This week we have a wonderful guest, John Minutillo, who told us all about a very special tradition, the Blessing of the Fleet. John is the President of the Fishing Fleet Festival Association and we were fascinated to hear his knowledge and passion for this amazing event. Originating in Molfetta hundreds of years ago, it is dedicated to blessing fishing boats to bring prosperity and keep the fishermen safe. Nowadays this tradition continues in Molfetta and in many other parts of the world where Molfettese have immigrated, including our very own Fremantle where the event is happening this Sunday the 25th of October. There will be so much happening in Fremantle on this day including the procession of La Madonna, food, entertainment, fireworks and more. This is an event not to be missed. For more information listen to the episode and click on the links in the shownotes.

Fremantle Blessing of the Fleet on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/share/14uJw89hJoG/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Fremantle Blessing of the Fleet on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/fremantleblessingofthefleet?rpxt=dXNoemJwN294ZGFv

Details on City of Fremantle website:

https://www.fremantle.wa.gov.au/arts-and-culture/whats-on/blessing-of-the-fleet-little-italy-festival/

In this episode we are joined by one of our favourite return guests, Melbourne based comedian, performer, MC and radio presenter James Liotta is back! We always love catching up with James for a chat about what he has been up to and what he has coming up. James is involved with many Italian festivals around Australia, and we can’t wait until he is back in Perth as the MC of the 2027 Perth Italian Festival. We also heard about James’ current show ‘Nonna and Yiayia which he performs alongside George Kapiniaris.

Click on the links in the below to listen to our previous episodes with James and to find out more about the ‘Nonna and Yiayia’ show.

Follow James on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/jamesliottaentertainer?mdxt=YmZzaXIydXE3cWll

Follow James on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/share/1CQKW9aocV/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Nonna and Yiayia tickets:

https://mailchi.mp/86fcd7334150/nonna-and-yiayia-live?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio

Previous episodes with James:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5XEA4iSiE1xIAIoU6jUYHr?si=i1iXy2jUSFC09oorDpfGHw&utm_source=copy-link

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4JxOYloLji1oSXpgvTZMAd?si=HoCDLn-rSnWrrIJeVrkiCg&utm_source=copy-link

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0At6zSUzutLvM8GH3ziTtl?si=YalrK6ECQ9mYlJbF7rsCcw&utm_source=copy-link

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7iStMoVvrxrizbx6msLCVG?si=sOTz3DC5QK-_l530q3DJtg&utm_source=copy-link

Massimo Corrente returns in this fun episode. We loved hearing about Massimo’s recent trip to Perth where he was part of the massive event which saw Italian soccer coming here. We also loved hearing about Massimo’s new podcast ‘A Visita’ which he hosts with his friend Christian. Be sure to listen to our previous episodes with Massimo and check out ‘A Visita’ podcast via the links below:

Episode 68: The Fully Sickest of them all featuring Massimo Corrente

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7vtws55TiQT402bFH1Godr?si=9jYbKZzTRKGryNT8zleFjw&utm_source=copy-link

Episode 84: Favourite ‘Nonni words’ with Massimo Corrente

https://open.spotify.com/episode/739h8BSLScQzMPGkl94OSP?si=RM-JsNLeSbmTN7KfBaSOBg&utm_source=copy-link

Episode 109: Massimo meets Merendino

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0cynRgKcdrEzjiKqOEv0f7?si=WD4Opiz-QLiZGf0LCNzQjw&utm_source=copy-link

Follow Massimo on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/masscorrente?stkn=bDNxcnVxanl5YW5u

Follow Massimo on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/share/1DsZZJwRLK/?mibextid=wwXIfr

A Visita Podcast on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/a.visita.pod?stkn=MTNvZGpidDJ0ZXNveA==

A Visita Podcast on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/033ZB85KGiRMeIwuKuKJd8?si=yxKNNd2XQ5Wrvbz8p1UlqA&utm_source=copy-link

A Visita Podcast on YouTube:

https://youtube.com/@masscorrente?si=T6clCuph7KfspieC