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The Italian Australian Podcast

Josephine D’Aqui and Lukas D’Aqui

Brother/sister duo Lukas & Josie D"Aqui from Perth, Western Australia host The Italian Australian Podcast! Join them for weekly episodes chatting about Italian Australian topics including immigration, food, traditions, language and more! First generation Italian Australians on their maternal side with a Roman born mum and second generation Italian Australians on their paternal side having an Australian born father of Calabrese origin. Blessed to have grown up with a strong connection to their

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00:56:49

Episode 96: How much do you put in the Busta?-...

The Italian Australian Podcast ·

2025/06/02

Our friend and return guest, the talented James Liotta is back ! We loved catching up with James and hearing about what he has been getting up to. We are looking forward to seeing James when he is back in Perth touring with the Uncle Louie Variety Show in July, see the links below for more details.James also helped us answer an extremely important question- how much do you put in the Busta? Same as what they gave your sister? Do you allow for inflation? What about if it's a second wedding? Or what

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01:02:04

Episode 95: The Uncle Louie Variety show is coming to...

The Italian Australian Podcast ·

2025/05/26

This was a very fun chat for us, we were joined by Lou Greco and Carlo Russo, the stars of The Uncle Louie Variety Show. They are comedians based in America and entertain millions with their hilarious videos on social media, they are also skilled stage performers and they are bringing their show to Australia this July with shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, our friend- the talented and extremely funny James Liotta is supporting them and we can't wait to see him also. These shows are going to be

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00:43:44

Episode 94: The perpetual Italian Australian Identify...

The Italian Australian Podcast ·

2025/05/19

We are so grateful to our friend Elena Di Fiore for introducing us to our guest in this episode!! In this episode we are joined by Elizabeth Rocca, an Italian Australian from Adelaide. Elizabeth's Instagram page 'Adelaide Gal' is dedicated to showcasing current events in Adelaide. She works as an MC and is a radio host for Radio Italiana 531 where she co-hosts 'Feel Good Friday' every Friday afternoon. She is also extremely passionate about her Italian Heritage and the three of us quickly bonded

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00:41:52

Episode 93: It's Not You, it's Me- featuring Rosemary...

The Italian Australian Podcast ·

2025/05/12

In this episode we chatted with Rosemary Gattuso, a trauma informed family mediator who has written an Inspiring self-help book 'It's Not You, it's Me. We quickly bonded with Rosemary- over our shared Calabrese heritage- including our stereotypical Calabrese appearances- and our love for spending time in Italy. Rosemary told us all about her time spent living in Italy to consolidate learning the Italian language. We also heard how Rosemary's professional experiences led her to write her book. The

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00:52:43

Episode 92: Our Italian Australian Idol featuring...

The Italian Australian Podcast ·

2025/05/05

It was an absolute pleasure to chat with Australian Idol Grand Finalist Gisella Colletti and her father Luke. Gisella is incredibly talented with an impressive vocal range and a powerful stage presence. We loved hearing Gisella tell us about her journey with Australian Idol, including having Marcia Hines surprise her at her house and performing with fellow Italian Australian, Tina Arena. It was easy to see that the Colletti family is very close knit and value their Italian Australian Identity. Luke

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00:56:42

Episode 91: Rom-Com fiction by 'The Italian Teacher'...

The Italian Australian Podcast ·

2025/04/28

We were so excited to chat with this week's guest, Melbourne based internationally best selling author Jenna Lo Bianco. We are big fans of Jenna's work, reading her books will instantly make you feel as though you are in Italy. This is why are so happy to share her story with our listeners, if you haven't read her books yet then get your hands on one ASAP, you will not be disappointed! (see link below)A proud Italian Australian like us, Jenna told us about her passion for Italy and the Italian

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00:52:39

Episode 90: One date, two histories- April 25th

The Italian Australian Podcast ·

2025/04/21

We are joined by return guest, our friend Mario Daviddi for a chat about how April 25th has a double significance for Italian Australians. We both learned a lot in this episode and enjoyed discussing how for Italian Australians April 25th is especially significant as we have a connection to this day through our Italian Heritage and also through our country of birth/adopted country. This date marks both Anzac Day in Australia and other parts of the world, and Liberation Day (Festa della Liberazione)

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00:45:22

Episode 89: Are Italians 'really' white? Featuring...

The Italian Australian Podcast ·

2025/04/14

In this episode we continue our chat about how Italian immigrants were viewed in terms of race and how this shapes our experience in current times. Looking back in time, the cultural landscape of Australia was very different than in present times. The White Australia Policy was in effect during the post war era when many Italians were immigrating to Australia. There was a lot to discuss and was worthy of a long chat so this episode is Part 2, if you didn't listen to Part 1 be sure to go back and

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00:50:58

Episode 88: Are Italians ‘really’ white ? Featuring...

The Italian Australian Podcast ·

2025/04/07

Comedian Anthony Locascio is back to chat with us in this episode. Anthony is a well known and very talented Australian comedian with Italian and Greek heritage, our listeners will remember the chat we had with Anthony last year Episode 62: Are Greeks and Italians the same? Featuring Anthony Locascio - The Italian Australian Podcast | Podcast on SpotifyIt was great to chat with him again and hear about what he has been up to, especially his recent time performing in Canada and the USA. This time

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00:59:37

Episode 87: Growing up Italian Australian featuring...

