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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This episode features an interview with Andrew Spannaus, an American journalist based in Milan who contributes to European media and teaches at ASERI’s Master’s Program in International Economics and Politics.
We also attended the event “If I Am Only for Myself, Who Am I?” at Casa Italiana, held for Giorno della Memoria. Established by Italy, France, and Germany, January 27 marks the liberation of Auschwitz and is now recognized by the United Nations as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

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Guest List:
Anthony Julian Tamburri - Host, Italics
Andrew Spannaus - Journalist, Independent
Stefano Albertini - Director, Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò/NYU
Andrea Fiano - Editor at Large, Global Finance
Natalia Indrimi - Executive Director, Centro Primo Levi
Alessandro Cassin - Deputy Director, Centro Primo Levi

Recording Date
12/18/2025
First Air Date
04/27/2026

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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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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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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