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    Tricolore

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2025 2:03


    Celebrating the flag of Italy, often referred to as The Tricolour. Credits :  "Cool Intro - Stings" by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ - Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100504 - Artist: http://incompetech.com/Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pillole-di-italiano--4214375/support.

    Paesaggio

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2025 2:30


    Looking across Italy, on National Landscape Day, available for Supporter Club members only.Credits :  “Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) courtesy of Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)  -  "Cool Intro - Stings" by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ - Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100504 - Artist: http://incompetech.com/Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pillole-di-italiano--4214375/support.

    La città

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 4:59


    Pretending it's a city, much more than streets and buildings, the town resounds. Credits :  “Com'è bella la città” by G. Gaber (1969)  -  “Cosa succede in città” by V. Rossi (1985)  -  “Bruci la città” by I. Grandi / F. Bianconi (2007)  -  “Sei la mia città” by M.J. Bianchi (2017)Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pillole-di-italiano--4214375/support.

    Biodiversità

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 1:49


    About Italy's wide range of biological conditions and species. Credits :  "Cool Intro - Stings" by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ - Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100504 - Artist: http://incompetech.com/Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pillole-di-italiano--4214375/support.

    Femminile

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 1:44


    Relating to women, and suitable for everyone, but fully available for Supporter Club members only. Credits:  “Quello che le donne non dicono” by E. Ruggeri / L. Schiavone (1987)  --  "Cool Intro - Stings" by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ - Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100504 - Artist: http://incompetech.com/Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pillole-di-italiano--4214375/support.

    Primo maggio

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 2:53


    May Day or Labor Day, this must be the day. Credits :  “Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) courtesy of Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)  --  "Cool Intro - Stings" by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ - Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100504 - Artist: http://incompetech.com/Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pillole-di-italiano--4214375/support.

    Buchi neri

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 2:07


    Astrophysical pill about regions of space where no matter or radiation can escape from. Full episode available for Supporter Club members only. Credits :  “Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) courtesy of Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)  --  "Cool Intro - Stings" by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ - Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100504 - Artist: http://incompetech.com/Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pillole-di-italiano--4214375/support.

    Perfino/Persino

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 1:33


    Another vocabulary pill, surprisingly enough. Credits :  “Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) courtesy of Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)  --  "Cool Intro - Stings" by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ - Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100504 - Artist: http://incompetech.com/Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pillole-di-italiano--4214375/support.

    Pacifista

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 6:50


    Listen to good songs, keep calm and carry peace through. Credits :  “C'era un ragazzo che come me…” by F. Migliacci / M. Lusini (1966) performed by J. Baez  —  “Dal fronte non è più tornato” by V. Vysocky / S. Sacchi (1969-1993) performed by E. Finardi  —  “Il re del mondo” by F. Battiato / G. Pio (1979) performed by Alice  —  “Mangialuomo” by C. Donà (1999)  —  “Varsavia” by P. Bertoli / G. Brandolini (1984)Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pillole-di-italiano--4214375/support.

    Mogadiscio 1994

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 1:44


    Remembering two Italian reporters, Ilaria Alpi and Miran Hrovatin, shot dead in the midst of Somalia's civil war. Credits :  “Drifting 2” by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  —  “Cool Intro – Stings” by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ – Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100504 – Artist: http://incompetech.com/Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pillole-di-italiano--4214375/support.

    Mogadiscio 1994

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 7:26


    Remembering two Italian reporters, Ilaria Alpi and Miran Hrovatin, shot dead in the midst of Somalia's civil war. Credits :  “Drifting 2” by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  --  "Cool Intro - Stings" by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ - Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100504 - Artist: http://incompetech.com/Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pillole-di-italiano--4214375/support.

    Michelangelo

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 2:11


    Celebrating the genius of a truly Renaissance man, Michelangelo on his birthday.Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pillole-di-italiano--4214375/support.

    Carnevale

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 1:24


    Music, processions, and dancing, all over Italy, it's carnival! Full episode available for Supporter Club members only. Credits :  “Un ballo in maschera” (Atto III - Scena V - Romanza di Riccardo) by G. Verdi (1859)Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pillole-di-italiano--4214375/support.

    Cocciante

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 8:11


    Celebrating Margherita's songwriter, Riccardo Cocciante. Credits : “Poesia” by R. Cocciante / M. Luberti / P. Cassella (1973)  —  “Bella senz'anima” by R. Cocciante / M. Luberti / P. Cassella (1974) performed by Mina  —  “Quando finisce un amore” by R. Cocciante / M. Luberti / P. Cassella (1974) performed by M. Martini  —  “Margherita” by M. Luberti / R. Cocciante (1976) performed by T. Ferro  —  “A mano a mano” by M. Luberti / R. Cocciante (1978) performed by R. Gaetano  —  “You've Got a Friend in Me” by R. Newman / L. Lovett (1995)  —  “È passata una nuvola” by Mogol / R. Cocciante (1982) Photo by Pier Vittorio BuffaDiventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pillole-di-italiano--4214375/support.

