Italian Stories with Davide
Episodes
71 - Gino Paoli
07 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Oggi parliamo di uno dei più grandi cantautori italiani: Gino Paoli.Support the project on Tipeee or Patreon and receive transcriptions of each episo...
70 – Le prime sindache d'Italia
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ottanta anni fa, per la prima volta nella storia d’Italia, alcune donne sono state elette sindache..Support the project on Tipeee or Patreon and rec...
69 - Alberto Tomba
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
È tempo di Olimpiadi in Italia, a Milano-Cortina 2026, e noi torniamo indietro nel tempo per parlare del più grande sciatore italiano di sempre, Alb...
68 - Giorgio Perlasca
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Il 31 gennaio 1910 nasceva Giorgio Perlasca, un eroe italiano. E oggi parliamo di lui.Support the project on Tipeee or Patreon and receive transcripti...
READING - Una torta e una carezza
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A Natale tutto sembra più luminoso, ma non per tutti è una festa rumorosa.In questo episodio vi racconto una storia di Dino Buzzati su una vecchia T...
67 - Ornella Vanoni
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Una settimana fa moriva Ornella Vanoni, una delle voci della memoria collettiva d’Italia..Support the project on Tipeee or Patreon and receive trans...
66 - La nave Vlora
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
È l’8 agosto 1991, Bari. E questa è la storia della Vlora, la nave che portò ventimila albanesi attraverso l’Adriatico, alla ricerca di libertà...
READING - Le città invisibili
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Oggi ricordiamo l’anniversario della morte di uno degli scrittori italiani più amati e importanti del Novecento, avvenuta 40 anni fa: Italo Calvino...
RELOADED - Raffaella Carrà
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Oggi vi ripropongo uno dei primi episodi del podcast, che mi hanno cancellato su alcune piattaforme. Così ho deciso di rifarlo. È l’episodio su Ra...
65 - Giorgio Armani
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
L’11 luglio Giorgio Armani ha fatto 91 anni ed oggi parliamo della vita di questo stilista..Support the project on Tipeee or Patreon and receive tra...
64 – Orrore all'Heysel
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Il 29 Maggio di quarant’anni è avvenuta in Bruxelles una delle più grandi tragedie dello sport italiano: la tragedia dell’Heysel..Support the pr...
63 - La Vespa
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Il 23 Aprile 1946 Enrico Piaggio ottiene il brevetto per la prima Vespa e oggi parliamo della sua storia..Support the project on Tipeee or Patreon and...
62 - Il mito della Costa Smeralda
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Oggi parliamo di uno dei posti più esclusivi del mondo che si trova in Sardegna, la Costa Smeralda..Support the project on Tipeee or Patreon and rece...
61 - Il Festival di Sanremo
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Si è appena concluso il Festival di Sanremo di quest’anno e, quindi, è un’ottima occasione per parlare della sua storia..Support the project on ...
60 - Fabrizio De Andrè
11 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
L’11 gennaio del 1999 moriva uno dei più grandi cantanti e poeti italiani, Fabrizio De Andrè..Support the project on Tipeee or Patreon and receive...
READING - I figli di Babbo Natale
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Oggi voglio raccontarvi una storia divertente, ma anche un po’ malinconica di Natale, scritta da Italo Calvino: I figli di Babbo Natale...Support th...
59 - Miuccia Prada
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Oggi esploreremo la storia di una delle icone più influenti nel mondo della moda e dell'arte contemporanea: Miuccia Prada..Support the project on Tip...
58 - L'emigrazione italiana in Brasile
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Oggi parliamo di un Paese in cui centinaia di italiani si sono trasferiti e hanno chiamato casa: il Brasile..Support the project on Tipeee or Patreon ...
57 - L'autostrada del Sole
12 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nel 1964, 60 anni fa è stata inaugurata la strada più importante che ha unito Nord e Sud Italia: L’autostrada del sole..Support the project on Tip...
56 – L’11 Settembre e l’Italia
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Oggi parleremo di un tema che ha colpito tutto il mondo, cambiando per sempre la storia del 21esimo secolo: l'11 settembre 2001..Support the project o...
55 - Roma 1960
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Il 25 agosto 1960 sono iniziate a Roma le prime e uniche Olimpiadi disputate in Italia. E oggi parliamo di questo..Support the project on Tipeee or Pa...
