Podcasts about Siracusa

Animal behavior is pretty difficult to understand. Our cats and dogs cannot speak for themselves, and we often panic when they suddenly behave differently or erratically. Janet King and Dr. Alice Jeromin unpack the common reasons behind behavioral issues with your pets with Dr. Carlo Siracusa, a veterinary behavior specialist. They delve into the right way to manage aggression, anxiety, and chronic pain, which often cause problems with pet behavior. Dr. Siracusa also explains the direct (and sometimes negative) impact of diet, environmental changes, and extreme breeding in the everyday lives of your dogs and cats, as well as why every pet owner must advocate for higher standards in animal behavior.◇ ─ ◇ ─ ◇Froggy's Golf Ball Retrieval offers the best programs helping you achieve the most from your water hazards. Not only will we treat your course with the utmost professionalism, our experience in removing balls from water hazards has taught us how to operate in an efficient, safe and productive manner since 1995. As we move into our next chapter, Froggy's provides insured services, uses proven techniques and the most updated equipment to take care of the golf community.We handle even the toughest water hazards that make our competitors walk away. Froggy's is the Midwest's premier ball collection company. Froggy's offers several options to make your water hazards a profit center!Please call us today to arrange to have Froggy's harvest the balls from your water hazards.Contact Owner Emily Newland at 574-544-9890 or email Froggysretrieval@gmail.com◇ ─ ◇ ─ ◇All footage is owned by SLA Video Productions.

“I'd  like to propose a toast to the garden, to this beautiful planet, and to the gardener. You know,  some people have gardens, some people don't. But, they need to have a garden because Grandfather used to say, “We are all a garden in the world." So, I give thanks to the garden and the gardener.” —Carlo MontesantiAnd so, we have gathered to the final course in this banquet, Dolce. Dessert. Here at this table, we reflect on inheritance. Returning once more to conversations with Carlo Montesanti, Jessie Jowers, and Arianna Gelpke, this episode lingers on to ask if we can remember landscapes, and if we can do so over a shared meal. What does it mean to grow (food, family, and tradition), in a world that has increasingly been shaped by speed, extraction, automation and touristic ideals? Amidst these changes, what remnants will we be able to conserve? In "Dolce," we continue our walk at Slow Life Family Farm, moving between memory, archaeology and rituals made at the dinner table and reflect on the legacy of slow food—that it is not a cuisine and, maybe even, not exclusive to the romantic imagings of Italian provincial life. Perhaps, it is about the way we attend to Earth and care for its continuity, asking not what we can take from it, but what we can give in return. We also join Arianna at Corzano e Paterno to discuss the process of "reading the grapes" and the factors that influence wine-making. This episode contemplates sweetness as something more than a flavour, as a longing for ways of living that keep us in relation to one another and the land which feeds us. Fat of The Land is a series that asks us what we mean when we look for connection between people and the land. Following a desire for real relation, for deliciousness, and for slowness, each episode traces what happens when we follow this desire. This episode is brought to you by generous sponsorships from Ritū and Terra Elaÿa. Music and sound design in this episode is brought to you from the For The Wild Studio.Thank you to Carlo and Jessie of Slow Life Family Farm and Arianna of Fattoria Corzano and Paterno  for joining us in conversation.BiographiesCarlo Montesanti: Born in Siracusa, Carlo is an esteemed English-speaking guide in Eastern Sicily, known for his work with BBC nature documentaries and Netflix's Chef's Table series.Jessie Jowers: With a passion for the traditional uses of plants, Jessie brings a wealth of knowledge about local crafts, foods, and medicines to our farm's daily life. Arianna Gelpke: Arianna Gelpke is a representative of Fattoria Corzano and Paterno, working in the family farm, and wine, cheese and oil production. She is passionate for nature and working with the land in the pursuit of sustainable agriculture and high-quality artisan produce. Since Wendelin Gelpke purchased Corzano in 1971 and the subsequent addition of Paterno in 1974, the two-hundred-hectare farm has developed along three different lines: wine and oil production, artisanal sheep's cheese production, and “Agriturismo.”Partners RitūFat of The Land is a series about what it means to be in relationship with land, food, and the people who tend both across generations. Ritū was made with the same kind of care; six ancient plants, ground and blended into a morning cup that honors the land it comes from, delivered in a compostable bag that returns to the earth.Ritu built a custom landing page for us and would like to offer For The Wild listeners 25% their first month with a discount code FORTHEWILD25. To order yourself some Ritu, head to: drinkritu.com/forthewild Terra ElaÿaThanks also to Elaÿa for the support of this series. Terra Elaÿa is a sanctuary where ancient ways meet the needs of our time. We emerge at this time of crossroads, standing as a space for the transformation, renewal, and re-enchantment of the human spirit. Located in the heart of southern Italy, we provide a place to come into a deeper relationship with life: to slow down, listen, and restore embodied wisdom.Head to terraelaya.com to learn more upcoming Elaÿa experiences or to host an event.  Support the show

Fat of The Land, Episode 4, Contorni“Mother Earth is really asking us to touch the soil… it's not just enough to pray. We need to put our hands in the soil.”  —Carlo MontesantiContorni. The side dishes, or the surroundings. In this fourth episode of our series Fat of The Land, we turn towards the question of taste: how it is cultivated and remembered. Through conversations with Carlo Montesanti and Arianna Gelpke, the episode traces the shifting contours of Italian food culture amid tourism, commercialisation, supermarket convenience, and the global appetite for an imagined “Italian cuisine.” What happens to taste when food becomes spectacle, an export or a brand? And, what tastes are lost? Can they ever be reclaimed?Moving across Sicily and Tuscany, this episode reflects on taste as not just as a matter of preference but as a way of reading the earth. Contorni provokes us to consider taste in all of its forms: sensorial, cultural, economic and ecological. What desires for taste reveal about hunger itself: hunger for nourishment, nostalgia, identity, and connection to a place past… or of the now. Fat of The Land is a series that asks us what we mean when we look for connection between people and the land. Following a desire for real relation, for deliciousness, and for slowness, each episode traces what happens when we follow this desire. This episode is brought to you by generous sponsorships from Ritū and Terra Elaÿa. Music and sound design in this episode is brought to you from the For The Wild Studio.Thank you to Jessie of Slow Life Family Farm and Arianna of Fattoria Corzano e Paterno for joining us in conversation.Biographies Carlo Montesanti, born in Siracusa, is an esteemed English-speaking guide in Eastern Sicily, known for his work with BBC nature documentaries and Netflix's Chef's Table series.Arianna Gelpke is a representative of her family's farm, Fattoria Corzano e Paterno. She is passionate for nature and working with the land in the pursuit of sustainable agriculture and high-quality artisan produce. Since Wendelin Gelpke purchased Corzano in 1971 and the subsequent addition of Paterno in 1974, the two-hundred-hectare farm has developed along three different lines: slow wine, olive oil, and artisanal cheese production, along with “Agriturismo.”Partners RitūFat of The Land is a series about what it means to be in relationship with land, food, and the people who tend both across generations. Ritū was made with the same kind of care; six ancient plants, ground and blended into a morning cup that honors the land it comes from, delivered in a compostable bag that returns to the earth.Ritu built a custom landing page for us and would like to offer For The Wild listeners 25% their first month with a discount code FORTHEWILD25. To order yourself some Ritu, head to drinkritu.com/forthewild.Terra ElaÿaThanks also to Elaÿa for the support of this series. Terra Elaÿa is a sanctuary where ancient ways meet the needs of our time. We emerge at this time of crossroads, standing as a space for the transformation, renewal, and re-enchantment of the human spirit. Located in the heart of southern Italy, we provide a place to come into a deeper relationship with life: to slow down, listen, and restore embodied wisdom.Head to terraelaya.com to learn more about upcoming Elaÿa experiences or to host an event. Support the show

Hoy tenemos con nosotras a Siracura Librero, más conocida por Los cuentos de Sira. Hablamos de literatura infantil, de sus obras y la importancia que tiene leer para el desarrollo humano.

All'interno del programma di Radio PNR City Life, condotto da Giampaolo Cacciatore lo Spazio Diocesi con Sr Roberta: conferenza sulla pace, penultimo incontro del percorso "I miei passi nei tuoi panni" a Voghera, le visite guidate al Polo Culturale MAB con apertura straordinaria della Biblioteca Storica, il Rosario itinerante per le strade di Tortona, il pellegrinaggio diocesano in Puglia e Matera e due proposte estive per i giovani, tra Siracusa e le Alpi.

“I really feel I was called here, and I really feel this land itself is calling for human touch.”  – Jessie, Slow Life Family Farm Embracing hunger, desire, and a calling for connection, we're delighted to share the first episode of Fat of The Land with you.Fat of The Land is a series that asks us what we mean when we look for connection between people and the land. Following a desire for real relation, for deliciousness, and for slowness, each episode traces what happens when we follow this desire. This opening episode, Aperitivo, grounds us in Sicily with Carlo and Jessie at Slow Life Family Farm. Together with Ayana, they dive deep into the history of Noto, Sicily, and how it has sustained human life across centuries. What does it mean to be independent as growers and gardeners while also recognizing our interconnectedness with both the land and each other across time? Let this episode pique your appetite for more to come. This episode is brought to you by generous sponsorships from Ritū and Terra Elaÿa.BiographiesAt Slow Life Family Farm, we carry on the legacy of a 2nd generation family of guides, deeply embedded in the history and nature of Sicily. Founded by Carlo, a renowned historical and nature guide, and Jessie, an expert in natural plant uses, our farm is a living testament to a life intertwined with the land. Our mission is to cultivate not just organic produce but to foster a community around the authentic Sicilian way of life, integrating age-old traditions with sustainable living.Carlo: Born in Siracusa, Carlo is an esteemed English-speaking guide in Eastern Sicily, known for his work with BBC nature documentaries and Netflix's Chef's Table series.Jessie: With a passion for the traditional uses of plants, Jessie brings a wealth of knowledge about local crafts, foods, and medicines to our farm's daily life. Thank you to our partners and sponsors for this series: RitūFat of The Land is a series about what it means to be in relationship with land, food, and the people who tend both across generations. Ritū was made with the same kind of care; six ancient plants, ground and blended into a morning cup that honors the land it comes from, delivered in a compostable bag that returns to the earth.Ritu built a custom landing page for us and would like to offer For The Wild listeners 25% their first month with a discount code FORTHEWILD25. To order yourself some Ritu, head to: drinkritu.com/forthewild Terra  ElaÿaThanks also to Terra  Elaÿa for the support of this series. Terra Elaÿa is a sanctuary where ancient ways meet the needs of our time. We emerge at this time of crossroads, standing as a space for the transformation, renewal, and re-enchantment of the human spirit. Located in the heart of southern Italy, we provide a place to come into a deeper relationship with life: to slow down, listen, and restore embodied wisdom.Head to terraelaya.com to learn more upcoming Terra Elaÿa experiences or to host an event.  Support the show

Mark Leonard, co-founder and director of the European Council on Foreign Relations, speaks to EI's Jack Dickens about Europe's place in a changing world order.Image: The EU flag in Siracusa, Sicily. Credit: Alamy

La giuria della 61ª Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte della Biennale di Venezia ha messo per iscritto quanto i tribunali internazionali hanno già stabilito. Il 23 aprile, la presidente Solange Farkas e le altre componenti hanno dichiarato che "si asterrà dal prendere in considerazione quei Paesi i cui leader sono attualmente accusati di crimini contro l'umanità dalla Corte Penale Internazionale". Il Leone d'Oro e il Leone d'Argento, cerimonia il 9 maggio, non potranno andare né alla Russia né a Israele. Il mandato d'arresto della CPI contro Netanyahu è del novembre 2024. Da allora ha prodotto effetti in ambiti sempre più distanti dalle aule di giustizia. Una giuria culturale italiana, in piena autonomia, ha stabilito che quel mandato vincola anche le valutazioni estetiche. La Biennale si è limitata a precisare che la giuria "opera in piena autonomia e indipendenza di giudizio nell'esercizio delle sue funzioni": né approvazione né sconfessione, solo la presa d'atto di una distanza. Nel 2024 il padiglione israeliano era stato chiuso all'inaugurazione da Ruth Patir. Partecipa, espone, ma non concorre. La distinzione è netta: non è l'artista ad essere escluso, è lo Stato che lo rappresenta a diventare ineleggibile finché Netanyahu risponde all'Aja di crimini contro l'umanità. La Global Sumud Flotilla — 63 imbarcazioni partite stamani da Siracusa — naviga verso Gaza. Maria Elena Delia, portavoce italiana della missione, ha dichiarato ieri: «A Gaza non è cambiato niente dall'anno scorso, eppure ci dicono che va tutto bene». Anche la dichiarazione della giuria veneziana dice altro. I leader accusati dalla Corte Penale Internazionale di crimini contro l'umanità sono "attualmente" tali — non in astratto, non a titolo storico, ma adesso — nel momento stesso in cui si assegnano i premi. #LaSveglia per La NotiziaDiventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/la-sveglia-di-giulio-cavalli--3269492/support.

Il Consiglio Affari Esteri dell'UE ha chiuso il 21 aprile a Lussemburgo senza alcuna misura contro Israele. Nessun voto, nessuna sospensione dell'Accordo di Associazione del 2000. Kaja Kallas: «Non abbiamo visto un accordo politico, ma le discussioni continueranno». Spagna, Irlanda e Slovenia chiedevano la sospensione totale. Germania e Italia si sono opposte. Erika Guevara-Rosas, direttrice di Amnesty International, ha definito la decisione «un fallimento morale» che «resterà come un capitolo vergognoso nella storia dell'UE». Un milione di europei aveva firmato la petizione. Settantacinque ONG e quattrocento ex diplomatici avevano chiesto la stessa cosa. Nessun esito. Lo scarto italiano è documentabile. Il governo Meloni ha sospeso a marzo il memorandum di cooperazione militare con Israele. Quello stesso governo, a Lussemburgo, ha bloccato l'unico strumento multilaterale disponibile. Albares: «L'Unione Europea deve dire oggi con chiarezza a Israele che è necessario un cambiamento». Wadephul, per Berlino: la proposta era «inappropriata». Dal cessate il fuoco di ottobre 2025, oltre 740 palestinesi sono stati uccisi nella Striscia. Il West Bank Protection Consortium — guidato dal Norwegian Refugee Council — ha pubblicato Sexual Violence and Forcible Transfer in the West Bank: sedici casi di violenza sessuale in Area C della Cisgiordania occupata, attribuiti a soldati e coloni israeliani, su 83 interviste. Cinque soldati della Force 100, accusati di aggressione sessuale su un detenuto a Sde Teiman, erano stati reintegrati la settimana precedente, dopo l'archiviazione. Amnesty International: «Un altro capitolo inconcepibile nell'impunità strutturale del sistema legale israeliano». Flotilla Sumud: la nave arriva oggi in Sicilia. Domani 24 aprile salpa da Siracusa verso Gaza. #LaSveglia per La NotiziaDiventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/la-sveglia-di-giulio-cavalli--3269492/support.

