Episodes

  • 57. Cinque cose belle dell'Italia che avevo dimenticato

    57. Cinque cose belle dell'Italia che avevo dimenticato
    Jan 12 2026
    Dopo le vacanze di Natale in Italia ritorno con cinque cose belle che mi ero dimenticata di amare della vita in Italia.

    After the Christmas holidays in Italy, I come back with five beautiful things that I had forgotten to love about life in Italy.

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    15 mins
  • 56. Intervista in italiano a un "non madrelingua"

    56. Intervista in italiano a un "non madrelingua"
    Dec 17 2025
    Ho intervistato una persona che non parla italiano a livello nativo, ma l'ha imparato durante il suo Erasmus in Italia. Carles è un ragazzo spagnolo che è venuto a lavorare con me a Londra per tre mesi. Ti presento lui, la sua attività e il suo amore per la città di Padova.

    I interviewed a person who is not a native Italian speaker but learned the language during his Erasmus experience in Italy. Carles is a Spanish guy who came to work with me in London for three months. I introduce him, his work, and his love for the city of Padua.

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    20 mins
  • 55. Un libro per Natale 2 - 2025

    55. Un libro per Natale 2 - 2025
    Dec 12 2025
    Cinque libri consigliati dalle insegnanti di Online Italian Classes per le vacanze di Natale 2025 nella loro versione italiana.

    Five books recommended by the teachers of Online Italian Classes for the Christmas 2025 holidays in their Italian version.

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    18 mins
  • 54. Dormire

    54. Dormire
    Nov 25 2025
    Dormire non è una questione individuale, ma anche sociale. Parliamo di insonnia e del dormire come atto di resistenza in una società che ci vuole sempre svegli.

    Sleep is not just an individual matter, but a social one too. Let’s talk about insomnia and about sleeping as an act of resistance in a society that wants us constantly awake.

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    15 mins
  • 53. Intorno alla casa

    53. Intorno alla casa
    Oct 17 2025
    Ripassiamo alcune parole della casa, parliamo del caro affitti nelle città italiane e chiudiamo con un progetto di coabitazione intergenerazionale.

    Let's review some words related to the home, talk about the high rent in Italian cities, and wrap up with a project of intergenerational co-living.


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    14 mins
  • 52. Le discriminazioni dei (non) genitori

    52. Le discriminazioni dei (non) genitori
    Sep 17 2025
    Parliamo di genitorialità e di non-genitorialità. È possibile che questi due mondi possano convivere e supportarsi a vicenda?


    We talk about parenthood and non-parenthood. Is it possible for these two worlds to coexist and support each other?


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    22 mins
  • 51. Il primo maggio è la festa dei lavoratori

    51. Il primo maggio è la festa dei lavoratori
    Apr 30 2025
    Ti racconto il primo maggio attraverso la storia di una persona a me cara e con un po' di dati sulla condizione dei lavoratori in Italia oggi.

    I’ll tell you about May 1st through the story of someone dear to me, along with some data on the current condition of workers in Italy.

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    17 mins
  • 50. Non darmi del lei, mi dia del tu

    50. Non darmi del lei, mi dia del tu
    Apr 15 2025
    Oggi ha ancora senso usare il "lei di cortesia" in italiano? E se sì, in quali occasioni?

    Does it still make sense to use the formal "Lei" in Italian today? If so, in which situations?

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    19 mins