54 - Esame di maturità
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Oggi parliamo di un evento cruciale nella vita di ogni studente italiano e che, proprio in questi giorni, si sta concludendo per questo anno: l'esame ...
53 - Il ponte sullo stretto
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Oggi parleremo di un sogno che dura da migliaia di anni: il ponte sullo stretto di Messina..Support the project on Tipeee or Patreon and receive trans...
52 - Nutella
18 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Oggi parliamo di un brand e un prodotto italiano famoso in tutto il mondo che compie 60 anni: la Nutella..Support the project on Tipeee or Patreon and...
51 - Terremoto in Abruzzo
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
15 anni fa il terremoto dell’Aquila ha fatto tremare l’Italia intera, segnando una delle più grandi tragedie della storia recente..Support the pr...
50 - Feltrinelli
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cinquanta anni fa moriva in circostanze misteriose l’editore e attivista Giangiacomo Feltrinelli, una figura divisiva come poche in Italia. E oggi p...
49 - Ennio Morricone
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Oggi parliamo del migliore autore di colonne sonore di sempre: Ennio Morricone.Support the project on Tipeee or Patreon and receive transcriptions of ...
48 - Il primo titolo di Jannik Sinner
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alcuni giorni fa un tennista italiano ha vinto il suo primo titolo, Jannik Sinner.Support the project on Tipeee or Patreon and receive transcriptions ...
47 - Pizza all'ananas
19 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Il 17 gennaio è il World Pizza Day e oggi parliamo di un tipo di pizza controverso: la pizza all’ananas..Support the project on Tipeee or Patreon a...
46 - Settanta anni di Rai
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Il 3 gennaio 1954 nasceva la televisione italiana e oggi parliamo dei settant’anni della RAI.Support the project on Tipeee or Patreon and receive tr...
45 - L'albero di Natale
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Il Natale si avvicina e oggi parliamo del simbolo più importante: l’albero di Natale..Support the project on Tipeee or Patreon and receive transcri...
READING - Libeccio
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Oggi esploriamo la potente narrazione della scrittrice sarda Grazia Deledda in un suo racconto su adulterio e femminicidio, Libeccio...Support the pro...
44 - Le sorelle diabolike
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Oggi parliamo di due sorelle con la passione del fumetto, anzi, che hanno rivoluzionato il fumetto italiano: le sorelle Giussani.Hugo Pratt e Corto Ma...
43 - La pasta dei fratelli Cervi
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Si può combattere una dittatura con un piatto di pasta? I fratelli Cervi lo hanno fatto!La storia della pasta:https://open.spotify.com/episode/5f4Li1...
42 - I benefici del bilinguismo
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Perché è importante conoscere più di una lingua? Lo scopriamo in questo episodio..Support the project on Tipeee or Patreon and receive transcriptio...
READING - Funghi in città
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nel 1963, sessanta anni fa, usciva il libro Marcovaldo ovvero Le stagioni in città, scritto da Italo Calvino. E proprio ora, a pochi giorni dai cento...
41 - FIAT
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk about one of the most famous Italian companies ever, FIAT.Support the project on Tipeee or Patreon and receive transcriptions...
40 - Vajont 1963
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk about one of Italy's greatest natural tragedies: the Vajont tragedy..Support the project on Tipeee or Patreon and receive tra...
READING - Un Marziano a Roma
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What would happen if a Martian arrived in Rome? We find out in Ennio Flaiano's story..Support the project on Tipeee or Patreon and receive transcripti...
SPECIAL - Modugno a Hilversum
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A few weeks ago, I went to Hilversum, south of Amsterdam, where I live, because I had heard about a very special story with Domenico Modugno as the ma...
39 - Domenico Modugno
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk about one of the most famous Italian singers in the world, "Mr. Volare": Domenico Modugno..Support the project on Tipeee or P...
38 - Enzo Ferrari
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we talk about an icon of speed and Italian passion: Enzo Ferrari..Support the project on Tipeee or Patreon and receive transcriptions of each ep...
READING - Curry di pollo
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we read a story about a typical Italian dinner party, but with a twist: Anandita's family, with Indian ancestry, meets Anandita's Italian boyfri...
37 - Il Sud e lo spopolamento
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we will talk about the difficulties facing the population of Southern Italy. We will also discuss Franco Arminio, a poet who has ideas on how to...