How does a life rooted in danger, intensity, and survival evolve into one of reflection and storytelling? In this gripping and unforgettable episode, Philip Siracusa shares his journey From Being a Mafia Bouncer to The Horsefly Chronicles, revealing a life marked by extremes, hard lessons, and powerful transformation. Drawing from firsthand experiences, Philip takes listeners into a world few ever see—where loyalty, risk, and high-stakes environments shaped his early path. He reflects on the realities of that life, the choices that defined it, and the turning points that led him toward a new direction. This episode goes beyond the past, exploring growth, redemption, and the power of storytelling. How do you move forward from a life filled with intensity and danger? What lessons emerge from experiences most people only hear about? And how can those stories be transformed into something meaningful and impactful? Join us for a raw and compelling conversation that explores one man's journey from the shadows into the light—where truth meets transformation, and where every chapter tells a story worth hearing.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-x-zone-radio-tv-show--1078348/support.Please note that all XZBN radio and/or television shows are Copyright © REL-MAR McConnell Meda Company, Niagara, Ontario, Canada – www.rel-mar.com. For more Episodes of this show and all shows produced, broadcasted and syndicated from REL-MAR McConell Media Company and The 'X' Zone Broadcast Network and the 'X' Zone TV Channell, visit www.xzbn.net. For programming, distribution, and syndication inquiries, email programming@xzbn.net.We are proud to announce the we have launched TWATNews.com, launched in August 2025.TWATNews.com is an independent online news platform dedicated to uncovering the truth about Donald Trump and his ongoing influence in politics, business, and society. Unlike mainstream outlets that often sanitize, soften, or ignore stories that challenge Trump and his allies, TWATNews digs deeper to deliver hard-hitting articles, investigative features, and sharp commentary that mainstream media won't touch.These are stories and articles that you will not read anywhere else.Our mission is simple: to expose corruption, lies, and authoritarian tendencies while giving voice to the perspectives and evidence that are often marginalized or buried by corporate-controlled media

Il Board of Peace di Donald Trump ha un prezzo d'ingresso: un miliardo di dollari per un seggio permanente. Lo statuto è stato firmato il 22 gennaio 2026 a Davos, alla presenza di una ventina di Paesi. L'accesso è su invito del presidente, la leadership a vita. L'organismo non ha mandato ONU né rappresentanza palestinese. Il Financial Times ha rivelato il 21 aprile che rappresentanti del Board hanno avuto colloqui con DP World, colosso logistico di Stato di Dubai, per affidarle le catene di approvvigionamento nella Striscia: magazzini, tracciamento, sicurezza, porto a Gaza o sulla costa egiziana, zona franca. Una bozza citata dal giornale descrive un «sistema di catena di approvvigionamento sicuro e tracciabile». Tre le fonti citate. Un portavoce di DP World ha dichiarato di non essere a conoscenza di trattative. La Casa Bianca non ha risposto. Lo stesso giorno Unione Europea, Nazioni Unite e Banca Mondiale hanno pubblicato la Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment: servono 71,4 miliardi di dollari per la ripresa nel decennio, 26,3 nei soli primi diciotto mesi. Oltre 371.000 abitazioni distrutte, ospedali per metà fuori servizio, economia contratta dell'ottantaquattro per cento. Il rapporto prescrive che la ricostruzione «sia guidata dai palestinesi» con trasferimento della governance all'Autorità palestinese. I due documenti non si parlano. Il Board of Peace progetta un «ecosistema economico guidato dal porto» con piattaforme commerciali private emiratine e zone franche. Il rapporto ONU-UE chiede libertà di movimento, finanza trasparente, governance responsabile verso i palestinesi. Nessun finanziamento promesso si è ancora materializzato. Dal cessate il fuoco di ottobre, le forze israeliane hanno ucciso 776 palestinesi, secondo il ministero della Salute di Gaza. La flotta verso Gaza? Oggi ad Augusta è in corso il carico: circa 55 barche al porto Xiphonia nel Siracusano attendono le ultime arrivate dalla Spagna. Il 23 aprile la flotta confluirà a Siracusa. La partenza verso Gaza è fissata per il 24 aprile. #LaSveglia per La NotiziaDiventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/la-sveglia-di-giulio-cavalli--3269492/support.

A Bruxelles, il 20 aprile 2026, l'Unione Europea ha co-presieduto la ministeriale della Global Alliance per la soluzione a due Stati. Dubravka Šuica ha presentato la Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment: per ricostruire Gaza, con 1,9 milioni di sfollati, servono 71,4 miliardi di dollari. Da ottobre 2025, le forze israeliane hanno ucciso oltre 760 palestinesi nonostante il cessate il fuoco, secondo il ministero della Salute di Gaza. La conferenza parla di fase post-bellica. La fase bellica è in corso. L'Alto Commissario ONU Volker Türk ha scritto il 10 aprile che i bombardamenti «riflettono un disprezzo continuo per le vite palestinesi, reso possibile da un'impunità dilagante». Il premier palestinese Mohammad Mustafa ha dichiarato che la stabilizzazione richiede «una sola struttura di sicurezza, una sola legge, una sola arma» e il ritiro israeliano da Gaza. Nello stesso palazzo la Global Sumud Flotilla apriva il congresso parlamentare con la Dichiarazione per un corridoio marittimo ONU. Due conferenze, stesso giorno: una discute il futuro di Gaza, l'altra chiede di arrivarci. Il 19 aprile il Tribunale di Gerusalemme ha accolto la richiesta di Netanyahu di annullare la deposizione nel processo per corruzione. L'avvocato ha citato ragioni «di sicurezza e diplomatiche». La Procura aveva già obiettato. Era sospeso da febbraio per l'Iran, prima rinviato per Gaza, poi per il Libano. Hamas si è detto disponibile a cedere le armi di polizia interna, migliaia di fucili automatici, ma non i razzi. Due funzionari lo hanno riferito al New York Times il 20 aprile. Israele e Stati Uniti chiedono il disarmo totale. Flotte Sumud, Le imbarcazioni sono in rotta verso Siracusa. Il 21 aprile è previsto il carico degli aiuti al porto di Augusta. La partenza verso Gaza è fissata al 24 aprile. #LaSveglia per La NotiziaDiventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/la-sveglia-di-giulio-cavalli--3269492/support.

Novecento giorni. Nessun giornalista straniero è entrato a Gaza in modo indipendente dall'ottobre 2023. Il 13 aprile, la Foreign Press Association in Israele — che rappresenta giornalisti di 130 testate — ha depositato una mozione d'urgenza alla Corte Suprema per anticipare la decisione sul divieto. La risposta: nuova proroga. Scadenza al 24 maggio. La nona. Il governo israeliano presenta le memorie come materiale classificato, inaccessibile alla FPA e ai suoi legali. La FPA non può replicare ad argomenti che non conosce. «I rinvii hanno reso ridicolo il processo legale», ha dichiarato Tania Kraemer, presidente della FPA. «È ora che i giudici mettano fine a tutto questo.» Si sono uniti come amici della corte il CPJ, RSF e l'Unione dei giornalisti in Israele. Le ragioni del divieto si sono aggiornate: prima i combattimenti, poi gli ostaggi, infine la guerra con l'Iran. Thibaut Bruttin, direttore generale di RSF, ha scritto che il governo punta a posticipare «l'ingresso dei reporter» perché sa che una sentenza favorevole cambierebbe l'opinione pubblica mondiale. Oltre 220 giornalisti palestinesi sono stati uccisi a Gaza. Almeno 70, secondo RSF, erano stati identificati come obiettivi. Il 16 aprile Ciriani ha confermato alla Camera la sospensione del rinnovo del memorandum di cooperazione militare con Israele. La lettera è stata inviata da Crosetto a Israel Katz il 13 aprile. Il testo non è pubblico. Il deputato M5S Pellegrini ha depositato richiesta formale per accedervi in Commissione Difesa. Ieri le prime imbarcazioni della Global Sumud Flotilla sono salpate da Barcellona verso la Sicilia, con Open Arms e la Arctic Sunrise di Greenpeace. Partenza per Gaza il 24 aprile da Siracusa. «Il buio di Gaza non è un effetto collaterale», ha scritto il CPJ il 13 aprile. «È una scelta.» #LaSveglia per La NotiziaDiventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/la-sveglia-di-giulio-cavalli--3269492/support.

In this episode, I discuss with fellow physiotherapist Carina SiracusaExplanation of our body's bowel and bladder function At what level Parkinson's, Multiple Sclerosis and Stroke affect these systemsMedication considerations and side effectsHow is the pelvic floor related and how it is NOTHow we can help as physiotherapists How patients can advocate for themselvesDr. Carina Siracusa has been a practicing physical therapist since she graduated from Ohio University with her doctorate in physical therapy in 2005. She has practiced in the areas of pediatric, neurologic, oncologic, and pelvic floor physical therapy in her tenure as a physical therapist. She currently works in the neurologic rehab department at OhioHealth in Columbus, Ohio, seeing patients of all ages and abilities with pelvic floor dysfunction. She also serves as the oncology rehabilitation coordinator and the wheelchair clinic coordinator in this hospital system. She has been teaching for the Academy of Pelvic Health Physical Therapy since 2010 in the pelvic health series. She has also taught as adjunct clinical faculty at several universities. She has given multiple presentations all over the world on the topics of neurologic and pediatric pelvic health. She also teaches several two-day courses on the subjects of pediatric and neurologic pelvic health.Instagram: @carinadptMentoring available through Carina: @SynapsePTMentoringTHANK YOU TO THIS EPISODE SPONSORSRC Health:  Use the link below for a discount at checkout!https://srchealth.com/?ref=PELVICFLOORPROJECTThanks for joining me! Here is where you can find out how to work with me:  www.pelvicfloorprojectspace.com/mel@pelvicfloorprojectspace.comSupport the show

Ti sei mai chiesto come è nata la lingua italiana? La storia dell'italiano è un viaggio affascinante lungo circa 3000 anni, che parte da un piccolo popolo di pastori nel Lazio e arriva fino alla lingua studiata e amata in tutto il mondo. Capire da dove viene l'italiano ti aiuterà a comprendere meglio la grammatica, il vocabolario e a scoprire perché l'italiano è fatto così com'è. Come Nasce l'Italiano? La Storia della Lingua Italiana Le Origini: Prima di Roma Un Mosaico di Lingue nella Penisola (Prima del 753 a.C.) Immagina l'Italia di circa 3000 anni fa, intorno al 1000 a.C. Non c'era nessuna "Italia" come la conosciamo oggi. La penisola era un mosaico di popoli diversi, ognuno con la propria lingua e la propria cultura. Al nord c'erano i Celti (o Galli), che parlavano lingue celtiche — sì, le stesse lingue imparentate con l'irlandese e il gallese di oggi. Al centro c'erano gli Etruschi, un popolo misterioso e affascinante. La loro lingua non è ancora stata completamente decifrata: sappiamo leggere le loro lettere, ma non sempre capiamo il significato delle parole. Nel sud e in Sicilia c'erano i Greci, che avevano fondato colonie così importanti che quella zona si chiamava Magna Grecia, cioè "Grande Grecia". Città come Napoli (Neapolis, "città nuova" in greco), Siracusa e Taranto erano città greche. E poi, nel centro della penisola, nella zona del Lazio, c'era un piccolo popolo di pastori e agricoltori: i Latini. Parlavano una lingua indoeuropea che oggi chiamiamo latino. PopoloZona geograficaLingua parlataCelti (Galli)Nord ItaliaLingue celticheEtruschiCentro Italia (Toscana, Umbria, Lazio)Etrusco (non completamente decifrato)GreciSud Italia e Sicilia (Magna Grecia)Greco anticoLatiniLazioLatino (lingua indoeuropea) Curiosità: La parola "Italia" probabilmente viene dalla parola Italói, un termine usato dai Greci per indicare le popolazioni del sud della penisola. Potrebbe derivare dalla parola víteliú, che significava "terra dei vitelli". Quindi "Italia" potrebbe significare "terra dei vitelli". Roma e il Latino (753 a.C. – 476 d.C.) La Nascita e l'Espansione di Roma Secondo la leggenda, Roma fu fondata nel 753 a.C. da Romolo e Remo, due gemelli allattati da una lupa. Nella realtà la fondazione fu un processo graduale, ma quello che è certo è che Roma, da piccolo villaggio, diventò piano piano una potenza enorme, conquistando prima il resto dell'Italia e poi tutto il Mediterraneo: Spagna, Francia (che i Romani chiamavano "Gallia"), parte della Gran Bretagna, il Nord Africa, la Grecia, il Medio Oriente... E con le conquiste romane, si diffuse anche il latino. Due Versioni del Latino: Classico e Volgare Esistevano, in pratica, due "versioni" del latino, ed è fondamentale capire la differenza tra di esse per comprendere la nascita dell'italiano. Il latino classico (o letterario) era quello che usavano gli scrittori, i poeti, i filosofi come Cicerone, Virgilio e Ovidio. Era una lingua elegante, complessa, con regole grammaticali molto precise. Era la lingua dei libri, dei discorsi ufficiali, dei documenti. Il latino volgare (dal latino vulgus = "popolo") era invece il latino parlato dalla gente comune, dai soldati, dai commercianti. Era più semplice, più diretto, e cambiava continuamente a seconda del luogo e del periodo. La parola "volgare" in questo contesto non significa "brutto" o "maleducato" come in italiano moderno, ma semplicemente "del popolo". Ed è proprio dal latino volgare, non da quello classico, che nasceranno tutte le lingue romanze: italiano, spagnolo, francese, portoghese, rumeno, catalano e tante altre. Esempi Concreti: dal Latino Volgare alle Lingue Romanze SignificatoLatino classicoLatino volgareItalianoSpagnoloFranceseCavalloequuscaballuscavallocaballochevalMangiareederemanducaremangiaremanjar (antico)manger Come puoi notare, le parole italiane, spagnole e francesi derivano dalla forma volgare, non da quella classica. Il latino classico ha comunque lasciato tracce nell'italiano colto: da equus derivano parole come "equestre" e "equitazione". La Caduta dell'Impero Romano e la Frammentazione Linguistica (476 d.C. – IX secolo) Il Crollo dell'Unità Linguistica Nel 476 d.C. cade l'Impero Romano d'Occidente. Le invasioni dei popoli germanici — Goti, Longobardi, Franchi, Vandali — cambiano completamente la situazione. Senza l'unità politica di Roma, senza le strade romane efficienti, senza l'amministrazione centralizzata, il latino volgare parlato nelle diverse regioni comincia a evolversi in direzioni diverse. Immagina un grande fiume che si divide in tanti piccoli fiumi: è esattamente quello che succede alla lingua. In Francia, il latino volgare diventa piano piano il francese antico. In Spagna, diventa il castigliano antico. In Italia, diventa non "l'italiano", ma tanti volgari diversi: il volgare toscano, il volgare siciliano, il volgare veneziano, il volgare napoletano, e così via. L'Influenza dei Popoli Germanici sulla Lingua I popoli germanici che si stabiliscono in Italia lasciano tracce importantissime nella lingua. I Longobardi, per esempio (che dominano gran parte dell'Italia dal 568 d.C.), ci regalano parole che usiamo ancora oggi. Parola italianaOrigine longobardaSignificato originaleguanciawankjaguanciaschienaskinastinco, ossostincoskinkagambastampastampfjanpestarepancabankapancaguerrawerra (germanico)mischia, confusione La parola "guerra", che oggi usiamo quotidianamente, non viene dal latino! In latino classico, "guerra" si diceva bellum (da cui l'aggettivo "bellico"). La nostra parola "guerra" viene invece dal germanico werra, e arrivò in italiano probabilmente attraverso i Franchi o i Longobardi. Dalla stessa radice germanica deriva anche l'inglese war. Curiosità: durante questo periodo, le persone comuni non sapevano più il latino classico, ma la Chiesa continuava a usarlo. Questo creava situazioni curiose: la gente andava a messa e non capiva quasi niente di quello che diceva il prete! Perfino la parola "Italia" come entità geografica sopravvive durante questo periodo, anche se politicamente la penisola è divisa in mille pezzi. La Lombardia, per esempio, prende il nome proprio dai Longobardi. I Primi Documenti in Volgare Italiano (IX – XII secolo) Il Placito Capuano (960 d.C.) Il documento più famoso tra i primi testi in volgare è il cosiddetto Placito Capuano (o Placito di Capua), del 960 d.C. Si tratta di un documento legale scritto a Capua, vicino a Napoli. È una testimonianza in un processo riguardante delle terre contese tra un monastero e un proprietario terriero. La frase chiave, pronunciata dai testimoni, è: "Sao ko kelle terre, per kelle fini que ki contene, trenta anni le possette parte Sancti Benedicti." Che significa: "So che quelle terre, entro quei confini che qui si descrivono, le ha possedute per trent'anni la parte (il monastero) di San Benedetto." Guarda questa frase: sao (so), kelle (quelle), terre (terre), possette (possedette/possedé). Non è latino, non è ancora italiano moderno, ma ci stiamo avvicinando. È come vedere una fotografia sfocata che piano piano diventa nitida. L'Indovinello Veronese (Fine VIII – Inizio IX Secolo) In realtà, c'è un documento ancora più antico del Placito Capuano. È il famoso Indovinello Veronese, scritto tra la fine dell'VIII e l'inizio del IX secolo, trovato nella Biblioteca Capitolare di Verona: "Se pareba boves, alba pratalia araba, albo versorio teneba, negro semen seminaba." È un indovinello che significa: "Spingeva avanti i buoi, arava prati bianchi, teneva un aratro bianco, seminava seme nero." La soluzione? Le dita che scrivono! I "buoi" sono le dita, i "prati bianchi" sono il foglio, l'"aratro bianco" è la penna d'oca, e il "seme nero" è l'inchiostro. Questo testo è un misto tra latino e volgare e ci mostra esattamente il momento di transizione tra le due lingue. La Scuola Siciliana e i Primi Poeti (XIII secolo) La Corte di Federico II e la Nascita della Poesia in Volgare Nel XIII secolo, alla corte dell'imperatore Federico II di Svevia, a Palermo, succede qualcosa di rivoluzionario: un gruppo di poeti e intellettuali comincia a scrivere poesia in volgare invece che in latino o in provenzale (che era la lingua della poesia per eccellenza in quel periodo). Questi poeti formano la cosiddetta Scuola Siciliana (o Scuola poetica siciliana). Tra i più importanti c'è Jacopo da Lentini, che è considerato l'inventore del sonetto — sì, quella forma poetica di 14 versi che poi userà anche Shakespeare. Un'invenzione italiana, nata in Sicilia! La Diffusione del Volgare Toscano Quando le poesie siciliane si diffondono nel resto d'Italia, vengono copiate da scribi toscani che le "traducono" nel loro volgare. Questo significa che il volgare toscano comincia ad assorbire e rielaborare la tradizione letteraria siciliana. È un primo passo verso la centralità del toscano. Nel frattempo, in altre parti d'Italia fioriscono altre tradizioni letterarie: a Bologna, il poeta Guido Guinizzelli fonda il cosiddetto Dolce Stil Novo, una corrente poetica che parla dell'amore in modo nuovo e raffinato. Ma il volgare toscano comincia a emergere come il più prestigioso tra i volgari italiani. Dante, Petrarca e Boccaccio: i "Tre Padri" dell'Italiano (XIV secolo) Ed eccoci al momento più importante di tutta la storia della lingua italiana. Tre uomini, tutti toscani, tutti geniali, cambiano tutto per sempre. Dante Alighieri (1265–1321) Dante è il padre della lingua italiana. Senza Dante, l'italiano come lo conosciamo probabilmente non esisterebbe. La sua opera più famosa è la Divina Commedia (che lui chiamava semplicemente Commedia; l'aggettivo "Divina" fu aggiunto dopo da Boccaccio nel Trattatello in laude di Dante).È un poema di circa 14.233 versi in cui Dante viaggia attraverso l'Inferno, il Purgatorio e il Paradiso.

