Fill To Capacity (Where Heart, Grit and Irreverent Humor Collide)
Podcast for people too stubborn to quit and too creative not to make a difference!Join visual artist Pat Benincasa in conversation with a riveting roster of guests to uncover extraordinary stories of everyday people. Listen as they share their quirky wisdom, unlikely adventures, and poignant life lessons! Fasten your emotional seatbelt for this journey of heart, humor and grit!
Fill To Capacity (Where Heart, Grit and Irreverent Humor Collide)
Lessons From A Mysterious and Difficult Land: A Circle With Karen Haid
In this episode Karen Haid shares candid insights and stories about living in Calabria. As an Italian speaking “Americana,” she gives a remarkable and memorable, insider’s view of the real Calabria.
Karen Haid, is author of “Calabria: The Other Italy,” which was awarded the Premio Calabria (Calabria Prize,) and was also a Sons of Italy in America Book Club Selection. Her newest book is “Basilicata: Authentic Italy.” “Calabria: The Other Italy.”
Quotes:
“And so my goal really was to bring people in and what better way than to with stories... I try to give my feelings in a situation, but I also tried to describe it in as accurately or as detailed in a way that I could. So that you would feel as though you were there and perhaps then maybe you might experience it, not just through my eyes, but also with whatever you're bringing to the table.“
“My parents’ lives were enriched by their Italian experience. I grew up with an appreciation for Italy, particularly its food, eating more pasta than sauerkraut and knowing what al dente meant before it was in vogue. I was an americana americana with an affinity for the Italian culture."
“'L’ospite è sacro.' The guest is sacred. This Italian expression comes from the Greeks who believed it was man’s duty to welcome strangers. Calabrians feel as though they own this proverb through their heritage, and often the hospitality involves food in great quantities.”
Links for further reading, including Karen’s books, blog, reviews, and interviews:
- My Italian Blog: Welcome to my little corner of Italy
- Karen Haid: Author Website
- Publisher’s Weekly review of “Calabria: The Other Italy”
- Basilicata: Authentic Italy, presentation by Karen Haid on the Discovering Italy Series (youtube)
- Around the Web: Karen Haid, Author of “Calabria: The Other Italy”
- Untold Italy Podcast, EPISODE #047: BASILICATA – Ancient Southern Region of Tradition and History
- “Burned Pages Don’t Lie: A Genealogy Search,” and painting of Giuseppe Benincasa by Pat Benincasa
- Riace Bronzes (Wikipedia)
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