Episode 91: The Land of Milk and Honey — The True Story Behind Joseph Benvenuti
In this episode, I sit down with Deron Benvenuti, author of The Land of Milk and Honey An Immigrant Tale of Rags to Riches In America, to talk about the incredible life of his grandfather, Joseph Benv...
26 Mar 34min
Episode 90: Nick Guardione – From Italian Roots to the Arnold Strongman Stage
In this episode of the Italian American Stories Podcast, we sit down with professional strongman Nick Guardione, a first-generation Italian American with roots in Sicily and a powerful story of streng...
19 Mar 42min
Episode 89: Brian D’Ambrosio — Italian Americana: Explorers, Entertainers, and Eccentrics
In this episode of the Italian American Stories Podcast, Stephanie welcomes writer and historian Brian D’Ambrosio, author of the book Italian-Americana: Explorers, Entertainers, and Eccentrics.Brian’s...
19 Mar 17min
Episode 88: A Wednesday in Boston’s Little Italy
In 1919, Boston’s North End—often called Boston’s Little Italy—was home to thousands of Italian immigrants building new lives in America. Families lived close together in crowded tenements, neighbors ...
5 Mar 23min
Episode 87: Pete’s Place — Little Italy in Oklahoma
Before there was a restaurant, there were coal mines.In the early 1900s, Italian immigrants from southern Italy and Sicily settled in southeastern Oklahoma, building a tight-knit community rooted in f...
19 Feb 17min
Episode 86: Rick Futia — An Italian American Story of Survival & Comeback
At 17 years old, Rick Futia’s life changed in an instant.What began as a summer day at the lake ended in a devastating accident that left him paralyzed. But that is only the beginning of this story.In...
12 Feb 37min
Episode 85: Josephine Bruno
In April of 1923, eight-year-old Josephine Bruno disappeared just steps from her Brooklyn home. By the next morning, she was found brutally murdered in the shared cellar of her apartment building — an...
30 Jan 10min
Episode 84: Tales from the Archives #6: Axes, Stolen Childhoods, and Sacred Vows
In this sixth installment of Tales from the Archives, we uncover three unforgettable — and unsettling — stories pulled straight from old newspapers that reveal the complex, often dark realities of Ita...
22 Jan 19min
