054: Catch-Up Italian Style

Published: Dec. 3, 2017, 5:17 p.m.

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After a long hiatus (we were super, super busy), we are back with a podcast catching you up on everything that\\u2019s been happening since we last broadcast.

Have a subject you\\u2019d like us to cover, let us know in the comments.

Topics we cover:

\\u2022\\xa0 Our experience being actors in August

[caption id="attachment_2164" align="alignleft" width="225"]Catch Up Italian Style Our ugly beards![/caption]

\\u2022\\xa0 How we had to grow our beards out in the middle of a heatwave in August

\\u2022\\xa0 Our experience on set and the characters we played

\\u2022\\xa0 How hot it was on set

\\u2022\\xa0 Why we got to name our characters with our real names

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\\u2022\\xa0 Paul\\u2019s family from the Fresno California area that visited

\\u2022\\xa0 How Paul\\u2019s uncle refused to come back to Italy when he was 16 and instead went to Chicago and then Fresno, where he settled and had kids.\\xa0 Michael is his grandson

\\u2022\\xa0 How his cousin did come back to Italy eventually for an arranged marriage

\\u2022\\xa0 How many of the Terlizzi descendants still live in the Fresno area

\\u2022\\xa0 And the other areas they have settled as well

\\u2022\\xa0 How all immigrants tend to settle in the same area

\\u2022\\xa0 Our visitors from Israel

\\u2022\\xa0 What Israelis are like as guests

\\u2022\\xa0 A funny story the grandfather of the group told us relating to his name being Jesus

\\u2022\\xa0 Our friend John Herbst visiting from NYC

\\u2022\\xa0 The skit that John always compares our podcast to:

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\\u2022\\xa0 The group who came with the charity we\\xa0donate to every year, Family Equality

\\u2022\\xa0 Why we believe you should use Google Maps, NOT GPS when traveling in Italy

\\u2022\\xa0 All the industries smartphones have destroyed, watches, digital cameras, notebooks, calendars, GPS units, maps, etc.

\\u2022\\xa0 Our friends Sarah and Erwin from Brussels who visit us every year

\\u2022\\xa0 Patrick Brunner our friend from NYC and LA who visited us, and how he had a very hard time getting here for over a year

\\u2022\\xa0 Our other regular guests, Angel and John from Boston who came with their group of friends

\\u2022 How Paul drove them around to some different and off-the-beaten-path places in Puglia and to the Amalfi coast

\\u2022\\xa0 Some sights to avoid in Puglia

\\u2022\\xa0 How we can customize tours for you when you come visit

\\u2022\\xa0 Our friend Matt who also came to visit his husband Chantry at the end of their honeymoon

\\u2022\\xa0 Our culinary tour that we had this year

\\u2022\\xa0 And our new culinary tour for May 2018.\\xa0 If you\\u2019d like more information, check it out here

\\u2022\\xa0 Our friend Daniel Miller and his crew that came to visit

\\u2022\\xa0 Paul\\u2019s quick vacation to San Diego to see his daughter Nikki

\\u2022\\xa0 How he got to go fishing with Nikki and Matt (her fianc\\xe9). If you\\u2019re in the San Diego area and want to have a great fishing experience, look him up here.

\\u2022\\xa0 How Puglia is not great about tasting and wine tours, but quite a few guest this year had really great experiences and the local wineries

\\u2022\\xa0 Paul had quick trip to Paris and all the amazing food he had there and brought back, especially the blood sausage

\\u2022\\xa0 Paul\'s love of the food stands and flea markets in Paris

\\u2022\\xa0 The group of Hungarians that came to finish off the season

\\u2022\\xa0 How Hungarian is one of the hardest languages in the world to learn (a point covered in my 3-Point Thursday Newsletter. Sign up to get it below!)

\\u2022\\xa0 The good times to visit us, especially if you are only looking for a room or two

\\u2022\\xa0 How great the end of September and October is in Puglia, almost like a second spring

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