Writing Florence featuring Lori Hetherington and Monica Sharp, The Florence Literary Society
The real value of the Literary Society is that information exchange and sharing. When you sit down at your computer or with your notepad or notebook, it’s a solitary activity, but so many other aspects of writing involve others. Whether it’s brainstorming an idea, getting feedback on a first draft, finding a beta reader, or […]
Beauty with a Twist featuring Louise Olko
What I look for in my street photography is the expression of people in everyday situations, their stories, something that’s got a little twist to it, that’s open-ended, so that people can step into a space and finish the story. Louise Olko Join me and this week’s guest, Louise Olko, photographer, figurative painter, and sculptor […]
We Do It Together featuring Chiara Tilesi
The repetition of images creates a belief; the ensemble of beliefs creates the cultural DNA of our society. If we change the images we will change the culture. Chiara Tilesi I have long been a fan of Chiara Tilesi and her work and was honored to interview her about her tireless efforts to transform the […]
Escape with The Sicilian Inheritance featuring Jo Piazza
My goal was to show that strength and to show their stories and to really illuminate that. I thought a lot about the stories we tell about women, the stories that we keep about women, and the things that are passed down. The Sicilian Inheritance is inspired by my own family history, it’s completely a […]
Dream Weaver featuring Vittoria Colonna
I am in search of freedom, and it’s led me to filmmaking, painting, singing. I’ve lived many lifetimes already in this lifetime and I’m in the pursuit of happiness, joy and freedom, and trying to understand what it means to be human and a woman and just to be, and sometimes I’ll create a fantastical, […]
Twin Peaks: Aspen & Abetone featuring Rolando Galli and Rosanna Cirigliano
“They share their lives, they go to school, do sports, and have experiences together. Ours learn the customs, traditions, and way of living in the States and theirs learn what we have in here in Italy and in Tuscany especially.” Rolando Galli on the annual student exchange program between sister cities Abetone, Italy and Aspen, […]
Italy in Vermont featuring Lisa DeNatale
“A lot of Italian immigrants came to Vermont to work in the granite and marble quarries, and they were actively recruited because they were skilled stone cutters from Carrara and other parts of northern Italy, and they settled in Barre. Many other immigrants followed, and connections and businesses started. They came to work on the […]
A Renaissance Woman featuring Paola Vojnovic
“I think we’re all immigrants, we’re all travelers, especially in the world today, and our job is to make those travels – no matter how big or small – as interesting as possible, as enriching as they can be for our soul, for our mind. I think this is the only way for us to […]
A SEAT AT THE TABLE featuring Catalin Varela
I was studying how different cultures and countries approach gluten-free eating and what sort of impact that has on our quality of life, for example being able to socialize via food with other people. I felt more welcomed and included in Italy than I had ever felt anywhere else which was huge for me. Catalin […]
An Extraordinary Life featuring Amira Makhlouf
I want to talk to young women leaders, activists looking for their life purpose, women who are facing challenges, who want inspiration, or who are suffering from mental health issues. In this life we all need inspiration, we need tools. That’s why I’m doing this. Amira Makhlouf on the upcoming EXTRAORDINARY SPEAKERS Conference When you meet […]