The Italian American Podcast

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The Italian American Podcast is the first and most engaging podcast dedicated to helping Italian Americans learn about and celebrate their brilliant heritage. We're obsessed with our heritage, and each week we'll discuss all things Italian American- including history and family traditions, genealogy, recipes, language, and more with smarts, heart, and a lot of laughs! We'll be joined by celebrity guests, experts, authors, and everyday Italian Americans for honest and thoughtful conversations digging deep into the "hows and whys" of who we are, and sharing the heart of the Italian American experience with the 25 million Americans lucky enough to have...

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The Italian American Podcast

Episodes (426)

Sun Apr 19th IAP 414 Italian American Filmmaker Luke Petronella Wins Russo Brothers Grant: His Story
Sat Apr 11th IAP 413 From Staten Island Sundays to Ciambellini: Peter Battaglia on Food and Living Tradition
Sat Apr 4th IAP 412 Craft, Culture and Community: Maria Aiello on Italian Roots and Modern Hairdressing

The Italian American Podcast

Apr 19, 2026
56½ minutes
77 MB

In this episode of The Italian American Podcast, Pat and Brandon are joined by Luke Petronella for a thoughtful discussion on Italian American identity across generations. They reflect on upbringing in New York and Philadelphia, touching on family traditions, changing forms of communication, and how events like AIDS and COVID shaped cultural perception. The contrast between analog childhoods and today's social media-driven world highlights new challenges for younger generations. Petronella, an emerging Italian American filmmaker and Russo Brothers Italian American Filmmaker Forum grant recipient, shares his creative path and discusses his mockumentary Luigi Lookalike, which explores identity...

The Italian American Podcast

IAP 414 Italian American Filmmaker Luke Petronella Wins Russo Brothers Grant: His Story

Red Sauce Studio

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