IAP 15: Gay Talese on growing up Italian American in Mid-20th Century America. Part 1 of 2.

In this episode, we interview literary and journalistic icon Gay Talese. Talese is a bestselling author who has written eleven books. He was a reporter for the New York Times from 1956 to 1965, and since then he has written for the Times, Esquire, The New Yorker, Harper's Magazine, and other national publications. In this first part of a two-part interview, Talese gives a perspective of an Italian American who lived at a time when it wasn't cool to be Italian American. We also interview Umberto Mucci of WeTheItalians.com in the Italian American Stories Segment of this episode. Mucci has built up a wonderful resource for Italian Americans online and also represents The Italian American Museum of New York in Italy. Episode Sponsors The National Italian American Foundation Select Italy