Podcast appearances and mentions of John Foot

29 marzo 2025 - John Foot, Claire Judde de Larivière, Giuliano Milani

“Nice liberal democracy you got there, shame if something wuz to happen to it…” Trump behaves like a mob boss, complete with extortion and protection scams against universities, businesses and governments. But is he a real Godfather or just cosplaying as one? John Dickie, Professor of Italian Studies at UCL and expert on the Mafia, joins us to dismantle La MAGA Nostra. Plus – the IMF think we should work well into our seventies. Do we need longer working lives, or better ones? Escape Routes • Seth's London Clubland: A Companion for the Curious  • Ros's choice – A Life by Simone Veil. • John's choices – The Red Brigades: The Terrorists who Brought Italy to its Knees by John Foot and Judgment At Tokyo by Gary J Bass.  • Andrew's choice – the Battle-Action mini-series. • Back us on Patreon for ad-free listening, bonus materials and more.  Written and presented by Andrew Harrison, Ros Taylor and Seth Thévoz. Audio production by Robin Leeburn. Theme music by Cornershop. Produced by Chris Jones. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production. www.podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As Italy switches sides, Hitler hatches a plan to rescue his pal. But with the Axis collapsing on all fronts, Mussolini makes for Switzerland - stowed away and in disguise. For Il Duce's enemies, the race is on to get to him first. His downfall will come at the hands of his own people… A Noiser production, written by Jeff Dawson. Many thanks to Giulia Albanese, Joshua Arthurs, John Foot, Nicholas O'Shaughnessy, Lisa Pine, Helen Roche. This is Part 7 of 7. Real Dictators will be back soon with, among others, the stories of Fidel Castro and Jean-Bédel Bokassa as well as some bonus content. Stay tuned... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It all starts to go horribly wrong… After the disastrous invasion of Greece, Mussolini sends troops to Russia. Benito's Blitz prompts bemusement in Britain. An Italian assassin somehow survives the firing squad. A famous American mobster helps the Allies in Sicily. And Il Duce's son telephones his father with devastating news… A Noiser production, written by Jeff Dawson. Many thanks to Giulia Albanese, Joshua Arthurs, John Foot, Nicholas O'Shaughnessy, Lisa Pine, Helen Roche. This is Part 6 of 7. Get every episode of Real Dictators a week early with Noiser+. You'll also get ad-free listening, bonus material and early access to shows across the Noiser network. Click the Noiser+ banner to get started. Or, if you're on Spotify or Android, go to noiser.com/subscriptions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

At the Munich Conference, Mussolini postures as a peacemaker. With Hitler in the ascendancy, the Rome-Berlin Axis is upgraded to a military alliance. High on fascist adrenaline, Il Duce invades Albania. Soon, in the backdraft of the German Blitzkrieg, he will declare war on Britain and France… A Noiser production, written by Jeff Dawson. Many thanks to Giulia Albanese, Joshua Arthurs, John Foot, Nicholas O'Shaughnessy, Lisa Pine, Helen Roche, Thomas Weber. This is Part 5 of 7. Get every episode of Real Dictators a week early with Noiser+. You'll also get ad-free listening, bonus material and early access to shows across the Noiser network. Click the Noiser+ banner to get started. Or, if you're on Spotify or Android, go to noiser.com/subscriptions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Il Duce uses propaganda to become a folk hero - part saint, part Father Christmas. He bans journalists from mentioning his birthday or the fact he's a grandfather - to promote an image of eternal youth. Ernest Hemingway arrives in Switzerland to interview the Italian strongman, and sees right through him. Italy launches a genocidal campaign in Libya and gets away with it. And as the World Cup comes to the Fatherland, Benito Mussolini prepares to finally meet one Adolf Hitler… A Noiser production, written by Jeff Dawson. Many thanks to Giulia Albanese, Joshua Arthurs, John Foot, Nicholas O'Shaughnessy, Lisa Pine, Helen Roche. This is Part 4 of 7. Get every episode of Real Dictators a week early with Noiser+. You'll also get ad-free listening, bonus material and early access to shows across the Noiser network. Click the Noiser+ banner to get started. Or, if you're on Spotify or Android, go to noiser.com/subscriptions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

World leaders line up to hail the new Italian strongman. But the fascists are already silencing dissenting voices. An epochal discovery in Egypt's Valley of the Kings unleashes a curse, or so Mussolini believes. Il Duce gets his top off in the wheat fields - making sure to be caught on camera. He comes to an arrangement with the Pope and meets the woman who will ultimately die by his side. Meanwhile, an Anglo-Irish aristocrat prepares to make an astonishing attempt on Mussolini's life… A Noiser production, written by Jeff Dawson. Many thanks to Giulia Albanese, Joshua Arthurs, John Foot, Nicholas O'Shaughnessy, Lisa Pine, Helen Roche. This is Part 3 of 7. Get every episode of Real Dictators a week early with Noiser+. You'll also get ad-free listening, bonus material and early access to shows across the Noiser network. Click the Noiser+ banner to get started. Or, if you're on Spotify or Android, go to noiser.com/subscriptions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wounded at the Front, Mussolini's war ends early. A playboy aristocrat forms his own private army, offering inspiration to Il Duce. As Italian workers go on strike, Mussolini's goons crack skulls on the streets. And in a smoke-filled hall in Milan, he declares the birth of a new movement. His fascists will soon begin an audacious march on the capital… A Noiser production, written by Jeff Dawson. Many thanks to Giulia Albanese, Joshua Arthurs, John Foot, Nicholas O'Shaughnessy, Lisa Pine, Helen Roche. This is Part 2 of 7. Get every episode of Real Dictators a week early with Noiser+. You'll also get ad-free listening, bonus material and early access to shows across the Noiser network. Click the Noiser+ banner to get started. Or, if you're on Spotify or Android, go to noiser.com/subscriptions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We begin at the end… in 1945, with a pile of bodies dumped in Milan then strung up for all to see. Among them, the most powerful man in Italy. One of the most significant figures in modern history. How did it come to this? In this episode, we scroll back to follow the start of Benito Mussolini's extraordinary rise. From humble origins as the son of a blacksmith and a schoolteacher, Il Duce will emerge as an incendiary journalist and activist. And before long, the onetime vagrant and draft-dodger will be on his way to the front line of World War One… A Noiser production, written by Jeff Dawson. Many thanks to Giulia Albanese, Joshua Arthurs, John Foot, Nicholas O'Shaughnessy, Lisa Pine, Helen Roche. This is Part 1 of 7. Get every episode of Real Dictators a week early with Noiser+. You'll also get ad-free listening, bonus material and early access to shows across the Noiser network. Click the Noiser+ banner to get started. Or, if you're on Spotify or Android, go to noiser.com/subscriptions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jenin Younes is Litigation Counsel for the New Civil Liberties Alliance and was one of the most important civil rights attorneys during the COVID era. She joined me to discuss the broad political coalition that opposed mandates and lockdowns but is now fracturing over the war in Gaza.   Tickets for ICARUS FEST 2024 on sale now: https://www.icarusfest.com/   New courses at Unregistered Academy: FASCISM with Thaddeus Russell, John Foot, and David Beito https://www.unregisteredacademy.com/fascism A RENEGADE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES with Thaddeus Russell https://www.unregisteredacademy.com/renegade-history   BECOME A MEMBER OF UNREGISTERED ACADEMY at https://www.unregisteredacademy.com/ for access to the Foucault webinar and other live and video courses taught by Thaddeus Russell and invited experts: Israel and Palestine: Origins of the Gaza War Foucault Neoconservatism The Ukraine War: Russia vs. The West The New Deal American Slavery The Cold War History of NATO Malcolm X The Religious Right World War II: The Great Blowback The JFK Assassination History of the CIA Great Books: Plato's Republic Great Books: Aristotle's Politics Great Books: The Bible Book Club: Bronze Age Mindset by Bronze Age Pervert Book Club: The Permanent Revolution by James Burnham Book Club: The Unabomber Manifesto by Theodore Kaczynski Book Club: Capitalist Realism by Mark Fisher   Become a PATRON OF UNREGISTERED at https://www.patreon.com/unregistered and get: Access to Unregistered Live, the weekly live Zoom meeting with Thad and patrons of Unregistered Bonus episodes featuring interviews with Curtis Yarvin, Ben Burgis, Michael Malice, Cody Wilson, Batya Ungar-Sargon, Hotep Jesus, and Buck Johnson

