Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchGiacomo Leopardi: The Philosophy of Infinite Pessimism
Episode 2018
This episode outlines the life and legacy of Giacomo Leopardi, an influential 19th-century Italian poet and philosopher. It details his transition fr…
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Carlo Goldoni: The Architect of Italian Comedy
Episode 2017
This episode provides a comprehensive biography of Carlo Goldoni, a prominent eighteenth-century Italian playwright and librettist who fundamentally …
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Torquato Tasso: Life and Legacy of the Italian Poet
Episode 2016
This biographical episode chronicles the life and literary contributions of Torquato Tasso, a prominent sixteenth-century Italian poet celebrated for…
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Luigi Pirandello: The Architect of Absurdity
Episode 2015
This biography details the life and prolific career of Luigi Pirandello, an influential Italian author and Nobel Prize winner. Born in Sicily, Pirand…
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Gabriele D'Annunzio: The Poet, Soldier, and Proto-Fascist Duce
Episode 2014
This biography profiles Gabriele D'Annunzio, a prominent Italian literary figure, war hero, and political agitator who lived from 1863 to 1938. Know…
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Ivo Andrić: Nobel Laureate and Diplomatic Chronicler of Bosnia
Episode 2013
Ivo Andrić was a prominent Yugoslav author and diplomat who became the first and only person from his country to receive the Nobel Prize in Literatur…
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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn: The Life and Legacy of a Soviet Dissident
Episode 2012
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was a prominent Russian writer and outspoken critic of the Soviet government whose work exposed the horrors of the Gulag labor…
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Imre Nagy: Martyr of the Hungarian Revolution
Episode 2011
This biography covers the life and political impact of Imre Nagy, a pivotal Hungarian communist leader who moved from Soviet informant to a symbol of…
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Tomáš Masaryk: Architect of the Czechoslovak State
Episode 2010
This episode details the life of Tomáš Masaryk, the primary architect and first president of Czechoslovakia. Born into a modest Moravian family, he e…
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Lech Wałęsa: The Electrician Who Transformed Poland
Episode 2009
Lech Wałęsa is a prominent Polish statesman and human rights activist who played a pivotal role in ending communist rule in Eastern Europe. Originall…
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