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We the ItaliaNews

By Umberto Mucci

This is We the ItaliaNews. A podcast regarding Italy during coronavirus times, by Umberto Mucci, founder of We the Italians
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We the ItaliaNews May 4, 2023

We the ItaliaNewsMay 04, 2023

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We the ItaliaNews May 4, 2023

We the ItaliaNews May 4, 2023

Hello, welcome to We the ItaliaNews, the weekly podcast from Italy. This is the last episode of our podcast, the one of Thursday, May 4, 2023. 

Dear Italian American friends: thank you. Thank you for watching or listening to so many episodes of We the ItaliaNews. Thank you for your compliments, your messages, your comments, your requests: thank you for your affection and your loyalty to me, to We the Italians, and to this podcast. If you are viewers and not just listeners, in these years you have seen my face grow older, every month the calendar photo with my daughter changed behind me. You have seen me talk about good and bad things, always trying to be honest with you, not to bore you, and to tell you about Italy from a different point of view, always with so much love for this extraordinary, difficult, wonderful country. In September we will be back with something better and bigger, with another name. For now, for the last time: This was We the ItaliaNews, stay safe, take care, ciao from Rome. 

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May 04, 202306:05
We the ItaliaNews April 27, 2023

We the ItaliaNews April 27, 2023

Hello, welcome to We the ItaliaNews, the weekly podcast from Italy. Episode of Thursday, April 27, 2023. 
In this episode we talk about the numbers of agritourism and agriculture in Italy; about the improvements in Italians' income in 2021 with respect of 2020 and the unfortunately usual difference between north and south; about the problems in Italy over the European recovery plan; and about the talk of the day, which here in Italy is now the Botticelli's Venus campaign to promote tourism in Italy. 
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Apr 27, 202308:14
We the ItaliaNews April 13, 2023

We the ItaliaNews April 13, 2023

Hello, welcome to We the ItaliaNews, the weekly podcast from Italy. Episode of Thursday, April 13, 2023. 
In this episode we talk about the Italian state of emergency following the exceptional rise in migrant flows across the Mediterranean; about the new historic low in births in Italy in 2022; about the too many Italians who drop out of school and about the new Made in Italy lyceum the Italian government wants to create; about the growth in th export of Italian pasta; about Italy finally starting exploiting its own territory, including the minerals hidden beneath our land.  
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Apr 13, 202308:50
We the ItaliaNews April 6, 2023

We the ItaliaNews April 6, 2023

Hello, welcome to We the ItaliaNews, the weekly podcast from Italy. Episode of Thursday, April 6, 2023. 
In this episode we talk about the contrasting relation between Italy and the AI ChatGPT; about the last numbers of Italy's annual inflation rate and about employment in our country; about the sources of Italian energy; about the fact that being an enterpreneur is the dream job of young Italians; about how much Italian bureaucracy costs each year; about Italy generating 2.5% of new patents in the world in 2022; and abut the seven Italian companies in The RepTrak Company's ranking of the 100 with the best reputation in the world.  
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Apr 06, 202310:52
We the ItaliaNews March 30, 2023

We the ItaliaNews March 30, 2023

Hello, welcome to We the ItaliaNews, the weekly podcast from Italy. Episode of Thursday, March 30, 2023. 
In this episode we talk about the problems with the Italian projects of the European recovery plan; about the French decision not to extradite Italian terrorists from France to Italy to finally secure them to Italian justice; about the growth of the utilization rate of paternity leave in Italy; about an 83 years old Italian man, totally blind for 30 years, who recovered his sight from one eye after an extraordinary surgery done in Turin for the first time in the world; about Italy being the leading country in luxury tourism with 25% of global market; and about the data that says that ten Italian institutions are among the top 100 in the world in oncology. 
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Mar 30, 202309:20
We the ItaliaNews March 23, 2023

We the ItaliaNews March 23, 2023

Hello, welcome to We the ItaliaNews, the weekly podcast from Italy. Episode of Thursday, March 23, 2023.