I was joined by Munther Younes, a lecturer of linguistics at Cornell University, who was born and raised in the West Bank before, during, and after the Israeli occupation.   Tickets for ICARUS FEST 2024 on sale now: https://www.icarusfest.com/   New courses at Unregistered Academy: FASCISM with Thaddeus Russell, John Foot, and David Beito https://www.unregisteredacademy.com/fascism A RENEGADE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES with Thaddeus Russell https://www.unregisteredacademy.com/renegade-history   BECOME A MEMBER OF UNREGISTERED ACADEMY at https://www.unregisteredacademy.com/ for access to the Foucault webinar and other live and video courses taught by Thaddeus Russell and invited experts: Israel and Palestine: Origins of the Gaza War Foucault Neoconservatism The Ukraine War: Russia vs. The West The New Deal American Slavery The Cold War History of NATO Malcolm X The Religious Right World War II: The Great Blowback The JFK Assassination History of the CIA Great Books: Plato's Republic Great Books: Aristotle's Politics Great Books: The Bible Book Club: Bronze Age Mindset by Bronze Age Pervert Book Club: The Permanent Revolution by James Burnham Book Club: The Unabomber Manifesto by Theodore Kaczynski Book Club: Capitalist Realism by Mark Fisher   Become a PATRON OF UNREGISTERED at https://www.patreon.com/unregistered and get: Access to Unregistered Live, the weekly live Zoom meeting with Thad and patrons of Unregistered Bonus episodes featuring interviews with Curtis Yarvin, Ben Burgis, Michael Malice, Cody Wilson, Batya Ungar-Sargon, Hotep Jesus, and Buck Johnson  

Mussolini er kommet med i alle Hitlers krige. Men det går ikke ret godt og han er efterhånden også blevet ret træt at at skulle gøre som Hitler siger hele tiden. Da krigslykken vender for tyskerne, må Il Duce få benene på nakken. Manus & fortæller: Nicholas Durup Thomsen. Lyddesign: Tobias Ingemann. Soundtrack: Mikkel Bøgeskov Andersson & Tobias Ingemann. Redaktør: Emil Rothstein-Christensen. DRredaktør: Anders Eriksen Stegger. Produceret for P3 af MonoMono. Kilder: Blood And Power, John Foot - 2022. Fascismens Italien, Flemming Larsen - 2010. Mussolini og Fascismen, Margaret Mulvihill - 1993. Mussolini, R.J.B. Bosworth - 2003. Fascist Voices, Christopher Duggan - 2015. My autobiography, Benito Mussolini - 1994. Mussolini and Italy, Edward Townley - 2015.

Benito Mussolini og Adolf Hitler er blevet rigtig gode venner. Faktisk kan det være svært at adskille de to. Hitler har altid set op til fascismens fader, Il Duce. Men der opstår snart en konkurrence om hvem af dem, der egentlig er den bedste og stærkeste facist. Og dér begynder Mussolini hurtigt at sakke bagud. Manus & fortæller: Nicholas Durup Thomsen. Lyddesign: Tobias Ingemann. Soundtrack: Mikkel Bøgeskov Andersson & Tobias Ingemann. Redaktør: Emil Rothstein-Christensen. DRredaktør: Anders Eriksen Stegger. Produceret for P3 af MonoMono. Kilder: Blood And Power, John Foot - 2022. Fascismens Italien, Flemming Larsen - 2010. Mussolini og Fascismen, Margaret Mulvihill - 1993. Mussolini, R.J.B. Bosworth - 2003. Fascist Voices, Christopher Duggan - 2015. My autobiography, Benito Mussolini - 1994. Mussolini and Italy, Edward Townley - 2015.

Vi skal på sightseeing i Mussolinis Rom, hvor fascismen gennemsyrer alt fra sporvogne til biograffilm. Alle skal tvinges til at forstå, hvor fantastisk Il Duces nye Italien er. Og så er det også på tide at tage ud i verden for at skabe et italiensk imperium. Manus & fortæller: Nicholas Durup Thomsen. Lyddesign: Tobias Ingemann. Soundtrack: Mikkel Bøgeskov Andersson & Tobias Ingemann. Redaktør: Emil Rothstein-Christensen. DRredaktør: Anders Eriksen Stegger. Produceret for P3 af MonoMono. Kilder: Blood And Power, John Foot - 2022. Fascismens Italien, Flemming Larsen - 2010. Mussolini og Fascismen, Margaret Mulvihill - 1993. Mussolini, R.J.B. Bosworth - 2003. Fascist Voices, Christopher Duggan - 2015. My autobiography, Benito Mussolini - 1994. Mussolini and Italy, Edward Townley - 2015.

