Celebrate The Inner "Giussa": with International Giussa Day with Claudia Callisto

In this lively and deeply relatable episode, Claudia welcomes Joe Cimmino, the first male guest on The Good Italian Girl and Friends Podcast. Claudia and Joe have known each other for many years, and their Monday-morning conversations about family, work and Italian Australian life eventually inspired their T-shirt label, Two Naps Talking Adelaide. Together, they explore the unique language developed by children of Italian immigrants. They remember growing up surrounded by dialect rather than ...

In one of her most personal episodes yet, Claudia Callisto finally welcomes a very special guest into the studio, her mother, Luisa Di Martino. From an Italian childhood and a large family of 11 siblings, to growing up in Belgium, marrying young, migrating to Australia, raising four daughters and building a career of her own, Luisa shares the experiences that shaped not only her life but the generations that followed. It is a warm, funny and deeply moving conversation about migration, identit...

In this episode, Claudia Callisto welcomes Natasha Marona, a proud Italian Australian woman, real estate professional and long-time contributor to the Italian community in Adelaide. Their conversation is full of warmth, laughter, nostalgia and honest reflection as they explore the unique experience of being part of the “sandwich generation” — the daughters of Italian immigrants who grew up balancing Australian life with the traditions, expectations and values of their families. Natasha shares...

In this heartfelt and hilarious episode of The Good Italian Girl and Friends, Claudia sits down with two talented performers from the hit comedy play The Italian Divorce — Rosanna Morales, who plays Lucia, and Jeanette Coppolino, who plays Lisa. Together, they explore the humour, heart and cultural truth behind the play, written and directed by Frank Lotito. What begins as a conversation about a comedy production becomes a much deeper reflection on Italian-Australian family life, migration, l...

In this heartfelt episode of The Good Italian Girl and Friends Podcast, Claudia Callisto shares an intimate reading from her published chapter in Anthologia II: A Collection of Stories by Women. Anthologia II brings together the voices of twenty-two women and celebrates truth, courage, connection and the complexity of womanhood. Claudia’s chapter, Between Two Worlds, is a deeply personal reflection on growing up as the Australian-born daughter of Italian immigrant parents. She explores what i...