Recent Episodes
Open Roads: New Italian Cinema | Italics
Italics heads to Lincoln Center to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Open Roads: New Italian Cinema, a major North American festival showcasing contemporary Italian filmmaking. This year's edition features 15 films and an outstanding lineup of directors, writers, producers, and actors appearing in person. With a special focus on the women shaping today's Italian cinema, Italics speaks with filmmakers and actors—including Carolina Cavalli, Valeria Golino, Barbara Ronchi, and Ludovica Rampoldi—about their latest work and the evolving landscape of contemporary Italian film.
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Guest List:
Carolina Cavalli - Film Director, Independent
Andrea Di Stefano - Film Director, Independent
Andrea De Sica - Film Director, Independent
Ludovica Rampoldi - Writer & Film Director, Independent
Valeria Golino - Actress & Film Director, Independent
Nicolangelo Gelormini - Film Director, Independent
Gianluca Matarrese - Film Director, Independent
Cantautoma - Music Composer, Independent
Barbara Ronchi - Actress, Independent
Massimiliano Camaiti - Film Director, Independent
Recording Date
05/28/2026
First Air Date
07/27/2026
Italics, Television for the Italian American Experience is a monthly presentation in the CUNY Presents timeslot that features prominent Italian Americans in the arts, business, government, sports, academia, and more. Each episode explores various aspects of the Italian diaspora, Italian-American history and traditions, contemporary Italian-American life, and takes a projected look at the future of the Italian-American community.
Italics is hosted by Anthony Julian Tamburri, Dean of the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute of Queens College/CUNY and Distinguished Professor of European Languages and Literatures.
Italics is now in its third decade serving the Italian-American community and those interested in Italian-American history and culture. Italics is co-produced in collaboration with the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute.
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(Re)Covering America and Italian American Day | Italics
On this episode of Italics, our guests are Maria Teresa Cometto and Glauco Maggi, authors of the book (Re)Covering America. Italian journalists, husband and wife, and longtime New York residents, they recount their experiences traveling across the United States on two coast-to-coast road trips as special correspondents for the Italian Cultural Institute of New York.
Then, we travel to Albany for Italian American Day, presented by the New York Conference of Italian American State Legislators.
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Guest List:
Anthony Julian Tamburri - Host, Italics
Maria Teresa Cometto - Journalist/Author, Independent
Glauco Maggi - Journalist/Author, Independent
Angelo J. Morinello - NYIACSL, President
Marc Coppola - Actor, Producer & DJ, Independent
Kyle Palmieri - Ice hockey player, NY Islanders Right Wing
Recording Date
04/10/2026
First Air Date
06/22/2026
Italics, Television for the Italian American Experience is a monthly presentation in the CUNY Presents timeslot that features prominent Italian Americans in the arts, business, government, sports, academia, and more. Each episode explores various aspects of the Italian diaspora, Italian-American history and traditions, contemporary Italian-American life, and takes a projected look at the future of the Italian-American community.
Italics is hosted by Anthony Julian Tamburri, Dean of the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute of Queens College/CUNY and Distinguished Professor of European Languages and Literatures.
Italics is now in its third decade serving the Italian-American community and those interested in Italian-American history and culture. Italics is co-produced in collaboration with the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute.
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The Arbëreshë Community & NIAF | Italics
On this episode of Italics, our guest is Professor Giovanni Braico, and then we go to the NIAF annual gala at Cipriani in New York.
Giovanni Braico teaches Global Arts and Cultures in the Liberal Studies Program at New York University.
He spoke at the Calandra Institute on Arbëreshë — Italian Albanian — migration to the United States and later joined us to visit the Arbëreshë community on Long Island to celebrate the annual V’lami luncheon.
The National Italian American Foundation’s annual New York gala this year paid tribute to distinguished Italian and Italian American leaders, showcasing the very best of Italian cuisine while celebrating Lombardy as NIAF’s 2026 Region of Honor.