Hoy nos sumergimos en uno de los descubrimientos filológicos y arqueológicos más fascinantes de los últimos tiempos: el hallazgo en Francia de una página perdida del legendario Palimpsesto de Arquímedes. Acompañanos en este viaje a través del tiempo, desde la brillante Siracusa en la antigua Grecia, pasando por Alejandría y Constantinopla, hasta llegar a los laboratorios modernos donde los rayos X y la inteligencia artificial nos permiten leer lo que la historia intentó borrar. Hablaremos sobre la vida, obra y trágica muerte de uno de los mayores genios de la humanidad, y cómo vamos reconstruyendo el pasado, pieza por pieza, como un inmenso rompecabezas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's episode we are speaking with Dr. Carlo Siracusa, a professor of small animal behavior and welfare at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Veterinary Medicine.  Dr. Siracusa specializes in animal behavior, stress evaluation, and canine aggression. In a nutshell, Dr. Siracusa's research focuses on canine and feline behavioral issues-why they develop, how humans influence those issues, and best approaches to working with dogs facing these challenges. There are many factors at play in context to behavioural issues, from environment and socialization to stress, trauma, and changes in health that can affect them physically and behaviorally.In this episode we are focusing on dogs primarily because although so many of us have dogs we really don't understand a lot of what dogs experience living in our human worlds. Often we think in terms of our love and experience with and to dogs but not the other way around. The better we can understand the life of a dog, the better life we can offer them. We ask A LOT of this very specific, carefully curated species and it's time we really dig into the life of a dog as they see it and experience it.Thanks so much to Dr. Siracusa for this mind blowing conversation! Lots of Love, Kate & Jenn. Time Stamps:Intro: 00:16Interview: 8:20TA: 1:21:17Show Notes:https://www.vet.upenn.edu/directory/carlosiracusa/https://www.vet.upenn.edu/ryan-hospital/clinical-services/behavioral-medicine/

Time to CRUNCH College Athletics! On this special episode of “Conference Crunch”, we are joined by Tony Siracusa, managing editor of Last Word on College Football, for another insightful conversation. The topics today are the recent AFCA Convention, a certain vote, and the ramifications. Oh, this is just one topic. If you know the history […]

El genio científico utilizó sus conocimientos para desarrollar máquinas de guerra con las que defender su ciudad natal, Siracusa, del asedio de Roma.

Franco La Cecla"Somigliare agli autentici"Virgilio, mimesi e danzaEdizioni Cronopiowww.shopcronopio.itCosa significa somigliare? Uno dei più antichi fenomeni umani. Un antropologo, Franco La Cecla, tirato dentro la danza da Virgilio Sieni, scopre che danzare è una pratica che mira a modellare il proprio corpo e quello di altri. Nel modo con cui Virgilio lo fa c'è una peculiarità, un indurre il corpo altrui a tirar fuori gemellarità, imitando a volte corpi dipinti, a volte paralleli. L'antropologia qui, risvegliata dalla danza, si chiede cosa sia un corpo paterno, cosa sia danzare in piazza, a occhi chiusi, coi giardinieri pariah dei giardini Moghul a Delhi e cosa siano gesti antichi come stringere i polsi, far ruotare la testa altrui, modellare i corpi accanto (cosa che gli umani hanno sempre fatto inventando parentele). Franco La Cecla insegna Antropologia della moda allo iulm di Milano e Antropologia del Mediterraneo al made di Siracusa. Tra le sue opere più recenti Compassione. Un'antropologia politica (Castelvecchi, 2025), L'ottimismo del drago. Viaggio in Vietnam (Treccani, 2025), Lo stretto indispensabile (con Piero Zanini, tci, 2025).Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/il-posto-delle-parole--1487855/support.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarehttps://ilpostodelleparole.it/

Welcome to today's episode, with my friend & colleague, Dr Carina SiracusaIn today's  conversation, we focused on discussing dysautonomia and its implications for pelvic health, as well as the role of the autonomic system, the overlap of issues including POTS, MCAS & hEDS…and of course we talked about bowel health (shocker!) and the chapter we wrote on GI dysfunction in female athletes for Grainne Donnelly's new book ‘Sports Medicine & the Pelvic Floor' which is coming out in early 2026 (available for pre-order now!)In this conversation:​we explored how dysautonomia manifests in pelvic floor dysfunction, bladder and bowel issues, and its connection to conditions like POTS and EDS. ​The conversation covered diagnostic approaches, medical management strategies, and the importance of considering the autonomic nervous system in pelvic health treatment. ​We also discussed the broader role of physiotherapy in addressing both physical and mental health aspects, emphasising the need for therapists to recognise when to refer patients to other specialists while maintaining their scope of practice. ​The discussion highlighted the evolving nature of physical therapy practice and the profession's growing recognition of the importance of mental health and lifestyle factors in patient care…and much more! You can find Carina on Instagram as @carinadpt and of course you can find me there too as @michellelyons_physio If you're listening to this before the end of December, a reminder that my winter sale is still on for a few more days - you can use the code PF75 for a €75 discount on any of my online courses - all the details are at CelebrateMuliebrity.com

Tea Ranno"La fabbrica dei contrattempi"Il battello a vaporewww.battelloavapore.itIlaria ha otto anni e il suo più grande amico è l'orologio. È lui, infatti, che scandisce i mille impegni che lei esegue come un soldatino, senza mai niente di sbagliato: scuola, compiti, palestra, piscina... Una mattina, però, sul palmo della bambina spunta un fiore con tanto di radici! Per Ilaria inizia così un viaggio in un mondo fantastico, dove Mezzecalzette, Perdigiorno, Sfaccendati e Fannulloni la aiuteranno a ribellarsi al Tempo Tiranno che ti ruba la vita e a ricordare quanto è preziosa la noia.Tea Ranno, nata in provincia di Siracusa, è un'acclamata autrice per adulti (tra gli altri L'amurusanza, Terramarina e Gioia mia). Si è aggiudicata il Premio Chianti nel 2008 e il Premio letterario Città di Erice nel 2021. Per Il Battello a Vapore ha pubblicato anche Bellissima nella collana “Luna”.Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/il-posto-delle-parole--1487855/support.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarehttps://ilpostodelleparole.it/

Danska, ki predseduje Svetu Evropske unije, je v zadnjih mesecih na skupno mizo prinesla zakon, ki bi veljal v državah članicah Evropske unije, poimenovan Chat Control. Gre za nadzor zasebnega klepeta, ki med uporabniki poteka prek različnih aplikacij (WhatsApp, Signal, Messenger …), tudi tistih, ki danes veljajo kot šifrirane, torej zaklenjene. Zagovorniki zakona pravijo, da bi z zakonsko podlago in stalnim vpogledom v vse vrste komunikacije med državljani Evropske unije lažje našli in ujeli kriminalce in teroriste, nasprotniki, med njimi tudi celotna strokovna javnost, pravi, da je zakon zelo slaba ideja brez pravih argumentov.Slovenija je proti zakonu in se pridružuje Avstriji, Slovaški, Češki, Poljski, Nemčiji, Nizozemski, Finski in Estoniji. Neodločene so Belgija, Italija, Romunija, Grčija in Latvija. Chat Control podpirajo Irska, Portugalska, Španija, Francija, Hrvaška, Madžarska, Bolgarija, Danska, Švedska in Litva. Glasovanje v Svetu Evropske unije je z oktobra prestavljeno na december.Na pomembnost varnosti in zasebnosti na spletu, ki je v Evropi pogosto zgled drugim državam in ga zato moramo ščititi, opozarja vodja SiCerta Gorazd Božič. V epizodi sodelujejo tudi ameriški tehnološki novinarji: Dan Moren (Six Colors), Jacob Kastrenakes (The Verge) in John Siracusa (ATP.fm). Zapiski: Odbit Discord Oglasite se lahko na odbita@rtvslo.si Poglavja: 00:00:57 Uvod v Chat control 00:02:12 Gorazd: zgodba se ponavlja 00:07:56 Odločitev Slovenije 00:08:26 Podporniki, nasprotniki in ponovno glasovnaje o Chat Control 00:12:33 Dan Moren: osnove šifriranja 00:18:47 Jake Kastrenakes: tudi tehnološki velikani so proti 00:23:47 John Siracusa: zakaj tak razkorak med politiko in stroko 00:28:00 Kaj pa če nič ne skrivam? 00:31:33 Kaj se bo zgodilo na naslednjem glasovanju?