The Italian Australian Podcast ·

2025/03/31

We had a great time chatting about growing up Italian Australian with our guest in this episode- Elena Di Fiore. Elena is a business consultant, wife, mother of 3 children and a proud Italian Australian. Elena is the manager of our previous guest, the incredibly talented musician Michael Cristiano. You will hear some of Michael's music in this episode and we chatted about our appreciation of his work. If you missed our episode with Michael you can listen here Episode 66: The Language of our Hearts

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00:54:50

Episode 86: The most Italian Australian person we...

The Italian Australian Podcast ·

2025/03/24

We think we have found the most Italian Australian person in Australia and he joined us our guest in this episode! After a couple of failed attempts, the Malocchio finally lifted and we were able to have this chat. Daniel Siani is based Melbourne, we always enjoy getting a perspective from a different part of the country. Daniel was born in Australia to Italian immigrants, when he was a baby they made the decision to move back to Italy where they stayed until moving back again to Australia when he

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Episode 85: Meet the Perth Italian Festival MC...

The Italian Australian Podcast ·

2025/03/17

It's not long now until the Perth Italian Festival is back, it's April 5th 11am-10pm at Langley Park. The Festival is back for it's second year following the enormous success in 2024 thanks to Frank Miranda aka Mr Accordion Man and the hard working committee members who volunteer their time and skills to put this event together. This year Alexander is part of the committee and is one of the MCs of the Festival. We were so grateful for the opportunity to chat with him, we had a lot of fun chatting

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00:43:30

Episode 84: Favourite 'Nonni words' featuring Massimo...

The Italian Australian Podcast ·

2025/03/10

We loved having another chat with Melbourne based content creator Massimo Corrente, this week we had a light hearted chat about our favourite 'Nonni words' and funny things Nonni say. This is a topic children and grandchildren of Italian immigrants can all relate to, in Australia and anywhere there are Italian immigrants. We loved remembering our Nonni in this episode, they are so special and there will never be another generation the same as them.To see more of the fun things Massimo gets

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00:59:23

Episode 83: The Flesh in My Life featuring Vince...

The Italian Australian Podcast ·

2025/03/03

This is Part 2 of our chat with Vince Garreffa- if you missed Part 1 we recommend starting there so you don't miss out of any of Vince's remarkable story.In this episode we chatted about Vince's work as a butcher, how the Mondo Butcher business started and how they came up with the name. It was heartwarming to hear about Vince's love and respect for his wife Anne who he acknowledges as a huge part of his success. It was Anne convinced Vince to write his autobiography 'The Flesh in My Life' which is

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Episode 82: The Flesh in My Life featuring Vince...

The Italian Australian Podcast ·

2025/02/24

What an absolute honour it was for us to have a long chat in person with Vince Garreffa. Vince is an icon in the Perth Italian Community, he is most well known for launching Mondo Butchers in 1979 but there is so much more to his story than the business. Born in Calabria in 1951, Vince and his mother and brothers immigrated to Australia in 1956 to join his father who was waiting for them in Perth. Vince told us about the experience of his family in their new country. We heard about family life and

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00:47:29

Episode 81: In the ring with Denise Renzi

The Italian Australian Podcast ·

2025/02/17

We love getting to meet new friends through this podcast and this week we have another to introduce to our listeners- Denise Renzi. Denise is originally from the beautiful city of Modena in Italy and is now based in Bendigo where she is pursuing her dream of becoming a professional boxer. Currently she is an amateur boxer and competes in the Victorian Amateur Boxing League. It was so interesting to hear her story of becoming a boxer, as well as her story of how she came to live in Australia. We also

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00:55:58

Episode 80: Happily ever after- Italian Australian...

The Italian Australian Podcast ·

2025/02/10

It's almost Valentine's Day so for this week's episode we caught up with a couple who just love to celebrate this occasion, our Aunty Mimma and Uncle Rolly. Aunty Mimma is our Dad Melo's youngest sister and her husband is our Uncle Rolly. We love their story of an Italian Australian woman marrying an Australian man. It was a lot of fun going listening to the story of how they met, meeting each other's families and how they are still very much in love after more than 25 years of marriage.We are very

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00:42:57

Episode 79: When you're more Italian than you...

The Italian Australian Podcast ·

2025/02/03

We love having our friends join us on the podcast, this week we are joined by Laura Cortellazzi. Laura's story is unique and fascinating. Laura immigrated to Australia with her parents at the age of 18, she was born in France to parents of Sicilian heritage however her dad was actually born in Australia before moving back to Italy as a child. Living in France Laura grew up with French as her first language but learned Italian through her family, she later learned English a teenager. We heard

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00:43:54

Episode 78: The influence of our Nonni

The Italian Australian Podcast ·

2025/01/27

Our dad Melo joins again on the podcast, this episode is in honour of our Nonni, those who we are still lucky enough to still have with us and those passed. We thought it was good timing as this episode airs a few days after what would have been our Nonno Rocco's 100th birthday and also the birthday of our Nonno Benito, he has also passed. We heard Melo's memories of the Nonni he had in Australia and of his experience as a Nonno to his three grandchildren. We enjoyed this chat, telling stories and

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00:54:55

Episode 77: Featuring Joseph and Fiona Millimaci

The Italian Australian Podcast ·

2025/01/20

Meet the Millimaci's, Joseph and Fiona, a married couple who are very well known within the Perth Italian community. We were lucky to have Joseph as one of our first guests in 2023 and for this chat his lovely wife Fiona joined us as well. We loved hearing the story of how they met and became friends bonding over mutual friends, a shared Italian heritage and a strong passion and love for languages. The friendship blossomed into a romance, they married, had a family and both have had long

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