In this episode we talk about the malfunction of Italian acqueducts and how drought is changing the Italian agriculture; about life expectancy in the European Union and in Italy; about how many Italian graduates expatriate or emigrate from Southern to Northern Italy; about the Italian language and gender equality; about the Uffizi galleries in Florence named as one of the 20 best art galleries in the world and La Sapienza University in Rome awarded as best in the world in the area of Classical Studies and Ancient History for the third consecutive year.


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Mar 23, 202308:51
We the ItaliaNews March 16, 2023

We the ItaliaNews March 16, 2023

Hello, welcome to We the ItaliaNews, the weekly podcast from Italy. Episode of Thursday, February 23, 2023. 

In this episode we talk about the global crisis in the bank system and its repercussions on the Italian banks; about the relation between Italians and food, bad numbers about Italian fruit consumption but good numbers about Italian wine production; about things getting better in the employment Italian numbers; about Siena in Tuscany awarded as the first art city to become completely sustainable; and about young Italians certified as the most altruistic with respect to the other young Europeans.

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Mar 16, 202309:20
We the ItaliaNews March 9, 2023

We the ItaliaNews March 9, 2023

Hello, welcome to We the ItaliaNews, the weekly podcast from Italy. Episode of Thursday, March 9, 2023 and this is the 350th episode of our podcast. 

In this episode we talk about the third anniversary of the Italian lockdown for covid; statistics about the problems of Italian public health care and about the wage trends in Italy, included the gender pay gap; the air traffic in Italy almost back to 2019 levels; and Rome Fiumicino rated Best Airport in Europe with more than 40 million passengers, for the sixth year in a row.

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Mar 09, 202310:45
We the ItaliaNews March 2, 2023

We the ItaliaNews March 2, 2023

Hello, welcome to We the ItaliaNews, the weekly podcast from Italy. Episode of Thursday, March 2, 2023. 

In this episode we talk about the new tragic shipwreck happened along the Calabrian coast; the conclusion of the investigation about responsabilities for the first covid deaths in Bergamo, Lombardy; the analysis of the ads by Italian companies looking for personnel; the return of consumption in Italy to pre-Covid levels; the Italian passport being the most powerful passport in the entire European continent and third most powerful in the world; and the results of the FAI Places of the heart competition regarding the places Italians want to be saved and rstored. 

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Mar 02, 202311:08
We the ItaliaNews February 23, 2023

We the ItaliaNews February 23, 2023

Hello, welcome to We the ItaliaNews, the weekly podcast from Italy. Episode of Thursday, February 23, 2023. 

In this episode we talk about the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and how Russan hackers recently attacked Italy too, another year of severe drought for our country, good news about inflation that is going down, the stop the sale of heat-powered cars from 2035 in Europe, the will to renovate buildings to bring more energy efficiency in Europe and the incredible mess caused on this topic by the Italian government in 2020 and its damages, scams and problems, which the actual government is trying to fix.

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Feb 23, 202309:37
We the ItaliaNews February 16, 2023

We the ItaliaNews February 16, 2023

Hello, welcome to We the ItaliaNews, the weekly podcast from Italy. Episode of Thursday, February 16, 2023. 

In this episode we talk about the growth of Italian and European economy, the problems of Italian health care and Italian education system with a focus on of the differences between the north and the south regarding Education, the improvement in how much Italian adolescents use technology in the right way and with the right amount of time, great forecats about foreign tourism in Italy and a special recognition on the greatness of Italian cheeses, by far the best in theb world.

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Feb 16, 202310:42
We the ItaliaNews February 9, 2023

We the ItaliaNews February 9, 2023

Hello, welcome to We the ItaliaNews, the weekly podcast from Italy. Episode of Thursday, February 9, 2023. 

