Archive for the ‘Culture Shot’ Category
7. The Midnight Spaghetti (Culture Shot)
February 25th, 2007
Learn Italian language with our seventh “Culture Shot” (”Colpo di Cultura”, in Italian), a weekly small bite of culture coming from Italy. Today we’ll talk about an all Italian recipe (”una ricetta tutta italiana”): The Midnight Spaghetti. The main ingredient is… a nice night out with friends. Right when you think it’s time to go to bed, one of the friends says: “Guys, why don’t we go to my place for spaghetti?” It’s almost midnight, and you really should go, but… can you say “no” to your friends? No way! Enjoy your spaghetti, everyone!
Culture Shot - Episode Nr. 7
6. Let’s Celebrate! (Culture Shot)
February 11th, 2007
Learn Italian with Podcasts! Here’s your sixth weekly small bite of culture coming from Italy, aka “Culture Shot”. You do know that for Italians every chance to celebrate is good, don’t you? And for sure you do know that Valentine’s Day, on which lovers express their love for each other, is coming up. But what about who’s happily single? No problem: Italian singles, tired of being left out, have started to celebrate St. Faustino’s Day on February 15th! So, Happy St. Valentine’s Day and/or Happy St. Faustino’s Day, everybody!
Culture Shot - Episode Nr. 6
5. It Looks Like A Wasp (Culture Shot)
January 29th, 2007
Learn Italian language with our fifth “Culture Shot” (”Colpo di Cultura”, in Italian), a weekly small bite of culture coming from Italy. This time it’s about a real Italian icon that never sets, a movie star that millions of people, famous and not, use everyday. She celebrated her 60th birthday last year, and still remembers what the person that launched her said when he first saw her: “She looks like a wasp!”. Got it? Happy riding, everybody!
Culture Shot - Episode Nr. 5
4. Dipping Into Nutella (Culture Shot)
January 14th, 2007
Learn Italian with our fourth “Culture Shot” (”Colpo di Cultura”, in Italian), a weekly small bite of culture coming from Italy. This time it’s about food: some says pizza is Italians’ favorite food, some other says it’s pasta… all wrong, says Jane! She’s saying that, according to a recent poll, Italians’ favorite food is… wait! Let’s do not spoil the surprise: listen to this episode to find out and… happy dipping, everybody!
Culture Shot - Episode Nr. 4
3. A New Year’s Eve Tradition (Culture Shot)
December 31st, 2006
Learn Italian with Podcasts! Being that we are publishing this episode on December 31st, we thought it would have been appropriate to talk about what Italians do to celebrate the beginning of a new year… Just see what an Italian that’s taking a tradition to the extreme can do! Welcome to the third “Colpo di Cultura”, everybody, e Felice Anno Nuovo!
Culture Shot - Episode Nr. 3
2. An Unusual Soccer Game (Culture Shot)
December 17th, 2006
Welcome to the second episode of a new series called “Culture Shot” (”Colpo di Cultura”, in Italian), a weekly small bite of culture coming from Italy. You do know Italians love soccer as much as they hate traffic (well, everybody hates traffic, right?), so they just found a colorful way to have a little fun with the game they love while stuck on the freeway. That’s the Italian way, ladies and gentleman!
Culture Shot - Episode Nr. 2
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