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Tutti Matti per l'Italiano! - Italian Podcast - Improve Italian language skills with this podcast that is presented in Italian and features stories, clips & conversations with native Italian...

Get ready! Hold on to your horses (or should I say your lance?) because I'm going to tell you about the Giostra del Saracino. This most thri...

In a new podcast, I take to Ascoli Piceno, where I'm planning a new Italian Language Program this September. Here is a chance to meet some o...

The Studentessa Matta discusses 5 learning difficulties that many language students encounter and the things they can do to keep their "lang...

This was an incredibly delightful day! The Studentessa Matta Bookclub met Silvia Zucca the author of "Guida Astrologica per cuori infranti"...

Learn more about Ascoli Piceno, the town in le Marche, where I plan the next "Matta" Italian Language Immersion Program with the Accademia L...
In this podcast, la studentessa matta recounts for you the legend of "la donna Bianca" the beautiful fantasma that is trapped inside a castl...

During the month of November 2021, every week I posted a word or an expression combined with an image on the Studentessa Matta Facebook page...

Ciao a tutti! Benvenuti al mio canale. Sono la studentessa matta. Welcome to the Youtube channel. I'm the crazy student of Italian. I'm home...

During the month of October 2021, every week I posted a word or an expression combined with an image on the Studentessa Matta Facebook page....

Tongue twisters are phrases that intentionally challenge our ability to pronounce them. Tongue twisters also exist in English. They are like...

Caravaggio in his day was a controversial figure - both for his style but also for his personal life. Today, however, he is considered an ar...

I'm Melissa the crazy student. Welcome! I am glad you are here with me. Through the Studentessa Matta Podcast channel, we practice Italian t...
Italian cities throughout Italy celebrate civil and religious festivals, historical re-enactments, local festivals, and events particularly...
The Macchiaioli who closely resembled the French Impressionists never received the same international acclaim. Let's take a look at the pain...

Ox-heads and betrayed husbands… what have they got to do with Florence's Duomo?? Did you know that on the Santa Maria dei Fiori Cathedral in...

In a new Studentessa Matta Video, in Italian, I talk about my hometown of Austin, Texas. This is where you can find me when I'm not in Italy...

It's been a while—13 months in fact—since I last made a video in Italian! Time flies when you are busy publishing a novel, producing Audiobo...

Sofonisba's life is as fascinating as her character and clearly Muldoon has done her homework in terms of research. A genuine 16th century a...

I have always loved a good legend, filled with mystery and intrigue, and last year when I visited Chiusi, my friends were happy to tell me t...

Thanks to everyone who reads the Matta Blog and who follow the Youtube Channel. I am eternally grateful that through the internet I have the...
Discussing the legend of Apollo and Ciparisso, a wise saying about trees and a little Italian grammar lesson. After a long break during whic...
What exactly is merletto al tombolo? Well, it is a very old art form that harks back to the age of Caterina de' Medici. It is an antique way...
The hottest days of summer are called the dog days of summer. In Italian, the expression is La canicola estiva. In this Youtube video find o...

Last week my friend Danielle Palermo from Sicilia came to visit me. Our last day together, we decided to roll up our sleeves and cook an Ita...

Italian expressions that have to do with food and wine! Visit the StudentessaMatta.com website for more information, transcriptions and text...

Interview with Melissa Muldoon - Author of Waking Isabella with Inside Scoop T opics of conversation: Isabella de Medici Research for the bo...

Mattiniero vs Nottambulo: What kind of person are you? Are you a morning person or an evening person? I just created subtitles in Italian! Y...

Chatting in Italian about Carnival, masks and costumes. You can find the post on the StudentessaMatta.com website with English translations....

Andare a Cavallo - taking a ride on the beach on a horse in Half Moon Bay in California. Learn new Italian vocabulary for things that have t...

Colorful Italian idioms that have to do with animals. Italian expressions to help make your conversation more lively and make you sound more...

Come along with me as I recap my recent stay in Arezzo. Here are the highlights from the language program which I co-lead with Paola Testi o...

Buon Anno 2018! Ways to say Happy New Year in Italian and chatting about the past year and what is happening my Matta world coming in 2018....

Piacere means is used to express that something is in Italian in the Italian language or rather something is pleasing to someone. In this po...

Recently I published a novel about Italy called "Dreaming Sophia." In this podcast I share with the Tutti Matti Italian listeners an intervi...

Both the Italian words "Sentire" and "Ascoltare" mean to perceive something. But they vary in several ways. For transcript & translations se...

Discussion about two Italian synonyms Lasciare and Mollare. Both mean to let go. Idiomatic expressions and meanings when combined with other...
Arezzo Antique Fair Fiera Antiquaria takes place Piazza Grande every first weekend of month. It is one of the oldest largest fairs in Italy...
Buon Natale e Benvenuti all'antico dibattito che spesso divide le famiglie italiane. Di che cosa sto parlando? Il dibattito tra servire Pane...
Sometimes a trip to Italy is like stepping into the past. For me, that is part of the charm of Italy. Recently I had the impression of passi...
Today we are going to the Arezzo's Saturday market. There you can buy lots of things. The best would be the fresh food that you can buy ther...
Today I am here to tell you about a fantastic new mobile app called "FlashAcademy". It is the idea of the company behind FlashSticks – the c...
My first novel "Dreaming Sophia" is here! I am thrilled and happy to share Sophia's journey with my readers. The book is now available in pr...
In this Podcast I am talking about Italian words for joking and playing around... Scioglilingua, Giochi di Parole, Barzellette, Scherzi, Idi...
Happy Easter! They say in Italian…Christmas with your family, Easter with whomever you want! Today I am going to talk a little about Easter...
Questo mese festeggiamo la giornata internazionale della donna…anche semplicemente detta "festa della donna". Ricorre l’otto marzo di ogni a...

Hi guys! I’m Melissa la studentessa Matta! Welcome back to my channel! Are you ready to take a little stroll into history with me…and Dante...
Today I want to tell you about a painting…Botticelli's Birth of Venus - La nascita di Venere. Visit Matta Website for Translations: English...
In this podcast I will be speaking with my friend Daniela Mancini! Daniela is an Italian teacher at Scud’It in Rome. I had the immense pleas...
Today I’m back with a new podcast in which I will be talking about a wonderful Italian city - Siena! Today my guest will be Sarah Mastroiann...
In today’s “ Tutti per l’italiano ” podcast we will be talking about Homestay Italian Language Vacations that are offered through the Matta...