The Italian Innovators podcast tells the stories of great modern Italians in the fields of fashion, technology, business, music and design from the 19th century to the present. Episodes are 15-20 minutes each. They are published on the 1st of the month (presentation) and mid-month (interview). Check out the YouTube channel for video versions of episodes and the official webpage for a full outline of #innovators #interviews and #lessons.
The inventor of plastic and the ethics of innovation. A presentation by Luca Cottini (PhD)
* Oslo, December 10, 1963. The only Italian #scientist to receive a Nobel Prize in Chemistry
* Achievement & fragility. From the invention of plastic to the management of waste
* The imaginative mind of Giulio Natta. On #literature and #chemistry (Primo Levi)
* A groundbreaking lab of innovation. Montecatini: from nylon to Moplen
* The new material that God forgot to create. The birth and misuse of plastic
* A new imagination of plastic. On the role of culture and ethics on innovation
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1 Aug 2023
S5 E99 - Giulia Falletti di Barolo
The woman behind Italy’s greatest wine (A presentation by Luca Cottini, PhD)
* The call to serve. The beginning of Giulia Falletti’s mission in Turin’s prisons
* The story of Juliette Colbert de Maulevriér. From the French revolution to the Parisian encounter with Carlo Tancredi Falletti
* From Napoleon’s rule to the Risorgimento. The growth of Turin in the 19th century, between anticlericalism and religious renewal
* Carlo and Giulia’s effort in the betterment of the city, from the monumental cemetery to prison reform
* The Falletti estate in the Langhe countryside. Giulia’s investment in the Nebbiolo grape and the “discovery” of Barolo
* A story of holiness and redemption. The Barolo wine as mirror of Giulia’s personality
Check out all the other episodes in the content library and make sure to join the newsletter of the show at www.italianinnovators.com. Don't forget to leave your comment here below and subscribe to the YouTube channel. Thanks for listening!
1 Jul 2023
S5 E98 - Arnoldo Mondadori & Angelo Rizzoli
The Masters of Italian Publishing (A presentation by Luca Cottini, PhD)
* The Martinitt orphanage in Milan, home of 3 great #innovators
* From poverty to entrepreneurship. The parallel path of Angelo Rizzoli and Arnoldo Mondadori
* The project of the Italian encyclopedia (Rizzoli, Bocconi, and Treccani)
* The Borletti-Mondadori partnership. The rights of D’Annunzio and the birth of detective novels
* A long-lasting rivalry. From magazines to literary classic series
* Mondadori, America, and the creation of the critical theory publisher Il saggiatore
* Rizzoli, cinema, and the sponsorship of Fellini’s masterpieces
* Rizzoli & Mondadori today. The legacy of two masters on Italian 20th century culture
Check out all the other episodes in the content library and make sure to join the newsletter of the show at www.italianinnovators.com. Don't forget to leave your comment here below and subscribe to the YouTube channel. Thanks for listening!
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