The Italian Escape: A bilingual English-Italian language podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
32 - Una chiacchierata con Marta Romão | Do I need to know Italian to work as a marketing expat in Italy?
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do I need to know Italian to work as a marketing expat in Italy? --- Ciao! Siamo Gabriele e Angelique. Benvenuti nel nostro podcast! We are passionate...
31 - Una chiacchierata con Enrica Monzani | Did you know that Ligurian cuisine is more than just pesto and focaccia?
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that Ligurian cuisine is more than just pesto and focaccia? --- Ciao! Siamo Gabriele e Angelique. Benvenuti nel nostro podcast! We are pa...
30 - Una chiacchierata con Andre di Mo Parlo | How do you learn Italian with a language co-pilot?
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How do you learn Italian with a language co-pilot? --- Ciao! Siamo Gabriele e Angelique. Benvenuti nel nostro podcast! We are passionate language lear...
29 - Il sogno degli italiani del secolo scorso– il posto fisso | How hard is it to be a fair country?
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Italian Escape Podcast! Today, before we start the podcast, we’d like to make a small announcement. Roughly one year ago, we launched...
28 - Una chiacchierata con Kenny, the Something Polyglot | Do I need a native speaker as my language teacher?
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is a native Italian the best choice for a teacher? Maybe not. --- Ciao! Siamo Gabriele e Angelique. Benvenuti nel nostro podcast! We are passionate la...
27 - L’avventura coloniale italiana | Do you know about the time when Italy tried to rebuild the Romans Empire?
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you know about the time when Italy tried to rebuild the Roman Empire? --- Ciao! Siamo Gabriele e Angelique. Benvenuti nel nostro podcast! We are pa...
26 - Una chiacchierata con Vegenova | Is it easy to go vegan in Italy?
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How easy is it to go vegan in Italy? --- Ciao! Siamo Gabriele e Angelique. Benvenuti nel nostro podcast! We are passionate language learners, and we r...
25 - Christmas Special: Una chiacchierata con Heidi Lovejoy | Would you like to find joy when learning languages?
16 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Would you like to find joy when learning languages? --- Ciao! Siamo Gabriele e Angelique. Benvenuti nel nostro podcast! We are passionate language lea...
24 - Una chiacchierata con Elizabeth Turner | Can you turn back time and tell the story of Italian immigrants in America using music?
02 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever watched an Italian “West Side Story”? Ciao! Siamo Gabriele e Angelique. Benvenuti nel nostro podcast! We are passionate language lea...
23 - La festa dei funghi e le sagre di campagna | Have you ever been to a mushroom festival in Italy?
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever been to a mushroom festival in Italy? Ciao! Siamo Gabriele e Angelique. Benvenuti nel nostro podcast! We are passionate language learner...
22- Una chiacchierata con Alice de Ferrari | How does the gender inequality landscape look like in Italy?
04 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ciao! Siamo Gabriele e Angelique e ben tornati nel nostro podcast, the Italian Escape. We are passionate language learners, and we record for you the ...
21 - Una chiacchierata con Martina Bartolozzi | Do you know how Italian food looks and tastes like in the 21st century?
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Italian food – many of you love it. But do you really know the stories behind it? --- Ciao! Siamo Gabriele e Angelique. Benvenuti nel nostro podcast...
20 - Povertà – uno dei lati oscuri dell’Italia | How bad is poverty in Italy?
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We have always talked about how wonderful Italy is, but what do you know about its dark sides, such as poverty? --- Ciao! Siamo Gabriele e Angelique. ...
19 - L’eroe dei due mondi| Who exactly is Giuseppe Garibaldi?
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you know who “the hero of the 2 worlds" is? Today we will be talking about the one and only – Giuseppe Garibaldi, one of the most famous Italia...
18 - Una chiacchierata con Ludovica Corda| What is a language acquisition expert? Chances are you might need one
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is a language acquisition expert? Chances are you might need one. We had a chat with Ludovica Corda, an Italian second-language acquisition exper...
17 - La spensierata estate italiana | Where do Italians hideaway when summer comes?
22 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Where do Italians hideaway when summer comes? If you happen to spend your Italian summer holiday in a city, you’ll eventually realize that the city’...
16 - Una musicista che cerca la sua voce in Italia | What is the secret of our Turkish friend, Oyku, for thriving in the Italian musical industry?
08 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered whether you’d like to jumpstart your musical career here in Italy? For this episode we talked to Oyku Dogan, a Turkish musici...
15 - Una newyorkése in Italia. Lusso, viaggi e dolce vita. | Is Elena living the American Italian dream?
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever thought of working in Italy as a luxury brand strategist, while travelling and living la dolce vita? For this episode we talked to Elen...
14 - Il podcast si rinnova! | Do you want to know what’s new?
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Italian escape podcast is growing. Do you want to know what’s new? In the last 3 months, since this podcast started, we were overwhelmed by the...
13 - Matrimonio all’italiana | Would you like to marry in a 24-century old Greek temple?
03 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever witnessed a real Italian wedding? In this episode we share the emotion of celebrating our friends’ love in a timeless Italian setting....
12 - Scopri la bellezza nascosta di Catania | What can this Sicilian city offer?
27 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sicily has so much to offer other than figs, cannoli, sunshine, coppolas and the mafia. We headed south a couple of weeks ago to re-discover wh...
11 - Studiare Italiano| Do you know how to overcome all the struggles?
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Italian grammar may be easy for some students but is a nightmare for most. In this episode we give our best comments and advice to help an internatio...
10 - Firenze è meravigliosa | Do you want to know how to visit Florence like an Italian?
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We watched videos by foreign tourists who visited Florence and we were shocked. We can't understand why foreign tourists waste their time on Ice Crea...
9 - Innamorarsi in Italia | Did you know how hard life is when being in a relationship with an Italian and living in Italy?
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Living in Italy is wonderful. Its food, its people and its language are famous all over the world. But let me (Gabriele) tell you that being a mixed ...
8 - Il pomodoro in Italia | Did you know that tomato is the most important fruit in Italian cuisine?
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever tried the many types of tomatoes in Italy? In this week’s episode we will be talking about the one of the most important ingredients ...
7 - Il mio fratello è laureato! | How does graduation work in Italy?
22 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gabriele’s brother finally graduated from the school of medicine here in Genoa! In this episode, we discuss about the traditions behind the univers...
6 - Pasqua in Italia | How does Easter holiday in Italy stand out?
15 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever celebrated Easter in Italy? Italians may not be the most religious people on Earth, but they take their Easter holiday seriously. Kids t...
5 - Un weekend a Milano | What can Milan offer other than aperitifs and fashion?
08 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A word of caution: this episode is perfect for people who want to step away from the mainstream tourist experience when visiting Milan. Having worked...
4 - Quindi sei un expat in Italia | Are you well-prepared to work as an expat in Italy?
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When do you call yourself an expat? In this episode, we sat down and reflected on what it means to be an expat in Italy (in this case, Angelique’s ...
3 - L’Italia non è Roma| How real is … Eat, Pray and Love?
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Italian culture has been popularized in many ways. We thought of starting a series of episodes called, “How real is…?”, in which we look at for...
2 - Casa Nostra | How do you best appreciate Genoa?
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“It’s a city that does not reveal to you everything it can offer at first glance” In this episode, we talk about our home city, or for Angelique...
1 - Ci presentiamo! | What do you do if you don't speak your date's language?
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're now in the 21st century, yet: We still have not managed to auto-translate ourselves with others abroad We have yet to reali...
The Italian Escape Podcast - Trailer
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We are not your ordinary Italian language learning podcast. Here's a brief intro on what you should expect from our episodes.