In this episode we talk about the growth of innovation in Italy, from investments to digital enterprises to tehcnology used to access the public administration services by the Italian citizens; about Europe's largest solar panel factory that will be built in Catania, Sicily and the "invisible" photovoltaic panels used in Pompeei and made in Italy that can take on the appearance of stone, wood,concrete or brick; about bank branches disappearing throughout Italy; about our country moving in the European Union budget from contributor to net recipient; about the boom of foreign wedding tourism in Italy (and particularly in Tuscany); about Italian centenarians who have never been so numerous; and a few good news about Italy related to food and beverages: the discovery that coffee is good for our health, the reduction of food waste for 35% of the Italian people, Italian food and beverages exports hitting an all-time record of 60 billion euros in 2022 and Italy being the European country that spends the least on buying alcohol

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Feb 09, 202311:10
We the ItaliaNews February 2, 2023

We the ItaliaNews February 2, 2023

In this episode we talk about the third anniversary of the day when Italy discovered our first Coronavirus cases, the difficulty of spending 70 billion euros from Europe before the end of 2023,  a nice innovation to help us Italians overcome the bureaucracy that complicates our lives,  the value of production of nonprofit activities in Italy in 2022,  online enrollment data for the first classes of secondary Italian schools for the 2023/2024 school year and a bunch of good news about the Italian economy, hospitality and beauty, particularly regarding Puglia and Polignano a Mare, Naples, Rome, Milan, Florence, Venice.

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Feb 02, 202311:04
We the ItaliaNews, January 26, 2023

We the ItaliaNews, January 26, 2023

Hello, welcome to We the ItaliaNews, the weekly podcast from Italy. Episode of Thursday, January 26, 2023. 

In this episode we talk about the numbers of Italian who voluntarily leave their jobs and why they do it; the growth in personal loan demands in Italy in 2022; the impact of  inflation on the figures on Italian bank accounts; the Bank of Italy improving forecast for Italian GDP growth; the change in the Italian family law with a reform that tends to cut time and protect children;  2022 as a record year for organ, tissue and stem cell donations in Italy; the official beginning of the year of Bergamo and Brescia as capitals of Italian culture; Italian street murals competing to be the best in the world; the small Sardinian town twice in the Guinness  World Records for the highest number of centenarians and the longest-living family on the planet; and the Italian cities with the highest numbers of hours of sunshine per month. 

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Jan 26, 202311:59
We the ItaliaNews, January 19, 2023

We the ItaliaNews, January 19, 2023

Hello, welcome to We the ItaliaNews, the weekly podcast from Italy. Episode of Thursday, January 19, 2023, the first of the new year. 

In this episode we talk about the Italian inflation in 2022, the report on the relationship between Italians and the State, how Italian consumers are twice as likely to use a mobile wallet online compared to in-store, the Mediterranean diet ranked once again No. 1 on U.S. News & World Report's list of Best Diets for 2023, Rome named Best Food Destinations in the World in Tripadvisor's 2023 Travelers' Choice Best of the Best Awards and a huge victory of Italy over mafia.

Jan 19, 202309:18
We the ItaliaNews, December 22, 2022

We the ItaliaNews, December 22, 2022

Hello, welcome to We the ItaliaNews, the weekly podcast from Italy. Episode of Thursday, December 22, 2022 and this is the last episode of We the ItaliaNews of this year. We will be back on Thursday, January 19, 2023.

In this episode we talk about how many time Italians spend online, which is the percentage of Italian households connected and which words we searched most on the web; about the Italian is getting older and shrinking more and more; about the growth for the Italian real estate market in 2023; about the very positive forecasts of tourist flows for this holiday season; about the Italian leadership in waste recycling; and most of all about the official quote by the Italian drug agency, in charge of officially determining where we stand on coronavirus: "Covid is no longer a pandemic and is not even an endemic." And with this we wish you all a Happy Christmas and a wonderful Italian happy new year!!!