Salvatore Lacagnina"Lavinia"Loggia dei ViniGalleria Borghese, Romawww.laviniaroma.comDal 3 ottobre 2025 prende avvio la quarta fase di LAVINIA, il progetto che intreccia arte contemporanea e storia, in dialogo con il restauro della Loggia dei Vini nel parco di Villa Borghese a Roma.Protagoniste di questa nuova tappa sono le artiste Ruth Ewan e Lili Reynaud-Dewar, accompagnate da un nuovo gusto di gelato che celebra anche l'arrivo dell'autunno: uva fragola. Un omaggio alla funzione originaria della Loggia, costruita tra il 1609 e il 1618 per volontà di Scipione Borghese, che fin dalle origini accoglieva vini e sorbetti: una tradizione oggi rievocata in occasione di ogni inaugurazione attraverso la creazione di un gusto inedito.Il programma d'arte contemporanea — curato da Salvatore Lacagnina, realizzato da Ghella e promosso da Roma Capitale, Assessorato della Cultura, Sovrintendenza Capitolina ai Beni Culturali con la collaborazione di Zètema Progetto Cultura — prende il nome da Lavinia Fontana (1552–1614), tra le prime artiste ad aver ottenuto pieno riconoscimento nella storia dell'arte.Il progetto si sviluppa in parallelo al restauro triennale della Loggia, affidato a R.O.M.A. Consorzio sotto la direzione scientifica della Sovrintendenza Capitolina ai Beni Culturali e reso possibile da una donazione di Ghella.Per la quarta edizione di LAVINIA, Ruth Ewan, artista di base a Glasgow e figura di riferimento nel panorama internazionale, ha immaginato sulla parete esterna della Loggia un orologio della serie We Could Have Been Anything That We Wanted to Be, 2011, che adotta il tempo decimale, dividendo la giornata in dieci periodi invece che ventiquattro. La mezzanotte diventa le dieci, il mezzogiorno le cinque; ogni ora e` composta da cento minuti e ogni minuto da cento secondi.L'intervento si ispira al Calendario Repubblicano Francese del 1793, audace esperimento storico con cui la neonata Repubblica cercò di ridefinire il tempo, applicando gli ideali della rivoluzione anche alla vita quotidiana dei cittadini.Questo tentativo di razionalizzare la scansione temporale, da una parte invita a ripensare criticamente la costruzione delle narrazioni storiche, dall'altra mette in discussione la nostra percezione del tempo.L'opera, come in tutta la ricerca di Ewan, nasce da una pratica immersiva e collaborativa, che intreccia storia, ecologia e immaginazione politica.L'artista francese Lili Reynaud-Dewar presenta invece al centro del loggiato Sarcophagus, 2025, un'opera site-specific composta da calchi del suo corpo.Il lavoro introduce una riflessione sulla relazione tra identità, memoria e rappresentazione del sé, evocando al tempo stesso i temi della vulnerabilità e della permanenza.La scultura prende ispirazione dai bassorilievi antichi di Roma e dalle decorazioni a stucco e dal linguaggio scultoreo e architettonico della Loggia dei Vini.Posta al centro del loggiato interno, l'opera dialoga con lo spazio attraverso la sua presenza monolitica, sospesa tra memoria archeologica e contemporaneità.La ricerca artistica di Reynaud-Dewar si sviluppa attraverso film, installazioni, sculture e scrittura, e utilizza da sempre la propria biografia, i corpi, la letteratura e le relazioni come materia prima della sua ricerca.Queste due opere si aggiungono agli interventi presentati nelle passate edizioni di LAVINIA: la maniglia di Monika Sosnowska per aprire il cancello d'ingresso e la Ringhiera, le sedute gialle di Gianni Politi, la fontana d'acqua infinita di Piero Golia e la leggendaria lupa della scultura di Enzo Cucchi, grata che lascia intravedere lo spazio dell'antico ninfeo.Ad avvolgere di luce le mura di contenimento, l'installazione luminosa di Johanna Grawunder, e ad accompagnare i visitatori verso la Loggia, il sentiero Dante Desire Line Poetry Path di Ross Birrell & David Harding.LAVINIA è un progetto triennale che affianca un programma di restauro e si rivolge a chi passeggia nel parco di Villa Borghese, restituendo alla città spazi dimenticati e osservando l'antico rapporto fra arte e architettura da una prospettiva contemporanea. Il restauroAll'interno di Villa Borghese, la Loggia dei Vini appartiene al complesso architettonico secentesco che comprende anche la Grotta ipogea, originariamente destinata alla conservazione dei vini e collegata al Casino Nobile di Villa Borghese con un passaggio sotterraneo.Chiusa al pubblico da decenni, la Loggia è tornata a rivivere con un programma triennale di restauro che, iniziato nel 2024, si completerà nel 2026.L'intervento appena concluso è stato dedicato alla restituzione della parte esterna e alla copertura dell'edificio.Il prossimo si concentrerà invece sul ripristino dell'emiciclo e della sua pavimentazione in cotto.Photo Credit: Lavinia Loggia dei Vini installation view_ph Daniele Molajoli courtesy GhellaSalvatore Lacagnina (Siracusa, 1973) lavora come critico, curatore, editor, educatore e traduttore indipendente nei campi delle arti contemporanee, del design e dell'architettura.Ha studiato letteratura italiana contemporanea all'Università degli Studi di Bologna.Ha diretto istituzioni come Montevergini – Galleria civica d'arte contemporanea di Siracusa (2001-2008), Istituto Svizzero di Roma con sedi a Roma, Milano e Venezia (2008-2016), Shedhalle Zürich (2017-2018). Ha contribuito al programma di mostre internazionali come la 5a e la 7a Biennale di Berlino (2008 e 2012), è stato l'iniziatore di Studio 14 nell'ambito di documenta 14 (Atene e Kassel 2017).Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/il-posto-delle-parole--1487855/support.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarehttps://ilpostodelleparole.it/

Oggi parliamo dell'attentato negli Stati Uniti in cui è morto l'attivista vicino a Trump, Charlie Kirk, poi andiamo in Qatar e infine a Siracusa per la partenza delle imbarcazioni italiane della flottiglia per Gaza. ... Qui il link per iscriversi al canale Whatsapp di Notizie a colazione: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va7X7C4DjiOmdBGtOL3z Per iscriverti al canale Telegram: https://t.me/notizieacolazione ... Qui gli altri podcast di Class Editori: https://milanofinanza.it/podcast Musica https://www.bensound.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NC State football travels to Winston-Salem for a primetime ACC showdown with Wake Forest—and we brought in Tony Siracusa (Last Word on College Football) to break it all down.

Una de las guerras más importantes de la antigüedad clásica es la guerra del Peloponeso, un guerra que Esparta y Atenas libraron en la segunda mitad del siglo V a.C. Los griegos acababan de derrotar a los persas en las guerras médicas, un conflicto lleno de heroísmo del que Atenas emergió como la potencia hegemónica en el mar Egeo. Los atenienses aprovecharon su ubicación, el magnífico puerto de El Pireo y las minas de plata de Laurion. Esta riqueza les permitió enfrentarse a los persas y crear la Liga de Delos, una alianza que evolucionó hasta convertirse en algo parecido a un imperio marítimo ateniense. En la península del Peloponeso se encontraba Esparta, que también había brillado en su lucha contra los persas. Pero, a diferencia de la democrática Atenas, era una polis terrestre controlada por una oligarquía cuya economía se fundamentaba en las explotaciones agrarias. Esparta veía con desconfianza el expansionismo ateniense. Según Tucídides, que fue un cronista de excepción de esta guerra, el miedo al poderío de Atenas fue la causa principal del conflicto. Una serie de tensiones comerciales como la crisis de Epidamno y el Decreto Megarense, que bloqueaba a la ciudad de Mégara, aliada de Esparta, encendieron la chispa. En el año 432 a.C., la Liga del Peloponeso capitaneada por Esparta decidió ir a la guerra contra Atenas y sus aliados. La primera fase, la llamada guerra arquidámica duró diez años y terminó en tablas. La Esparta de Arquidamo II resolvió realizar expediciones anuales de saqueo al Ática para forzar a Atenas a combatir en tierra, donde los espartanos eran superiores. Pericles, consciente de la debilidad ateniense, ordenó refugiarse tras las Murallas Largas confiándolo todo en la flota para abastecer la ciudad y atacar con ella las costas del Peloponeso. Durante años se sucedieron las victorias y las derrotas que afectaron a ambos. El conflicto, ya convertido en puro desgaste, concluyó con la batalla de Anfípolis, en la que tanto el ateniense Cleón como el espartano Brásidas perecieron. Tras ello sus sucesores decidieron firmar un tratado de paz. Pero la paz fue muy efímera. Alcibíades, un carismático líder ateniense, quería dar el golpe de gracia a los espartanos y convenció a la asamblea ateniense que tenían que ir a por todas haciéndose con Sicilia. Eso les daría recursos suficientes para subyugar a Esparta y poder olvidarse para siempre de ella. La expedición a Sicilia partió de El Pireo en el año 415 a.C. Era la más ambiciosa que jamás se había concebido en Atenas. La idea era tomar Siracusa y poner toda la isla a su servicio, pero el plan se torció pronto. Alcíbiades fue acusado de profanar un templo y, cuando regresaba a Atenas para ser juzgado, se escapó a Esparta y se unió al enemigo. El asedio de Siracusa terminó en un desastre, algo que no tardaron en aprovechar los espartanos. Aconsejados por Alcibíades, los espartanos ocuparon una pequeña ciudad cercana a Atenas para privarles del acceso a los suministros del interior y a las minas de plata. Los persas entraron entonces en liza. Pactaron con Esparta financiarles una flota que pusieron al mando de Lisandro, un estratego muy hábil que sería quien diese la puntilla a Atenas en la batalla de Egospótamos en el año 405 a.C.. Sin armada y sin recursos, Atenas se rindió poco después. La guerra afectó a toda la Hélade y tuvo consecuencias devastadoras. Atenas perdió su imperio y Esparta se convirtió en la nueva potencia dominante, aunque no por mucho tiempo. El conflicto generó desencanto e introspección entre los griegos. La decadencia de las polis facilitó el ascenso de Macedonia, primero con Filipo II y luego con Alejandro Magno, lo que supuso el punto final del periodo dorado de la antigua Grecia. 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It's time to be blessed by the ‘Don of CFB', Tony Siracusa, from LWOS College Football. In this meeting on the ‘Sports Buffet', we discuss the Wake Forest Deacon football season, sleepers in the SEC, and how, when you prepare, you don't waste airtime, among other topics.

Tonight my friend Philip Siracusa will be my guest. He will be discussing His outlook of Annabelle and all the mysteries and stories behind the haunted doll. He was a guest on TMZ and he shared his feelings on what happen in Gettysburg and other places where the doll was located. 8-10-2025

Con dazi al 30% e cambio euro-dollaro sui livelli attuali «l export italiano di beni negli Usa si ridurrebbe di circa 38 miliardi, pari al 58% delle vendite negli Stati Uniti, al 6,0% dell export totale e, considerando anche le connessioni indirette, al 4,0% della produzione manifatturiera». Lo stima il Centro studi di Confindustria che evidenzia quanto sarebbe «forte l impatto netto sul Pil». L impatto sulla nostra economia «sarebbe mitigato dalla capacità degli esportatori italiani di trovare nuovi mercati di sbocco e di competere su fattori non di prezzo», ma «nel complesso, il livello del Pil italiano nel 2027 sarebbe minore dello 0,8% rispetto al sentiero baseline. L impatto - secondo l analisi di scenario - sarebbe amplificato dall incertezza nei rapporti transatlantici e dal rallentamento dell economia Usa. L effetto stimato è di medio-lungo periodo, cioè nel caso di dazi permanenti (e quando potrebbe aversi lo spostamento di parti delle lavorazioni negli Stati Uniti), perché molti prodotti italiani di alta qualità sono poco sostituibili a breve, specie in grandi quantità. Gli effetti dei dazi possono però essere mitigati da due aspetti: la capacità degli esportatori italiani di trovare nuovi mercati di sbocco; la possibilità di competere su fattori «non di prezzo». Il commento di Alessandro Fontana, direttore del Centro studi di Confindustria ai microfoni di Sebastiano Barisoni.Propensione al risparmio, sul podio tre province piemontesiPer il quinto anno consecutivo, Biella si conferma la provincia italiana con la più alta propensione al risparmio. E lì che le famiglie accantonano in media il 15,51% del reddito disponibile. A completare il podio, altre due province piemontesi: Asti (13,64%) e Vercelli (13,62%), ben al di sopra della media nazionale dell 8,27%. L altra faccia della medaglia? I cittadini di Crotone (4,63%), Siracusa (4,66%) e Trapani (4,79%) fanno più fatica a mettere da parte qualcosa. A rivelarlo un analisi di Unioncamere e Centro Studi Tagliacarne, che ha misurato la capacità di risparmio delle famiglie italiane nel 2023 a livello provinciale (ULTIMO DATO DISPONIBILE). I dati mostrano una geografia del risparmio articolata: se è vero che Milano, Roma e Torino concentrano da sole oltre un quarto del risparmio totale per effetto della loro dimensione demografica, è nelle province medio-piccole che si riscontra la maggiore inclinazione a risparmiare. Secondo il direttore del Centro Studi, Gaetano Fausto Esposito, a influire sono fattori culturali e demografici: le province più parsimoniose registrano una maggiore presenza di laureati, un età media più alta e nuclei familiari meno numerosi. E in molte aree del Sud come Avellino o Potenza si risparmia di più nonostante un reddito disponibile inferiore alla media nazionale, segno di una prudenza dettata dall incertezza economica. Il commento di Gaetano Fausto Esposito, direttore generale del Centro Studi Tagliacarne.La Cina minaccia di bloccare l'accordo sui porti di PanamaLa Cina minaccia di bloccare la vendita di oltre 40 porti a BlackRock e Mediterranean Shipping Company, se la compagnia di navigazione cinese Cosco non ne acquisirà una partecipazione. Lo scrive nei giorni scorsi il Wall Street Journal, citando fonti anonime, ricordando che i porti sono di proprietà di CK Hutchison, con sede a Hong Kong. Secondo quanto riportato dal quotidiano, funzionari cinesi avrebbero riferito a BlackRock, MSC e Hutchison che, se Cosco venisse esclusa dall'accordo, Pechino adotterebbe misure per bloccare la proposta di vendita dei porti da parte di Hutchison. Le società coinvolte al momento non hanno commentato l'indiscrezione. La Cina si è sempre opposta fermamente "all'uso di coercizione economica, egemonia, intimidazione e violazione dei legittimi diritti e interessi di altri Paesi", ha dichiarato il portavoce del Ministero degli Esteri Lin Jian in una conferenza stampa di venerdì. A marzo, CK Hutchison, del magnate Li Ka-shing, ha annunciato che avrebbe venduto la sua partecipazione dell'80% nel settore portuale, che comprende 43 porti in 23 Paesi. L'azienda ha un valore di 22,8 miliardi di dollari, inclusi i debiti. Dopo un'attenta analisi e critiche in Cina, CK Hutchison ha confermato a maggio che MSC, l'azienda a conduzione familiare del miliardario italiano Gianluigi Aponte, uno dei principali gruppi mondiali di trasporto container, era il principale investitore di un gruppo che cercava di acquistare i porti. BlackRock, MSC e Hutchison sono tutti aperti all'ingresso di Cosco, ha affermato il WSJ. Tuttavia, è improbabile che le parti raggiungano un accordo prima della scadenza del 27 luglio, precedentemente concordata. È intervenuto Alessandro Plateroti, direttore Newsmondo.it.

Yousef continues discussing Palestinian symbols, and in this episode he talks about Handala - the fictional cartoon character created by the late cartoonist Naji Al-Ali that became a symbol of Palestinian dispossession, defiance, and hope. Handala first appeared in the Kuwaiti newspaper Al‑Seyassah on July 13, 1969.Yousef also explains the significance of naming the Freedom Flotilla ‘Handala', which sailed on 13 July 2025 from Siracusa, Italy, to break the blockade of Gaza. For info and updates on the Freedom Flotilla, visit freedomflotilla.org.Donate to Free Gaza Australia 2025 via chuffed.org.Join the Free Palestine rally every Sunday at the State Library Victoria, from 12 PM.For info on upcoming events and actions, follow APAN and Free Palestine Melbourne.Catch daily broadcast updates via Let's Talk Palestine. Image: Palestine Remembered co-host Robert Martin on board the Handala. Courtesy of Robert Martin, used with permission. 

With the guiding hand of Prof. Siracusa choosing the curriculum, we watch select animated shorts from the Netflix series “Love, Death + Robots.” John’s quest to find the perfect photorealistic CGI animation continues. Tony does his companions a solid if he’s ever killed on a moon. The others debate if they represent love, death, or robots. We try to reconnect with our inner pool-polishing robots. It’s a real team effort. Jason Snell with John Siracusa, Annette Wierstra, Brian Hamilton and Tony Sindelar.

With the guiding hand of Prof. Siracusa choosing the curriculum, we watch select animated shorts from the Netflix series “Love, Death + Robots.” John’s quest to find the perfect photorealistic CGI animation continues. Tony does his companions a solid if he’s ever killed on a moon. The others debate if they represent love, death, or robots. We try to reconnect with our inner pool-polishing robots. It’s a real team effort. Jason Snell with John Siracusa, Annette Wierstra, Brian Hamilton and Tony Sindelar.

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Un respetado analista tecnológico pide el relevo de Tim Cook. Siracusa argumenta que Apple ha perdido su norte, priorizando dinero sobre productos. Recuerda la filosofía que salvó a la empresa: buscar la excelencia, no el beneficio.Contacta con el autor:X: @jlacortBluesky: @lacortMail: lacort@xataka.comLoop Infinito es un podcast de Applesfera sobre Apple y su ecosistema, publicado de lunes a viernes a las 7.00 h (hora española peninsular). Presentado por Javier Lacort. Editado por Alberto de la Torre.

