The Puglia Podcast
Conversation about life, culture, food and travel in Puglia, the heel of Italy’s boot. Served up in English with a drizzle of Italian. Che bello!
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- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 63
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Coronavirus in Italy #1
As news leaks that a quarter of Italy's population are to be put into quarantine, Puglia's President Michele Emiliano issued a dramatic appeal urging those trying to escape the quarantine zone, “Don'…
From Basilicata with Love
LEGACY EPISODE. For reboot start at season 2 WELCOME TO PUGLIA.
In this mini-episode we speak to Antonio Nicoletti the Direttore Generale of Basilicata's tourist board, the Agenzia di Promozione Te…
James Bond is back. So is the Salento Rainbow Film Festival.
LEGACY EPISODE. For reboot start at season 2 WELCOME TO PUGLIA.
Bond is back! We preview "No Time to Die" filmed in Puglia and in neighbouring Matera. With guest Gianluca, one of the organisers of …
Manscaping - the Italian Male Obsession
LEGACY EPISODE. For reboot start at season 2 WELCOME TO PUGLIA.
When you think of Italian men, you might well think dark and hairy. But the modern Italian man prefers to "manscape", waxing all over…
Champagne, Fun and the Power of Communication with Erasmus+ in Reims
We take a detour from Puglia and our usual focus on LGBT+ life and culture when Scott represents Italy on a 10-day Erasmus+ course held in Reims, France...just north of Paris, where champagne comes f…
Grottaglie and Taranto with Fabrizio Cruciani
LEGACY EPISODE. For reboot start at season 2 WELCOME TO PUGLIA.
We meet Fabrizio in his adopted town, Grottaglie, famous for its ceramics. We learn about the ethos of the boutique/bar business that…
Tales from Torre Guaceto
LEGACY EPISODE. For reboot start at season 2 WELCOME TO PUGLIA.
We visit Torre Guaceto, one of Puglia's most popular beaches, and one of its best known gay and nudist beaches. We speak to some volu…
The One from Matera Pride
LEGACY EPISODE. For reboot start at season 2 WELCOME TO PUGLIA.
We are in Matera, European capital of culture 2019, for the first ever Matera Pride. We take the chance to compare it with our experi…
Even Gayer Guide to Ostuni (Part 2)
LEGACY EPISODE. For reboot start at season 2 WELCOME TO PUGLIA.
Part 2 of our gay travel guide to Ostuni, Puglia. David, our guide to Ostuni, takes us to Ostuni's two local beaches where there is …
The BGPP Guide to Ostuni - Part 1
Like a game of football (AC Milan v Juventis), Part 1 of our guide to Ostuni is a game of two halves. With another new friend @davidgram92 we find out a little bit about Ostuni, its history and some …
The Night Before The Morning After...
AKA the sleepover before the hangover…
The boys take (another) trip to Lecce, this time to celebrate IDAHOT 2019 with their friends from Ra.Ne - the Rainbow Network. They have a sleepover at their be…
Perugia Reviewed, Three Prides Previewed...
LEGACY EPISODE. For reboot start at season 2 WELCOME TO PUGLIA.
We review the triumph and tragedy that was our roadtrip to Perugia. We preview the three Prides of Puglia - Taranto Pride, Bari Pride…
A Soundscape for Easter
LEGACY EPISODE. For reboot start at season 2 WELCOME TO PUGLIA.
So, this one is a little different. It's our Easter Soundscape. When people turn to religion, we turn to art. A tribute, vespers for …
C'mon Vogue! Striking a Pose with Kenjii Mizrahi
LEGACY EPISODE. For reboot start at season 2 WELCOME TO PUGLIA.
We chat with professional dancer and voguer extraordinaire Kenjii Mizrahi, after his amazing Voguing Workshop for the Salento Rainbow…
The Salento Rainbow Film Festival 2019
We visit the Salento Rainbow Film Festival, Lecce's LGBT* film festival taking place 28-30 March 2019. But first Scott arrives in Lecce listening to his favourite podcast, Once Upon A Scream. He expl…
The Tamburello Lesson and a Brexit Bite
With Michele still rehearsing for the play in Naples, Scott goes to his tamburello lesson, then moans about the inconvenience of the ongoing Brexit uncertainty.
Siete gemelli? Italian phrases for a good night out!
LEGACY EPISODE. For reboot start at season 2 WELCOME TO PUGLIA.
This podcast contains some adult content.
With spring in full bloom and summer seemingly around the corner Scott tests his Italian la…
Why Italians love their bidet and the fine art of Florence.
In Part 1 Scott and Michele consider why Italians love their bidet and why Italian guys are proud to fiddle with their privates in public; we consider two anti-LGBTI stories recently in the Italian n…
A caffè leccese and pasticciotto, please.
LEGACY EPISODE. For reboot start at season 2 WELCOME TO PUGLIA.
While Michele rehearses in Naples, Scott takes a trip to Lecce and enjoys a caffè leccese and pasticciotto with Gianmarco from the Ra…
We're Sweating It, Sanremo! The Catch-Up
LEGACY EPISODE. For reboot start at season 2 WELCOME TO PUGLIA.
We are half way through the 69th Sanremo Music Festival, and it's so gay (ish). With Italian icons past and future - what's not to like…