Postcards from Italy | Learn Italian | Beginner and Intermediate

SEASON 2 COMING SOON in Spring 2025!! Stop wishing you could speak Italian... And dive right into la dolce vita! Go beyond the basics with our story-based podcast that covers the culture, idioms, grammar and vocabulary of Italy. Season 1 episodes feature a dialogue between American tourists and local Italians they meet in Rome, and then a lively roundtable with hosts Erin and Elisa. Season 2 (coming soon!) is Italian for Travelers: a Field Guide to Italy. *For full episodes and roundtables, get our premium online course content at www.PostcardsFromItalyPodcast.com *

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Recent Reviews

chrismc58

Not a good impression of Season 2 so far

I am an advanced beginner to intermediate Italian speaker. I have been studying for several years and I travel to Italy at least once a year for several weeks at a time. I thoroughly enjoyed Season 1 because of the conversations in Italian, which tested my knowledge and understanding. So far, Season 2 has way too much chitter chatter between the hosts and not enough substance. Maybe it’s too elementary for my level of Italian learning. And, I’m not a big fan of idioms, which they tend to use a lot of. I’ll see if Season 2 improves.
gloriaNoto

Simply the best!

This show is so entertaining, educational, and practical. I absolutely love both hosts. I love the creativity of the storylines and I love everyone’s voices. This is such an excellent podcast. I strongly suggested to anyone no matter what level you’re at!
Sonny Onassis

GREAT Lessons

Thank you, using Babel is good, listening to conversations and the recaps are fantastic. Looking forward to the season 2.
AA0529

Love!!

What a fantastic podcast!!! Easy to listen to and funny as well! Please record more!
Geudh

Great compliment to my Italian learning

I have been taking Italian lessons for a while and using apps like DuoLingo. This podcast is a great compliment to those other tools. I especially like the story-based approach, the idioms and cultural notes. It is nice to learn more than just vocabulary and grammar but also the context and culture through a fun and engaging story. Grazie mille
amy15marie

An incredible linguistic and cultural learning opportunity.

This podcast is simply amazing. I had wanted to add a more immersive component to my Italian language learning and happened upon Postcards from Italy. It’s so good. The scaffolding of each Italian lesson is brilliant, the round table discussions are fun and engaging , and the conversations between Elisa and Erin are informative, insightful and humorous. You learn so much about Italian customs, values and way of life in addition to their focus and passion on evidence based teaching. I HIGHLY recommend subscribing to the premium content. If you want to understand “la dolce vita” this is for you! You will LEARN SO MUCH! And I am truly just a beginner. On a side note, I once had a little issue with accessing some content (my error) and I sent an email to the podcast. Erin responded immediately and helped me problem solve. Wow!
downinke

Very helpful

These are great. So entertaining and I love that they have e a plot. So useful and helpful. Highly recommended