Per approfondire gli argomenti della puntata: La playlist sulle Guerre Greco-cartaginesi per la Sicilia : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F89BYmOyUrg&list=PLpMrMjMIcOklSYjspc8J6KjWUpef5cbdj&index=1&ab_channel=LaBibliotecadiAlessandria Pillole dall'Età Antica : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfTbr8ljQE0&list=PLpMrMjMIcOkn0CSs_rSK2GCJrLkiC8-Z_&ab_channel=LaBibliotecadiAlessandria Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Per approfondire gli argomenti della puntata: La playlist sulle Guerre Greco-cartaginesi per la Sicilia : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F89BYmOyUrg&list=PLpMrMjMIcOklSYjspc8J6KjWUpef5cbdj&index=1&ab_channel=LaBibliotecadiAlessandria Pillole dall'Età Antica : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfTbr8ljQE0&list=PLpMrMjMIcOkn0CSs_rSK2GCJrLkiC8-Z_&ab_channel=LaBibliotecadiAlessandria Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Welcome to another exciting episode of "Dishing with Stephanies Dish." In this episode, I am joined by my fellow travel enthusiast, Michael Kenney from Defined Destinations, as we dive into the world of adventurous group travel. Fresh from their trips to Croatia and Asia, they're setting their sights on a new journey to Sicily, Italy. Whether you're a seasoned traveler or a wanderlust-driven explorer, you'll discover the unique experiences that Sicily promises, from breathtaking historic cities to mesmerizing volcanoes and, of course, delectable Italian cuisine. Join Stephanie and the Michaels for a delightful conversation about the joys of traveling with a group, the thrill of meeting new people, and the authentic charm that awaits in Sicily. Whether you're considering joining their next adventure or simply living vicariously through their tales, this episode offers a captivating glimpse into the magic of defined destinations. Let the journey begin!Stephanie Hansen:Hello, everybody. Welcome to the podcast, Dishing with Stephanie's Dish. I hope you're doing great today. I am here with my friend, Michael Kenney, and Michael and I have been traveling together a couple years now. Right, Michael?Michael Kenney:Yeah. We've had, two trips under our belt. So it's, a trip to Croatia and, just recently that Cambodia Vietnam trip. So we've been we've been putting some miles down, Stephanie.Stephanie Hansen:I actually actually was somewhere last night and ran into someone from our trip, and we were comparing our bracelets from when we met the Buddhist monk because both of us still have ours on. Yes.Michael Kenney:Mine, like, just kinda fell apart.Stephanie Hansen:It was such a Oh,Michael Kenney:I woke up in the sun.Stephanie Hansen:Trip. Yes. I'm I'm gonna keep it on as long as I can. It was such a life changing trip. Asia was somewhere that I'd always wanted to go and really didn't have the confidence to do it by myself. So you gave me confidence. Going with other people gave me confidence, and we ended up having such a great time. Pretty good.Stephanie Hansen:I have had another great trip with you. We went to Croatia, and that was an awesome trip. We were on kind of like an exclusive private yacht with, Stan, our tour guide, who was probably one of the best tour guides ever.Michael Kenney:For sure.Stephanie Hansen:And you're going back there to Croatia this summer, aren't you?Michael Kenney:Yeah. Personally, I'm not. I'm gonna have somebody else. I'm a little envious because, yeah, that that trip was straight out of a dream. And, you and your, listeners, followers, they were so much fun.Stephanie Hansen:So Yeah. We did have a good time.Michael Kenney:Yeah. It was great.Stephanie Hansen:So I wanted to podcast with you because people ask me all the time about these trips and, like, how it works and what we do and, you know, like, are you, like, checking people's passports? I'm like, no. Silly. I'm not. But we have a trip coming up to Sicily, a taste of Sicily, which you have so sweetly on your your background there. That's smart. October 14 through the twenty second. And our final payments, I think, are due in June. So we're kind of in the hunt for getting everybody signed up and confirmed.And I wanted to talk with you. I've been to Italy a lot, actually, but I've never been to Sicily. So I'm excited about what that area is gonna be like and you've been. So I thought, alright. Let's just talk a little bit about this and get to know a little bit about how these trips work. So, I like to do trips with people because I like to travel with others. And people always ask me, well, are they food trips? Yes. They are food.Like, we eat food. We enjoy food. We talk about food, but it isn't, like, exclusively a food trip. We know that when you're going to some of these historic destinations that you also wanna see some of the beautiful sites. So we try to mix in some food things like special tastings, special wine events, or special dinners, but we also wanna give you some time to explore the region on your own so that you can go to the restaurants that really appeal to you. And, you know, when you're going with the group, sometimes it's not easy to go to some of these really exclusive special places because you have a larger group. Our group on a trip like this would be, what, would you say, like, less than, like, 26 probably?Michael Kenney:Yeah. It this group size will be anywhere from 20 to 30 maximum on this trip. So it's a real nice, you know, size group for sure.Stephanie Hansen:And you've been to Sicily before. When was the last time you went?Michael Kenney:I was with a group two years ago in Sicily. So I've been there three other times. So just most recently, just two years ago.Stephanie Hansen:And you and I like, I kinda gave you my short list of places. And you asked me about Sicily, and I was like, oh, well, I don't know. I've never really thought about that. And you were like, oh my gosh. It's one of your favorite places in Italy. So tell me what it is that you love about Sicily in particular.Michael Kenney:Yeah. No. That that that's a great question. You already mentioned you've been to Italy several times, and we get a lot of people that have been to Italy. And they're like, alright. I've already done that. Or maybe you haven't, you know, seen the the Colosseum and Venice and things like that. Sicily is is Italian, but it's an island in the middle of the Mediterranean.Michael Kenney:So it's just it's it's it's similar, but it's different. I think everything is elevated. Their food, their sites. I mean, the history has a whole Greek, northern the Arabs. It's a Spanish influence in Normans. They've all kinda come to this island in the middle of the the Mediterranean and put, like, their best foods, their their best everything. And it's kinda mixes and makes a Sicilian dish, which is really cool. So it's it's similar, yes, with their pastas and things like that in Mainland Europe, but it's it's a different notch.Michael Kenney:I think it's above, regular standard Italian food. It's just the flavors, the the spices, everything like that is just it's so good. And that's just the food side of it. And then, of course, I already mentioned with with the Greeks in the Spanish and the Normans, they have their own architectures that they brought, a mix of different languages. So you really feel like you're in a whole another country. It says in Italy, but the Sicilians say we're Sicilian first, then we're Italian.Stephanie Hansen:That's funny.Michael Kenney:So it's it's really so different, of an experience on that end. And I even have, a couple of friends going on this trip, and they've never been to Europe before. And they're saying, hey. We're we're gonna join you on this trip because it sounds lovely, but we've never been to Europe. We've never seen the Colosseum, things like that. Like, is this a good trip for us to take? I go, for sure it is. I mean, you don't have these, you know, the Leaning Tower Of Pisa, but once you get get to these places, you'll say, oh my gosh. I mean, a church that's, a thousand years old, or the little villages that are, you know, 500 years old and just oozing with this with charm.So you're really, having this real great Italian Sicilian experience, but maybe not knowing the sites, but it'll kinda resonate even better when you come back and tell your stories. It's just a beautiful, beautiful trip.Stephanie Hansen:And I think, you know, I've been to Rome. I've been to a lot of the little Italian islands on sailing trips with my husband. And we've been to Naples. We've been to Venice. We've been all over, really. And each of Italy has its own uniqueness, but the islands themselves are just something different because you really did get a lot of influences of people coming through and the trading that happened. And they also weren't as involved in the wars because they were sort of moving to the mainland. So you get a lot of different preservation possibilities, and the culture just held up because they weren't impacted by the wars in the same way.Michael Kenney:Exactly. And I think even early on, Sicilians were were very poor as well. So a lot of things just really, held. So they didn't, you know, knock down buildings and build new skyscrapers, things like that. It's like you're being, on the set of The Godfather, which was filmed there too, part of it at least. And, it was, like, set in time, and you're going there and just really experiencing the the feel, the taste, the smell, even you could call, like, the grit of, like, Palermo. I mean, it has this edge to it in a sense, like, this is a real living city. It sound like all spruced up to be perfect, like, on a set, but that's what makes it so so fantastic.It it's it's real. And I don't think you always get that experience that you're in in Central Rome, and they they, you know, it's all beautiful up. Again Palermo and all these cities that will visit are extremely beautiful but it has it's just a different edge to it and every group that I've ever been there with Stephanie if they've come back and said wow this is a dream. Not just the food, the sites, the experiences, the people. The people are real. They're they're fabulous. So it's it's a real real, just an amazing immersion, if you will, to Sicily.Stephanie Hansen:One of the things that people ask me about too, and I'll be honest with you. I'm not really, like, someone that you would think of as a group traveler. I like a certain amount of, alone time. I don't love to have every single thing coordinated for me. My husband, as you know, is a big adventurer and explorer. He's always the first one to do anything crazy on these trips. But it having a group is it's so nice when it's a smaller group like this because you do get to meet new people. You do get to create a community amongst your travelers.And I'll tell you, my friend Laurie Bargini that went on our Asia trip with us, she was very she's a big traveler too, and she was like, I don't know about this group thing. I was like, just give it a try. Like, Asia's a good one to test it out because it's probably a destination you wouldn't go alone. And she signed up right away for Sicily. She was like, I loved the group elements because when I wanted to, I had a group of friends and it was fun and we could hang out together and do fun things, but also when I wanted to be alone, I could do that too. It she thought it added a whole another layer to the travel experience than you just get either with you and your spouse or you and your friends because you have this whole other dynamic of people that for the most part is pretty great.Michael Kenney:Yeah. I know. And I and that's great. And Laurie was great. I'm glad she signed up because on the flight back from Asia, she sat next to me on the flight, and that's a seventeen hour flight. And if she wants to go back, then that that that's great.Stephanie Hansen:Yeah. It's good. Well, you know she talked to you the whole time probably.Michael Kenney:No. I tried to again, maybe it's like the group element. You know, have time on, time off. So I'm glad that was brought up. And I've been doing group tours for twenty eight years now, which I I I can't believe. And I I first started getting into tourism because I wanted to see sites. I'm like, I know I can't pay for it, so I need to be a tour guide and and going from that. I didn't realize the whole experience and having shared experiences with others was gonna be my highlight.And to this day, that's my favorite part is going to meet people that I've never met before and going having these shared experiences with. And and sometimes, you know, you build friends for a lifetime off of that.Michael Kinney:I think especially our last group too, we we really, built that with several of the the travelers, which is great. So and I so if you're hesitant, like, well, I'd like to this trip sounds great or any of our trips, but I am kind of worried about that. We really try to balance all our tours out. It's it's it's imperative that we have that balance of, some of the group time to have these, shared experiences to leisure time so that you can go and have your own adventures. And that is so crucial to all of our trips. That's why our hotels, and we can talk about that later, are centrally located. So once we go out and do, say, our city tour, our our our food tour in Palermo and walking around, you'll have, like, the remainder of the day to go explore on your own or some of those new friends that you met. Maybe you can go out and have a glass of wine with them.But again, it's all about that balance. And we each and every itinerary that we put together, we really work on making sure we have that balance in in the trips itself. Because I think that is the success of it. So we don't pack the days all day long on, like, seeing this, this, and this. We give you the nice highlights, and we'll have some other fun inclusions. But again, each place that we go to centrally located hotels, we have that free time too. So you can do your own thing or jump on with a group that you've met and have cocktails, Aperol spritzes in the main, Piazza later on. So it it's so fun, but it it really comes back.You register for a trip, but you don't know you're gonna meet some great people. And at at the end of the trip, it's typically these, these people and these, shared experiences come back, and that's where the meaning of the the trip comes in. It's so it's it's so much fun to see them build together.Stephanie Hansen:On each of the trips that I've done with you, we've had solo travelersMichael Kenney:Mhmm.Stephanie Hansen:Which I think people are like, oh, you know, I don't know. I don't have a partner to go with or my friend can't go. And that to me has also been super fun, like the solo travelers and the friends that they've made. And, like, one of the gals I saw from our Asia trip, I saw our friend Annie last night, and she was a solo traveler. Ended up pairing up with Laurie in a room and sharing, actually, actually, which a lot of solo travelers don't wanna share. I get that. But in this case, they both did, and they are like fast friends.Michael Kenney:That I mean, that's that's so much fun to see that. First off, if, you know, we all have it like your maybe your husband or wife or friend they don't want to go but you're like interested in this trip. We get that on all of our trips and we specifically specifically have, several single rooms set aside for those, adventure traveler seekers to have that. So you can pick your own room and go as a single or maybe you want us to to pair you up. We can do that too and get you in contact with another solo traveler like lorian annie did and that typically works out really well too but it's it's I think the like minded people looking for adventures you'll never feel like you're by yourself on any of our trips So, like, oh, I'm a third wheel. Never ever ever. And sometimes that's the best way to travel because you don't have to make sure your traveling partner is having a great time. You only can worry about yourself.Hey. I'm gonna have a great time. And, you know, all of our trip travelers that I've I've ever heard from, they've had a great time going solo, and they meet these like minded people. And, again, all of a sudden, they have friends for a lifetime, like, you know, Lori and Annie did. So if you're you're even thinking about it, like, I'm solo and I'm a little skeptical about going by myself, give us a call. Send us an email. We we can get you your own, room, single, room. They are filling up quick, though.We have a few left, or we can pair you up with somebody too to share that single supplement. But, again, you'll never feel like a third wheel with any of our tours. And this, in addition, just works really, really well for single travelers, and you'll meet some probably good friends on it.Stephanie Hansen:Yeah. And, also, like, ladies, some of you I know, like, getting coming out of relationships or divorce, you wanna do something unique. I have someone in my family who are shall remain nameless, who's gonna be joining us, who wanted to get back to Europe, but she's just not in a relationship status that would work for that as the way she thought it was gonna be. So I was like, come with us. Like, we're gonna have a ball. There's men. There's women. You know, my husband has come on some trips, but others, he hasn't.And Mhmm. It's just there's a great mix of people.Michael Kenney:Yeah. No. It it it it's great. Now this isn't a singles trip, but maybe you can find Giuseppe at the local cafe. You never know. So you never know. So anyway, yeah, it it works great for whatever status you are in life, single, you know, whatever. It these really, really work really nice.And sometimes, like, my brother came, and we shared a room on our the last trip, and he just wanted to kind of have a experience and get away from, you know, what's going on in life over here and just do a reset. And he came back and said, I'm really recharged. And he's kinda like going into he's retired, and he wants to do something else in his, you know, second part of his life. And he he's going after something right now because he he was able to kinda just disconnect Yeah. And then just take it all in and then kinda come back and, like, let's go. So regardless from relationships to job hunting or whatever, sometimes these trips are great. Even if you go solo, that could even be better.Stephanie Hansen:Yeah. Just to get a reset.Can you give us, like, without, like, going into all the detail, like, a high level, not day by day, but just, like, what are the towns we're gonna visit? What are because we're gonna be in, I think, three different areas.Michael Kenney:Yeah. Correct. So if you if you go on our, at definedestinations.com and look at, taste of Sicily Twenty Twenty Five, you can find the day by day, itinerary on that, and you'll get to be able to see through it. But again, it reads like a brochure, and you go through each item. And everything that we mentioned on that, it's, it is included. But the neat thing is we go from the North to the South and then all the way over to the, the East side of the island. So you're really having a great feel for the entire island itself. And, we have three nights in Palermo, and then we have one night in Agrigento, which is at the very southern on the beach, our hotel's right on the beach.You can walk right down there. And even October mid October is a great time to go too because the temperatures are, like, mid seventies, so it's super comfortable. And the water temperature is still pretty nice if you want to jump in. And then we have three nights in Siracoosa. So we we have these, like, kind of, hub and spoke places that we we do our adventures from the but we always come back to our centrally located place. So, anyway, we'll we'll find the Palermo. We have a connection. If you do our included flights, there's no, direct flights from from Minneapolis into Sicily.So we have a connection, on that.Stephanie Hansen:And let me just touch on that because some people want to work with the travel agent to have all of the flight things arranged for them, and that is an option with you. But you also do have options where people can meet you at the destination. So, like, for me, we have a lot of miles that we're always trying to burn up. Yeah. So for us, we book our own airfare so that we can use our miles, and then we sometimes add a few days on at the end, or we might even go to a different destination. With your group travel plans, both of those options are available to people.Michael Kenney:A %. I'm glad you asked that too because, yes, there's people that have miles or if they only wanna stay exclusively with Delta or United or whatever, that's fine. Our trips truly begin and end at at the hotels. With that, we do offer an included group package you can jump on, but the whole group will not be on that flight for sure. It's just an option to do that. And my my team can also, get you, flights separate from that too if you wanted to come early like you said, Stephanie, or stay light. Hey. I wanna go see the Colosseum on this trip.Great. My team can put a pre tour, post tour package together if you want to do that. Or even if you don't want any of our help, that's fine. You can just book our land only. You'll be able to see our group flight numbers on there too so you can kinda coordinate that. But the great thing is that both, airports, in Palermo we fly into, and then we fly out of Catania. They're close to both, towns, so you can easily take an Uber. So it's really pretty easy to get to and from, and that's where the, the the the tour start from.So if you're hesitant, hey. I need to book the group air. Don't worry about that. You don't have to do that by any means. We're happy to help you, on all the other aspects too to to get the airfare, with that. So, yep, we fly into Palermo. We'll settle into our our our three, our centrally located hotel, which is fabulous. Again, remind me that we need to touch on the the hotels too a little bit.Stephanie Hansen:Yep.Michael Kenney:But it's right in the center. We'll do a food tour of one of the local markets. Again, like you mentioned, maybe we have some guests on the trip that could care less about food or wine tastings. It's just a a piece of of our trip. So even if you're, a modest