In this episode of Voices of Italy, we’re putting five of the most common stereotypes about Italian identity under the microscope, from our obsession with food, to the Mafia cult.

These clichés are everywhere in films, travel blogs, even in how Italians see themselves. But what happens when we start to believe the myth more than the reality? Join me as I explore the truths and the half-truths and why they are more complicated than you think.

If this episode sparks your curiosity, I highly recommend the podcast and the book with the same name Denominazione di Origine Inventata: a brilliant dive into how many aspects of Italian cuisine are, well… a little more recent and a lot more constructed than we’ve been led to believe.

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