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Dec 22, 202210:57
We the ItaliaNews, December 15, 2022

We the ItaliaNews, December 15, 2022

Hello, welcome to We the ItaliaNews, the weekly podcast from Italy. Episode of Thursday, December 15, 2022, the penultimate of this year. 

In this episode we talk about the situation of covid in Italy; a few good news about Italian patents, luxury brands and startups; condominium meetings and why we Italians are so litigious about this; a couple of numbers about Italian incomes and saving attitudes; the honesty of Italians who buy online versus the dishonesty of some Italian members of the European parliament; and a final good news about Italy in the front row in the construction of the largest radio telescope in the world

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Dec 15, 202210:11
We the ItaliaNews, December 8, 2022

We the ItaliaNews, December 8, 2022

Hello, welcome to We the ItaliaNews, the weekly podcast from Italy. Episode of Thursday, December 8, 2022. 

In this episode we talk about a few numbers regarding Italian economy, how much Italians will spend this Christmas, new achievements for Italy in the space sector, the ranking of smarter Italian cities, Italy's successes at the top in Europe in food safety and in the percentage of leading women in the agriculture sector, and last but not least the exceptional stability of an incredible Italian monument that will be 850 years old next August.

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Dec 08, 202210:20
We the ItaliaNews, December 1, 2022

We the ItaliaNews, December 1, 2022

Hello, welcome to We the ItaliaNews, the weekly podcast from Italy. Episode of Thursday, December 1, 2022. 

In this episode we will address just one topic, an important one: the tragedy in Ischia, where an avalanche broke off from the mountain overlooking the island. Sadly, a perfect metaphor for today's Italy.

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Dec 01, 202212:25
We the ItaliaNews, November 24, 2022

We the ItaliaNews, November 24, 2022

Hello, welcome to We the ItaliaNews, the weekly podcast from Italy. Episode of Thursday, November 24, 2022. Happy Thanksgiving!

In this episode we talk about the number of covid in Italy, the latestdata on the Italian economy, how much Italians will spend on Black Friday week, the success of Made in Italy exports in different sectors, the excellence of Milna universities in securing European grants, theranking of Italian cities where salaries are highest and the world'sfastest-accelerating road-legal car which is, of course, Italian.

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Nov 24, 202211:42
We the ItaliaNews, November 17, 2022

We the ItaliaNews, November 17, 2022

Hello, welcome to We the ItaliaNews, the weekly podcast from Italy. Episode of Thursday, November 17, 2022. 

In this episode we talk about Italy not playing the final phase of the Soccer World Cup, the covid situation, the areas of Italy where inflation is strongest, some data on young Italians from a social, educational and employment perspective, and some good news regarding Italian innovation towards space and energy and the fact that for Europeans who want to buy a second home, Italy is the best place in the world.

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Nov 17, 202209:54
We the ItaliaNews, November 10, 2022

We the ItaliaNews, November 10, 2022

Hello, welcome to We the ItaliaNews, the podcast from Italy during coronavirus times. Episode of Thursday, November 10, 2022. 

In this episode we talk about two reports regarding the Italian Quality of Life and the Italian urban ecosystem both awarding the two provinces in Trentino Alto Adige, the special healthy gene of the residents in Limone sul Garda in LOmbardy, an extraordinary discovery of 2,000-year-old bronze statues in Tuscany, the 2022 edition of the report on Italians in the world, wonderful news about Italian food, sports and innovation and a tiny auto celebration for the 10 years anniversary of We the Italians.  

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Nov 10, 202211:25
We the ItaliaNews, November 4, 2022

We the ItaliaNews, November 4, 2022

Hello, welcome to We the ItaliaNews, the podcast from Italy during coronavirus times. Episode of Friday, November 4, 2022. 

In this episode we talk about the end of the coronavirus bulletin as a daily presence in Italy, the Italian improvements related to the energy emergence and to the high costs of gas, the Italian GDP and inflation,  the contribution of foreign workers to the Italian economy, the forecasts about how much Italy will be connected in 2026, a few data about excellency in high school education in Italy and good news regarding the numbers of tousim in our country. 

