A History of Italy

A podcast by Mike Corradi - Tuesdays

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260 Episodes

  1. 166 - The Italian Wars 3 - finally Naples… for a bit (1495)

    Published: 4/9/2024
  2. Special - The Gulf of poets: Byron, Keats and Shelly in Italy

    Published: 3/26/2024
  3. 165 - The Borgias are the bosses (1492 - 1497)

    Published: 3/19/2024
  4. Special - Lucrezia Borgia

    Published: 3/5/2024
  5. Special - Caterina of Siena

    Published: 3/5/2024
  6. Special - Matilde di Canossa

    Published: 3/5/2024
  7. Update, Sanremo Italian song festival and Italian identity

    Published: 2/19/2024
  8. 164 - The rise of the Borgias

    Published: 1/23/2024
  9. 6th Anniversary episode - Best of the sketches

    Published: 1/3/2024
  10. Interview on the Aldo Moro Affair with Simon Gaul, Author of "White Suicide"

    Published: 12/19/2023
  11. 163 - The rise and Fall of Gerolamo Savonarola

    Published: 12/12/2023
  12. 162 - The Italian wars 2- opening hostilities and the Medici get kicked out

    Published: 11/28/2023
  13. 161 - The Italian wars 1: setting up and setting off

    Published: 11/14/2023
  14. Recap 07 - Episodes 139 to 160

    Published: 10/26/2023
  15. Special: 9th October 1963 - Vajont, a man-made natural disaster

    Published: 10/9/2023
  16. Quick annoucement - demolition work in progress

    Published: 10/3/2023
  17. 160 - Federico Da Montefeltro and bits getting cut off

    Published: 9/12/2023
  18. Summer announcement - listen even if you haven't cought up

    Published: 7/26/2023
  19. 159 - Life, death and sex in the middle ages

    Published: 6/13/2023
  20. 158 - The Este of Ferrara

    Published: 5/23/2023

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Join history buff, Mike Corradi on a journey through time as he unfolds the rich tapestry of the Italian peninsula's history. This chronological story starts with the collapse of the Western Roman Empire and leads you through the most iconic events, influential figures, and cultural milestones that have shaped Italy into what we see today. It’s all serious stuff, but we do take time to stop and laugh at battles over a bucket, rude names, naughty priests and popes, rabbits winning sieges, doves winning battles, bits of dead bodies as tokens of love, and whole series of real historical silly situations that no comedian could think of. Come along every other week for a compelling and insightful glimpse into A History of Italy.