Bailey Alexander shares stories from her second book, "Personal Legends of Piemonte". The human mind is driven to solve mysteries. Enter the lives of 12 Italians through interviews and stories, discovering how they figured life out and fulfilled their personal destiny; you just might find your own bliss.
You've been to Italy or you're going soon - but what is it really like hanging out in a small town in the region of Piemonte. Just when you think Italy's charm is experiencing its last gasp I'll read you a story about precisely why you should never underestimate Italy. Come along and experience the real lives of a family in the small town of Bubbio - it'll make you happy - I promise!
3 Apr 2025
The Hero, home and land come alive
In this episode, Chapter 11, we read a story another story about a personal legend from Piemonte. How a neighbor becomes a hero and how a home and land feel alive. The beauty of the vendemmia, the wine harvest, creating beauty on earth.
28 Mar 2025
Life at Pianbello Winery in Piemonte
I read from Chapter 10 of my latest book called Personal Legends of Piemnte. Offering the listener what life is like at the Pianbello Winery, located in the oh so small town of Loazzolo. Where the wolves once roamed. We go from the Roman anciant environs to modern day wine making, in the region of Italy that produces many of Italy's finest wines.
25 Mar 2025
Barbera; a Cinderella story.
Today we travel all the way back to the thirteenth century. To the southern hills of Monferrato where a red grape named Barbera was born. Considered a dark horse, her story unfolds like Cinderella's; now living happily ever after all over the world.
20 Mar 2025
Chef Piera The Goddess
Chef Piera is famous in Piemonte and well known for her agnolotti; if you so desire it's still served on a napkin. She's known beyond the border but fame was never a goal - she didn't even learn to cook until she was 27 years old. The secret to her success was to simply let life unfold.
17 Mar 2025
Fabrizio the Cheese maker of Piemonte
In this episode we enter a galaxy of artisans in Piemonte. Specifically, we get to meet Fabrizio Garbarino, the Cheese maker from Roccaverano. He's an artisan and fulfills his destiny by rearranging the details in order to produce the award winning cheese called Robiola. And he really wants us to appreciate the treasure beneath our feet.
13 Mar 2025
The story of Rosalinda The Dragon Slayer
In this episode I tell the story of living in Piemonte and confronting the dreaded bureaucracy found in Italy. I found the solution in the form of a woman named Rosalinda who slayed the dragon. Italy is not only beautiful it can feel sublime, until the enemy arrives in the form of paperwork. Reading from chapter 6 I offer the listener a happy ending and how another Piemontese fulfilled their destiny.
10 Mar 2025
Meet Luigi the Wizard
In this episode of Life is Like a Detective Novel we meet Luigi the car mechanic. I call him Luigi the Wizard because he could fix anything. You can find him telling jokes and having a great time working alongside his two sons, Alessandro and Water, in their shop, located in the town of Bubbio in Piemonte, Italy. Few people know how to make work feel as fun as Luigi, he was like a revelation and I bet if a Phantom Rolls Royce arrived he'd fix it in a day - because he was Luigi the Wizard.
7 Mar 2025
The Alchemist
In this episode we meet Enrica Maria Marchioni, grandaughter of the famous herbalist Teodoro Negro. We learn of 3 generations of herbalists. Once upon a time people could not afford doctors, so they took risks, and they came from all over Italy to meet Teodoro, so he could heal their bodies. Learn how Enrica has continued the strong tradition in a town called Cessole, in the region of Piemonte, Italy.
5 Mar 2025
Anna's Secret Garden and the Healing power of Herbs
In this episode we meet Anna Fila Robbatino and cross another threshold, entering her secret garden. Anna is famous for her nature hikes in Piemonte, Italy - and they really do provide a peak experience. Young and old people alike take copious notes. She refers to her herbs as Superheroes, and we discover how to heal our body; realizing our bodies are much wiser than we think.
3 Mar 2025
Listening to the call to adventure
In this episode Bailey discusses how serendipity allowed her to change course and accept the call to adventure. If she wanted to save the planet by saving herself she was about to get a masterclass in how it was done in Piemonte, Italy. Welcome to the hero's journey and why Life is like a Detective Novel.
28 Feb 2025
A guide is good, but a Mentor is better
In order to set out on our journey and listen to the call to adventure it is most helpful to have a mentor. A lighthouse, to be forewarned and prepared for what's in store in this life that can feel like such a mystery.
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