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Radio Arlecchino: Italian Grammar and Culture Podcast

College of Liberal Arts, University of Texas at Austin

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Radio Arlecchino provides mp3 podcast lessons that illustrate specific Italian grammar points. Grammar examples and dialogs are built upon the escapades of Arlecchino, Pulcinella, and other masks of the Italian Commedia dell'arte. Radio Arlecchino is produced at the College of Liberal Arts, University of Texas at Austin. Website URL: http://coerll.utexas.edu/ra/
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The Divine Comedy (in Italian, Divina Commedia, or just La commedia or Comedia) is an epic poem written by Dante Alighieri in the first decades of the 14th Century, during his exile from his native Florence. Considered the most important work of Italian literature, the poem has also has enormous historical influence on western literature and culture more generally. Dante represents the three realms of the afterlife in his three canticles (Inferno--Hell; Purgatorio--Purgatory; Paradiso--Parad ...
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How Were U Brainwashed? is a podcast hosted by your new best friends, Nicole Spiezio and Jenny Donheiser, that asks guests just that. What did you grow up thinking was true that you now know is just full brainwashing, babe? How did you unpack that bullshit and come out the other side? From religion to Jersey Shore, from Monogamy to Pepé Le Pew, the pod tackles women stuff, fat/body stuff (Nicole is fat! Trendy!!!), mental health stuff (you know your girls are in therapy), and a fair share of ...
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The TWITS series follows the adventures of Cyril Chippington-Smythe (Michael Urie), the world's richest man, and his mechanical manservant Bentley (Dakin Matthews) as they navigate a dystopian world in search of love and meaning. This is a world in which the great minds that should have discovered electricity went into the restaurant business instead, or decided to chuck the science game because their true passion was stand-up comedy. It is a world of hydrogen, steam-powered servants and fac ...
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Jenny & Nicole welcome endlessly entertaining writer, comedian, and content creator (Buzzfeed, HuffPost, UCB) Sarah Burton to the pod! We get into mammogram logistics, if dating sports mascots makes you a furry, if Jenny should get her real estate license, if Buzzfeed was the peak millenial job, recording TikTok content in your nightshirt, if it's …
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Jenny & Nicole welcome actor (Mean Girls, Booger), comedian, and writer/director Sofia Dobrushin to the pod! We get into Sofia's role in the new movie Booger (in theaters this Friday!), the DJ @ the DNC, warm Caesar salads, dogs being camera shy, if Nicole's babies should be bartenders on WWHL, if trigger warnings can actually trigger people, givin…
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Jenny & Nicole welcome hilarious and insightful director, actor, and comedian Gus Heagerty to the pod! We get into Jenny dressing up her baby as a flapper, the anticipation of arriving at a new persona, being BYO-rollerblade, the pressure of doing the right thing for your birthday, abundance and joy in eating, the chokehold of consumerism, buying o…
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LIVE SHOWS! 9/26: Spirited Away | Otherworld Theatre 10/17: Sweeney Todd - with live music! | Otherworld Theatre 12/12: Barbie | Otherworld Theatre Tickets available at the door! ________________________________________________ This episode was recorded on July 25, 2024 Cohost: Dave Stecco Host: Mark Soloff _________________________________________…
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Jenny & Nicole welcome incredible actress (American Fiction, Gayby, Search Party), director and writer (She's Clean) Jenn Harris to the pod! We get into Succession being spoiled for Nicole, Jenny's final thoughts on Summer House, how women apologize like we're constantly bumping into ghosts, feeling vs. thinking, the emotional health of the communi…
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Jenny & Nicole welcome deliciously talented actor, writer, and tastemaker Patrick Foley to the pod! We get into Patrick's upcoming ‘Real Housewives’-Inspired Murder Mystery film starring Jennifer Lawrence 'The Wives' (can u believe?!), if Nicole is capable of making stew, forcing yourself to use the treadmill in order to watch Housewives, waking up…
