Tuscan Voices
By Steve Soper
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Podcast Description
In early 2005 Roberto Bechi of Asciano, Italy and I interviewed some 12 men and women who live and work in Tuscany. Also included is an interview I did with Alessandra in Siena in the fall of 2005. Enjoy!
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Mauro | Along with his brother Mauro operates a small, artisanal crystal-making shop in Colle Val d’Elsa, just north of Siena. The boys began working with crystal in their father’s shop and eventually took the business over themselves. In early 2005 Roberto Bechi spoke with Mauro about the challenges and rewards of working as a crystal artist. | 4/9/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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2 |
Giordano | Roberto Bechi spoke with Giordano, a volunteer curator at the Etruscan museum in Chianciano Terme. They talked about the Etruscans, the museum and the history that is virtually in every rock, under every stone in Tuscany. Grab a cup of espresso, sit back and listen to some Italian! | 3/29/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Giancarlo | Giancarlo is one of the few remaining independent fresh fruit and vegetable shopkeepers in central Tuscany. He and his wife have worked the same shop for more than forty years and he talks to Roberto about the struggles to remain independent as the business becomes dominated by supermarket chains. He also talks about the changes in the nature of the fruits and vegetables themselves as well as the impact of rising immigration on the Tuscan countryside. | 3/20/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Elise | Listen to excerpts from Roberto Bechi’s conversation with Elise, a young woman who is a mother, a lawyer and along with her husband operates an agriturismo outside of the village of Asciano, in central Tuscany. | 3/14/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bartolo | Bartolo and his family raise the prized Chianina beef on a small farm outside of Asciano, in central Tuscany. | 3/7/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 5 Episodes |
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