Emmanuel - The Broken Diary - U.S.A. version (Podcast Novel)

This chapter, one of the most important in the podcast, is a turning point for Emmanuel's story. He turns 18, an important milestone in anyone's life. His companions and friends are present at his party, but there's also Antonia, with whom the boy has a rather harsh clash at the end of the evening: he tries to hide the truth from her, but in the end, left alone with himself, he is forced to admit that he is bad.The interpreters are Steffan-Emmanuel and Nicole (AI).During the episode you can listen to covers or live versions of the following songs: "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson; "Rock the Kasbah" by The Clash; "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin; "Falco a metà" by Gianluca Grignani; "Come Undone" by Duran Duran.

Please, use the direct download link: thank you!Some Good GrilsThere are moments, in the life of a man, in which virile pride suffers very severe blows: it hasn't happened to Emmanuel yet, but Michelle known as Gerti provides in this sense, ruthless and indifferent as always. The interpreters are Steffan Emmanuel and Frieda (AI).During the episode you can hear a cover of "Michelle" by The Beatles and "Gouge Away" by The Pixies (instrumental and live).

We publish here a suite of the second 9 episodes of the First Season, so that you can listen to them comfortably one after the other.The episodes are:10. Some good guys11. Timing12. Alternative Therapies13. The Wind Inside14. Countdown15. Double fault16. Omnipotence17. No Take Off18. Blackout.

We publish a suite of the first 9 episodes of the First Season, so that you can listen to them comfortably one after the other.The episodes are:Prologue - A letterThe riddle of the spinnerSomething greyActive, Passive and Transitive MiddleOne day you'll understandAbout Mr. B,It takes two to tangoFrédéric ValentinoOn the other side.

Michele, seriously worried about his brother Emmanuel's condition, asks him for a face-to-face conversation. The boy reluctantly accepts, but in the end he realizes that his brother's initiative is dictated by a deep affection towards him.An affection, despite everything, reciprocated.The interpreters are Vincent and Paul Emmanuel.The songs used throughout the episode are Infinite Stream's "Autumn Waltz", "Winter Waltz" and "Childhood" and an instrumental version of "A little longer" by Autoheart.

The relationship between Emmanuel and Michelle takes a murky and intense turn: it would risk turning into a real love relationship... if only Michelle were capable of loving.Emmanuel, unfortunately for him, is.The interpreters are Vincent and Frieda (AI).Covers of the following songs can be heard throughout the episode: Sonic Youth's "Shadow of a doubt" (cover by Black Tape For A Blue Girl), The Beatles' "Michelle" and Elliott Smith's "Between the bars" (cover by Emmanuel himself) .

Emmanuel lets himself be completely overwhelmed by the perverse and anomalous relationship with Michelle K., without realizing that he is getting into quite serious trouble. Even colliding with the evidence of a "cursed" picture, he does not seem able to intuit the negativity of the environment to which the woman belongs. The interpreters are George and Frieda (AI).Covers or alternate versions of the following songs can be heard throughout the episode: "Mad World" by Gary Jules, "Masked Ball" by Jocelyn Pook, "When it's Over" by the Wipers, "Girl You'll be a Woman Soon" by Neil Diamond (cover by Bert Voordeckers).

What was Emmanuel hiding in the previous episode?His relationship with Michelle, known as Gerti. A new character, already briefly glimpsed in episode 2.3. "Moon in Hell", where she appeared as a dancer: a woman as fascinating as she is dangerous, who attracts Emmanuel into her network of seduction, drugs and occult interests, typical of esoteric Turin.A period of delirium of the senses with tragic and disturbing implications begins for the boy.The Interpreters are George and Frieda (AI).During the episode you can hear parts of the following songs: "Brother James" and "Junkie's Promise" by Sonic Youth, "Hey" (instrumental version) and "Into the White" by the Pixies, "Sacrifice" by Jocelyn Pook.

From the voice of the maid Teresa, Antonia (AI Nicole) learns that Emmanuel (AI Vincent-Paul Emmanuel) is with a new girl, who is having a strange, chilling effect on him.Excerpts from Lana Del Rey's "Pretty When You Cry", Thom Yorke's "Suspirium" and Sonic Youth's "Inhuman" can be heard in the episode.

After the relationship with Antonio, which lasted only a few weeks, the boy reflects on his umpteenth sentimental failure and finds himself immersed in a chaos from which he doesn't know how to get out.This episode is a sort of confused, at times paranoid stream of consciousness that takes us inside his restless and troubled psyche, which can no longer find a balance point.The narrator is Paul Emmanuel (AI).The following songs can be heard in the episode: "See me, feel me" from "Tommy" by The Who and "Resurrection" by Eain Moon, whom we thank for the permission.

Finally the story between Emmanuel and Antonio begins, during a school trip to Sicily. It will be destined to last a few weeks, but it will leave a deep mark on both of them.Antonio, deeply fascinated by Emmanuel, doesn't know how to manage such an anomalous relationship, which puts his entire inner world in crisis.Let's listen to the story from the voice of Antonio himself. The interpreters are Vincent and Paul Emmanuel (AI).The following songs can be heard throughout the episode: "Suspirium" by Thom Yorke, "See me, feel me" from "Tommy" by The Who, "This is the day" by Captain Beefheart.

Antonia is back on stage.How will she be experiencing the end of her relationship with Emmanuel (which she herself provoked)?Apparently with a lot of difficulty.Emmanuel, now seventeen, has set out "by other paths", but still cultivates the relationship with her in some indirect way.Here we see him asking for her help with a difficult Greek test.The interpreters are Nicole and Vincent (AI).In the episode you can listen to two splendid pieces by Franz Schubert: "Serenade" and the Trio op. 100 - Andante con moto (made famous by Stanley Kubrick in the wonderful candlelight scene from "Barry Lyndon").