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This week it's just us gals! We get into hot snake wranglers and deep dive into everything Love Island, if we should star in a reality show about Millenial Moms, growing up in a naked house, how trying to entertain your baby is clown school, the myth around medication making you lose the artistic "spark", if your ear is a good gift, and how Nicole …
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Jenny & Nicole welcome hilarious star and iconic actor (Somebody Somewhere, American Horror Story: NYC) Jeff Hiller to the pod! We get into why we need THE VILLAGE, whether or not Nicole has been to Connecticut, buying abandoned amusement parks off Zillow, Jeff's (legitimately very good) audition tips, why doing standup is good because you don't ha…
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LIVE SHOW COMING IN LATE AUGUST! The Dark Knight | Otherworld Theatre Date: TBA Tickest available at the door! ________________________________________________ This episode was recorded at Clash on Clark on May 25, 2024 Cohosts: Emilie Hapgood & Miranda Hunter Host: Mark Soloff ________________________________________________ Instagram: @Mark_tries…
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Jenny & Nicole welcome genius director and filmmaker Doron Max Hagay (SNL, Matt Rogers's Have You Heard of Christmas, Joel Kim Booster's Psychosexual) to the pod! We get into if we can make prohibition happen again, Jenny's distaste for Ray Romano, when actors get replaced on TV shows, how yearbook is a filmmaker's medium, if Swifties are the new P…
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Jenny & Nicole welcome powerhouse actor Ronald Peet (Bad Monkey, Jeremy O. Harris's "Daddy") to the pod! We get into Ronald's turn as one of the stars of the upcoming Apple TV show "Bad Monkey" premiering August 14th, pureeing salmon (GAG), how acting disregulates the nervous system, learning about Zen Buddhism at Border's, how running a marathon m…
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Jenny & Nicole welcome Musical Theater DARLING Kim Blanck (Suffs, Octet, Alice By Heart) to the pod! We get into Kim's BROADWAY DEBUT in Suffs, what it's like to perform at The Tony's, Costco rotisserie chicken, Hillary Clinton's vibe, the lace budget on Hamilton, if performing arts high schools are good or bad, how Jenny & Nicole were both student…
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Jenny & Nicole welcome actor, singer, and all-around powerhouse performer Sherz Aletaha to the pod! We get into Sherz's journey with the iconic Broadway revival of Merrily We Roll Along, how Nicole invented starring places on Google Maps, Jenny being the single vote for Gore in her Texas school's mock election, if we can still be on Summer House no…
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Jenny & Nicole welcome the delightful stand-up comedian, writer, and Jenny's former work bestie Maria Wojo to the pod! They get into whether babies float like witches, Rochester Garbage Plates, looking like Laura Dern, being pranked by your children, being young and bold with your Facebook requests, if Conservative female OBGYNs exist, and whether …
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LIVE SHOW COMING IN AUGUST! Friday August 23, 2024 7:30PM-8:00PM | The Dark Knight | Otherworld Theatre Tickest available at the door! ________________________________________________ This episode: Cohosts: Tommy Corts & Nicholas Marino Host: Mark Soloff ________________________________________________ Instagram: @Mark_tries Tiktok: @muffedmoviespo…
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Jenny & Nicole have a BFF catch-up this week. They get into a shopowner upstate who has a personal vendetta against Nicole, Jenny being wrongfully accused of wearing and returning an expensive dress, watching people have sex on Summer House, why we still say "god bless you" after sneezes, Jenny's commitment to nightgowns, the brainwashing by big pi…
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Jenny & Nicole welcome actor, writer, producer, and commercial superstar Paul Marcarelli to the pod! They get into permanently changing your eye color, auditioning to play an airplane seat, not identifying as happy, pre-Ellen vs. post-Ellen, if there is any good job, if there's a difference between advertising and propaganda, and who among them wou…
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Jenny & Nicole welcome brilliantly funny comedian, actor, and writer James Tison to the pod! They get into making your baby Italian via daycare, #calzonegate, how living in New York has forced us all to be vigilante exterminators, why anyone would want to move to Manhattan after seeing RENT, and having an agent that asks YOU for notes on their stan…
