Travels in Hyper Reality (TV) featuring Fosca D’Acierno interviewed by Andrew Niklas
Explicit language warning Today’s special bonus episode features yours truly being interviewed about my adventures in Italian reality tv land by Andrew Niklas, a friend, collaborator, filmmaker, and editor of this podcast. As many of you already know, I was cast on an Italian reality tv show, Best Weekend, produced by Banijay Italia, that aired […]
A Winemaker in Paradise featuring Alyson Morgan
“It was just a fascinating time, I was learning so much, and then my eyes were opened to the international side of it when I was working during the harvest in ‘97 at Kendall Jackson. I found out they had a winery in Tuscany and said, that’s where I’m going, I’m going to have to […]
You have Time: Slow Life Lessons (Part 2) featuring Sandrine Kom
“We need to change our relationship with time because we really see time as our enemy. It’s never enough and sometimes we get angry because we know we don’t have enough time. We would like to have 30 hours of time and not 16, there is always this frustration. What we can do is repeat […]
You have Time: Slow Life Lessons (Part I) featuring Sandrine Kom
“We need slowness. We need it to enjoy our life, to enjoy the people who are around us, to avoid misunderstanding, to find harmony with ourselves, to take care of our values. And we also need slowness to take care of our deepest needs.” Sandrine Kom This week’s guest, Sandrine Kom, believes that slow life […]
Approaching Dante: Inferno to Paradise (Part 2) Featuring Riccardo Bruscagli
“Dante addresses the core of our humanity and his message is your life matters. Take care of it. Your life matters.” Riccardo Bruscagli Last week Professor Riccardo Bruscagli delighted us with his reading of and reflections on The Divine Comedy, led us on a discovery of the poet’s masterpiece, and invited us into the world […]
Approaching Dante: Inferno to Paradise (Part I) Featuring Riccardo Bruscagli
“Dante at a certain point wakes up, looks around, and doesn’t recognize the physical and the moral landscape around him. This is a moment of fracture in his existence, and it is a moment of fracture which implies naturally not only his private life, but the life around him, which makes no sense anymore.” Riccardo […]
Copy of Fashioner of the Law: Craftsmanship, Luxury & Made in Italy, part two featuring Claudia Del Re
Last week Attorney Claudia Del Re and I touched on how to protect one’s creations, intellectual property, and the world of luxury. In this episode we dig deeper into the above and reflect further upon the future of fashion and fashion beyond Italy. We also discuss cultural property law and the implications that reproductions of […]
Fashioner of the Law: Craftsmanship, Luxury & Made in Italy, part one featuring Claudia Del Re
“A lawyer is not just the one who is going to defend you in court but is also a kind of guide that pushes you in the correct way, to enhance and to explore your ideas. That is exactly my role in the context of beauty.” Claudia Del Re In this first part of my […]
Vote from Abroad! Featuring Leyani Redditi & Jane Zaloga
Whether you are a first time voter, a seasoned one, or are voting from abroad for the first time, you will not want to miss this special episode of 15 with Fosca, featuring special guests, Leyani Redditi and Jane Zaloga, respectively Chair and Vice Chair of Central Italy for Democrats Abroad. If you are […]
Ask Fosca! Listener Questions Answered featuring Mark Scott
Recorded on May 7, 2024 at Musikalmente Firenze We are celebrating one year of the podcast with an entire episode dedicated to you, our listeners, and to your questions about Italy, Italians, and Italian culture. Don’t miss this q&a with Mark Scott, a University of Missouri journalism major and Ask Fosca’s very first intern. Mark […]