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Gola: Italian Food & Beverage Culture

Hosted by Parlegari · arts · EN · 35 episodes

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About this Podcast:

Gola is a podcast on Italian food & beverage & how it connects to history, culture & society. Listen as co-hosts Katie Parla--Rome-based journalist and cookbook author--and Danielle Callegari--professor of Italian at Dartmouth College--break down all your fave Italian bites. Join them in studio or on the ground in Italy to learn about everything from ‘nduja to nucillo!Most of the content created for the Gola universe is reserved for patrons now, so make sure to join the golosi at https://www.patreon.com/golapodContact Katie and Danielle at golapodcast@gmail.com

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What is Gola: Italian Food & Beverage Culture about?

Gola is a podcast on Italian food & beverage & how it connects to history, culture & society. Listen as co-hosts Katie Parla--Rome-based journalist and cookbook author--and Danielle Callegari--professor of Italian at Dartmouth College--break down all your fave Italian bites. Join them in studio or on the ground in Italy to learn about everything from ‘nduja to nucillo!

Who hosts Gola: Italian Food & Beverage Culture?

Gola: Italian Food & Beverage Culture is hosted by Parlegari. The show has published 35 episodes to date.

What has Gola: Italian Food & Beverage Culture covered recently?

Recent episodes include "A Whole New World" (29 September 2026, 41 minutes), "Not Quite Ready for the Renaissance" (18 August 2026, 45 minutes), and "Medieval Boozing" (16 June 2026, 39 minutes).

How often does Gola: Italian Food & Beverage Culture publish?

Gola: Italian Food & Beverage Culture publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 29 minutes across 35 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on Gola: Italian Food & Beverage Culture?

Booking probability for Gola: Italian Food & Beverage Culture is 20%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Gola: Italian Food & Beverage Culture requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Gola: Italian Food & Beverage Culture's contact route on record: public web form.

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Parlegari hosts Gola: Italian Food & Beverage Culture, an arts show with 35 episodes published.

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  • Gola: Italian Food & Beverage Culture

    A Whole New World

    Sep 29, 202641 min

    In the new episode of Gola Katie finally faces her fears and attacks the food and beverage revolutions of the Renaissance in Italy! This season is available to everyone and anyone who wants to find out why it’s so great...

  • Gola: Italian Food & Beverage Culture

    Not Quite Ready for the Renaissance

    Aug 18, 202645 min

    It’s finally time to attack that terrifying beast of a historical moment and its outrageous food and beverage culture—the Italian Renaissance! But Katie and Danielle just can’t seem to get over their desperate school...

  • Gola: Italian Food & Beverage Culture

    Medieval Boozing

    Jun 16, 202639 min

    Katie and Danielle can’t spend enough time talking boozing and bites in the late Middle Ages in Italy, so they gave this episode over entirely to distillates and drinks in the premodern era. One more moment of medieval...

  • Gola: Italian Food & Beverage Culture

    Take a Bite out of Italian History!

    May 12, 202625 min

    This week with the new book [almost] in their hands, Katie and Danielle talk about the process of writing A Bite-Sized History of Italy — from pineapple pizza scandals to mondine e sigaraie and so much more! This season...

  • Gola: Italian Food & Beverage Culture

    Book Tour Updates: Golose on the Move!

    Apr 28, 202616 min

    This week while Danielle gears up to get moving with A Bite-Sized History of Italy (out June 2!) Katie let’s us know who she has seen, what she has eaten, and what’s yet to come for her new book Rome while on tour in...

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  • Gola: Italian Food & Beverage Culture

    Fridge Cigarettes & Slutty Eels

    Apr 7, 202635 minS0

    <p>Plowing ahead into the Middle Ages, Katie and Danielle lay out the terms for what happens as the splintered remains of the Roman Empire are picked up and put back together into what some historians call “comuni” or...

  • Gola: Italian Food & Beverage Culture

    The Last Suppers

    Mar 10, 202626 minS0

    <p>Your two favorite eaters to excess are finally back together in Rome, talking Italian food and beverage and how it intersects with culture, history, and identity! Katie and Danielle keep talking about the ancient...