Mussolini er begyndt at kalde sig selv for Il Duce - Lederen, og har besluttet sig for, at det nu er på tide at tage magten i Italien én gang for alle. Hovedstaden skal indtages. Og forstædernes fascister begynder at marchere mod Rom Manus & fortæller: Nicholas Durup Thomsen. Lyddesign: Tobias Ingemann. Soundtrack: Mikkel Bøgeskov Andersson & Tobias Ingemann. Redaktør: Emil Rothstein-Christensen. DRredaktør: Anders Eriksen Stegger. Produceret for P3 af MonoMono. Kilder: Blood And Power, John Foot - 2022. Fascismens Italien, Flemming Larsen - 2010. Mussolini og Fascismen, Margaret Mulvihill - 1993. Mussolini, R.J.B. Bosworth - 2003. Fascist Voices, Christopher Duggan - 2015. My autobiography, Benito Mussolini - 1994. Mussolini and Italy, Edward Townley - 2015. Benito Mussolini, David Downing - 2002.

Benito Mussolini opfinder facismen, fordi han er mega vred. Han synes, Italien er et udueligt land med en uduelig befolkning, der skal opdrages. Hans løsning er at lave et nyt parti, og så ellers tæve lidt fornuft ind i alle dem, som er uenige med ham og hans nye venner. Nu skal der orden i sagerne. Manus & fortæller: Nicholas Durup Thomsen. Lyddesign: Tobias Ingemann. Soundtrack: Mikkel Bøgeskov Andersson & Tobias Ingemann. Redaktør: Emil Rothstein-Christensen. DRredaktør: Anders Eriksen Stegger. Produceret for P3 af MonoMono. Kilder: Blood And Power, John Foot - 2022. Fascismens Italien, Flemming Larsen - 2010. Mussolini og Fascismen, Margaret Mulvihill - 1993. Mussolini, R.J.B. Bosworth - 2003. Fascist Voices, Christopher Duggan - 2015. My autobiography, Benito Mussolini - 1994. Mussolini and Italy, Edward Townley - 2015. Benito Mussolini, David Downing - 2002.

This week, join Simon on a deep dive through time into the evolution and possible origins of neurodiversity. From the ancient wisdom of neurodivergent shamans to the brilliant minds of Einstein, Darwin, and van Gogh, we'll uncover the hidden stories of how neurodiversity has been shaping our world in unexpected ways.But it's not all sunshine and rainbows. We'll also explore the dark side of how society has often misunderstood and marginalized those who think differently, and how the fight for neurodiversity acceptance is still an ongoing battle.1. Barack, D. L., Ludwig, V. U., Parodi, F., Ahmed, N., Brannon, E. M., Ramakrishnan, A., & Platt, M. L. (2024). Attention deficits linked with proclivity to explore while foraging. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 291(1984), 20222584. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2022.25842. Basaglia, F. (1987). The Man Who Closed the Asylums: Franco Basaglia and the Revolution in Mental Health Care. John Foot.3. Donald, M. (1991). Origins of the Modern Mind: Three Stages in the Evolution of Culture and Cognition. Harvard University Press.4. Eisenberg, D. T., Campbell, B., Gray, P. B., & Sorenson, M. D. (2008). Dopamine receptor genetic polymorphisms and body composition in undernourished pastoralists: An exploration of nutrition indices among nomadic and recently settled Ariaal men of northern Kenya. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 8(1), 173. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-8-1735. EurekAlert. (2021, April 7). ADHD and other disorders share the same cognitive deficits. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/6480996. Feynman, R. P. (1985). "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character. W. W. Norton & Company.7. Foucault, M. (1988). Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason. Vintage.8. Hacking, I. (1975). Why Does Language Matter to Philosophy? Cambridge University Press.9. Laing, R. D. (1967). The Politics of Experience and The Bird of Paradise. Penguin UK.10. Mashour, G. A., & Alkire, M. T. (2013). Evolution of Consciousness: Phylogeny, Ontogeny, and Emergence from General Anesthesia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 110(Supplement 2), 10357-10364.11. New Atlas. (2023, March 10). Evolutionary benefits of ADHD illuminate why it's so common. https://newatlas.com/science/adhd-evolutionary-benefits-foraging-explore-exploit/13. Rogers, A., & Pilgrim, D. (2014). A Sociology of Mental Health and Illness. McGraw-Hill Education (UK).14. Silberman, S. (2015). NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity. Avery.15. Spikins, P. (2013). The Stone Age Origins of Autism. Recent Advances in Autism Spectrum Disorders - Volume II. InTech. http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/5388316. Temple Grandin's website: https://www.templegrandin.com/, various YouTube videos and articles.17. Thagard, P. (2013, May 21). When Did Consciousness Evolve?. Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/hot-thought/201305/when-did-consciousness-evolve18. The Art of Autism. (2020, November 28). Was Napoleon Bonaparte on the Autism Spectrum? https://the-art-of-autism.com/was-napoleon-bonaparAs ever we thank you, our loyal listeners for sticking with us. We would love to hear from you and our Twitter is open @AtypicalThePod for messages and comments. Have a topic you would like us to cover, or do you fancy joining us for a natter, maybe tell us about your area of interest or expertise and share these things with everyone. We would also recommend our friend The Autistic Women for another great view on living with autism and our friends at the All Bets are Off podcast who cover addiction.

Il 10 ottobre è la giornata mondiale della salute mentale: partiremo dalla rivoluzione italiana realizzata dallo psichiatra Franco Basaglia e che ha portato alla legge 180 con cui dal 1978 sono stati chiusi i manicomi. Poi parleremo di eco-ansia in Africa e nelle nuove generazioni e di salute mentale e capitalismo.  -- Ospiti della puntata Antonella Serrecchia e Jessica Mariana Masucci --  Contributi audio di: Shamim Wasii Nyanda, sociologa, delegata ONU per la finanza climatica, Ziada Kassimu, assistente medica e attivista per il clima. I contributi audio di questa puntata sono tratti dal canale YouTube 0mnemosine0 del 14 agosto 2011 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m8jU3dyFqA&ab_channel=0mnemosine0. Le fonti degli articoli citati nella puntata sono le seguenti: What the World Can Learn From an Italian City's Approach to Mental Health, Slate Magazein, 13 marzo 2023, https://slate.com/technology/2023/03/trieste-italy-community-mental-health.html; The Man Who Closed the Asylums: Franco Basaglia and the Revolution in Mental Health Care by John Foot – review, The Guardian, 19 agosto 2015, https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/aug/19/man-who-closed-asylums-franco-basaglia-review; La salute mentale nel mondo. Il rapporto OMS 2022, https://www.saluteinternazionale.info/2022/10/la-salute-mentale-nel-mondo-il-rapporto-oms-2022/; Archivio Basaglia, Il Tascabile, 26 settembre 2023, https://www.iltascabile.com/societa/archivio-basaglia/; This is what Africa's youth think about climate change, Weforum, 9 dicembre 2021, https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/12/climate-change-africa-eco-anxiety/; Mental health and climate change in Africa, Cambridge University Press, 17 giugno 2022, https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-international/article/mental-health-and-climate-change-in-africa/65A414598BA1D620F4208A9177EED94B; Is Therapy-Speak Making Us Selfish?, Bustle, 7 aprile 2023, https://www.bustle.com/wellness/is-therapy-speak-making-us-selfish; Il fronte psichico. Inchiesta sulla salute mentale degli italiani, Jessica Mariana Masucci, Nottetempo. Fuori anche da qui: Giulia Lazzarini, Muri, Festival della Mente 2012, https://www.spreaker.com/user/14440405/05-lazzarini. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Radicals in Conversation in-haus is a podcast series collaboration between Pluto Press and Bookhaus, an independent bookshop in Bristol. RIC in-haus is recorded on location at Bookhaus. The bookshop's ‘in-haus' events programme features authors of some of the most exciting radical nonfiction being published today. Episode 9 was recorded in May 2023. David Broder came to Bookhaus to talk about his new book, Mussolini's Grandchildren: Fascism in Contemporary Italy, which was published by Pluto Press in March. David is a historian of the Italian far-right and Europe editor for Jacobin. His writing has also appeared in the New Statesman, New York Times, Guardian, Independent, New Left Review and Tribune. He's joined in conversation by John Foot, Professor of Modern Italian History at the University of Bristol, and author of Blood and Power: The Rise and Fall of Italian Fascism.  David joined us on Radicals in Conversation in September 2022, shortly after Giorgia Meloni's Fratelli d'Italia party won the Italian general election. Now, several months on, David and John discuss how things have panned out for the new fascist government, both domestically and on the international stage. bookhausbristol.com/shop

