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This edition: Alain Elkann & ILICA

Episode Details

Original tape date: October 27, 2025. First aired: November 24, 2025.

This month, we visited the Italian Cultural Institute for the presentation of Pound’s Silence,
the new book by Italian journalist and writer Alain Elkann. In Pound’s Silence, the protagonist Morli — a writer — explores the life of Ezra Pound, the brilliant and
controversial American poet: a visionary artist and scholar, but also a figure marked by political extremes and imprisonment for treason. We spoke with the author before the book presentation.
Later, we attended ILICA’s events, beginning with
a conference at the Calandra Italian American Institute,
titled Italian Heritage: Our Culture Between Politics and Economics,
and concluding with a gala dinner and performance at the Queens Museum.

Guest List

Donna M. Chirico, Ph.D. Professor, CUNY

Federico D'Ortenzi Dancer, Philadelphia Ballet

Alain Elkann Journalist/Writer, Independent

Fred Gardaphé, Ph.D Distinguished Professor, English & Italian American Studies, Calandra Institute/Queens College/CUNY

Dr. Antonio Giordano President & Founder, Sbarro Health Research Organization

Yuka Iseda Principal Dancer, Philadelphia Ballet

Cav. Vincenzo Marra Chairman & Founder, Italian Language Inter-Cultural Alliance/ILICA

Claudio Pagliara Director, Italian Cultural Institute/NY

Gianpiero Pagliaro Senior VP, MSC USA

Giuseppe Samà Architect, Giuseppe Samà Design Studio

Cav. Anthony Julian Tamburri, PhD. Host, Italics