207 - Miccolò Machiavelli
Episode Show NotesLove poems that sound like a lovestruck teenager wrote them, but whose author has become a byword for scheming? In this episode we meet the real Niccolò Machiavelli, the Renaissance ...
3 Nov 24min
The April 2027 AHOI Grand Tour!
So, over the years perhaps my greatest pleasure in interacting with you, my dear listener, has been the times someone has been to Italy and stopped off to see me. Actually, my star actress Lucy believ...
1 Sep 6min
A History of archeology
Episode SummaryForget the whip and the fedora — the real story of archaeology is a 500-year glow-up from rich-guy hobbyism to laser-equipped aircraft revealing lost cities. In this episode, we trace h...
31 Juli 24min
Interview episode: Learning Italian with Margherita from "Italian Matters"
We speak with Margherita Berti, founder of Italian Matters, an online Italian language school that helps adult learners build confidence and make consistent progress in Italian through a practical, st...
16 Juni 28min
A hiatus announcement and an announcement of an announcement
Just a quick message to let you know that the podcast may be slowing down a bit over the next month or so as i am studying for the exam to become a recognised Italian tour guide.Also to give you a lit...
9 Juni 5min
Isabella d’Este — The First Lady of the Renaissance
In this episode of A History of Italy, we explore the extraordinary life of Isabella d’Este, one of the most influential women of the Italian Renaissance and arguably the closest thing the 15th and 16...
26 Maj 21min
Call for contributions for the podcast website
We are opening a new section of the podcast website with contributions from you, dear listener!You can send in articles, thoughts, family stories and so on.They should be:Pertinent to Italy, trips to ...
14 Maj 3min
Interview episode: The Toscanini conspiracy with Filippo Iannarone
When the president of the brand new Republic of Italy, Luigi Einaudi decides in 1946 he wants to exercise his right to select 5 illustrious Italians to be senators for life, one of his choices falls o...
5 Maj 28min