    Lupo

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 2:01


    Vocabulary pill to exercise Italian, and exorcise fear of wolves etc. Credits :  "Cool Intro - Stings" by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ - Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100504 - Artist: http://incompetech.com/  --  "Attenti al lupo" by Ron (1990) performed by L. DallaDiventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pillole-di-italiano--4214375/support.

    Al freddo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025 10:10


    Musical pill to warm up the coldest days. Credits :  “L'ultima notte al mondo” by T. Ferro (2012)  -  “Inverno” by F. De André (1968)  -  “Ma che freddo fa” by F. Migliacci / C. Mattone (1969) performed by Nada  -  “La nevicata del 56” by C. Vistarini / F. Califano (1990) performed by Mia Martini  -  “Il mare d'inverno” by E. Ruggeri / L. Schiavone (1983) performed by Loredana Bertè.Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pillole-di-italiano--4214375/support.

    Virus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025 1:50


    Vocabulary pill against some kind of germs causing a disease, available for Supporter Club members only. Credits :  “Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) courtesy of Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)  --  ”Cool Intro - Stings" by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ - Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100504 - Artist: http://incompetech.com/Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pillole-di-italiano--4214375/support.

    Franca Viola

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 2:21


    A girl from Sicily, whose story has changed mentalities across Italy.Credits :  Intermezzo from "Cavalleria rusticana" by P. Mascagni (1890)  --  "Cool Intro - Stings" by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ - Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100504 - Artist: http://incompetech.com/Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pillole-di-italiano--4214375/support.

    A cappella

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 8:32


    Musical pill containing songs without instrumental accompaniment.Credits :  “Le ragazze” by C. Mattone (1995) performed by Neri per Caso  -  “Brava” by B. Canfora (1965) performed by Alti & Bassi  -  “Il pescatore” by F. De André / F. Zauli / G.P. Reverberi (1970) performed by Cluster  -  “Vita” by Mogol / M. Lavezzi (1988) performed by Venice Vocal Jam  -  “All I Want for Christmas Is You” by M. Carey / W. Afanasieff (1994) performed by Glissando Vocal Ensemble.Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pillole-di-italiano--4214375/support.

    La parola - Dono

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 4:53


    About a word meant to give, at present.“Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) courtesy of Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    La canzone - Animale

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024 6:25


    Songs about animals for kids of all ages.“Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) courtesy of Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)  —  “L'animale” by F. Battiato (1985)  —  “Il gatto e la volpe” by E. Bennato (1977)  —  “Il pappagallo” by S. Endrigo / L. Bacalov / S. Bardotti / V. de Moraes (1972)  —  “Quarantaquattro gatti” by G. Casarini (1968)  —  “Nella vecchia fattoria” by Quartetto Cetra (1949) testo in italiano (che non è una traduzione letterale dell'originale  —  “Il coccodrillo come fa?” by O. Avogrado / P. Massara (1993)

    Il punto - Accordi

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 3:11


    Grammar point on a few linking verbs.“Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) courtesy of Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    Oggigiorno - Duecento

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 8:16


    A new language for imagination was born in the 13th century, Italy's Duecento.

    La parola - Tempo

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 5:22


    Vocabulary pill about an ambivalent word in Italian, tempo!“Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) courtesy of Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    La canzone - Emigrante

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 10:08


    Music pill for leaving one's place as an emigrant.Credits :  “Lettera dalla Svizzera” by G. Gaber (1965)  —  “Gli emigranti” by H. Pagani / E. Macias / A. Limentani (1965)  —  “E cantava le canzoni” by R. Gaetano (1978)  —  “Non era più lui” by L. Dalla / R. Roversi (1975)  —  “Naufragio a Milano” by P. Conte (1975)

    Oggigiorno - Lingue

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 6:53


    Celebration pill for the European Day of Languages.Credits :  "L'italiano" by C. Minellono / T. Cutugno (1983)

    Il punto - Articoli indeterminativi

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 4:41


    A grammar pill about articles, the indefinite ones.Credits :  “Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) courtesy of Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    La parola - Vino

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 5:50


    A vocabulary pill for drinking a toast to good wine.“Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) courtesy of Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    La canzone - Luna

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2024 8:41


    Looking at the bright side of the moon for musical inspiration.Credits :  “Spunta la luna dal monte” by P. Bertoli / G. Marielli (1991)  -  “Luna rossa” by A. Viscione / V. De Crescenzo (1950)  -  "E la luna bussò" by M. Lavezzi / O. Avogadro / D. Pace (1979)  -  “Non voglio mica la luna” by Zucchero / L. Albertelli / E. Malepasso (1984)  -  “Guarda che luna” by Elgos / G. Malgoni (1959)

    Oggigiorno - Vlora

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2024 6:15


    Welcome or not, thousands of Albanians landed at Bari on August 8th, 1991, a date worth remembering.Credits :  "Pane e coraggio" by Ivano Fossati (2003)

    Il punto - Molto poco

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 5:04


    Grammar point about words translating very or much/many.Credits :  “Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) courtesy of Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    La parola - Momento

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2024 4:13


    Vocabulary pill as short as a period of time can be.“Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) courtesy of Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    La canzone - Twist