Il 20 giugno il parlamento britannico ha approvato un rapporto contro l'ex premier Boris Johnson, che ha mentito sulle feste tenute a Downing street durante il lockdown del 2020. Alle elezioni di domenica in Guatemala si sono registrati una forte astensione, un gran numero di voti nulli e un ottimo risultato per un candidato poco conosciuto. John Foot, storico britannicoCamilla Desideri, editor di America Latina di InternazionaleVideo Boris Johnson: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/video/2023/jun/20/boris-johnson-mislead-parliament-about-partygate-mps-overwhelmingly-agree-video-reportVideo Guatemala: https://twitter.com/SandraTorresGUA/status/1673081916680028161Scrivi a podcast@internazionale.it o manda un vocale a +39 3347063050Consulenza editoriale di Chiara Nielsen.Produzione di Claudio Balboni.Musiche di Tommaso Colliva e Raffaele Scogna.Direzione creativa di Jonathan Zenti.

Il 6 maggio Carlo d'Inghilterra sarà incoronato ufficialmente con una grande cerimonia nell'abbazia di Westminster. Il ricercatore ed esperto di intelligenza artificiale Geoffrey Hinton si è dimesso da Google per poter parlare liberamente dei rischi di questa tecnologia.John Foot, storico britannicoPiefrancesco Romano, caporedattore di Internazionale Video Carlo III: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aA-mbFTeIjs Intervista Geoffrey Hinton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpoRO378qRYVideo sui droni: https://www.internazionale.it/video/2023/05/04/droni-robot-guerraScrivi a podcast@internazionale.it o manda un vocale a +39 3347063050Consulenza editoriale di Chiara Nielsen.Produzione di Claudio Balboni.Musiche di Tommaso Colliva e Raffaele Scogna.Direzione creativa di Jonathan Zenti.

On Saturday the Giro d'Italia rolls out of Pescara on the Adriatic coast and, as ever, The Cycling Podcast will be there to document every stage, every polemica and every violation of the sacred codes of Italian gastronomy.  In this episode, Daniel Friebe, Lionel Birnie and Brian Nygaard present our comprehensive preview of the first Grand Tour of 2023: who is riding, where the race is going and – if you'll indulge our uncharacteristic speculation – who is likely to be in pink when the peloton arrives in Rome.  We hear, too, from our sometime Italian historical and cultural guru, John Foot, about the state of Il Bel Paese in 2023. There are also interviews with one of the men masterminding Remco Evenepoel's Giro bid, Soudal-Quickstep coach Vasilis Anastopoulos, and the journalist who, whatever happens on the road, will, as ever, be the undisputed crowd favourite of the next month, Ciro Scognamiglio of La Gazzetta dello Sport.  The Cycling Podcast is supported by Science in Sport. Follow us on social media: Twitter @cycling_podcast Instagram @thecyclingpodcast The 11.01 Cappuccino Our regular email newsletter is now on Substack. Subscribe here for frothy, full-fat updates to enjoy any time (as long as it's after 11am). Science in Sport The Cycling Podcast has been supported since 2016 by Science In Sport. World leading experts in endurance nutrition. Go to scienceinsport.com to see the whole range. MAAP The Cycling Podcast x MAAP collection is available now. Go to maap.cc to see the full MAAP range. GCN+ The Giro d'Italia will be live and uninterrupted with GCN's ad-free coverage so what better time to take out a subscription than on the eve of the season's first grand tour. Join Rob Hatch, Sean Kelly, Orla Chennaoui, Dan Lloyd, Adam Blythe and the rest of the team from Saturday. Go to globalcyclingnetwork.com or download the GCN app on your device to make sure you never miss a moment. All UK listeners can save 15% on an annual subscription at gcn.eu/cycling15 D Vine Cellars The Giro d'Italia is here. That means it's time for the Vinovagando too. Celebrate the 2023 Giro with the Girovagando Selection dvinecellars.com Friends of the Podcast Sign up as a Friend of the Podcast at thecyclingpodcast.com to listen to more than 60 exclusive episodes. The Cycling Podcast is on Strava The Cycling Podcast was founded in 2013 by Richard Moore, Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie.

