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  • 55. Un libro per Natale 2 - 2025

    55. Un libro per Natale 2 - 2025
    Dec 12 2025
    Cinque libri consigliati dalle insegnanti di Online Italian Classes per le vacanze di Natale 2025 nella loro versione italiana.

    Five books recommended by the teachers of Online Italian Classes for the Christmas 2025 holidays in their Italian version.

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    18 min
  • 54. Dormire

    54. Dormire
    Nov 25 2025
    Dormire non è una questione individuale, ma anche sociale. Parliamo di insonnia e del dormire come atto di resistenza in una società che ci vuole sempre svegli.

    Sleep is not just an individual matter, but a social one too. Let’s talk about insomnia and about sleeping as an act of resistance in a society that wants us constantly awake.

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    15 min
  • 53. Intorno alla casa

    53. Intorno alla casa
    Oct 17 2025
    Ripassiamo alcune parole della casa, parliamo del caro affitti nelle città italiane e chiudiamo con un progetto di coabitazione intergenerazionale.

    Let's review some words related to the home, talk about the high rent in Italian cities, and wrap up with a project of intergenerational co-living.


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    14 min
  • 52. Le discriminazioni dei (non) genitori

    52. Le discriminazioni dei (non) genitori
    Sep 17 2025
    Parliamo di genitorialità e di non-genitorialità. È possibile che questi due mondi possano convivere e supportarsi a vicenda?


    We talk about parenthood and non-parenthood. Is it possible for these two worlds to coexist and support each other?


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    22 min
  • 51. Il primo maggio è la festa dei lavoratori

    51. Il primo maggio è la festa dei lavoratori
    Apr 30 2025
    Ti racconto il primo maggio attraverso la storia di una persona a me cara e con un po' di dati sulla condizione dei lavoratori in Italia oggi.

    I’ll tell you about May 1st through the story of someone dear to me, along with some data on the current condition of workers in Italy.

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    Thanks to Roberta Cavezzali for the illustration of this podcast cover and to Marco Distefano for the jingle soundtrack.
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    17 min
  • 50. Non darmi del lei, mi dia del tu

    50. Non darmi del lei, mi dia del tu
    Apr 15 2025
    Oggi ha ancora senso usare il "lei di cortesia" in italiano? E se sì, in quali occasioni?

    Does it still make sense to use the formal "Lei" in Italian today? If so, in which situations?

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    Thanks to Roberta Cavezzali for the illustration of this podcast cover and to Marco Distefano for the jingle soundtrack.
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    19 min
  • 49. Superstizioni e scaramanzie italiane

    49. Superstizioni e scaramanzie italiane
    Mar 26 2025
    Scopriamo insieme le più comuni superstizioni italiane e la loro origine, a partire da una storia personale.

    Let’s discover together the most common Italian superstitions and their origins, starting with a personal story.

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    18 min
  • 48. Cosa mangiano gli italiani

    48. Cosa mangiano gli italiani
    Feb 20 2025
    Quello che si mangia di tipico in un Paese è influenzato da un fitto strato di stereotipi e false credenze, a seconda del punto di vista interno o esterno. In questo episodio ti guido a scoprire quali sono, mentre ascoltiamo i contributi audio di amici e parenti che ci raccontano cos'hanno mangiato oggi.

    What people eat as typical food in a country is influenced by a dense layer of stereotypes and false beliefs, depending on whether the perspective is internal or external. In this episode, I’ll guide you in discovering what these are while we listen to audio contributions from friends and family sharing what they ate today.

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    Credits:

    Thanks to: Roberta Cavezzali, Francesca Pinna, Laura Formaleoni, Massimo Quadrana and Alice Azzali for the vocal contributions to this episode.

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    31 min