In this episode of The Italian American Podcast, we talk with Dianne Hales.  Hales is the author of La Bella Lingua and a widely published, award-winning freelance journalist.  In this episode, Dianne tells the story of her love for the Italian language and how learning to speak Italian has enriched her life in so many ways.

In our Stories Segment, Anthony discusses five specific tips on how you can learn to speak Italian.  The tips were taken from an article which Anthony references by Lucrezia Oddone who has a website entitled Learn Italian with Lucrezia.