food lover or you only like cornflakes, there's gonna be some fun things to do on this as well. And we find that, you learn a lot about the culture through the food. Yeah. That's the reason we we do part of that too.So it'll be fun regardless. You're going through the markets. You're learning about the foods. Things like that. We go to, the the Cathedral Of Monreali, which, hey. We're seeing another church. We typically don't always do that, but this is really specific. This church is beautiful.It's got, it's it's a massive church built in the twelfth century, and they're famous for all its mosaics. The whole interior, the churches, all these fine mosaics they did almost a thousand years ago. It's unreal. So it's beautiful that we'll be doing that. We'll go to Cefalu, a little, seaside village, which is outside of Palermo a little ways. Maybe you've seen White Lotus. Part of that was filmed there or all parts of the, that, season two was filmed in Sicily. So we'll have a lot of White Lotus moments, as well on that, which which will be a lot of fun.And then from there, we'll be driving after our three nights in, in Palermo. We'll be heading south, crossing the entire, island itself. Absolutely beautiful. Even our coach rides, which aren't a lot, that they're just stunning. And and enjoying the countryside is absolutely beautiful. And we'll be going to that's where Agrigento is, and it feels like you're being stuck in Greece. Like, wow. There's all these Greek ruins, you know, two, three thousand years old.It's like, this is unbelievable. They have some of the better Greek ruins even outside of Athens, which is amazing. So walking through Agrigento, experiencing that, seeing that during the sunset, it's it's it's magical. I use that word a lot, but I think the whole trip really is. And then we we we settle into our hotel right on the beach, which is lovely. And then from there, we'll be going over to Siracusa, which is one of my favorite places ever. My first time I went to Sicily, we didn't go there. And I went back and I said, how do we skip that the first time? Siracoosa is, it's unbelievable.And you've agreed too. We we're staying right in they called it Ortega. That's like the old city of Siracusa. And we're staying right inside the city wall. So our bus will drop our private bus for our group will drop us off, and then we have to walk about ten minutes to our hotel, which is on a small little alleyway. And we'll talk about that later on. But it's a great location that we'll be doing, having different experiences, seeing all the the ruins, walking around at night. It's just beautiful.And from there, we'll be out we'll also be going to see Mount Etna, which is still an active volcano. We'll be on the sides of it. It's unbelievable. All of a sudden, you feel like you're being transported onto the moon. You see the vents and things like that. It's beautiful. And they grow some amazing wines there too on the slopes of it, and we'll be tasting some of those.Stephanie Hansen:That's so cool.Michael Kenney:Yeah. It's it's it's it really is pretty cool, because of that that rich soil just offers great Sicilian wines and the dry and the the elevation. So it it culminates to be really, really good. So, work on your Sicilian, reds. They're they're quite good.Stephanie Hansen:It will be exciting. Yeah.Michael Kenney:No. It it it's great. So I mean, it's it's seven, nights, a nine day trip, in Sicily. You'll have a real good flavor of the city, of all the areas that we visit. So it's it's quite nice. And if you go on the, the website, you'll see all the the inclusions as well. So we include mostly everything that we've talked about. There's really, we don't include all the meals because we want some experiences, for yourself too to go out and go, hey.Michael Kenney:We're gonna go to this little restaurant or whatever. Mhmm. And we have a local guide with us the entire time that will really help, talk about the history, and, you know, what's going on with the people itself, but then just pointing out great restaurants and other little experiences you can doStephanie Hansen:during the free And that's I love that because when we go to some of these places, like, I think I told you my husband is, he's kind of an you know, he's in venture. He always wants to do his own thing. So if we land in a place, he's like, okay. We're gonna take off. We're gonna go do this. We're gonna do that. And, you know, we try to balance, like, doing the group things with also him having his best life and doing some unique, food experiences just on our own. So every everybody gets a little bit of everything.It's a real delightful mix. You've been to Sicily. Now I think this will be, you said, your third time, fourth time?Michael Kenney:Fourth time.Stephanie Hansen:I'm so impressed that you're coming.Michael Kenney:Yeah. I'd well, I can't miss with your groups too. I can't go on all our trips, but this is definitely one I I, notched away because I think, part of me still is in Sicily. There's there's just something about it, and you can't you know, I've been to other parts of Italy plenty of times, and I feel like I'm an Italian, but, there's just something with Sicily. Maybe I meant I meant the grit. I've talked about that. It feels like a real city, real sites, real food, just from the the different markets, the fish markets is just everything seems really authentic.Stephanie Hansen:I love it.Michael Kenney:That's what I really, really love, and I think the guests do too. I'm I'm just envisioning myself walking and through Palermo with my last group, and there was, like, there was music being played in the streets, and people are sitting down and having glasses of wine. There was no festival going on. It was just this this zest for life thatStephanie Hansen:Yeah. The Italians just in general, they stay up late. They eat late. So they have, like, a happy hour kind of at, like, six to seven, and then they go home and get ready to go out for the dinner time in a lot of cases. So they spend a lot of time outdoors, and they like to do it when it's not in the blazing hot sun. So things really there's a great nightlife. People are, out and about into all hours of the evening, which is fun. So I'm just super excited.So if people wanna join us, you said I mean, I know we've got some rooms booked already. Yeah. So are there some rooms left if people wanna book, and what is the timeline that they should be doing that, and how do they do it?Michael Kenney:Yeah. That's a great question. So I said we have about we can handle maximum of 30 people. So we have about seven rooms up, so about 14 people. So if someone calls and say, well, will this be booked up by next week? It probably won't be, but I always tell people, go ahead, put your deposit down, hold the seat on the trip itself. And you just have to go to definedestinations.com. You can book everything right then then and there. It's super simple process.You just put your your information in. You don't need a valid passport right now to to enter that in. But you just go ahead and you fill that out, put your deposit down, at least then you'll you'll have a, a seat held for you. Then you can work on if you wanna get your own air fryer or if you wanna stay earlier, you know, stay after later on the trip itself. You you can do that all right there as well. So it's pretty simple.Stephanie Hansen:And then once you're booked and we know who's coming, we usually try to have a call to kinda give everybody the particulars of that trip. Sometimes depending on our time frame, we try to get together in person. I wasn't able for the last one because I had so many things coming, and I'm not sure what'll happen with this one because I've got the cookbook coming out, in September. But one way or another, we will see each other's faces, and we will get on that plane, and we will arrive together and have a blast. So I'm looking forward to it, and we've got other trips planned. I know we're trying to book another Croatia trip possibly for the following year for the fall and something in the spring. So if you guys have any destinations you wanna check out with me, let me know. I'm always looking for new places to go. You just went to the Galapagos. It sounded like it was amazing.Michael Kenney:Yeah. It that that was, fabulous. I was just doing a site inspection because we're looking about having groups go to the Galapagos and the Amazon, and it it was it was unreal. I loved it. Completely different experience from going to, to going to Sicily. Well, that's great. There's so many experiences to have on our on the world, and we only have so much time to be able to do those. So you gotta kinda hit that hierarchy of, you know, what's what's important.For anybody that's just thinking about it or if this is the first time you've ever even heard of Sicily, please take a look at this because it is really a magical trip, and we have so many fun inclusions. Our hotel locations are in the city center. I wanted to mention that, not, just because we're on tiny little streets. So you mentioned, like, the the nightlife. It's we're not on a bustling street where all the cars are going by. It's like you feel like you're a local. You'll go out the door, and there's mama Rosita across the street, you know, cutting herStephanie Hansen:Yeah. Sitting outside. Yes.Michael Kenney:That's the experience we want, not just on this trip, all of our trips. We want you to feel like you're kind of a, a local for even three nights when we're there, so you'll know where the the nearest bakery is and, the restaurants. And I think you'll have that on this trip. I it's it's reallyStephanie Hansen:I love it.Michael Kenney:Something else with all our hotels. You'll absolutely love that. We know exactly where to stay, and sometimes that's overwhelming when you're looking at doing a trip in your own, like, where should I go? What should I where should I stay? Like, it's overwhelming. We want this to be just book the trip. We're gonna be taking care of all the highlights for you.Stephanie Hansen:Pack your bags and come along. Yes.Michael Kenney:Exactly. So that's that's what's really important to us. And IStephanie Hansen:think I'm looking forward to it. It's gonna be awesome. I'm gonna release this podcast, not this Friday, but next Friday. So k. Between now and then, you guys, I hope you get your seats booked, and I hope to see you on this amazing trip. Thanks, Michael.Michael Kenney:Wonderful. Thanks, Michael.Stephanie Hansen:It was awesome. It's defined destinations. You can find them at defineddestinations.com. Taste of Italy is right on the front page. Click that, and you can see all the itinerary of the whole trip. And we're gonna have a great time.Michael Kenney:Taste of Sicily.Stephanie Hansen:Yes. The tasteMichael Kenney:of Sicily.Stephanie Hansen:Oh, what did I call it? What did I say? Taste ofMichael Kenney:Italy. We have one of those too. Oh, okay. The Sicily one.Stephanie Hansen:Taste of Sicily specifically. Yes. And then if you like Italy, you can go back because there are a lot of places to go back to. Amalfi Coast is great, but it's different. And, like, I there I've been to a lot of different places in Italy, and they're all a little bit different. And I like them all for different reasons. So I'm really excited to explore Sicily.Michael Kenney:Yep. It's gonna be great. Well, thanks so much for the time.Stephanie Hansen:Yeah. We'll talk soon.Michael Kenney:Yep.Stephanie Hansen:Bye. Bye bye.Stephanie's Dish Newsletter is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stephaniehansen.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome to another exciting episode of "Dishing with Stephanies Dish." In this episode, I am joined by my fellow travel enthusiast, Michael Kenney from Defined Destinations, as we dive into the world of adventurous group travel. Fresh from their trips to Croatia and Asia, they're setting their sights on a new journey to Sicily, Italy. Whether you're a seasoned traveler or a wanderlust-driven explorer, you'll discover the unique experiences that Sicily promises, from breathtaking historic cities to mesmerizing volcanoes and, of course, delectable Italian cuisine. Join Stephanie and the Michaels for a delightful conversation about the joys of traveling with a group, the thrill of meeting new people, and the authentic charm that awaits in Sicily. Whether you're considering joining their next adventure or simply living vicariously through their tales, this episode offers a captivating glimpse into the magic of defined destinations. Let the journey begin!Stephanie Hansen:Hello, everybody. Welcome to the podcast, Dishing with Stephanie's Dish. I hope you're doing great today. I am here with my friend, Michael Kenney, and Michael and I have been traveling together a couple years now. Right, Michael?Michael Kenney:Yeah. We've had, two trips under our belt. So it's, a trip to Croatia and, just recently that Cambodia Vietnam trip. So we've been we've been putting some miles down, Stephanie.Stephanie Hansen:I actually actually was somewhere last night and ran into someone from our trip, and we were comparing our bracelets from when we met the Buddhist monk because both of us still have ours on. Yes.Michael Kenney:Mine, like, just kinda fell apart.Stephanie Hansen:It was such a Oh,Michael Kenney:I woke up in the sun.Stephanie Hansen:Trip. Yes. I'm I'm gonna keep it on as long as I can. It was such a life changing trip. Asia was somewhere that I'd always wanted to go and really didn't have the confidence to do it by myself. So you gave me confidence. Going with other people gave me confidence, and we ended up having such a great time. Pretty good.Stephanie Hansen:I have had another great trip with you. We went to Croatia, and that was an awesome trip. We were on kind of like an exclusive private yacht with, Stan, our tour guide, who was probably one of the best tour guides ever.Michael Kenney:For sure.Stephanie Hansen:And you're going back there to Croatia this summer, aren't you?Michael Kenney:Yeah. Personally, I'm not. I'm gonna have somebody else. I'm a little envious because, yeah, that that trip was straight out of a dream. And, you and your, listeners, followers, they were so much fun.Stephanie Hansen:So Yeah. We did have a good time.Michael Kenney:Yeah. It was great.Stephanie Hansen:So I wanted to podcast with you because people ask me all the time about these trips and, like, how it works and what we do and, you know, like, are you, like, checking people's passports? I'm like, no. Silly. I'm not. But we have a trip coming up to Sicily, a taste of Sicily, which you have so sweetly on your your background there. That's smart. October 14 through the twenty second. And our final payments, I think, are due in June. So we're kind of in the hunt for getting everybody signed up and confirmed.And I wanted to talk with you. I've been to Italy a lot, actually, but I've never been to Sicily. So I'm excited about what that area is gonna be like and you've been. So I thought, alright. Let's just talk a little bit about this and get to know a little bit about how these trips work. So, I like to do trips with people because I like to travel with others. And people always ask me, well, are they food trips? Yes. They are food.Like, we eat food. We enjoy food. We talk about food, but it isn't, like, exclusively a food trip. We know that when you're going to some of these historic destinations that you also wanna see some of the beautiful sites. So we try to mix in some food things like special tastings, special wine events, or special dinners, but we also wanna give you some time to explore the region on your own so that you can go to the restaurants that really appeal to you. And, you know, when you're going with the group, sometimes it's not easy to go to some of these really exclusive special places because you have a larger group. Our group on a trip like this would be, what, would you say, like, less than, like, 26 probably?Michael Kenney:Yeah. It this group size will be anywhere from 20 to 30 maximum on this trip. So it's a real nice, you know, size group for sure.Stephanie Hansen:And you've been to Sicily before. When was the last time you went?Michael Kenney:I was with a group two years ago in Sicily. So I've been there three other times. So just most recently, just two years ago.Stephanie Hansen:And you and I like, I kinda gave you my short list of places. And you asked me about Sicily, and I was like, oh, well, I don't know. I've never really thought about that. And you were like, oh my gosh. It's one of your favorite places in Italy. So tell me what it is that you love about Sicily in particular.Michael Kenney:Yeah. No. That that that's a great question. You already mentioned you've been to Italy several times, and we get a lot of people that have been to Italy. And they're like, alright. I've already done that. Or maybe you haven't, you know, seen the the Colosseum and Venice and things like that. Sicily is is Italian, but it's an island in the middle of the Mediterranean.Michael Kenney:So it's just it's it's it's similar, but it's different. I think everything is elevated. Their food, their sites. I mean, the history has a whole Greek, northern the Arabs. It's a Spanish influence in Normans. They've all kinda come to this island in the middle of the the Mediterranean and put, like, their best foods, their their best everything. And it's kinda mixes and makes a Sicilian dish, which is really cool. So it's it's similar, yes, with their pastas and things like that in Mainland Europe, but it's it's a different notch.Michael Kenney:I think it's above, regular standard Italian food. It's just the flavors, the the spices, everything like that is just it's so good. And that's just the food side of it. And then, of course, I already mentioned with with the Greeks in the Spanish and the Normans, they have their own architectures that they brought, a mix of different languages. So you really feel like you're in a whole another country. It says in Italy, but the Sicilians say we're Sicilian first, then we're Italian.Stephanie Hansen:That's funny.Michael Kenney:So it's it's really so different, of an experience on that end. And I even have, a couple of friends going on this trip, and they've never been to Europe before. And they're saying, hey. We're we're gonna join you on this trip because it sounds lovely, but we've never been to Europe. We've never seen the Colosseum, things like that. Like, is this a good trip for us to take? I go, for sure it is. I mean, you don't have these, you know, the Leaning Tower Of Pisa, but once you get get to these places, you'll say, oh my gosh. I mean, a church that's, a thousand years old, or the little villages that are, you know, 500 years old and just oozing with this with charm.So you're really, having this real great Italian Sicilian experience, but maybe not knowing the sites, but it'll kinda resonate even better when you come back and tell your stories. It's just a beautiful, beautiful trip.Stephanie Hansen:And I think, you know, I've been to Rome. I've been to a lot of the little Italian islands on sailing trips with my husband. And we've been to Naples. We've been to Venice. We've been all over, really. And each of Italy has its own uniqueness, but the islands themselves are just something different because you really did get a lot of influences of people coming through and the trading that happened. And they also weren't as involved in the wars because they were sort of moving to the mainland. So you get a lot of different preservation possibilities, and the culture just held up because they weren't impacted by the wars in the same way.Michael Kenney:Exactly. And I think even early on, Sicilians were were very poor as well. So a lot of things just really, held. So they didn't, you know, knock down buildings and build new skyscrapers, things like that. It's like you're being, on the set of The Godfather, which was filmed there too, part of it at least. And, it was, like, set in time, and you're going there and just really experiencing the the feel, the taste, the smell, even you could call, like, the grit of, like, Palermo. I mean, it has this edge to it in a sense, like, this is a real living city. It sound like all spruced up to be perfect, like, on a set, but that's what makes it so so fantastic.It it's it's real. And I don't think you always get that experience that you're in in Central Rome, and they they, you know, it's all beautiful up. Again Palermo and all these cities that will visit are extremely beautiful but it has it's just a different edge to it and every group that I've ever been there with Stephanie if they've come back and said wow this is a dream. Not just the food, the sites, the experiences, the people. The people are real. They're they're fabulous. So it's it's a real real, just an amazing immersion, if you will, to Sicily.Stephanie Hansen:One of the things that people ask me about too, and I'll be honest with you. I'm not really, like, someone that you would think of as a group traveler. I like a certain amount of, alone time. I don't love to have every single thing coordinated for me. My husband, as you know, is a big adventurer and explorer. He's always the first one to do anything crazy on these trips. But it having a group is it's so nice when it's a smaller group like this because you do get to meet new people. You do get to create a community amongst your travelers.And I'll tell you, my friend Laurie Bargini that went on our Asia trip with us, she was very she's a big traveler too, and she was like, I don't know about this group thing. I was like, just give it a try. Like, Asia's a good one to test it out because it's probably a destination you wouldn't go alone. And she signed up right away for Sicily. She was like, I loved the group elements because when I wanted to, I had a group of friends and it was fun and we could hang out together and do fun things, but also when I wanted to be alone, I could do that too. It she thought it added a whole another layer to the travel experience than you just get either with you and your spouse or you and your friends because you have this whole other dynamic of people that for the most part is pretty great.Michael Kenney:Yeah. I know. And I and that's