This edition: Women's History Month 2015
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Original tape date: March 25, 2015. First aired: March 25, 2015.Women’s History Month Special. This episode focuses on Italian American women in the public eye. Pop icon who often refers to, embraces, and sometimes seemingly desperately clings to her Italian roots: Madonna Louise Ciccone, aka Madonna. Kay Turner (The New School) and Chris Cuomo (University of Georgia) discuss the “Material Girl” as Italian American woman. Valerie Smaldone, one of America’s favorite voices, in radio, commercials, and television, on her multifarious career as a media personality and entrepreneur, women in media, and not being afraid to “be fabulous.” Professor Margherita gives us a lesson on Italian words for this month, dedicated to women.
Guest List
Laura Caparrotti Artistic Director, Kairos Italy Theater
Prof. Chris J. Cuomo Professor of Gender Studies, University of Georgia
Valerie Smaldone TV Personality/Entrepreneur
Cav. Anthony Julian Tamburri, PhD. Dean & Executive Director, The John D. Calandra Italian American Institute
Kay Turner Folklorist
- Frank Ingrasciotta in Blood Type: Ragu
- Monday, July 13 - 9:30am
- Monday, August 3 - 9:30am
- Antonio Tibaldi, Gorgona
- Tuesday, July 14 - 9:30am
- Tuesday, August 4 - 9:30am
- Emma Stebbins at The Heckscher Museum of Art
- Wednesday, July 15 - 9:30am
- Wednesday, August 5 - 9:30am
- Andrew Spannaus & Giorno della memoria
- Thursday, July 16 - 9:30am
- Thursday, August 6 - 9:30am
- The Arbëreshë Community & NIAF
- Monday, July 20 - 9:30am
- Wednesday, July 22 - 9:30am
- (Re)Covering America and Italian American Day
- Tuesday, July 21 - 9:30am
- Thursday, July 23 - 9:30am
- TBA
- Monday, July 27 - 9:30am
- Tuesday, July 28 - 9:30am
- Wednesday, July 29 - 9:30am
- Thursday, July 30 - 9:30am
- Book Launch, PIACE, and a Presepio
- Thursday, July 9 - 9:30am
- Alain Elkann & ILICA
- Wednesday, July 8 - 9:30am
- THE VIEW FROM LAKE COMO: CONVERSATION WITH ADRIANA TRIGIANI
- Tuesday, July 7 - 9:30am
- CAFÉ MARS AND CIVITA
- Monday, July 6 - 9:30am
- Claudio Pagliara
- Thursday, July 2 - 9:30am
- Open Roads: New Italian Cinema
- Wednesday, July 1 - 9:30am
- Italian American Culture & NOIAW
- Tuesday, June 30 - 9:30am
- (Re)Covering America and Italian American Day
- Monday, June 22 - 9:30am
- Tuesday, June 23 - 9:30am
- Wednesday, June 24 - 9:30am
- Thursday, June 25 - 9:30am
- Monday, June 29 - 9:30am
- The Arbëreshë Community & NIAF
- Thursday, June 18 - 9:30am
- Andrew Spannaus & Giorno della memoria
- Wednesday, June 17 - 9:30am
- Emma Stebbins at The Heckscher Museum of Art
- Tuesday, June 16 - 9:30am
- Antonio Tibaldi, Gorgona
- Monday, June 15 - 9:30am
- Frank Ingrasciotta in Blood Type: Ragu
- Thursday, June 11 - 9:30am
