A History of Italy
A podcast by Mike Corradi - Tuesdays
274 Episodes
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Update, Sanremo Italian song festival and Italian identity
Published: 2/19/2024 -
164 - The rise of the Borgias
Published: 1/23/2024 -
6th Anniversary episode - Best of the sketches
Published: 1/3/2024 -
Interview on the Aldo Moro Affair with Simon Gaul, Author of "White Suicide"
Published: 12/19/2023 -
163 - The rise and Fall of Gerolamo Savonarola
Published: 12/12/2023 -
162 - The Italian wars 2- opening hostilities and the Medici get kicked out
Published: 11/28/2023 -
161 - The Italian wars 1: setting up and setting off
Published: 11/14/2023 -
Recap 07 - Episodes 139 to 160
Published: 10/26/2023 -
Special: 9th October 1963 - Vajont, a man-made natural disaster
Published: 10/9/2023 -
Quick annoucement - demolition work in progress
Published: 10/3/2023 -
160 - Federico Da Montefeltro and bits getting cut off
Published: 9/12/2023 -
Summer announcement - listen even if you haven't cought up
Published: 7/26/2023 -
159 - Life, death and sex in the middle ages
Published: 6/13/2023 -
158 - The Este of Ferrara
Published: 5/23/2023 -
Interview: Artemisia Gentileschi with Lori from "Her Half of History"
Published: 5/9/2023 -
25th April - Liberation
Published: 4/25/2023 -
157 - Venice out of the middle ages and into uncertainty (1454 - 1492)
Published: 4/12/2023 -
156 - Venice tangles with the Turks and messes with Milan (1416 - 1454)
Published: 3/28/2023 -
155 - Venice has trouble with the neighbours (1400 - 1416)
Published: 3/14/2023 -
154 Trentino Alto Adige (up to 1509)
Published: 2/28/2023
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.