Episode 61: Bob Sorrentino
In this episode, I’m joined by Bob Sorrentino, host of the Italian Roots and Genealogy podcast and author of Farmers and Nobles. Bob shares his incredible journey tracing his Italian ancestry—from hum...
10 Jul 202549min
Episode 60: Marianna Gatto
In this special episode, we’re joined by Marianna Gatto — historian, educator, and Executive Director of the Italian American Museum of Los Angeles. Marianna shares stories from her remarkable book It...
3 Jul 20251h 17min
Episode 59: Interview with Carmen Amato
In this episode of the Italian American Stories Podcast, we’re joined by bestselling author and former CIA officer Carmen Amato for a conversation that weaves together heritage, history, and heart. Ca...
26 Jun 202550min
Episode 58: Interview with Louis G. Bruno Jr.
In this heartfelt episode, I sit down with Louis G. Bruno Jr., author of The Love of San Demetrio, a powerful family memoir that spans continents and generations. Lou takes us on a journey from a smal...
19 Jun 20251h 5min
Episode 57: Kate Ferretti
In this episode of Italian American Stories, we explore the inspiring life of Denver’s own Kate Ferretti—an Italian American milliner who left her mark on the city’s fashion scene with creativity, gri...
12 Jun 202530min
Episode 56: Alice Minto
In this episode, we dive into one of the most unusual and stories we've come across —the case of little Alice Minto. In 1909 San Francisco, a young Italian American girl was found living in a Chinatow...
6 Jun 202525min
Episode 55: Two Women and a Ghost
In this strange-but-true tale from 1949 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, two Italian American women—Angelina Farrina and Mary Sanfelippo—find themselves at the center of a courtroom drama involving ghosts, burne...
25 Apr 202518min
Episode 54: Interview with Bob Spiotto
In this episode, we’re joined by the incredibly talented Bob Spiotto—actor, director, producer, and passionate Italian American storyteller. Bob shares his personal story growing up in a tight-knit It...
10 Apr 20251h 1min
