Italy on Overthinking It

Episode 611: The Tricameron

On the Overthinking It Podcast, we hunker down outside the city and amuse ourselves with LL Cool J, Robert Frost, and Thin Mints.

On the TFT Podcast, we listen to and discuss Daniele Luppi’s “MILANO,” featuring Parquet Courts and Karen O.

Can Francesco Gabbani reconcile western materialism with eastern spirituality in Italy’s 2017 entry in the Eurovision Song Contest?

Mark Lee ponders how this song might help Italy return to its former Roman imperial glory.