A first, but certainly not the last, journey to Italy, the homeland of Ultras: with Richard Hall, founder of the Guardian Sports Network blog The Gentleman Ultra - a treasure trove of Italian soccer stories - and host of Inter Milan's English-speaking club podcast, we travel first to the 1990s, when Ultra fanculture first became visible across Europe as an alternative to Hooligan and other supporters cultures, and then try to explain the fascination of Calcio from Italy for all soccer fans, the stadium experience in Italy today, and the life of an English-speaking fan at the heart of one of Italy's great clubs. There is a lot more ground to cover on Ultras and Italy, of course - politics, power dynamics, and violence that now takes place almost exclusively outside of stadiums. Richard's experience is that of a fan himself. Some books and articles linked below deepen or reframe his impression - but they do not take away from the fascination he felt, and is feeling, when coming in touch with the culture in Italy's curvas, the terraces behind the goals in Italian stadiums. HELPFUL LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE:The Gentleman UltraRichard on twitterInter choreo against Benfica Lisbon, April 2023Pazza Inter Amala - Inter's club songInter Ultras - best moments (video)Tobias Jones on changes within Inter's ultra scenePerhaps the 3 best English books on Italian soccer:John Foot, Calcio: A History of Italian FootballTim Parks, A Season with Verona: Travels Around Italy in Search of Illusion, National Character . . . and Goals!Joe McGinniss, The Miracle of Castel di Sangro: A Tale of Passion and Folly in the Heart of ItalyPlease leave a quick voicemail with any feedback, corrections, suggestions - or just greetings - HERE. Or comment via Twitter, Instagram, Bluesky or Facebook. f you enjoy this podcast and think that what I do fills a gap in soccer coverage that others would be interested in as well, please Recommend The Assistant Professor of Football. Spreading the word, through word of mouth, truly does help. Leave some rating stars at the podcast platform of your choice. There are so many sports podcasts out there, and only ratings make this project visible; only then can people who look for a different kind of take on European soccer actually find me. Artwork for The Assistant Professor of Football is by Saige LindInstrumental music for this podcast, including the introduction track, is by the artist Ketsa and used under a Creative Commons license through Free Music Archive: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/

A un anno dalla sua elezione, il presidente del Cile subisce una grave battuta d'arresto con la bocciatura della sua riforma fiscale. L'emittente britannica ha reintegrato il conduttore e commentatore sportivo Gary Lineker dopo averlo sospeso per aver criticato una proposta di legge.John Foot, storico britannicoCamilla Desideri, editor di America Latina di internazionale Lineker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFL7rFjUBNsVideo animato: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5Vg5_AtwvoCile: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0g2-vonY7g4Scrivi a podcast@internazionale.it o manda un vocale a +39 3347063050Consulenza editoriale di Chiara Nielsen.Produzione di Claudio Balboni.Musiche di Tommaso Colliva e Raffaele Scogna.Direzione creativa di Jonathan Zenti.

In this episode of TGU podcast host Frank Risorto speaks with the author of the legendary football book 'Calcio' John Foot to discuss his new book 'Blood and Power - The Rise and Fall of Italian Fascism'. Frank sits down with John to discuss the process in writing his new book, the comparison between researching and writing his previous books, how Fascism in Italy used sport as a propaganda weapon, Benito Mussolini and Italian fascism, the movements rise to power and its bloody demise, the impact the regional divide played on fascism and the national football team and its players, what fascism did for Calcio and much more. **Please don't forget to follow, share and rate and review the podcast. It all helps to spread the word of the podcast and is greatly appreciated.** Enjoy the conversation and enjoy your Calcio! You can find John on Twitter at @Footymac You can find Frank on Twitter at @SerieA_Aust. You can find The Gentleman Ultra on Twitter @GentlemanUltra and at https://gentlemanultra.com

In 1978, Franco Basaglia reformed the Italian mental health system, closing the asylums. Who was he, where did he get his ideas, and what is the legacy of his ground-breaking decisions? Writer and historian John Foot brings us up to speed.Guest: John FootVisit theitalianfiles.com for full transcript and episode notes.

In a new episode of The Gentleman Ultra podcast series '3 World Cup Questions' host Frank Risorto asks the same three World Cup related questions to our friends in and around the world of Calcio. The three questions? What's your favourite World Cup moment? What's your favourite World Cup game? Who's your favourite World Cup team? Todays guest is historian, research director and author John Foot. John's responsible for arguably the greatest Italian football book in English, 'Calcio. The History of Italian Football' as well as other titles such as 'Pedalare! Pedalare! The History of Italian Cycling' and the recently released 'Blood and Power. The Rise and Fall of Italian Fascism'. This was an early morning chat before coffee so apologies if we got a World Cup year or two wrong. ##Please don't forget to follow, share, and rate and review the podcast. It all helps to spread the word of the podcast and of Calcio and is greatly appreciated. ## Thanks for listening. You can find John on Twitter at @Footymac You can find Frank @SerieA_Aust on Twitter. You can find The Gentleman Ultra @GentlemanUltra on Twitter and at https://gentlemanultra.com.

Historian John Foot discusses the movement in 1960s Italy to reform and eventually abolish the psychiatric asylum system. Specifically, he'll be focusing on the work of Franco Basaglia, whose antifascist politics drove him to radically alter the way in which mental health treatment is managed in Italy. John Foot is a historian and author based at the University of Bristol. He is the author of numerous books on Italian history and most relevant to the discussion today he is the author of The Man who Closed the Asylums, published by Verso books in 2015 and recently co-edited Basaglia's International Legacy: From Asylum to Community with Tom Burns. 

In his latest episode, Frank interviews John Foot, author of the seminal book 'Calcio: A History of Italian Football', one of the must-have books on the Italian game in the English language. Frank and John discussed the origins, history and the process behind his book 'Calcio', the referees influence on Italian football, controversy in Italian football, how writing the book changed his perspective on certain clubs and players, the media and personalities in Italian football, Italian football's missed opportunity, how different would the book look if it was written today, the divide between Italy's regions through football, the political and government influence on Italian football, a possible second Calcio book - fingers crossed - and more.

 John Foot is a professor of Modern Italian History at the University of Bristol in the U.K.  He is an expert on the life of Dr. Franco Basaglia, the visionary psychiatrist whose lasting impact on the Italian mental health system continues to inspire the world.We will explore Professor Foot's journey into this avocation, which was sparked by  the chance viewing the film San Clemente (1982) while on a trip to Trieste.Professor Foot is author of Franco Basaglia:  the Man who Closed the Asylums. He is a co-editor of compendium of essays about the impact of Trieste in other counties that emanated from a symposium held in Oxford in 2018.  It is titled Basaglia's International Legacy:  From Asylum to Community.We also explore in this interview the plan to translate into English a book that was originally published in 1968, L'istituzione negata (The Negated Institution), which had seminal impact on advancing the Basaglian revolutionary school of thought in Europe and South America.  That one man could have such profound impact on advancing a human-centered, community-based system of care for people living with mental illness is astounding.  This interview will provide some insights into Basaglia, who is relatively unknown in the English-speaking world.   Other resources associated with the interview:Documentary (1968)   I giardini di Abele  Book (1969) Morire di classeDocumentary (2013)  Dentro le proprie mura  

