On this episode you'll get a free sample from my audible book A European Odyssey; How a Boxer's Daughter Found Grace, but first, some intimate stories from the 70's; surreal album covers, growing up with fastidious hippies, Harley Davidsons and Burt Bacharach. We'll venture further back in the time machine so you can enjoy a [...]
Category: Interviews
Interviews for next book Secret that needs to be told
The past has always spoken to me, so no surpise I reside in Europe
For the sequel to my book "A European Odyssey", I decided to opt out of memoir mode and let the local people speak for themselves; it was a good decision. As I've said, given the right platform, these people are natural actors. And when the past speaks to me, I listen, in the same way [...]
Absence does make the heart grow fonder
In the same way distance gives a writer perspective. When I leave Piemonte for Lake Garda my writing feels liberated, it's offers a fresh voice as I glance over my shoulder, in the same way I could write about America after moving to Europe. The mind opens up and flows, I feel less stifled, less [...]
When I moved to Piemonte I had aspirations but soon realised it wasn’t just about learning how to listen to the trees. A story began to unfold…
I had moved so many times and met so many interesting people. But for the first time I wasn't keen on meeting more friends, instead I was consumed with the land, about learning how to become self-sufficient. I was focused on finishing my book detailing the odyssey taken to get here; and yet the people [...]
The Roberto Davide Interview
On our latest podcast "A Couple of Europhiles" we engage in a passionate discussion with an actor who speaks a lot of languages, has studied in a lot of cities, including Rome, Bologna, Volgograd and Moscow; a journey taking him from NY, to Russia, then Rome, and now London where he currently resides.... Enjoy on [...]
‘A Couple of Europhiles’ was honored to interview Stefan Michael Caballo on this week’s podcast.
We covered a lot of cultural realities and difference between Italy and Switzerland, explored constitutional articles and their modern relevance, as well as the legendary Alpini! Check us out on Apple iTunes, here's the link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-couple-of-europhiles-on-cultural-realities/id1540597546
Step inside the factory, enjoy the fantasy of a favorite dish; the reality of how family and food stay strong in Italy.
https://videopress.com/v/3zvt8xtq?preloadContent=metadata Interview No. 7: yet another amazing interview, a wondrous tale, a fantastic story about an old woman with an apron. How she built an incredible business, beloved and well known across borders. It's called Madonna Delle Neve, in Cessole, in the region of Piemonte. My next book will include a 12 interviews with 12 [...]
Today’s interview; a Priest named Don Piero. A ‘one off’ as we say in the Anglo world. And most beloved.
At 87, Don Piero is now retired, still animated, small in stature with a personality that looms large. Very sweet and very much in love with his church. One that lives in a nearby town, built in 1779, in Cesole. He showed us many spaces within, architecture full of Roman arches, along with the first [...]
“The Monica and Alberto interview” When you think of old school Piemontese producers, they are the ‘it’ couple. They are both solid, with fantastic stories, and they’re funny. Alberto’s family’s been farming our valley since before America’s founding fathers even got going…
This project, my next book, a series of interviews with the Piemontese will be available in both English and Italian. It's a complicated process, labor intensive and unfolding in a relatively profound way. Stay tuned...
Extraordinary woman, extraordinary interview. Anna Fila Robattino
My first book, "A European Odyssey" started with a secret that had to be told. This set me on a twenty year odyssey, starting in Seattle, a former home, and ending up in a place called Piemonte, located in northwest Italy. My next book "The secret that needs to be told" will reveal the secrets [...]