great. And Laurie was great. I'm glad she signed up because on the flight back from Asia, she sat next to me on the flight, and that's a seventeen hour flight. And if she wants to go back, then that that that's great.Stephanie Hansen:Yeah. It's good. Well, you know she talked to you the whole time probably.Michael Kenney:No. I tried to again, maybe it's like the group element. You know, have time on, time off. So I'm glad that was brought up. And I've been doing group tours for twenty eight years now, which I I I can't believe. And I I first started getting into tourism because I wanted to see sites. I'm like, I know I can't pay for it, so I need to be a tour guide and and going from that. I didn't realize the whole experience and having shared experiences with others was gonna be my highlight.And to this day, that's my favorite part is going to meet people that I've never met before and going having these shared experiences with. And and sometimes, you know, you build friends for a lifetime off of that.Michael Kinney:I think especially our last group too, we we really, built that with several of the the travelers, which is great. So and I so if you're hesitant, like, well, I'd like to this trip sounds great or any of our trips, but I am kind of worried about that. We really try to balance all our tours out. It's it's it's imperative that we have that balance of, some of the group time to have these, shared experiences to leisure time so that you can go and have your own adventures. And that is so crucial to all of our trips. That's why our hotels, and we can talk about that later, are centrally located. So once we go out and do, say, our city tour, our our our food tour in Palermo and walking around, you'll have, like, the remainder of the day to go explore on your own or some of those new friends that you met. Maybe you can go out and have a glass of wine with them.But again, it's all about that balance. And we each and every itinerary that we put together, we really work on making sure we have that balance in in the trips itself. Because I think that is the success of it. So we don't pack the days all day long on, like, seeing this, this, and this. We give you the nice highlights, and we'll have some other fun inclusions. But again, each place that we go to centrally located hotels, we have that free time too. So you can do your own thing or jump on with a group that you've met and have cocktails, Aperol spritzes in the main, Piazza later on. So it it's so fun, but it it really comes back.You register for a trip, but you don't know you're gonna meet some great people. And at at the end of the trip, it's typically these, these people and these, shared experiences come back, and that's where the meaning of the the trip comes in. It's so it's it's so much fun to see them build together.Stephanie Hansen:On each of the trips that I've done with you, we've had solo travelersMichael Kenney:Mhmm.Stephanie Hansen:Which I think people are like, oh, you know, I don't know. I don't have a partner to go with or my friend can't go. And that to me has also been super fun, like the solo travelers and the friends that they've made. And, like, one of the gals I saw from our Asia trip, I saw our friend Annie last night, and she was a solo traveler. Ended up pairing up with Laurie in a room and sharing, actually, actually, which a lot of solo travelers don't wanna share. I get that. But in this case, they both did, and they are like fast friends.Michael Kenney:That I mean, that's that's so much fun to see that. First off, if, you know, we all have it like your maybe your husband or wife or friend they don't want to go but you're like interested in this trip. We get that on all of our trips and we specifically specifically have, several single rooms set aside for those, adventure traveler seekers to have that. So you can pick your own room and go as a single or maybe you want us to to pair you up. We can do that too and get you in contact with another solo traveler like lorian annie did and that typically works out really well too but it's it's I think the like minded people looking for adventures you'll never feel like you're by yourself on any of our trips So, like, oh, I'm a third wheel. Never ever ever. And sometimes that's the best way to travel because you don't have to make sure your traveling partner is having a great time. You only can worry about yourself.Hey. I'm gonna have a great time. And, you know, all of our trip travelers that I've I've ever heard from, they've had a great time going solo, and they meet these like minded people. And, again, all of a sudden, they have friends for a lifetime, like, you know, Lori and Annie did. So if you're you're even thinking about it, like, I'm solo and I'm a little skeptical about going by myself, give us a call. Send us an email. We we can get you your own, room, single, room. They are filling up quick, though.We have a few left, or we can pair you up with somebody too to share that single supplement. But, again, you'll never feel like a third wheel with any of our tours. And this, in addition, just works really, really well for single travelers, and you'll meet some probably good friends on it.Stephanie Hansen:Yeah. And, also, like, ladies, some of you I know, like, getting coming out of relationships or divorce, you wanna do something unique. I have someone in my family who are shall remain nameless, who's gonna be joining us, who wanted to get back to Europe, but she's just not in a relationship status that would work for that as the way she thought it was gonna be. So I was like, come with us. Like, we're gonna have a ball. There's men. There's women. You know, my husband has come on some trips, but others, he hasn't.And Mhmm. It's just there's a great mix of people.Michael Kenney:Yeah. No. It it it it's great. Now this isn't a singles trip, but maybe you can find Giuseppe at the local cafe. You never know. So you never know. So anyway, yeah, it it works great for whatever status you are in life, single, you know, whatever. It these really, really work really nice.And sometimes, like, my brother came, and we shared a room on our the last trip, and he just wanted to kind of have a experience and get away from, you know, what's going on in life over here and just do a reset. And he came back and said, I'm really recharged. And he's kinda like going into he's retired, and he wants to do something else in his, you know, second part of his life. And he he's going after something right now because he he was able to kinda just disconnect Yeah. And then just take it all in and then kinda come back and, like, let's go. So regardless from relationships to job hunting or whatever, sometimes these trips are great. Even if you go solo, that could even be better.Stephanie Hansen:Yeah. Just to get a reset.Can you give us, like, without, like, going into all the detail, like, a high level, not day by day, but just, like, what are the towns we're gonna visit? What are because we're gonna be in, I think, three different areas.Michael Kenney:Yeah. Correct. So if you if you go on our, at definedestinations.com and look at, taste of Sicily Twenty Twenty Five, you can find the day by day, itinerary on that, and you'll get to be able to see through it. But again, it reads like a brochure, and you go through each item. And everything that we mentioned on that, it's, it is included. But the neat thing is we go from the North to the South and then all the way over to the, the East side of the island. So you're really having a great feel for the entire island itself. And, we have three nights in Palermo, and then we have one night in Agrigento, which is at the very southern on the beach, our hotel's right on the beach.You can walk right down there. And even October mid October is a great time to go too because the temperatures are, like, mid seventies, so it's super comfortable. And the water temperature is still pretty nice if you want to jump in. And then we have three nights in Siracoosa. So we we have these, like, kind of, hub and spoke places that we we do our adventures from the but we always come back to our centrally located place. So, anyway, we'll we'll find the Palermo. We have a connection. If you do our included flights, there's no, direct flights from from Minneapolis into Sicily.So we have a connection, on that.Stephanie Hansen:And let me just touch on that because some people want to work with the travel agent to have all of the flight things arranged for them, and that is an option with you. But you also do have options where people can meet you at the destination. So, like, for me, we have a lot of miles that we're always trying to burn up. Yeah. So for us, we book our own airfare so that we can use our miles, and then we sometimes add a few days on at the end, or we might even go to a different destination. With your group travel plans, both of those options are available to people.Michael Kenney:A %. I'm glad you asked that too because, yes, there's people that have miles or if they only wanna stay exclusively with Delta or United or whatever, that's fine. Our trips truly begin and end at at the hotels. With that, we do offer an included group package you can jump on, but the whole group will not be on that flight for sure. It's just an option to do that. And my my team can also, get you, flights separate from that too if you wanted to come early like you said, Stephanie, or stay light. Hey. I wanna go see the Colosseum on this trip.Great. My team can put a pre tour, post tour package together if you want to do that. Or even if you don't want any of our help, that's fine. You can just book our land only. You'll be able to see our group flight numbers on there too so you can kinda coordinate that. But the great thing is that both, airports, in Palermo we fly into, and then we fly out of Catania. They're close to both, towns, so you can easily take an Uber. So it's really pretty easy to get to and from, and that's where the, the the the tour start from.So if you're hesitant, hey. I need to book the group air. Don't worry about that. You don't have to do that by any means. We're happy to help you, on all the other aspects too to to get the airfare, with that. So, yep, we fly into Palermo. We'll settle into our our our three, our centrally located hotel, which is fabulous. Again, remind me that we need to touch on the the hotels too a little bit.Stephanie Hansen:Yep.Michael Kenney:But it's right in the center. We'll do a food tour of one of the local markets. Again, like you mentioned, maybe we have some guests on the trip that could care less about food or wine tastings. It's just a a piece of of our trip. So even if you're, a modest food lover or you only like cornflakes, there's gonna be some fun things to do on this as well. And we find that, you learn a lot about the culture through the food. Yeah. That's the reason we we do part of that too.So it'll be fun regardless. You're going through the markets. You're learning about the foods. Things like that. We go to, the the Cathedral Of Monreali, which, hey. We're seeing another church. We typically don't always do that, but this is really specific. This church is beautiful.It's got, it's it's a massive church built in the twelfth century, and they're famous for all its mosaics. The whole interior, the churches, all these fine mosaics they did almost a thousand years ago. It's unreal. So it's beautiful that we'll be doing that. We'll go to Cefalu, a little, seaside village, which is outside of Palermo a little ways. Maybe you've seen White Lotus. Part of that was filmed there or all parts of the, that, season two was filmed in Sicily. So we'll have a lot of White Lotus moments, as well on that, which which will be a lot of fun.And then from there, we'll be driving after our three nights in, in Palermo. We'll be heading south, crossing the entire, island itself. Absolutely beautiful. Even our coach rides, which aren't a lot, that they're just stunning. And and enjoying the countryside is absolutely beautiful. And we'll be going to that's where Agrigento is, and it feels like you're being stuck in Greece. Like, wow. There's all these Greek ruins, you know, two, three thousand years old.It's like, this is unbelievable. They have some of the better Greek ruins even outside of Athens, which is amazing. So walking through Agrigento, experiencing that, seeing that during the sunset, it's it's it's magical. I use that word a lot, but I think the whole trip really is. And then we we we settle into our hotel right on the beach, which is lovely. And then from there, we'll be going over to Siracusa, which is one of my favorite places ever. My first time I went to Sicily, we didn't go there. And I went back and I said, how do we skip that the first time? Siracoosa is, it's unbelievable.And you've agreed too. We we're staying right in they called it Ortega. That's like the old city of Siracusa. And we're staying right inside the city wall. So our bus will drop our private bus for our group will drop us off, and then we have to walk about ten minutes to our hotel, which is on a small little alleyway. And we'll talk about that later on. But it's a great location that we'll be doing, having different experiences, seeing all the the ruins, walking around at night. It's just beautiful.And from there, we'll be out we'll also be going to see Mount Etna, which is still an active volcano. We'll be on the sides of it. It's unbelievable. All of a sudden, you feel like you're being transported onto the moon. You see the vents and things like that. It's beautiful. And they grow some amazing wines there too on the slopes of it, and we'll be tasting some of those.Stephanie Hansen:That's so cool.Michael Kenney:Yeah. It's it's it's it really is pretty cool, because of that that rich soil just offers great Sicilian wines and the dry and the the elevation. So it it culminates to be really, really good. So, work on your Sicilian, reds. They're they're quite good.Stephanie Hansen:It will be exciting. Yeah.Michael Kenney:No. It it it's great. So I mean, it's it's seven, nights, a nine day trip, in Sicily. You'll have a real good flavor of the city, of all the areas that we visit. So it's it's quite nice. And if you go on the, the website, you'll see all the the inclusions as well. So we include mostly everything that we've talked about. There's really, we don't include all the meals because we want some experiences, for yourself too to go out and go, hey.Michael Kenney:We're gonna go to this little restaurant or whatever. Mhmm. And we have a local guide with us the entire time that will really help, talk about the history, and, you know, what's going on with the people itself, but then just pointing out great restaurants and other little experiences you can doStephanie Hansen:during the free And that's I love that because when we go to some of these places, like, I think I told you my husband is, he's kind of an you know, he's in venture. He always wants to do his own thing. So if we land in a place, he's like, okay. We're gonna take off. We're gonna go do this. We're gonna do that. And, you know, we try to balance, like, doing the group things with also him having his best life and doing some unique, food experiences just on our own. So every everybody gets a little bit of everything.It's a real delightful mix. You've been to Sicily. Now I think this will be, you said, your third time, fourth time?Michael Kenney:Fourth time.Stephanie Hansen:I'm so impressed that you're coming.Michael Kenney:Yeah. I'd well, I can't miss with your groups too. I can't go on all our trips, but this is definitely one I I, notched away because I think, part of me still is in Sicily. There's there's just something about it, and you can't you know, I've been to other parts of Italy plenty of times, and I feel like I'm an Italian, but, there's just something with Sicily. Maybe I meant I meant the grit. I've talked about that. It feels like a real city, real sites, real food, just from the the different markets, the fish markets is just everything seems really authentic.Stephanie Hansen:I love it.Michael Kenney:That's what I really, really love, and I think the guests do too. I'm I'm just envisioning myself walking and through Palermo with my last group, and there was, like, there was music being played in the streets, and people are sitting down and having glasses of wine. There was no festival going on. It was just this this zest for life thatStephanie Hansen:Yeah. The Italians just in general, they stay up late. They eat late. So they have, like, a happy hour kind of at, like, six to seven, and then they go home and get ready to go out for the dinner time in a lot of cases. So they spend a lot of time outdoors, and they like to do it when it's not in the blazing hot sun. So things really there's a great nightlife. People are, out and about into all hours of the evening, which is fun. So I'm just super excited.So if people wanna join us, you said I mean, I know we've got some rooms booked already. Yeah. So are there some rooms left if people wanna book, and what is the timeline that they should be doing that, and how do they do it?Michael Kenney:Yeah. That's a great question. So I said we have about we can handle maximum of 30 people. So we have about seven rooms up, so about 14 people. So if someone calls and say, well, will this be booked up by next week? It probably won't be, but I always tell people, go ahead, put your deposit down, hold the seat on the trip itself. And you just have to go to definedestinations.com. You can book everything right then then and there. It's super simple process.You just put your your information in. You don't need a valid passport right now to to enter that in. But you just go ahead and you fill that out, put your deposit down, at least then you'll you'll have a, a seat held for you. Then you can work on if you wanna get your own air fryer or if you wanna stay earlier, you know, stay after later on the trip itself. You you can do that all right there as well. So it's pretty simple.Stephanie Hansen:And then once you're booked and we know who's coming, we usually try to have a call to kinda give everybody the particulars of that trip. Sometimes depending on our time frame, we try to get together in person. I wasn't able for the last one because I had so many things coming, and I'm not sure what'll happen with this one because I've got the cookbook coming out, in September. But one way or another, we will see each other's faces, and we will get on that plane, and we will arrive together and have a blast. So I'm looking forward to it, and we've got other trips planned. I know we're trying to book another Croatia trip possibly for the following year for the fall and something in the spring. So if you guys have any destinations you wanna check out with me, let me know. I'm always looking for new places to go. You just went to the Galapagos. It sounded like it was amazing.Michael Kenney:Yeah. It that that was, fabulous. I was just doing a site inspection because we're looking about having groups go to the Galapagos and the Amazon, and it it was it was unreal. I loved it. Completely different experience from going to, to going to Sicily. Well, that's great. There's so many experiences to have on our on the world, and we only have so much time to be able to do those. So you gotta kinda hit that hierarchy of, you know, what's what's important.For anybody that's just thinking about it or if this is the first time you've ever even heard of Sicily, please take a look at this because it is really a magical trip, and we have so many fun inclusions. Our hotel locations are in the city center. I wanted to mention that, not, just because we're on tiny little streets. So you mentioned, like, the the nightlife. It's we're not on a bustling street where all the cars are going by. It's like you feel like you're a local. You'll go out the door, and there's mama Rosita across the street, you know, cutting herStephanie Hansen:Yeah. Sitting outside. Yes.Michael Kenney:That's the experience we want, not just on this trip, all of our trips. We want you to feel like you're kind of a, a local for even three nights when we're there, so you'll know where the the nearest bakery is and, the restaurants. And I think you'll have that on this trip. I it's it's reallyStephanie Hansen:I love it.Michael Kenney:Something else with all our hotels. You'll absolutely love that. We know exactly where to stay, and sometimes that's overwhelming when you're looking at doing a trip in your own, like, where should I go? What should I where should I stay? Like, it's overwhelming. We want this to be just book the trip. We're gonna be taking care of all the highlights for you.Stephanie Hansen:Pack your bags and come along. Yes.Michael Kenney:Exactly. So that's that's what's really important to us. And IStephanie Hansen:think I'm looking forward to it. It's gonna be awesome. I'm gonna release this podcast, not this Friday, but next Friday. So k. Between now and then, you guys, I hope you get your seats booked, and I hope to see you on this amazing trip. Thanks, Michael.Michael Kenney:Wonderful. Thanks, Michael.Stephanie Hansen:It was awesome. It's defined destinations. You can find them at defineddestinations.com. Taste of Italy is right on the front page. Click that, and you can see all the itinerary of the whole trip. And we're gonna have a great time.Michael Kenney:Taste of Sicily.Stephanie Hansen:Yes. The tasteMichael Kenney:of Sicily.Stephanie Hansen:Oh, what did I call it? What did I say? Taste ofMichael Kenney:Italy. We have one of those too. Oh, okay. The Sicily one.Stephanie Hansen:Taste of Sicily specifically. Yes. And then if you like Italy, you can go back because there are a lot of places to go back to. Amalfi Coast is great, but it's different. And, like, I there I've been to a lot of different places in Italy, and they're all a little bit different. And I like them all for different reasons. So I'm really excited to explore Sicily.Michael Kenney:Yep. It's gonna be great. Well, thanks so much for the time.Stephanie Hansen:Yeah. We'll talk soon.Michael Kenney:Yep.Stephanie Hansen:Bye. Bye bye.Stephanie's Dish Newsletter is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stephaniehansen.substack.com/subscribe