Join the Chronicles Tifosi Patreon community for exclusive patron-only podcast episodes and bonus content at serieachronicles.com/patreon. ****** Get your questions in for Mina and Nicky for the Serie A Chronicles Q&A show. Each week we answer your questions tweeted to us at @serieAchronpod using the hashtag #ChroniclesQandA. This week's questions: Hi Nicky & Mina. I have read John Foot's "Calcio" and "Winning at All Costs". What other books, blogs or documentaries would you recommend that do a good job talking about Calcio and Serie A? #ChroniclesQandA -Sanat (Chronicles Tifosi Patreon member) It seems like the metrics available in football are more detailed than in the past, and I wanted to get your take on how it has impacted the way you perceive the game.  As analysts and journalists, how has it changed the way you report on the game? Does it make your job harder or easier? Do you have a favourite go-to stat?  Do you think the average footballing fan is better informed as a result of having this information? -Anonymous (Chronicles Tifosi Patreon member) ****** This episode is sponsored by Calido Media. Talk to the team to discuss your digital strategy to fire up your business, connect to your ideal audience, and communicate your message: calidomedia.com.au We recommend: Riverside.fm online podcast recording studio: We record all audio & video with Riverside. WPX web hosting: 30 seconds support response time 24/7/365 with FREE unlimited website migration and the best hosting infrastructure for the fastest speeds. bCast podcast hosting. AppSumo apps and programs for productivity. Click to get $10 off. Forza Football - best fixtures and results smartphone app. ****** Tweet us your questions to @serieAchronpod with the hashtag #ChroniclesQandA for our ChroniclesQ&A mailbag show. Links: serieachronicles.com, Patreon, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram Please give us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts. Serie A Chronicles is a Media Chronicles production. Digital content and social media by Calido Media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Foot joins Long Reads for a discussion about Italy from the era of partisan resistance to the current predicament of "post-democracy"—and a resurgent right wing. John is professor of modern Italian history at the University of Bristol. His works include The Man Who Closed the Asylums: Franco Basaglia and the Revolution in Mental Health Care and The Archipelago: Italy Since 1945.Long Reads is a Jacobin podcast looking in-depth at political topics and thinkers, both contemporary and historical, with the magazine's longform writers. Hosted by Features Editor Daniel Finn.Read John's article "Closing the Asylums" here: https://jacobinmag.com/2018/05/asylum-franco-basaglia-psychiatry-mental-healthProduced by Conor Gillies, music by Knxwledge. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The pandemic has brought public health into focus while also serving as a magnifying glass that clarifies existing inequalities relating to class, race and gender. In this final instalment of the series, we'll hear about how illness is produced and managed under capitalism while trying to reimagine a world in which care for the ill is a central feature of our politics. This episode was produced by Aron Keller, James Roadnight, Sarah Vowden, Matt Huxley, Penny Grennan, Charlie Clarke, Hanadi Rammu with contributions from Ellen Clifford, Vijay Prashad, Ellie Bradford, Ros Reynolds-Grey, David Tovey, Prof. John Foot and Lynne Segal.

The host nation enters the tournament and to mark the occasion hosts Rob Murphy and Ciaran O'Hara are joined by John Foot, author of Calcio - the history of Italian football, to set the scene for a country ready to showcase itself to the world. We've three matches to review as well. UAE v Colombia, Soviet Union v Romania and Italy v Austria. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/italia90onedayatatime/message

Italy was full of confidence in 1990. The country was alive, at the cutting edge of sport and fashion and with a booming economy. About to host the World Cup, the nation's cyclists were on the cusp of a resurgence too. After three years of foreign victors at the Giro, an Italian led from start to finish. Gianni Bugno took the pink jersey in the opening time trial in Bari and defended it all the way to Milan – only the fourth man to lead the race all the way through, and only the second after Eddy Merckx in 1973 to actually do it in the maglia rosa. Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and Daniel Friebe look back at those heady days of 1990 and remember the song that defined the summer. No, not Nessun Dorma, the BBC's World Cup theme, Notte Magiche, or Magic Nights. We break down Bugno's victory, compare and contrast him to football's poster boy Roberto Baggio, assess the state of the Giro at the time, look at Italian cycling's re-emergence and ask how important a role the discovery of EPO as a performance-enhancing drug played in Italy's early Nineties renaissance.  We hear from author, historian and expert on all things Italian, John Foot, and from Bugno himself. There's another delve into The Cycling Podcast's back catalogue to discuss the so-called 'Zoncolan of the South', wine of the day, plus musical contributions from Amaraterra (who perform our Giro theme song, Cozze), and François Thomazeau. The Cycling Podcast is supported by iwoca and Science In Sport. COMING TOMORROW... A rest day at a grand tour usually means a trip to the launderette and a round of press conferences for The Cycling Podcast but tomorrow we look back to an incredible day in 2010 when almost a third of the peloton got in a big break to L'Aquila and Richie Porte announced his arrival as a stage race contender. WATCH OUR FIRST FILM Our first film, And So We Rode… is available for Friends of the Podcast to watch now. This is the story of Larry Warbasse and Conor Dunne packing their bags and going on a bikepacking trip in the French and Italian Alps after their pro team Aqua Blue Sport folded mid-season. It costs £15 to sign up as a Friend of the Podcast and you will be able to watch the film as well as listen to all our special episodes. http://thecyclingpodcast.com/join OUR SPONSORS iwoca became The Cycling Podcast’s title sponsors in March 2020. Iwoca specialises in supporting small businesses and can lend between £1,000 and £250,000. Applications can take only a few minutes to complete and they promise a fast and fair decision. To find out more, go to http://iwoca.co.uk Science In Sport is The Cycling Podcast’s longest-standing supporter. It’s a relationship that stretches back to the 2016 Giro d’Italia. Listeners can get 25% off Science In Sport’s range of energy drinks, bars, gels and cakes at http://scienceinsport.com with the code SISCP25 RIDE OUR GIRO If you have a smart turbo trainer, you can ride Our Giro on the RGT digital platform. Each stage is around 30 kilometres long and will be online for three days. Go to RGTcycling.com/our-giro (https://thecyclingpodcast.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e30db910a0fe0ac7464cd458e&id=b47ea6766a&e=be8e0a97d5) for details of how to download the app and sign up. Thanks to RGT and http://Veloviewer.com for helping us create Our Giro. GIRO WINE CLUB Our friends at http://Dvinecellars.com have put together a ‘Selezione Our Giro’ case of 12 wines from around Italy. There’s also a ‘Baby Giro’ case of six bottles. Use the code ‘Our Giro’ when ordering. Cases can be delivered in the UK, excluding the Highlands and Northern Ireland, and a donation from each case will be made to the Scuola Ciclismo in Cene.

