295 Episodes

  1. 068 – Venice part 05

    Published: 11/28/2019
  2. 067 – Venice part 04

    Published: 11/14/2019
  3. 066 – Venice part 03

    Published: 11/7/2019
  4. 065 – Venice part 02

    Published: 11/1/2019
  5. 064 – Venice part 01

    Published: 10/23/2019
  6. Assassinations crossover part 2 – The fall of the Borgias

    Published: 10/15/2019
  7. Assassinations crossover part 1 – The Rise of the Borgias

    Published: 10/8/2019
  8. 063 – After Legnano, the cool Crusade and the Italian one

    Published: 10/1/2019
  9. 062 – The battle of Legnano

    Published: 9/24/2019
  10. 061 – Prelude to Legnano

    Published: 9/12/2019
  11. Crossover 1 part 2 – With "The History of the Papacy" on the Lombards

    Published: 9/3/2019
  12. Crossover 1 part 1 – With "The History of the Papacy" on the Lombards

    Published: 8/27/2019
  13. 060 – A communal storm arising

    Published: 8/20/2019
  14. 059 – Barbarossa brings the heat

    Published: 8/14/2019
  15. 058 – Byzantium is back and so is Barbarossa

    Published: 8/7/2019
  16. 057 – Hadrian and Frederick's troubles in Rome

    Published: 7/30/2019
  17. 056 – Communal growing pains, an English pope and Barbarossa on the scene

    Published: 7/23/2019
  18. Fill in episode – Women's world cup and how offsides came to Pulaski, VA

    Published: 7/12/2019
  19. Fill-in episode – A trip to Puglia and listener questions

    Published: 7/3/2019
  20. 055 – A new Roman Republic and a kind-of crusade

    Published: 6/13/2019

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Join history buff, Mike Corradi on a journey through time as he unfolds the rich tapestry of the Italian peninsula's history. This chronological story starts with the collapse of the Western Roman Empire and leads you through the most iconic events, influential figures, and cultural milestones that have shaped Italy into what we see today. It’s all serious stuff, but we do take time to stop and laugh at battles over a bucket, rude names, naughty priests and popes, rabbits winning sieges, doves winning battles, bits of dead bodies as tokens of love, and whole series of real historical silly situations that no comedian could think of. Come along every other week for a compelling and insightful glimpse into A History of Italy.