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Jenny & Nicole welcome INCREDIBLE AND GORGEOUS Actress, Comedian, Singer, and co-host of your other fav podcast Seek Treatment Cat Cohen to HWUB! They get into shoes on babies, how Gaga does dancing whereas Taylor Swift just walks, getting railed by Peter from Vanderpump Rules, the greatest passion in life being eating after midnight, why chicken p…
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Jenny & Nicole welcome incredible actress and all-around beautiful human Marisol Sacramento to the pod! They get into spoon-shaped tools for your pelvic floor, if the Bodies Exhibit is good or bad, lying about being on Gossip Girl, website guides to doing drugs in other countries, if Pét-nats are like kombucha, the pursuit of perfection, and having…
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Muffed Movies Live Alert! On May 25th, 2024, we're Improvising TOY STORY! 7:30PM-8:30PM | Toy Story | Clash on Clark Muffed Movies Live comes Clash on Clark with outstanding comedian guests Miranda Hunter & Emilie Hapgood! Visit the Muffed Movies YouTube Channel Cohosts: Abby Seeber & Jono Mammel Host: Mark Soloff Instagram: @Mark_tries Tiktok: @mu…
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Jenny & Nicole welcome incredible actress, comedian, and Indie DARLING Eleanore Pienta to the pod! They get into dancing making you happy, if there's any clickbait we can get about The Daniels, hatred for The King's Speech, Bridget Jones fucking Ed Sheeran in a yurt, Jenny's dad carrying a hardback briefcase, Jenny eating a bagel moments before her…
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YOUR GIRLS ARE BACK!!!! Nicole is back from maternity leave (does that exist for podcasters?) and she and Jenny have some major catching up to do. They get into if babysitting prepares you for motherhood, how Joseph Campbell wishes he was as strong as Nicole, if Rosemary is a blonde's name, how they feel about Scandoval a year out, Tom Schwartz's a…
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When we last saw Cyril he was being carried on the shoulders of a mob bent on confronting the evil tycoon Cyril Chippington-Smythe. They little suspect that the heroic “Johny” who is leading their little uprising is, in fact, the very Chippington-Smythe they despise. Quite a sticky wicket for our hero, but every step is bringing him closer to the r…
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We left Cyril and Binky packed like sardines on a creaky old mattress. Binky has put his foot in it by passing himself off as a leader of the Welsh Underground in order to impress Judy. A new day has dawned, however, bringing with it the promise of new adventures... and pancakes! Judy has arranged jobs for them and they happily head off to experien…
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We left Cyril horrified by the arrival of his Aunt Hypatia, Uncle Hugo, Cousin Binky and C. Langford Cheeseworth, who have come to join him in the amusing game they call, “Slumming”. Will they scuttle Cyril's chance to win his wager? Will he be forced to slink back to the Club in disgrace? The relatives retire to Cheeseworth's camouflaged land yach…
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We left our hero in shorts and flip-flops, preparing to infiltrate a world without privilege. Can he survive for a week without cheesy eggs? without a girdle? Without Bentley? Ernie leads him into the topsy-turvey world inhabited by the working poor and Cyril's eyes slowly begin to open. A cherry causes him to re-evaluate his beliefs. NOW AVAILABLE…
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Cyril is happily swilling down a Brandy and Prozac at the Club Bar when his old friends, Ford and Lincoln join him. The conversation turns to the gulf between the privileged class and the masses and Cyril is goaded into betting that he can pass for a member of the working class for a week. His cousin Binky arrives and places his bet on Cyril. Alas,…
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Muffed Movies Live In MAY! Mayffed Movies? You have 2 opportunities to see Muffed Movies Live in Chicago this May 2024! May 3, 7:00PM - 9:00PM | Revenge of the Sith | Otherworld Theatre May 25, 7:30PM-8:30PM | Toy Story | Clash on Clark Guests include: Nicholas Marino, Miranda Hunter, & Tommy Corts Tickets available at the door. Visit the Muffed Mo…
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Cyril Chippington-Smythe (Michael Urie) never met a wager he didn't like. When his old friends, Ford (Nik Walker) and Lincoln (James Rana), bet him that he can't survive living like an average citizen named “Johny” for a week he jumps in with both feet and his cousin Binky (Christian Borle) jumps with him. Alas, Bentley (Dakin Matthews) must stay a…