Welcome to the first stage of Our Giro, a series of podcasts by Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and Daniel Friebe celebrating the best the Giro d’Italia and Italy have to offer. With the Giro d’Italia postponed because of the coronavirus crisis, The Cycling Podcast is embarking on a virtual grand tour instead. Starting in Budapest and finishing in Milan, our route will more or less follow that of the real 2020 Giro but with a few diversions thrown in along the way. Over the course of three weeks we will tell stories old and new about the Giro. We’ll have interviews and familiar voices and we’ll capture the flavour and sounds of Italy without leaving home. We hope it’ll have all the elements of our usual grand tour coverage, just without the racing. In this first episode, we look back at the 1946 Giro, the first after the Second World War which saw the rivalry between Gino Bartali and Fausto Coppi intensify, to see if there are any parallels between that race and the one that follows this coronavirus crisis. We speak to authors and historians John Dickie and John Foot, who also happened to be Daniel’s Italian professors. There’s also the introduction of some of the regular features we’ll be bringing to you over the next few weeks. We hope you join us on this virtual journey and enjoy the ride. The Cycling Podcast is supported by iwoca and Science In Sport. The title music for Our Giro coverage is called Cozze by Amaraterra (https://soundcloud.com/amaraterra-london) . FURTHER READING Pedalare! Pedalare! by John Foot and Disastro! by John Dickie and John Foot Dino Buzzati's The Giro d'Italia: Coppi versus Bartali at the 1949 Tour of Italy (VeloPress) COMING TOMORROW... The Hungarians. Who is the only Hungarian to take part in the Tour de France? Meet two youngsters from the country who are hoping to make a splash in the World Tour and hear a rare interview with Istvan Varjas, one of the most controversial people in cycling. OUR SPONSORS iwoca became The Cycling Podcast’s title sponsors in March 2020. Iwoca specialises in supporting small businesses and can lend between £1,000 and £250,000. Applications can take only a few minutes to complete and they promise a fast and fair decision. To find out more, go to iwoca.co.uk (https://www.iwoca.co.uk/) Science In Sport is The Cycling Podcast’s longest-standing supporter. It’s a relationship that stretches back to the 2016 Giro d’Italia. Listeners can get 25% off Science In Sport’s range of energy drinks, bars, gels and cakes at scienceinsport.com (https://www.scienceinsport.com/) with the code SISCP25 RIDE OUR GIRO If you have a smart turbo trainer, you can ride Our Giro on the RGT digital platform. Each stage is around 30 kilometres long and will be online for three days. Go to RGTcycling.com/our-giro (https://thecyclingpodcast.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e30db910a0fe0ac7464cd458e&id=b47ea6766a&e=be8e0a97d5) for details of how to download the app and sign up. Thanks to RGT and Veloviewer.com for helping us create Our Giro. STACY SNYDER’S MUGS ON SALE You may have to be quick but the first batch of Stacy Snyder’s Giro d’Italia mugs and cappuccino cups go on sale as soon as this episode finishes (assuming you started listening when it was first uploaded). This year, we are raising money for the Scuola Ciclismo in Cene, near Bergamo. This is a cycling school in one of the areas worst hit by the coronavirus crisis and a cause suggested by Team CCC’s performance coach Marco Pinotti in a recent episode. Go to Stacy’s Etsy page to buy the cups. https://www.etsy.com/shop/SnyderCeramics (https://thecyclingpodcast.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e30db910a0fe0ac7464cd458e&id=1d91fcd21a&e=be8e0a97d5) GIRO WINE CLUB Our friends at Dvinecellars.com (https://www.dvinecellars.com/) have put together a ‘Selezione Our Giro’ case of 12 wines from around Italy. There’s also a ‘Baby Giro’ case of six bottles. Use the code ‘Our Giro’ when ordering. Cases can be delivered in the UK, excluding the Highlands and Northern Ireland, and a donation from each case will be made to the Scuola Ciclismo in Cene.

“Apart from capitalism itself, is there any cultural and economic manifestation in the world today as ubiquitous, powerful and globalized as football?” John Foot assesses two new studies of the game; just over ten years ago, Elizabeth Strout introduced readers to a frustrated maths teacher called Olive Kitteridge. The novelist speaks to Roz Dineen about bringing Olive back onto the scene; the famously over-the-top cookery show ‘Two Fat Ladies’ last graced our television screens twenty years ago. Anna Girling celebrates the legacy of this unlikely union ‘The Age of Football: The global game in the twenty-first century’ by David Goldblatt‘Ultra: The underworld of Italian football’ by Tobias Jones‘Olive, Again’ by Elizabeth Strout See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dairygold May Milk Price Confirmed..Impending changes to slurry and fertiliser spreadingregulations, discussed.. Some basis for optimism.The 20 year-old Mercusor Saga might be coming to headas top -level negotiators from the South AmericanMercusor states have been reported as visiting Brusselsin recent days,How farmers are paying more into the Bovine TB EradicationProgramme.The 40th. Charleville Agricultural Show is taking place on the29th and 30th June.Broadcasting technical production work and overallsound co-ordination by John Foott at C103 Studios,Gouldshill (aka Gould’s Hill, Gooldshill ), Mallow,County Cork , Ireland. Podcast creation and post productionPodcast editing where required, by John Foot.Farm Talk is kindly sponsored by farmer-owned and farmer-operatedco-operative venture, Dairygold Co-Operative Society Limited.Farm Talk is broadcast twice -weekly on Saturday from 10am to 11 amand Wednesday 10pm to 11pm. Researched, edited, producedand presented by John O’Connor at C103 Studios, Mallow,County Cork, Ireland. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We're talking satire and scandal as we take a look at the Silvio Berlusconi biopic Loro and the Mel Gibson and Vince Vaughn starring thriller Dragged Across Concrete. Plus we welcome Professor of Modern Italian Politics and writer John Foot on to the show to talk about the rise of Berlusconi, comparisons to Trump and how Berlusconi's life and career are portrayed in Loro.Loro is Paolo Sorrentino's (The Great Beauty) latest film, exploring the unseen private life of one of modern Italy's most controversial figures with longtime collaborator Tony Servillo as Berlusconi. While Loro takes us through the extravagant parties of high society Italy, S. Craig Zahler drags us to the murky criminal underworld in Dragged Across Concrete, starring Gibson and Vaughn as two cops suspended after brutalising a suspect, whose plan to rob a criminal goes violently awry.Discussing the films this week are Sam Howlett, Kelly Powell, Steven Ryder and Lou ThomasFollow the team on Social Media:@SamHowlett_1 Sam Howlett@London_lou - Lou Thomas@irma_pep - Steven@ks_powell - KellyProduced by Jake CunninghamEdited by Mark Towers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amongst the items covered in our Programme this morning.Interview with Minister Michael Creed covering: EID Sheep Tagging at marts and factories, Imposing a sixty thousand euro BPS cap, Lairage at Cherbourg, in France for live calf exports, Loss of farm payments if hedges uprooted, or land burned during the closed season, ..Is a Brexit crash -out by the United Kingdom less likely following recent developments in the UK.. The question of a 200 euro payment for each Suckler weanling as sought by farmers, in addition to the funding being provided by the BEEP SCHEME. Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed talks to Farm Programme Editor, John O’Connor about all of the above plus some other questions... The Fianna Fail Spokesperson on Agriculture, Food and the Marine Deputy Charlie Mc Conologue puts the case for a sixty thousand euro BPS ceiling.. Part one of a report by Phelim O’Neill, Markets Specialist, Irish Farmers Journal on the recent “ Navigating Global Trade” Conference. Expert advice on grassland management and cow nutrition from Adrian O’Callaghan, Dairy Advisor, Teagasc Mallow.. PlUS A reminder that the Cork Central IFA meeting is now taking place on Tuesday instead of Monday due to the St.Patrick’s Holiday Weekend. Broadcast technical production operations and Podcast creation in addition to overall sound control by John Foot at C103, Gouldshill, Mallow, County Cork, Ireland. Farm Talk is kindly sponsored by farmer-owned and farmer-operated Dairygold Co-Operative Society Limited. The Farm Talk Programme is broadcast twice -weekly, on Saturday 10am to 11 am and on Wednesday 10pm to 11pm.. Researched, edited, produced and presented by John O’Connor, at C103 Studio Gouldshill ( aka Gooldshill), Mallow, County Cork , Ireland. Thanks for tuning in............. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Willem Haak and Wesley Victor Mak take you on a tour through the Bel Paese, the country of the mediano, the trequartista, the bomber and the ever-lasting support of the tifosi, but also the home of bribery, financial trouble, bankruptcies and weekly trainer dismissals. This week, we're joined by John Foot, writer of the Italian football bible 'Calcio', and learn about his views on the connections between Italian football and the country's political system.