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Guest List:
Anthony Julian Tamburri - Host, Italics
Giovanni Braico - Adj. Asst. Prof., Global Arts & Cultures, New York University
Frank Parise - Member, V’llami community
Louis Trotta - Member, V’llami community
Raymond Mantovani - Member, V’llami community
Arnold Palleshi - Member, V’llami community
Eddie Trotta - Member, V’llami community
Pietro Sarro - Member, V’llami community
Gerard S. LaRocca - Vice Chair, Finance, NIAF
John F. Calvelli - Chairman, NIAF
Hon. Robert V. Allegrini - President & CEO, NIAF
Carlo Alberto Giusti - Magnificent Rector, Link Campus University
Frank Ruocco - Executive VicePresident of Operations, Ocean Casino Resort
James Pitaro - Chairman, ESPN
Alfonse M. D’Amato - Former U.S. Senator, New York State
Linda Stasi - Novelist, Independent
Tom Cox - CEO, OnPoint Group
Recording Date
04/13/2026
First Air Date
05/25/2026
Italics, Television for the Italian American Experience is a monthly presentation in the CUNY Presents timeslot that features prominent Italian Americans in the arts, business, government, sports, academia, and more. Each episode explores various aspects of the Italian diaspora, Italian-American history and traditions, contemporary Italian-American life, and takes a projected look at the future of the Italian-American community.
Italics is hosted by Anthony Julian Tamburri, Dean of the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute of Queens College/CUNY and Distinguished Professor of European Languages and Literatures.
Italics is now in its third decade serving the Italian-American community and those interested in Italian-American history and culture. Italics is co-produced in collaboration with the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute.
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About This Show
Italics, Television for the Italian American Experience is a monthly presentation in the CUNY Presents timeslot that features prominent Italian Americans in the arts, business, government, sports, academia, and more. Each episode explores various aspects of the Italian diaspora, Italian-American history and traditions, contemporary Italian-American life, and takes a projected look at the future of the Italian-American community.
Regular Air Times
Monday – Thursday 9:30am
Featured Segments
Mark Rotella, an American Author | Italics
Host Anthony Tamburri talks to American author Mark Rotella.
Rotella is the director of the Coccia Institute and he is the author of two books, Stolen Figs and Other Adventures in Calabria & Amore: The Story of Italian American Song.
Recording Date
11/10/2020
First Air Date
12/08/2020
Italics, Television for the Italian American Experience is a monthly presentation in the CUNY Presents timeslot that features prominent Italian Americans in the arts, business, government, sports, academia, and more. Each episode explores various aspects of the Italian diaspora, Italian-American history and traditions, contemporary Italian-American life, and takes a projected look at the future of the Italian-American community.
Italics is hosted by Anthony Julian Tamburri, Dean of the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute of Queens College/CUNY and Distinguished Professor of European Languages and Literatures.
Italics is now in its third decade serving the Italian-American community and those interested in Italian-American history and culture. Italics is co-produced in collaboration with the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute.
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Lockdown Tales from Italy | Italics
Italy, which has had the deadliest outbreak in Europe, entered a reopening phase May 4th.
We did a series of interviews with some friends and relatives from there, a few weeks earlier. We discussed with them the challenges of staying at home and how they and their family members are fairing.
Recording Date
04/15/2020
First Air Date
05/12/2020
Italics, Television for the Italian American Experience is a monthly presentation in the CUNY Presents timeslot that features prominent Italian Americans in the arts, business, government, sports, academia, and more. Each episode explores various aspects of the Italian diaspora, Italian-American history and traditions, contemporary Italian-American life, and takes a projected look at the future of the Italian-American community.
Italics is hosted by Anthony Julian Tamburri, Dean of the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute of Queens College/CUNY and Distinguished Professor of European Languages and Literatures.
Italics is now in its third decade serving the Italian-American community and those interested in Italian-American history and culture. Italics is co-produced in collaboration with the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute.
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Meet the Host
Anthony Tamburri
Host