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IT AND US:
Welcome to
the Italian American Podcast
By Dolores Alfieri
November 2015 marked
the launch of The Italian
American Podcast – the
first podcast dedicated to
helping Italian Americans
learn about and celebra-
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te their brilliant heritage.
Recent guest Lidia Bastianich, famed chef and
host of “Lidia’s Italy,” said
this on an episode that aired on Easter Day – “[Your
heritage] is like a tree: If
you have deep roots, if
you know your roots, and
a hurricane comes in your
life, the tree with long roots will survive the hurrica-