“We have made Italy; now we have to make Italians,” Massimo d’Azeglio famously stated. Has football made Italians? And how do the country’s anxieties play out on the pitch? Goldblatt talks with historian John Foot about Italian football and its relationship to politics — from Mussolini’s use of the sport as a tool of fascism, to Silvio Berlusconi bringing Italy to the top of the football world, to current anxieties about immigration and national identity — and the failure to qualify for the World Cup for the first time in 60 years.

In 1978, Italy passed a law to shut down its Asylums. The asylums were ageing, horrfying institutions that weren’t so great at looking after people. Two people at the centre of the change were Franco Basaglia and his wife, Franca Ongaro Basaglia.  Historian John Foot accidentally discovered this story at a documentary screening, and wrote a book on them. He explains why what they did is such a big thing. Links from this episode: John’s book is available in all the places. The documentary that moved John was called San Clemente, by  Raymond Depardon and Sophie Ristelhueber. If you’re interested in how this ‘deinstutionalisation’ works with current mental health services, one of the best round ups is from the US (covering their system, but similar dilemmas). Of course, it’s by John Oliver. Songs from How to Close All of Italy’s Asylums:The Solist in the Living Room — Cold War KidsLa Strada — Nino Rota8 1/2 — Nino RotaParis Mood — Tom Waits

John Foot presenta La "Repubblica dei Matti", un libro Feltrinelli in cui l'autore con appassionato rigore storico ricostruisce la complessa vicenda di Franco Basaglia e della psichiatria radicale in Italia tra il 1961 e il 1978. L'autore ne parla con Franco Rotelli, psichiatra dell'équipe di Basaglia, e il conduttore radiofonico e psicologo Massimo Cirri. Per saperne di più sul libro: http://www.feltrinellieditore.it/opera/opera/la-repubblica-dei-matti/ 12/09/2015, Mantova.

La sera del 19 aprile scorso, alla libreria Modo Infoshop di Bologna, abbiamo presentato il libro di John Foot “La Repubblica dei Matti”. Franco Basaglia e la psichiatria radicale in Italia, 1961-1978 (Feltrinelli, Milano 2014). È un dato di fatto: ogni volta che organizziamo una serata su questi temi – la follia, il potere psichiatrico, le istituzioni totali ecc. – arrivano tante persone e fioccano domande e interventi. Fu memorabile la «Serata Foucault» con Mario Galzigna al Bartleby occupato (audio della serata qui) ed è stato memorabile quest’ultimo evento. Buono a constatarsi, dato che il prossimo libro collettivo di Wu Ming parlerà (anche) di malattia mentale e psichiatria durante la Grande guerra. Guerra che, come tutti sanno, è ancora in corso. Tra gli intervenuti al Modo Infoshop, del tutto inattesi e molto volentieri accolti, citiamo: Elena Boriosi Giacanelli. Autrice e traduttrice di libri su psichiatria e psicanalisi, ha vissuto la lotta contro il manicomio al fianco del marito Ferruccio Giacanelli, col quale ha scritto Le parole della psichiatria. Il cittadino e la salute mentale dopo la riforma sanitaria (1982). Compie gli anni proprio oggi, essendo nata il 12 maggio 1931. Ernesto Venturini. Amico e collaboratore di Basaglia prima a Gorizia e poi a Trieste, curatore del libro Il giardino dei gelsi. Dieci anni di antipsichiatria italiana (Einaudi, Torino 1979). Dal 1991 opera in Brasile, dove ha accompagnato la riforma psichiatrica nazionale, la legge 10.216/2001, fortemente ispirata alla nostra legge 180. Per saperne di più su di lui, utilissima quest’intervista fiume. Maria Stella Brandão Goulart. Docente al dipartimento di psicologia dell’Universidade federal de Minas Gerais (Belo Horizonte, Brasile), autrice di vari libri tra cui As Raízes Italianas do Movimento Antimanicomial (2007). Qui proponiamo il suo articolo del 2008 «La legge 180 e la riforma psichiatrica brasiliana: l’anniversario della lotta» (pdf). Gabriella Bollini. Sociologa, ha lavorato insieme alle istituzioni locali per trovare casa e lavoro agli ex-internati nel manicomio di San Giovanni in Persiceto (BO), da prima ancora che la 180 diventasse legge. N.B. Quando ha impostato l’intervento iniziale sul rapporto fra Trieste e il Brasile come “opera” postuma di Basaglia, Wu Ming 1 era del tutto ignaro della presenza in sala di Venturini e Brandão Goulart.

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At the start of the second week of this year's Giro d'Italia, we take the long view of cycle sport in Italy with John Foot, professor of modern Italian history at University College London. His book Pedalare! Pedalare! tells the fascinating story of how Italy fell in love with the bicycle and how cycle sport took a central role in national life. Continue reading →

En sending med noen av de repotasjene vi syns er verdt å høre igjen: Otto Fredriksson om forsesongtrening for keepere Marcus Gayle om sitt forhold til Wimbledon Kåseriet å elske den nest beste om livet i 1 divisjon Intervjuet med John Foot om hans forhold til italiensk fotball.