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Per approfondire gli argomenti della puntata: La playlist sulle Guerre Greco-cartaginesi per la Sicilia : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F89BYmOyUrg&list=PLpMrMjMIcOklSYjspc8J6KjWUpef5cbdj&index=1&ab_channel=LaBibliotecadiAlessandria Pillole dall'Età Antica : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfTbr8ljQE0&list=PLpMrMjMIcOkn0CSs_rSK2GCJrLkiC8-Z_&ab_channel=LaBibliotecadiAlessandria Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Per approfondire gli argomenti della puntata: La playlist sulle Guerre Greco-cartaginesi per la Sicilia : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F89BYmOyUrg&list=PLpMrMjMIcOklSYjspc8J6KjWUpef5cbdj&index=1&ab_channel=LaBibliotecadiAlessandria Pillole dall'Età Antica : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfTbr8ljQE0&list=PLpMrMjMIcOkn0CSs_rSK2GCJrLkiC8-Z_&ab_channel=LaBibliotecadiAlessandria Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Per approfondire gli argomenti della puntata: La playlist sulle Guerre Greco-cartaginesi per la Sicilia : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F89BYmOyUrg&list=PLpMrMjMIcOklSYjspc8J6KjWUpef5cbdj&index=1&ab_channel=LaBibliotecadiAlessandria Pillole dall'Età Antica : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfTbr8ljQE0&list=PLpMrMjMIcOkn0CSs_rSK2GCJrLkiC8-Z_&ab_channel=LaBibliotecadiAlessandria Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Learn more about Leigh at: Leigh Esposito | Author, Coach, TarotistEpisode HighlightsLeigh Esposito's Origin Story:● Early Life and Influences: Raised by Italian-American parents, Leigh's upbringing wasshaped by her family's culture and values. Although she grew up in various parts of theU.S., including the suburbs of Philadelphia and Southern California, her cultural rootsplayed a pivotal role in her life and eventually inspired her work as a writer.● Career in Law: Initially, Leigh pursued a career in law, believing it to be a stableprofession that matched her skills in communication and critical thinking. However, shesoon realized that the legal field didn't align with her passions, describing it as "dry" andlacking the creative stimulation she craved.The Shift to Writing and Coaching:● Pursuing a Second Act: In 2010, Leigh left her law career and embarked on a journeyto follow her dreams. This transition didn't happen overnight—she spent years honingher craft as an author, developing a unique coaching practice, and aligning her life withher values.● Coaching Style and Philosophy: Leigh brings her background in law into her coaching,combining the analytical approach of a litigator with a creative mindset. Her coachingfocuses on guiding clients through major life transitions, helping them tap into theirdreams and achieve fulfillment in their “second acts.” Leigh's approach resonates withpeople who want to explore new possibilities while still balancing their existingresponsibilities.Embracing Tarot as a Tool for Insight:● Discovering Tarot: While researching her debut novel The Godmother, Leigh becamefascinated with tarot and began using it as a personal tool for reflection and insight. Overtime, she developed an expertise in tarot, integrating it into her coaching practice.● Tarot's Role in Coaching: Leigh uses tarot not as a means of predicting the future butas a method of uncovering hidden emotions, perspectives, and motivations. Each tarotreading becomes a conversation starter, helping her clients unlock aspects ofthemselves they may not have acknowledged.● Influence on Writing: Leigh's second novel is set in the world of tarot, blendingmysticism with romance and fantasy, inspired by her love for the introspective nature oftarot cards.Insights on the Sicilian Experience and Heritage:● Sicilian Heritage: Both Leticia and Leigh share a deep connection to Sicily. For Leigh,Sicily represents both her cultural roots and the inspiration for her novel The Godmother.She celebrates Sicilian culture by organizing retreats on the island, where she introducesparticipants to its rich history, stunning architecture, and unique traditions.● ThemesinTheGodmother: Leigh's novel explores the idea of a strongSicilian-American woman in a position of power, challenging stereotypes. Herprotagonist, a “godmother” figure, isn't involved in crime but uses her influence andresources to help others—a twist on the traditional mafia narrative.● Retreats in Sicily: Through these retreats, Leigh invites others to experience the beautyand complexities of Sicilian life, from its ancient baroque architecture to its vibrant,multi-faceted communities.Key Messages from the Episode1. Follow Your Passion While Maintaining Balance● Leigh emphasizes that it's possible to pursue a passion without abandoning one'scurrent responsibilities. She encourages listeners to integrate their interests into dailylife, even if it's just dedicating a few hours a week to that pursuit.2. The Power of Coaching and Mentorship● BothLeigh and Leticia discuss the transformative power of coaching and mentorship.Leigh believes that having a coach can make a huge difference, especially when itcomes to accountability and support. This guidance can push people to take concretesteps toward their dreams, no matter how daunting they seem.3. Taking Practical Steps Towards Fulfillment● Leigh shares advice on making small, consistent efforts toward a goal rather than waitingfor a perfect moment to make a big change. By building momentum through manageablesteps, individuals can gradually transition to a more fulfilling path.4. Blending Personal Interests with Professional Goals● Leigh's journey shows the value of combining personal passions (such as writing andtarot) with a professional approach, creating a career that feels authentic and uniquelyhers. She advises others to explore ways to incorporate their unique skills and interestsinto their work.Upcoming Projects and Ways to Connect with Leigh● Writing Workshop: Leigh is leading a 12-week writing workshop designed forindividuals who want to bring their book ideas to life. Participants will work on creating asignificant portion of their novel, with Leigh's guidance on everything from ideadevelopment to the first draft.● SecondNovel: Currently, Leigh is in the process of writing her second novel, a romancefantasy inspired by tarot. She plans to document her creative journey on social media,giving readers an inside look at the writing process.● StayUpdated: For updates on Leigh's work, including her writing workshop and otherprojects, listeners can follow her on social media and sign up for her mailing list on herwebsite.Memorable Quotes from the Episode● OnFollowing Your Dreams:“You don't need to quit your day job to feel more fulfilled. Sometimes, it's about finding away to integrate that second act with the first.”● OntheRoleofaCoach:“A coach is there to keep you accountable, inspired, and moving forward. They help yousee your potential and take steps you might not take on your own.”● OnSelf-Discovery Through Tarot:“Tarot is about excavating mysteries. The greatest mystery we're trying to uncover isourselves.”● OnFinding Joy in the Creative Process:“Being an author is like playing in a sandbox every day. It's a journey of exploration, andI couldn't be happier. Please leave a review or send us a Voice note letting us know what you enjoyed at:Back2Basics reconnecting to the essence of YOU (podpage.com)Follow us on IG and FB @Back2BasicsPodcast

This week on You Are What You Read, we have the talk of the town with us… Delia Ephron's bestselling memoir, Left on Tenth, is now on Broadway starring Julianna Margulies and Peter Gallagher and directed by Susan Stroman. Delia Ephron is a bestselling author, screenwriter, essayist, and playwright. Her novels include Siracusa and The Lion Is In, and her movie credits…You've Got Mail, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, This is My Life, Michael, and Hanging Up (based on her novel). Her play, “Love, Loss, and What I Wore,” written with her sister Nora Ephron (based on the book by Ilene Beckerman), ran for two years off Broadway. In this conversation, Delia chronicles the events that led to her late-in-life love story. After losing her sister, Nora, and then her husband, Jerry, both to cancer, Delia struggled through years of heartbreak…but it turned out romance was the healer when a man named Dr. Peter Rutter came into the picture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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