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2024 6:04


    Music pill to give a short twist to your ears.“I Watussi” and “Abbronzatissima” by C. Rossi / E. Vianello (1963)  —  “Pinne, fucile ed occhiali” and “Guarda come dondolo” by C. Rossi / E. Vianello (1962)  —  “Saint-Tropez Twist” by by M. Cenci / G. Faiella (1962)

    Oggigiorno - Immigrazione

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024 6:55


    Not everyone who has come to live in the Belpaese from another country is welcome.Credits : “Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) courtesy of Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    Il punto - (B)io

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 4:44


    An account of Alessandro G's life by himself, with emphasis on prepositions.Credits : “Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) courtesy of Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    La canzone - Maggio

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2024 6:34


    Music pill sounding like the fifth month of the year.Credits :  "Se bruciasse la città" by G. Bigazzi / G. Savio / F. Polito (1970)  -  "Luna" by G. Morra / G. Togni (1980)  -  "Era de maggio" by S. Di Giacomo / M. P. Costa (1885)  -  "Silvia lo sai" by L. Carboni (1987)  -  "Fiore di maggio" by F. Concato (1984)  -  "Poesia senza veli" by N. Moriconi (2019)  -  "Centro di gravità permanente" by F. Battiato / G. Pio (1981)

    La parola - Compagnia

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2024 5:23


    A vocabulary pill that will keep you company.Credits : “Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) courtesy of Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) -- "Compagno di scuola" by Antonello Venditti (1975)

    Il punto - Super

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2024 6:08


    Grammar pill about the form of adjectives which indicates what is being described as more (or less) than all the rest.Credits : “Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) courtesy of Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    Oggigiorno - Serie A

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2024 7:17


    Featuring one of the best football leagues around the world.Credits :  “Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) courtesy of Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)  -  “La dura legge del gol” by M. Pezzali / C. Cecchetto / P.P. Peroni / M. Guarnerio (1997)

    La canzone - Bella ciao

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2024 6:36


    On Italy's Liberation Day, the most iconic theme song.Credits : "Bella ciao" as performed by Goran Bregović (2012) - Kombinat (2013) - Ndlovu Youth Choir (2022) - Lidija Percan (2009) and street protesters in Santiago de Chile (2019)

    La parola - Mix

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2024 5:56


    Vocabulary pill for combining two or more elements together.Credits :  “Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) courtesy of Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    Il punto - Omonimo

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2024 5:02


    Grammar pill about words which are spelled and pronounced in the same way despite their different meanings.Credits :  “Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) courtesy of Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    Oggigiorno - Paesaggio

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 8:13


    Looking across Italy, on National Landscape Day.Credits :  “Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) courtesy of Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    La canzone - Primavera

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2024 5:14


    Musical pill when the whether starts to get warmer.Credits : “La primavera” by Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) - “Maledetta primavera” by A. Cassella / G. Savio (1981) - “You to Me Are Everything” by K. Gold / M. Deane (1976) - “Tra due minuti è primavera” by R. Kunstler / D. Faini (2012) - “Cervo a primavera” by Riccardo Cocciante (1980) + Marina Rei feat. Margherita Buy ("Primavera" - 1999)

    La parola - Luce

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2024 5:21


    Vocabulary pill about the brightness that lets you see things. Credits : “Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) courtesy of Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    Il punto - Composto

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2024 5:05


    Grammar point about single words made up of other words together.Credits : “Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) courtesy of Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    La canzone - Libera

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2024 6:03


    Music pill including Italian pop songs with reference to feeling free. Credits : “Il mio canto libero” by Battisti & Mogol (1972) performed by Coma_Cose (2021) - “La libertà” by G. Gaber / S. Luporini (1972) performed by Emma (2012) - “Liberi tutti” by M. Casacci / S. Romano (1999) performed by Subsonica feat. Lo Stato Sociale (2019) - “Liberi liberi” by Vasco Rossi & Tullio Ferro (1989)

    Oggigiorno - Caravaggio

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2024 6:21


    Celebrating the artist who introduced photographic painting, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. - Credits : "Ciaccona" by Tarquinio Merula (1595-1665) performed by Giardino Armonico (2011)

    La parola - Ghetto

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2024 5:30


    Vocabulary (and history) pill about a word that originated in a part of Venice. - Credits : “Grande polonaise brillante” by F. F. Chopin, performed by A. Benedetti Michelangeli (1962)

    Il punto - E/O

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2024 4:55


    Two vowels, with or without marks written above, pronounced in different ways. - Credits : “Your Intro” by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com/) courtesy of Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ - "Canon and Variation" by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/

    La canzone - Casco d'oro

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2023 6:55


    Singer and music executive Caterina Caselli in her blond-helmeted years, including 2023. - Credits : “Nessuno mi può giudicare” by D. Pace / M. Panzeri / M. Del Prete / L. Beretta (1966) - “Cento giorni” by Mogol / P. Soffici (1966) - “Sono bugiarda” by N. Diamond / D. Pace / E. Carrera / Mogol (1967) - “Insieme a te non ci sto più” by M. Virano / P. Conte / V. Pallavicini (1968) - “Nel 2023” by R. Evans / D. Pace (1970)

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