Things discussed in this episode:
Historical patterns of populations returning to old-world ways
The fickleness of modernity
Giving our children timeless skills
Learning to navigate the healthcare industry with slow living in mind
The importance of community
The importance of homesteading skills, even if you don’t live on a homestead
Doing things that challenge us in a world that prizes ease and convenience above all else
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Things discussed in this episode:
Historical patterns of populations returning to old-world ways
The fickleness of modernity
Giving our children timeless skills
Learning to navigate the healthcare industry with slow living in mind
The importance of community
The importance of homesteading skills, even if you don’t live on a homestead
Doing things that challenge us in a world that prizes ease and convenience above all else
John Viola is host of The Italian American Podcast and previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF), where he served with incomparable energy and passion from 2012-2018 as the youngest president in NIAF’s history.
John serves as co-vice president for New York City of the Italian Sons and Daughters of America (ISDA) and on the Boards of Directors of the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame in Chicago, as well as other Italian cultural boards. He was fundamental in the creation of Pope John Paul II Family Academy in Brooklyn, N.Y., serving as the Academy’s General Director, and the Director of the Madonna della Neve Foundation for many years.
He is a Knight of Merit with Star of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George, one of the oldest Orders of knighthood in the world, and serves as the United States Delegate for the Constantinian Order and the other Chivalric Orders of the Royal House of Borbone of the Two Sicilies. He is also a Knight of the Order of Merit of Savoy, the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, and the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre. He also serves as president of the Florida Panthers Foundation.
A native of Brooklyn, John traces his ancestry to the Vallo di Diano in the province of Salerno, Puglia, Basilicata, and his beloved Sicily.
Bella Figura, The Tradition of Living Beautifully
Things discussed in this episode:
Historical patterns of populations returning to old-world ways
The fickleness of modernity
Giving our children timeless skills
Learning to navigate the healthcare industry with slow living in mind
The importance of community
The importance of homesteading skills, even if you don’t live on a homestead
Doing things that challenge us in a world that prizes ease and convenience above all else