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Nov 04, 202208:11
We the ItaliaNews, October 26, 2022

We the ItaliaNews, October 26, 2022

In this episode we talk about the situation of covid, the composition of the new Italian government, the 16 Italian women mentioned by the new Italian Prime Minister during her installment speech, the cost to an average Italian family of taking a son or daughter from nursery to college graduation, Bologna as the world's food capital and a new very promising Italian study that slows the progression of Alzheimer's disease by improving both patients' clinical parameters and their everyday lives.

Oct 26, 202208:50
We the ItaliaNews, October 20, 2022

We the ItaliaNews, October 20, 2022

Hello, welcome to We the ItaliaNews, the podcast from Italy during coronavirus times. Episode of Thursday, October 20, 2022. 

In this episode we talk about the energy emergence, the consultations to form the new Government, who are the members of the new Italian Parliament, how thew pandemic changed young Italians, the the trend of Italian demography, how Italians changed their  relationship with their homes and which nine Italian cities are trying to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030

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Oct 20, 202210:22
We the ItaliaNews, October 13, 2022

We the ItaliaNews, October 13, 2022

Hello, welcome to We the ItaliaNews, the podcast from Italy during coronavirus times. Episode of Thursday, October 13, 2022. 

In this episode we talk about the numbers of the pandemic, the forecasts about the Italian economy, the installment of the new Italian Parliament, the approach of the Italians towards high energy bills and protecting the environment, which Italian cities cost more to buy an apartment and which ones are better for weather conditions, and three good news about Italian food exports, Italian tourism and Italian innovation in the medical sector

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Oct 13, 202211:43
We the ItaliaNews, October 6, 2022

We the ItaliaNews, October 6, 2022

Hello, welcome to We the ItaliaNews, the podcast from Italy during coronavirus times. Episode of Thursday, October 6, 2022. 

In this episode we talk about a few data regarding Italian students, the costs of the energy crises, the percentage of Italian women elected in the next Parliament and a nobel prize to an Italian American scientist

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Oct 06, 202208:38
We the ItaliaNews, September 29, 2022

We the ItaliaNews, September 29, 2022

Hello, welcome to We the ItaliaNews, the podcast from Italy during coronavirus times. Episode of Thursday, September 29, 2022. 

In this episode we talk about the end of some covid restrictions, new innovation coming from Italy, the last achievemnts of the Draghi government, the results of the Italian elections, AstroSamantha Cristoforetti and art as a tribute to nature in Puglia  

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Sep 29, 202214:01
We the ItaliaNews, September 22, 2022

We the ItaliaNews, September 22, 2022

Hello, welcome to We the ItaliaNews, the podcast from Italy during coronavirus times. Episode of Thursday, September 22, 2022. 

In this episode we talk about the flood in the Marche region, the new hybrid Italian train, the situation of the Italian cultural enterprises and third sector entities, the right to be citizens of 1 million kids born in Italy who will not have an Italian passport until they're 18, and the award to Mario Draghi while Italy goes to vote 

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Sep 22, 202213:59
We the ItaliaNews, September 15, 2022

We the ItaliaNews, September 15, 2022

Hello, welcome to We the ItaliaNews, the podcast from Italy during coronavirus times. Episode of Thursday, August 15, 2022. 

In this episode we talk about the covid situation, the gas crisis, the Italian elections and a few little good news regarding Italian ingenuity and resilience 

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Sep 15, 202209:34
We the ItaliaNews, September 8, 2022

We the ItaliaNews, September 8, 2022

Hello, welcome to We the ItaliaNews, the podcast from Italy during coronavirus times. Episode of Thursday, September 8, 2022, the first one of the fourth season.

In this episode we discuss what happened to Italy in August and the current situation regarding coronavirus, the war in Ukraine and gas crisis 

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