Latest edition: Frank Ingrasciotta in Blood Type: Ragu
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Original tape date: December 5, 2025. First aired: January 26, 2026.In this episode of Italics, distinguished professor Fred Gardaphé speaks with actor, director, and playwright Frank Ingrasciotta about his critically acclaimed off-Broadway one-man play, Blood Type: Ragu. In the performance, Ingrasciotta portrays over 20 characters, exploring Italian American identity, culture, and family through the lens of food—particularly Sicilian cooking and traditions. The play blends comedy and drama in a moving story of heritage and belonging.
Guest List
Frank Ingrasciotta Actor, Director, and Playwright, Independent
Cav. Anthony Julian Tamburri, PhD. Host, Italics
- Frank Ingrasciotta in Blood Type: Ragu
- Tuesday, February 10 - 9:30am
- Wednesday, February 18 - 9:30am
- CAFÉ MARS AND CIVITA
- Wednesday, February 11 - 9:30am
- Wednesday, March 11 - 9:30am
- THE VIEW FROM LAKE COMO: CONVERSATION WITH ADRIANA TRIGIANI
- Thursday, February 12 - 9:30am
- Alain Elkann & ILICA
- Monday, February 16 - 9:30am
- Book Launch, PIACE, and a Presepio
- Tuesday, February 17 - 9:30am
- Thursday, February 19 - 9:30am
- TBA
- Monday, February 23 - 9:30am
- Tuesday, February 24 - 9:30am
- Wednesday, February 25 - 9:30am
- Thursday, February 26 - 9:30am
- Monday, March 2 - 9:30am
- Maria Lai. A Journey to America
- Tuesday, March 3 - 9:30am
- POWS IN THE UNITED STATES & NIAF
- Wednesday, March 4 - 9:30am
- Italian American Culture & NOIAW
- Thursday, March 5 - 9:30am
- Open Roads: New Italian Cinema
- Monday, March 9 - 9:30am
- Claudio Pagliara
- Tuesday, March 10 - 9:30am
- Frank Ingrasciotta in Blood Type: Ragu
- Monday, January 26 - 9:30am
- Tuesday, January 27 - 9:30am
- Wednesday, January 28 - 9:30am
- Thursday, January 29 - 9:30am
- Monday, February 2 - 9:30am
- THE VIEW FROM LAKE COMO: CONVERSATION WITH ADRIANA TRIGIANI
- Tuesday, January 20 - 9:30am
- Wednesday, February 4 - 9:30am
- CAFÉ MARS AND CIVITA
- Monday, January 19 - 9:30am
- Tuesday, February 3 - 9:30am
- Claudio Pagliara
- Thursday, January 15 - 9:30am
- Open Roads: New Italian Cinema
- Wednesday, January 14 - 9:30am
- Book Launch, PIACE, and a Presepio
- Tuesday, January 13 - 9:30am
- Thursday, January 22 - 9:30am
- Monday, February 9 - 9:30am
- Alain Elkann & ILICA
- Monday, January 12 - 9:30am
- Wednesday, January 21 - 9:30am
- Thursday, February 5 - 9:30am