READING - L'avventura di una bagnante
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It is summer and it is time to go to the sea. Today we go to the seaside with a short story by Italo Calvino...Support the project on Tipeee or Patreo...
36 - Paola Egonu
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk about Paola Egonu, a volley player and a symbol of integration, youth, and Italian capability...Support the project on Tipeee...
READING - Fanatico
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this reading, we have a short story by Alberto Moravia about a poor taxi driver who, in the middle of a lazy summer day, had a crazy misadventure. ...
35 - Berlusconi
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk about Silvio Berlusconi, a three-time Prime Minister, billionaire, politician, and businessman who could be seen as paving th...
34 - Piero Angela
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk about Piero Angela, an icon of Italian television...Support the project on Tipeee and receive transcriptions of each episode,...
33 - Il Deserto dei Tartari 2
10 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we finish reading Dino Buzzati's novel 'The Desert of the Tartars'..Support the project on Tipeee and receive transcriptions of each ...
32 - Il Deserto dei Tartari pt1
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we start to read the first part of the novel 'The Desert of the Tartars', the masterpiece by Dino Buzzati...Support the project on Ti...
31 - Linguaggio inclusivo
23 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
in this episode, we talk about inclusive language. What is changing in Italian? What cannot change?Let's find it out..Support the project on Tipeee an...
30 - Sergio Leone
18 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
in this episode, we talk about a film director, a dreamweaver, who reinvented film genres, actors, sounds and screenplays...Support the project on Tip...
READING - Ultimo viene il corvo
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In questo anno abbiamo letto molti racconti e storie di scrittori italiani contemporanei. Molti diversi, ma non uno dei più importanti: Italo Calvino...
29 - Samantha Cristoforetti
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
in this episode, we talk about the first Italian woman in space and her unique story from a small village in Trentino to be an astronaut..Support the ...
READING – La fine del mondo
07 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
in this episode, we read a short story by Dino Buzzati, the Italian Kafka, one of the most acclaimed authors of the 20th century..Support the project ...
READING - Come viaggiare con un salmone
18 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
in this episode, we read a short story by Umberto Eco. It's a funny account of how the world can change without waiting for us...Support the project o...
28 - John Fante
08 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
on 8th April 1909, the best Italian-American writer was born. His name was John Fante and today we speak about his life and works..Support the project...
27 - Cancel Culture e Russofobia
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
in this episode, we talk about cancel culture, political correctness, and Russophobia in the world and in Italy.It's not all black or white, let's fin...
26 - Mani Pulite
27 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
February 1992, Mani Pulite, a huge investigation, generated a scandal of bribes and corruption that dismantled 40 years of Italian politics...Support ...
25 - Abitudini 2
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ciao Ragazzi,in the second part of this series about habits, we talk about HOW to shape good language habits..Support the project on Tipeee and receiv...
24 - Abitudini 1
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ciao, Ragazzi!in the first episode of 2022, let's talk about habits and goals to start the new year and how we can apply habits to language learning.....
READING - Vanadio
27 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ciao, Ragazzi!On this 27th January, the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we read a short story by Primo Levi.It is not a story set in Auschwit...
READING - Come fa il mondo ad andare avanti
09 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ciao ragazziIn this READING, we read a short story by Gianni Celati, a great narrator of the Po Valley, la Pianura Padana, who recently passed away......
CHRISTMAS SPECIAL - Panettone
22 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ciao Ragazzi!In this Christmas special, we talk about one of the many traditions of Italian ChristmasSomething to eat, of course... il panettone..Supp...
23 - Zerocalcare
17 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ciao Ragazzi!In this episode, we talk about an Italian cartoonist, an activist, a reporter, an intellectual. We talk about Zerocalcare, his world, and...
22 - Perché hai un accento
30 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ciao Ragazzi!In this episode, we talk about accent and pronunciation.Is it a problem for learning a foreign language? Can we erase it and achieve nati...
READING - La felicità del lupo
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ciao Ragazzi!In this BONUS, we read the first two chapters of "La felicità del Lupo", the new novel by Paolo Cognetti...Support the project on Tipeee...
21 - L'ultimo dei Gucci
14 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ciao Ragazzi!In this episode, we talk about Gucci, the business, and the family.Today we just remember Maurizio Gucci's murder, but it is more than th...