This episode is a bizarre experiment, in which AI voices mix with those of two real-life theater actors, Stefano Romano and Erika Piroscia.After so much useless suffering, Emmanuel wants to have some fun.He is currently engaged (so to speak) in a very relaxed relationship with Elettra, the leader of Tantras (a theater company in Turin).One evening he witnesses an Ionesco-like dialogue between the members of the group and reports it to us verbatim.What emerges is the surreal picture of a group of sympathetic bewildered people, with whom the protagonist spends his time carefree to forget his malaise, waiting to understand if his relationship with Antonio (with whom, unlike with Elettra, he is serious) will be able to take off.During the episode you can listen to covers or live versions of "Cuccurucucù Paloma" and "Bandiera bianca" by Franco Battiato.

Guided by his personal Virgil, his friend Antonio, Emmanuel unknowingly begins his descent into the Underworld through the night clubs of alternative Turin. Here he comes into contact with a theater group, the Tantras, and embarks on a very casual relationship with their leader Elettra; meanwhile, in the Hell of the "Divina Commedia" pub, he sees for the first time Michelle, a woman destined to have a great weight in his life. But his attention is directed above all to Antonio, with whom he hopes to be able to start a serious relationship. All performers (Vincent-Paul Emmanuel, John and Peter) are AI.The following live tracks can be heard in the episode:Laurie Anderson's "Born, Never Asked"; "Moon in June" by Soft Machine; "Riders Of The Storm" by The Doors; "Scars" by The Crane Wives.

Well, we didn't expect a homosexual crush from Emmanuel. Yet it is so.Forced by Antonia to interrupt their relationship and to go "other ways" (see Episode n. 1.18 "Blackout"), the boy, in the throes of profound bewilderment, finds a point of reference in Antonio, the woman's namesake, a his schoolmate a couple of years older than him, politically engaged and a lover of music like him. In this common passion they will find common ground.All interpreters are AI.Excerpts from the following tracks can be heard in the episode:"Hasta siempre commander Che Guevara" by Inti Illimani;"Riders On The Storm" by The Doors;Robert Wyatt's "Las Vegas Tango";"Venus de Milo" by Television;Tim Buckley's "Pleasant Street";Lou Reed's "Heroin";Captain Beefheart's "Electricity";"Gimme Shelter" by the Rolling Stones.

The second part of the story begins here.Emmanuel, released from the relationship with Antonia, is literally projected into another universe, where he finds it hard to orient himself and risks committing many serious missteps.In retrospect, while writing the diary, he wonders how he got into Michelle's trap.All interpreters are AI.

This episode concludes the First Season and is one of the most important of the novel-podcast.On the dramatic night of 5 November 1994, which preceded the terrible flood in Piedmont by a few hours, Emmanuel, in the throes of a deep depression after the death of his dog Saucepan, hopes to have found a peaceful relationship with Antonia by giving up sex, but has the bitter surprise to discover that things are not like this for her.The interpreters are Paul Emmanuel and Nicole, both AI.Throughout the episode you can listen to an instrumental version of "Music to Watch Boys" by Lana Del Rey and to "Dog Meat Stew" by Conil, which we thank very much for permission. :-)

Emmanuel's story with Antonia ended in the worst way; the boy tries to distract himself with other girls, but discovers with great surprise the banality of sex with strangers. He enters a period of confusion and depression, which ends with a tragic event for him. After this story, the "old" Emmanuel of moped racing and trips to the river with his dog will no longer exist. If Emmanuel is to survive, he will have to find a new identity.The performers are Paul Emmanuel and Nicole (AI).Excerpts from the following tracks can be heard in the episode:"All I Wanna Do" by Sheryl Crow;"All that she wants" by Ace of Base;"Anyway" by Genesis.

Antonia's betrayal (see Episode 15 "Double fault") has irreparably damaged the relationship between her and Emmanuel, but their mutual dependence makes them unable to put an end to their relationship, which takes on morbid connotations.Emmanuel, seized by a fierce thirst for revenge, discovers the demonic side of himself, which he did not know he possessed, and experiences all of his power on her, until she blows to pieces.The interpreters are Paul Emmanuel and Nicole (AI).During the episode you can hear instrumental versions of "Forget Her" by Jeff Buckley and "Nothing Else Matters" by Metallica.

A very important episode: what happens here changes Emmanuel's life; all the characters reveal the pathological implications of their personalities.This marks a traumatic turning point in the relationship between Antonia and Emmanuel and causes an incurable fracture in the boy's hypersensitive psyche. Their story, which began a few months ago, is already on its way to an end: the boy reacts with pain and indignation to her betrayal and decides to end it with her, despite suffering a great deal. Antonia realizes too late that she has made an irreparable mistake.The performers are Nicole, Paul Emmanuel, Eric and Andrew, all AI.The episode features excerpts and covers of Weezer's "Say it ain't so".

Emmanuel has been sent by his parents to Cambridge for a study holiday. Antonia anxiously awaits his return, but when she sees him again she is incredibly surprised. The narrative voice is that of Antonia (AI Nicole), Emmanuel is played by AI Paul Emmanuel.The songs that play in the episode are "Stand by me" by Ben E. King and a bizarre remake of "Buddy Holly" by Weezer.

One of the most intense pages of Emmanuel's diary.The story between Emmanuel and Antonia turns into an overwhelming physical experience, which shocks them both. The boy recalls those unforgettable moments, which coincide with the 1994 soccer World Cup.The performers are Paul Emmanuel and Nicole, both AI.Excerpts from the following tracks can be heard in the episode:"Soma" by the Smashing Pumpkins;"Nothing Else Matters" by Metallica.At the end you can listen to an original song by Emmanuel, "The Wind Inside".