This podcast is for all the lovers of the Italian language who think grammar is necessary but not sufficient. By listening to Barbara's stories in Italian you'll dive into the Italian world in order to learn Italian in an authentic way.
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63. Volere bene a Max Pezzali
Ti faccio conoscere gli 883 e Max Pezzali, un gruppo e un cantante che hanno rappresentato la mia educazione sentimentale durante la mia adolescenza e i miei vent'anni... e che ancora oggi parlano a tante generazioni.Let me introduce you to 883 and Max Pezzali, a band and a singer who shaped my emotional education during my teens and twenties... and who still speak to so many generations today.Partecipa al mio corso sulla musica italiana: https://onlineitalianclasses.com/product/the-singing-italy/Join my course The Singing Italy: https://onlineitalianclasses.com/product/the-singing-italy/Transcriptions: https://onlineitalianclasses.com/blogEvery Week Italian - Membership : https://barbarabassi.substack.com/subscribeTry an online Italian class: https://onlineitalianclasses.com/product/1-online-italian-lesson-trial/
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Oggi ti porto nei panni degli insegnanti di italiano come lingua straniera per capire quali sono gli approcci e i metodi utili a imparare l'italiano anche grazie all'intervista a Marco Residori, che ha creato uno strumento gratuito per giocare con le parole italiane.Today, I'm putting you in the shoes of Italian as a foreign language teachers to understand the useful approaches and methods for learning Italian, also thanks to an interview with Marco Residori, who created a free tool for playing with Italian words.Giochini di parole: https://giochinidiparole.com/benvenuti/italian-stories-in-italianTranscriptions: https://onlineitalianclasses.com/blogEvery Week Italian - Membership : https://barbarabassi.substack.com/subscribeTry an online Italian class: https://onlineitalianclasses.com/product/1-online-italian-lesson-trial/
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Oggi ti porto nei panni degli insegnanti di italiano come lingua straniera per capire quali sono gli approcci e i metodi utili a imparare l'italiano anche grazie all'interbista a Marco Residori, che ha creato uno strumento gratuito per giocare con le parole italiane.Today, I'm putting you in the shoes of Italian as a foreign language teachers to understand the useful approaches and methods for learning Italian, also thanks to an interview with Marco Residori, who created a free tool for playing with Italian words.Giochini di parole: https://giochinidiparole.com/benvenuti/italian-stories-in-italianTranscriptions: https://onlineitalianclasses.com/blogEvery Week Italian - Membership : https://barbarabassi.substack.com/subscribeTry an online Italian class: https://onlineitalianclasses.com/product/1-online-italian-lesson-trial/
61. Il compleanno
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60. La cittadinanza italiana: intervista alle esperte
Parliamo di cittadinanza italiana con un'intervista a tre esperte che mi hanno fatto e ti faranno scoprire qualcosa che forse non conoscevi.Let’s talk about Italian citizenship through an interview with three experts who made me and will help you discover something you may not know yet.Fast Track Italian Citizenship: DISCOUNT CODE: https://onlineitalianclasses.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/FTIC-Services-1.pdf You can contact FastrackItalianCitizenship also via email (can you please mention you come from this podcast?): ciao@fastrackitaliancitizenship.com B1 Preparation Course for Italian Citizenship: https://onlineitalianclasses.com/product/cils-b1-cittadinanza-one-to-one/ Transcriptions: https://onlineitalianclasses.com/blogEvery Week Italian - Membership : https://barbarabassi.substack.com/subscribeTry an online Italian class: https://onlineitalianclasses.com/product/1-online-italian-lesson-trial/
59. Storia della radio e intervista a Francesca Pinna
Ti racconto le peculiarità della radio italiana con l'aiuto di Francesca, che in radio fa un lavoro piuttosto curioso.I’ll tell you about the peculiarities of Italian radio with the help of Francesca, who does a rather curious job in radio.Francesca's website: https://francescapinna.info/ Francesca's newsletter: https://francescapinna.substack.com/Contenuti da panico: https://open.spotify.com/show/1AQMvhqkHpPTRJKQICs61BYou can contact Francesca Pinna also via email (can you please mention you come from this podcast?): francpinna@gmail.comTranscriptions: https://onlineitalianclasses.com/blogEvery Week Italian - Membership : https://barbarabassi.substack.com/subscribeTry an online Italian class: https://onlineitalianclasses.com/product/1-online-italian-lesson-trial/
58. Intervista a Jenifer di Live and Learn Italian
Parliamo di apprendimento della lingua italiana e di viaggi in Italia non convenzionali con Jenifer Landor di Live and Learn Italian.Let’s talk about learning the Italian language and unconventional travel in Italy with Jenifer Landor from Live and Learn Italian.Transcriptions: https://onlineitalianclasses.com/blog Every Week Italian membership: https://barbarabassi.substack.com/subscribeLive and Learn Italian: https://www.liveandlearnitalian.com You can contact Jenifer also via email (can you please mention you come from this podcast?): jenifer@liveandlearnitalian.com
57. Cinque cose belle dell'Italia che avevo dimenticato
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56. Intervista in italiano a un "non madrelingua"
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55. Un libro per Natale 2 - 2025
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54. Dormire
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53. Intorno alla casa
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52. Le discriminazioni dei (non) genitori
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51. Il primo maggio è la festa dei lavoratori
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50. Non darmi del lei, mi dia del tu
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