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Talking Italy

by Italy Segreta

Talking Italy: intimate conversations with extraordinary people whose lives have been shaped by Italy. A new podcast from Italy Segreta, hosted by Isobel Giles.From fashion photographers like Scott Schuman to artists like Isabella Ducrot, Talking Italy sits down with everyone from astronauts and athletes to directors, actors, chefs and designers. Some were born here, some came for work, some came for love and never left.Each conversation is shaped by a single Italian word. That word becomes the way in: a trigger for memory, association and the stories that rarely surface in public. From what it means to orbit the earth and ache for Italy, to carrying the weight of a nation onto a tennis court, each episode opens a window onto a life lived through Italy, and sometimes in spite of it.New episodes every week, wherever you get your podcasts. Follow now so you don’t miss the first one.https://italysegreta.com/https://www.instagram.com/talkingitalysegreta/https://www.tiktok.com/@it

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Episodes

  1. "History should be an asset, not a burden": Arturo Galansino on the art of dialogue

    Contemporary art in the cradle of the Renaissance? Everybody thought he was crazy. Arturo Galansino is the director of one of Europe's most dynamic contemporary art museums, Palazzo Strozzi, in Florence. His first exhibition with Ai Weiwei became the most visited contemporary art exhibition ever...

  2. “Please don’t sweat in our gym”: Scott Schuman on the art of looking effortless

    The secret to Italian style? Look like you didn’t try. Scott Schuman is the photographer behind The Sartorialist. A sporty kid from Indiana, he discovered fashion flicking through GQ in a drugstore at 12, and fell for Milan through pictures of Giorgio Armani cycling to work in a suit. He wanted…

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  3. “Life, for women, begins at 60”: Isabella Ducrot on a lifetime of threads

    She survived the war, hid an illness for a decade and was a self-confessed spinster at 30. At 95, she’s happier than she has ever been. Isabella Ducrot was born in Naples in 1931, on a hill crowded with churches, and raised on a religion that taught her mostly guilt. At 17 she fell ill with...

  4. "No scales, no stress": Amber Guinness on cooking by instinct

    In every Italian cookbook, two small letters sit beside the salt, the flour and the olive oil: q.b. They might just be the secret to a happier life. Amber Guinness grew up in a crumbling farmhouse outside Siena, where she was bathed as a baby in a frozen water barrel and learned to cook from a...

  5. Trailer | Introducing Talking Italy

    Talking Italy: intimate conversations with extraordinary people whose lives have been shaped by Italy. A new podcast from Italy Segreta, hosted by Isobel Giles. From fashion photographers like Scott Schuman to artists like Isabella Ducrot, Talking Italy sits down with everyone from astronauts and...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Talking Italy: intimate conversations with extraordinary people whose lives have been shaped by Italy. A new podcast from Italy Segreta, hosted by Isobel Giles.From fashion photographers like Scott Schuman to artists like Isabella Ducrot, Talking Italy sits down with everyone from astronauts and athletes to directors, actors, chefs and designers. Some were born here, some came for work, some came for love and never left.Each conversation is shaped by a single Italian word. That word becomes the way in: a trigger for memory, association and the stories that rarely surface in public. From what it means to orbit the earth and ache for Italy, to carrying the weight of a nation onto a tennis court, each episode opens a window onto a life lived through Italy, and sometimes in spite of it.New episodes every week, wherever you get your podcasts. Follow now so you don’t miss the first one.https://italysegreta.com/https://www.instagram.com/talkingitalysegreta/https://www.tiktok.com/@it

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Talking Italy: intimate conversations with extraordinary people whose lives have been shaped by Italy. A new podcast from Italy Segreta, hosted by Isobel Giles.From fashion photographers like Scott Schuman to artists like Isabella Ducrot, Talking Italy sits down with everyone from astronauts and...

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