Podcast appearances and mentions of carmine rodi

Grant returns with One Man House Band Phil Micallef and special guest Bohemian Badass Anchorwoman Kristýna Haklová after a little lockdown late period. Though if you missed us, don't worry, this new episode is jam packed with jokes and laughs from our fantastic guests: Sean Ríordáin, our Trouble Brewing correspondent, here to fill us in on the situation unfolding in Northern Ireland from a "true Irishman" point of view, as well as keeping us updated on the Northern Irelands of other European countries. Next up we have Carmine Rodi our Italian correspondent who isn't letting the fact he's not been to Italy all year hold him back, as he lets us know some of the funniest Italian crime stories we may have missed out on - I know, Italians and crime, shocking! Finally we have our Czech correspondent, the lovely Lucie Machackova, who's here to catch us up on all the Czech gossip, politics and gaffes that we didn't hear during lockdown. We had so much fun recording this episode, and we hope you enjoy it! Get in touch with the show, suggest topics to cover or just say hi! Email: makingeuropegrantsagain@gmail.com or follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @themegapodcast

Hello dear listeners, First of all, we wish you a super 2021, as this is our first episode this year. To lighten up things we talked to Carmine Rodi, a trainer and standup comedian. Sometimes humor is the best way to bring awareness to certain topics, and youth work has some particularities that Carmine explored in a very humorous way. In the work kit that youth workers and trainers use, comedy and humor can be very useful tools to engage and connect with others, to create bridges, to allow further engagement and deepen hard subjects. The practice of using humor can develop the competences of reading a room, being attuned to the effects of the humor being used and being conscious of the power that words can have in others. This can enhance the ability of public speaking, of being more at ease and connected to the energy in the group and to step up clear boundaries. We talked about the very thin line between making jokes and offending someone, and as Carmine explained very well context is key in this, all that is heard by others travels through their experiences, their values, their lives, and something that might be funny to some can be offensive to others. But humor is a natural human trait that can be a way to experiment and to better cope with our own mistakes. It’s a sign of confidence and openness when we can laugh at ourselves, so we hope you can all enjoy the funny aspects of international youth work, that in reality (spoiler alert), don’t really suck.   Links to Carmine's work Professional site: https://carminerodi.net/ Blog on storytelling, the impact on popular culture and... stuff: https://carminerodi.blog/ Facebook page for storytelling workshops and related activities: https://www.facebook.com/nothing.of.the.cat/ Carmine comedian page: https://www.facebook.com/carminestandup/ workshops on Storytelling in Education (starting NEXT WEEK!): https://www.salto-youth.net/tools/european-training-calendar/training/online-workshops-the-art-and-science-of-storytelling-feb-mar-2021.9081/ online workshops on comedy and humor (starting in April 2021): https://www.facebook.com/ThisWorkshopisaJoke/   Books mentioned in the episode: "The humor code" by Peter McGraw and Joel Warner "The new comedy bibble" by Judy Carter

How the hell did Carmine Rodi go from crime infested Napoli to become a standup comedian in Prague?   Carmine Rodi is so much more though, role playing games (not the ones you imagined first though), storyteller, coach, blogger, video game player, critic and a family guy.... https://www.facebook.com/carminestandup https://carminerodi.net/  

Grant is back, but he's locked inside following strict social distancing rules so he's gathered up some exceptionally funny and socially responsible comedians to make a very special episode of the Making Europe Grant's Again podcast. Joined by Phil Micallef, our one man house band, but unfortunately no Katie Anderson this week (don't worry, she's fine, she's in her Quarantine Bunker waiting out the storm) Grant has gathered up three fantastic guests over Skype to go over exactly what the hell is happening with the Coronavirus outbreak in the Czech Republic, the UK, Italy, the USA and the wider world. First up, Sean Ríordáin - our American Shitshow correspondent, here to break down exactly what is going on with the "Chinese viruses" effects on Spring Break in the USA among other things, Carmine Rodi - our Bored at Home correspondent, here to give us things to do whilst we're stuck at home, from high culture to the fondling of the lowest parts of our bodies, and Kristyńa Haklová - our Bohemian correspondent here to bring the sensible voice of reason to what is an otherwise chaotic time full of wanking jokes, Chatroulette vibes and moral panic. As mentioned in the podcast check out Velvet Comedy online and Carmine's blog! Check out Grant's new website: grantgallacher.com where you can listen to episodes and find out about his upcoming European tour which has not been cancelled... yet. Plus, get in touch with the show, suggest topics to cover or just say hi! Email: makingeuropegrantsagain@gmail.com or follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @themegapodcast