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Muffed Movies Live Alert! On April 7th, 2024, we're Improvising MEAN GIRLS! 4:30 PM at the Annoycance Theater, Chicago, IL Get your tickets here Muffed Movies Live comes to the Annoyance Theater this April to parody Mean Girls! Special guest improvisers are Chicago comedy legends, Jono Mammel and Abby Seeber! Visit the Muffed Movies YouTube Channel…
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Jenny & Nicole welcome dear friend and GIFTED & TALENTED Casting Director Taylor Williams to the pod! They get into if Henry Winkler mistook Nicole for Ricki Lake or if she's just delulu, if parents understand art or not, where to drink beer out of styrofoam cups, casting children and animals, the Wishbone dog (honestly surprised it's taken this lo…
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GET YOUR TICKET to Muffed Movies Live: DUNE! Come see Mark, Ilsa Morales, & Kelsey Blackwell live @ Otherworld Theater (3914 N Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60613) on March 1st, 2024. It's pay-what-you-can, because Muffed Movies is meant to be enjoyed by Baronesses and Vagabondettes alike (also dudes are welcome also)! Visit the Muffed Movies YouTube C…
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Jenny & Nicole welcome genius actor, artist, and human ray of light Preston Martin to the pod! They get into whether learning about similes and metaphors should still be taught in schools, the original Tin Man's closed pores, when NY theater has a food/smell gimmick, being on a lifelong HEALING journey, being #rulefollowers, again questioning if we…
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Jenny & Nicole welcome filmmaker (We Strangers) and director of all your fav TV shows (The Other Two, And Just Like That, The Afterparty) Anu Valia to the pod! They get into Jenny's insatiable need for jalapenos + dairy, the dangers of Amazon overnight delivery, Nicole & Jenny's Vanderpump Rules inspired pregnancy pact, working with the icons of An…
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Jenny & Nicole welcome a damn OSCAR NOMINEE and writer of the deeply iconic May December Samy Burch to the pod! They get into everything you could ever want to know about your fav movie May December, Traitors Season 2 (spoilers for the first 3 eps!), how Suits is the Good Wife but bad, eating your cereal with non-dairy creamer, and how mashed potat…
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We recorded this in 2020, which explains the unrelenting Animal Crossing references. Muffed Movies Live - DUNE!: Come see Mark, Ilsa Morales, & Kelsey Blackwell live @ Otherworld Theater (3914 N Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60613) on March 1st, 2024. Visit the Muffed Movies YouTube Channel Cohost: Andy North Host: Mark Soloff Instagram: @Mark_tries Ti…
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Jenny & Nicole welcome Supervising Producer at Late Night with Seth Meyers and sweetie pie Henry Melcher to the pod! They get into Reality Von Tease-gate, Nicole no longer identifying as Below Deck resistant, how Seth Meyers is a beloved boss (boring but true), the Kellyanne Conway of it all, being at a comedy show when Tr*mp won in 2016, how copyi…
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Jenny & Nicole welcome writer, actor, fellow podcaster, and DAMN DELIGHT Andrew Farmer to the pod! They get into Sonja Morgan's boundaries, ripping toilets out of walls, whether Jenny's mom knows the Gilgo Beach Killer, the burping on The Jinx, if there are any valid reasons why someone would support one sport team over another, whether an assortme…
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We're back with a classic Jenny & Nicole ep! They get into the birth of Jenny's son (!!!!!!), including his perfectly circular little face, eating a Caesar Salad Wrap at 3:30 AM, not wanting to have Tim Allen on the pod, May December being an absolute BOP of a movie, Nicole asking a question on WWHL, Jenny's amazing impression of The Crown, getting…
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Jenny & Nicole welcome incredibly smart, funny, and charming comedian, actor (Bros, Hacks, Platonic) & writer (The Other Two, The Mindy Project, Q-Force) Guy Branum to the pod! They get into sad lights & testosterone increasing red lights (?), the liberation of taking off your shirt in a park, the amount of Family Guy references in Prince Harry's b…
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Jenny & Nicole are with family this Xmas! Please enjoy this re-release of our LIVE SHOW with funniest human alive JO FIRESTONE! --- Jenny & Nicole record How Were U Brainwashed LIVE at the Green Room 42 with special guest JO FIRESTONE! They get into Jo's self-published book "Murder on Sex Island," conspiracies of Big Q-Tip, and a BIG life announcem…
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