READING - Una storia semplice
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ciao Ragazzi!in this BONUS, we listen to a brief part of the novel "Una storia semplice", A simple story, by the Sicilian author Leonardo Sciascia.It ...
20 - Marconi + Fermi 2
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ciao Ragazzi!in this second episode, we talk one more time about two Nobel prize winners in Physics, Marconi and Fermi.In this episode, we talk about ...
19 - Marconi + Fermi 1
24 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ciao Ragazzi!in this first episode, we talk about two Nobel prize winners in Physics, Marconi and Fermi.The man who invented the wireless and connecte...
18 - Gino Strada
06 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ciao Ragazzi!in this episode, we talk about war and hope, death and war through the eyes of Emergency and Gino Strada..Support the project on Tipeee a...
17 - Parole straniere in italiano
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ciao Ragazzi!in this short episode, we talk a bit about foreign words in Italian today. Are they an asset? Are they a problem? Let's find it out.....S...
16 - Paolo Sorrentino
09 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ciao Ragazzi!in this episode, we talk about one of the most acclaimed film directors of the last 25 years, Paolo Sorrentino. We dive deep into his lif...
15 - Battiato
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ciao Ragazzi!this episode is dedicated to Franco Battiato, a musician, a pop star, a mystic, a philosopher, nothing and everythingwho I was lucky to m...
14 - Caffè espresso
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ciao ragazzi!in this episode, we deep dive into the coffee culture in Italy from its origin to some Italian inventions, the espresso machine, and the ...
13 - Raffaella Carrà
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ciao Ragazzi!in this episode, we talked a bit about Raffaella Carrà, an Italian TV icon.She was very ahead of her time by openly speak about the joy ...
12 – Genova 2001, G8
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ciao Ragazzi!This episode is about the G8 riots in Genoa, 2001.It was a sad day for democracy, a suspension of all forms of human rightsA sad page of ...
11 - Alda Merini
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ciao Ragazzi!in this episode, we talk about literature.Could a poetess have a life more tragic than her works?It is the case of Alda Merini, the poete...
10 - Instabilità per sempre
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ciao Ragazzi!as many of you asked me, today we speak about Italian politics and instability.Why is instability so familiar in the Italian system?Where...
09 - Euro 68
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ciao Ragazzi!On these days the European Football Championship is underway.We jump back to 1968 when Italy won its first and only European title.It was...
08 - Hugo Pratt
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ciao Ragazzi!On this day in 1927, a modern artist was born. His name was Hugo Pratt and is arguablythe best Italian cartoonist ever. He wrote the firs...
07 - Rap italiano
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ciao Ragazzi!In this episode, we speak about rap music in Italy through the eyes of Paola Zukar,one of the most influential managers in Italian music....
06 - Il paradosso della scelta
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ciao Ragazzi!This week we do something different. We don't talk about an Italian icon.We talk about our story, we as learners of a foreign language.In...
05 - Bartali 1948
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ciao Ragazzi!Every year, around this time, the Giro d'Italia is underway. It is one of the most important bicycle races all over the world. One of the...
04 - Il mio museo del futuro
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
May 18th is International Museum Day, so let's talk about museums and cultural differences...From Italy to America, speaking a bit about New Zealand.....
03 - Peppino Impastato
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On 9th May, we celebrate all the victims of terrorism and Aldo Moro's murder. However, this is the day of another important Italian icon, Peppino Impa...
02 - Spaghetti
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ciao ragazzi! We have so many Italian "symbols" that state and certify our Italianness. Today we talk about one of them. The symbol of this project: p...
BONUS - Primo maggio - Labour Day
01 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ciao ragazzihere's another BONUS episode. Today is Labour Day in most countries all over the world. It's a great excuse to chill out, BBQ, enjoy our s...
01 - Southworking
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ciao ragazzi! Today we talk about the pandemic and the new migration. Many Italians from Northern Italy and from abroad have moved back to their citie...
BONUS - 25 aprile - Liberation Day
25 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ciao ragazzi! Today is 25th April and in Italy, we celebrate Liberation Day from the Nazi and Fascist regimesI thought about reading a short story by ...
00 - presentazioni
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ciao ragazzi!Here is a brief intro to the podcast... in Italian.It is only the beginning, but we need to start with something.Support the project on T...