Grant is back with another packed episode of hilarious comedy, news and chat! Joined as always by amazing American anchor Katie Anderson (who is definitely NOT Grant's girlfiend) and one man house band Phil Micallef, the gang delve into this weeks news whilst holed up at their quarantine venue, The Czech Inn, as this podcast was recorded on the day that all of Prague shut down, so we apologise in advance for the sound issues. Also on the show this week, the MEGA podcast has three fantastic guests in the form of Meredith Clark - our Deep Undercover Privates Investigator, here to fill us in on all the sexy goings on from the last week, including teaching Grant a few things about the ever mysterious and definitely real "female orgasm", Belinda Filippelli - our Social Media correspondent, here to keep us up to date on all the truths, half truths, little white lies and absolute whoppers that have been doing the rounds on social media this week, and Carmine Rodi - our Pandemic correspondent, joining us in full clean room gear, face mask and gloves following his harrowing escape from the pestilent plague pit that is his home country of Italy, here to catch us up on, what else, the Coronavirus outbreak that has sent the whole world back to their rooms to think about what they've done. All this and two special treats this week, first in a very special guest, Britney Brightside, in an exclusive interview with Katie, and also a musical number by Katie and Phil at the end of the show, so stick around for that! We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed making it, and please stay safe out there! Check out Grant's new website: https://www.grantgallacher.com where you can listen to episodes and find out about his upcoming European tour which has not been cancelled... yet. Plus, get in touch with the show, suggest topics to cover or just say hi! Email: makingeuropegrantsagain@gmail.com or follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @themegapodcast  

Phil Micallef, Englishman in Prague, speaks to Carmine Rodi, a very talented stand-up comedian from the southern Italian city of Napoli, who has lived in Prague for five years.  In a very enjoyable conversation, Carmine discussed topics such as: the north/south divide in Italy, Diego Maradona’s Napoli years, how a warm-hearted Mediterranean native adapts to life in the ever-so slightly less warmer Slavic climes, and, of course, he mentioned his biggest hate of all, which is a certain pizza topping that he simply cannot abide. Follow Carmine’s Facebook page – search for ‘Carmine Rodi Standup Comedian’ (@carminestandup). To find out more about English-language comedy shows going on in Prague, and other places nearby, search for Comedy Prague and Velvet Comedy on Facebook and Instagram. Follow Sweet Home Wherever on our Facebook page and on Instagram @sweethomepodcast Email us: sweethomepodcast@gmail.com Big thanks to Benny Curtis for help with coming up with ideas and for the fetching logo design.

We're back again with another round up of all the worlds news from host Grant Gallacher, one man house band Phil Micallef and stand in anchor Kristýna Haklová. This week we have a fantastic selection of guests beginning with Carmine Rodi - our Italian/Geek correspondent, her to fill us in on exactly what has or has not been happening in Italian politics as well as updating us on what the Pope and Star Wars have in common, Sean Ríordáin - our Liberal American correspondent, here to fill us in on conscription options for a divided America, Chelsea Hart - our Indian correspondent whilst Vir Das is otherwise engaged - here to fill us in on what the protests in India are about as well as catching us up on two hundred years of exploitation by some evil Empire, exactly which one slips both Phil and Grant's minds right now. All that, plus we have a special interview from our Making Europe Grant's Again WWIII bunker with Monika Naydenova - our Balkan correspondent, who is here to catch us up on football hooliganism and Rakia riots from her part of (almost) Europe. Check out Grant's new website: grantgallacher.com where you can listen to episodes and find out about his upcoming European tour! Plus, get in touch with the show, suggest topics to cover or just say hi! Email: makingeuropegrantsagain@gmail.com or follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @themegapodcast

Grant is joined once again by Phil Micallef with his trusty guitar and Caroline Collins, our stand in anchor whilst Katie Anderson is away setting up the LesbiAvengers, and what a show we have for you this week! Despite some technical issues with the sound, which the MEGApodcast team have agreed was collectively all their fault and definitely not Grant's alone, the gang are joined by Katarína Kubečkova - our Slovakian correspondent, here with some good news for women, femenists and Slovakia for a change, Phil Varney - our Congressional correspondent, here with an important update on Trump, once Phil's exorcised some of his own demons beforehand, and Carmine Rodi - our Italian/Vatican City correspondent, here to match Katarína's good news with some predictably bad news from both of those places. Not only that, but as this is Carolines last show, Phil has ceremoneously handed over his guitar so she can play us out with a theme tune of her own devising, so make sure and stick around for that! Sorry again for the change in sound quality, but thanks to the power of editing we still think this is a great episode that we hope you enjoy! Get in touch with the show, suggest topics or just say hi: makingeuropegrantsagain@gmail.com

Grant Gallacher returns with Katie Anderson and Phil Micallef, plus special guests Lukas Stejskal and Carmine Rodi for a run through of the weeks headlines: an exotic vaction spot gets reviewed - no stars, many arrows - Italian politics gets a deep dive and we have a first for the podcast with some late breaking news. Get in touch with the show, suggest topics or just say hi: makingeuropegrantsagain@gmail.com