John Hooper discusses The Italians on a podcast from The New York Times Book Review.
Interview on TuscanTraveler.com
Article and interview on TuscanTraveler.com about The Italians.
Italy, Beyond the Tourist Traps
John Hooper offers travel advice in a Q & A with the New York Times.
Guerot and Hooper on European Elections
The Real Reason Catholic Priests Can’t Have Sex
The ‘Ndrangheta mafia’s reign
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http://youtu.be/YzQGMiccY-M
The ‘Ndrangheta of Calabria is perhaps the most powerful mafia in Italy, but nobody knows who controls it. Our correspondent reports on a court case that seeks to find out.
Newshour BBC World Service
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01h03bq
Talking about Spain, siestas and GMT (49:18 minutes in)
Guest on La7’s Otto e mezzo
Principal contributions at 2:00, 17:17, 39:00, 49:15 and 57:00.
An ageing problem
The Economist correspondents discuss dysfunction in Italy’s parliament as 87-year-old Giorgio Napolitano is re-elected as president