  • Gola: Italian Food & Beverage Culture

    Doling Out the Goods

    Feb 23, 202623 minS0

    <p>Your two favorite eaters to excess are finally back together in Rome, talking Italian food and beverage and how it intersects with culture, history, and identity! Katie and Danielle keep talking about the ancient...

  • Gola: Italian Food & Beverage Culture

    The First Bites

    Feb 10, 202637 minS0

    <p>Your two favorite eaters to excess are finally back together in Rome, talking Italian food and beverage and how it intersects with culture, history, and identity! Katie and Danielle begin at the beginning, leaving...

  • Gola: Italian Food & Beverage Culture

    The Intangibility of Great Italian Food

    Dec 23, 202516 minS0

    <p>In this mini-episode of Gola Katie and Danielle debate the merits of the latest news in Italian food--the addition of la cucina italiana to the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list! We hope you enjoy, and be sure...

  • Gola: Italian Food & Beverage Culture

    GOTR: Gola on the Road 2024 Day 4!

    Oct 22, 202420 minS0

    <p>The last day of the most recent Gola road trip took Katie & Danielle on a vineyard visit to a biodynamic winery deep in the heart of Molise before they went wild on Champagne in Naples (Champagne? in Naples?? YES!)...

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    GOTR: Gola on the Road 2024 Day 3!

    Oct 1, 202412 minS0

    <p>Katie & Danielle make it to Molise and get to hang out in one of their all time favorite cities Campobasso on Day 3 of Gola on the Road 2024! Stay tuned for the rest of the trip!</p> <p>**We know this one has a lot...

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    GOTR: Gola on the Road 2024 Day 2!

    Sep 17, 202417 minS0

    <p>Katie & Danielle keep moving through the magical space once known as Lucania, digging into culture, history, and of course eating and drinking everything they can get their hands on! Enjoy Day 2 of Gola on the Road...

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    GOTR: Gola on the Road 2024! Day 1

    Sep 3, 202417 minS0

    <p>Katie & Danielle hit the road this summer to explore the Italian south and get the scoop on what's hiding in plain sight for intrepid lovers of Italy! Enjoy Day 1 of Gola on the Road 2024 here, and stay tuned for the...

  • Gola: Italian Food & Beverage Culture

    Scenes from an Italian Restaurant

    Mar 26, 202441 minS0

    <p>In this brand new episode of Gola Katie & Danielle talk about how you can "translate" an Italian restaurant into an American context, and what gets lost and gained in the process.</p> <p>Don't forget to become a...

  • Gola: Italian Food & Beverage Culture

    Wine Time

    Oct 17, 202338 minS0

    <p>In the latest episode of Gola Katie and Danielle turn back to their ongoing conversation about Italian wine, now thinking more about off-season travel and climate change but also the deep culture and long history of...

  • Gola: Italian Food & Beverage Culture

    Winter Wonderland

    Oct 3, 202330 minS0

    <p>In the latest episode of Gola Katie and Danielle keep up the conversation about how to appreciate Italy and beat the heat, this time focused on all the places, foods, and drinks they love when the weather gets chilly...

  • Gola: Italian Food & Beverage Culture

    Out of the Frying Pan

    Sep 19, 202328 minS0

    <p>New season same golose! In the first episode of the BRAND NEW SEASON of Gola Katie and Danielle think about how hot this summer was in Italy, and what it means for the future of food, beverage & travel on the...

  • Episode #8

    Food of the Italian Islands!

    Mar 14, 202343 minS5

    <p>This brand new episode of Gola is dedicated to Katie Parla's BRAND NEW COOKBOOK Food of the Italian Islands! Listen to hear all about the process of publishing a cookbook in Italy and how this gorgeous volume came...

  • Episode #6

    Are you a Good Glutton, or a Bad Glutton?

    Feb 21, 202336 minS5

    <p>In the latest episode of Gola Katie and Danielle think about how to be indulgent but not indifferent--there's a lot wrong with our food system but there's also a lot we can do to encourage good practices and...

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