks on restoring Artemisia Gentileschi’s Allegory of Inclination. This past March, Elizabeth Wicks, renowned […]
Mama Mia! What’s cooking with the Mama Florence Family
This past April, I sat down with members of the Mama Florence family to chat with them about their relationship with Italian cuisine, their first and most significant food memories and moments, their favorite dishes, and why they love the work they do. What comes out in our conversations is just how inextricably linked food […]