Gola is a podcast on Italian food & beverage & how it connects to history, culture & society. Listen as co-hosts Katie Parla--Rome-based journalist and cookbook author--and Danielle Callegari--professor of Italian at Dartmouth College--break down all your fave Italian bites. Join them in studio or on the ground in Italy to learn about everything from ‘nduja to nucillo!
Most of the content created for the Gola universe is reserved for patrons now, so make sure to join the golosi at https://www.patreon.com/golapod
Contact Katie and Danielle at golapodcast@gmail.com
Latest episodes
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A Whole New World
In the new episode of Gola Katie finally faces her fears and attacks the food and beverage revolutions of the Renaissance in Italy!
This season is available to everyone
Sep 29 40 min
Not Quite Ready for the Renaissance
It’s finally time to attack that terrifying beast of a historical moment and its outrageous food and beverage culture—the Italian Renaissance! But Katie and Danielle just
Aug 18 45 min
Medieval Boozing
Katie and Danielle can’t spend enough time talking boozing and bites in the late Middle Ages in Italy, so they gave this episode over entirely to distillates and drinks i
Jun 16 38 min
Take a Bite out of Italian History!
This week with the new book [almost] in their hands, Katie and Danielle talk about the process of writing A Bite-Sized History of Italy — from pineapple pizza scandals to
May 12 25 min
Book Tour Updates: Golose on the Move!
This week while Danielle gears up to get moving with A Bite-Sized History of Italy (out June 2!) Katie let’s us know who she has seen, what she has eaten, and what’s yet
Apr 28 15 min
Fridge Cigarettes & Slutty Eels
Plowing ahead into the Middle Ages, Katie and Danielle lay out the terms for what happens as the splintered remains of the Roman Empire are picked up and put back togethe
Apr 7 34 min
The Last Suppers
Your two favorite eaters to excess are finally back together in Rome, talking Italian food and beverage and how it intersects with culture, history, and identity! Katie a
Mar 10 26 min
Doling Out the Goods
Your two favorite eaters to excess are finally back together in Rome, talking Italian food and beverage and how it intersects with culture, history, and identity! Katie a
Feb 23 22 min
The First Bites
Your two favorite eaters to excess are finally back together in Rome, talking Italian food and beverage and how it intersects with culture, history, and identity! Katie a
Feb 10 37 min
The Intangibility of Great Italian Food
In this mini-episode of Gola Katie and Danielle debate the merits of the latest news in Italian food--the addition of la cucina italiana to the UNESCO intangible cultural
Dec 23 2025 15 min
GOTR: Gola on the Road 2024 Day 4!
The last day of the most recent Gola road trip took Katie & Danielle on a vineyard visit to a biodynamic winery deep in the heart of Molise before they went wild on Champ
Oct 22 2024 19 min
GOTR: Gola on the Road 2024 Day 3!
Katie & Danielle make it to Molise and get to hang out in one of their all time favorite cities Campobasso on Day 3 of Gola on the Road 2024! Stay tuned for the rest of t
Oct 1 2024 12 min
GOTR: Gola on the Road 2024 Day 2!
Katie & Danielle keep moving through the magical space once known as Lucania, digging into culture, history, and of course eating and drinking everything they can get the
Sep 17 2024 17 min
GOTR: Gola on the Road 2024! Day 1
Katie & Danielle hit the road this summer to explore the Italian south and get the scoop on what's hiding in plain sight for intrepid lovers of Italy! Enjoy Day 1 of Gola
Sep 3 2024 16 min
Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
In this brand new episode of Gola Katie & Danielle talk about how you can "translate" an Italian restaurant into an American context, and what gets lost and gained in the
Mar 26 2024 40 min
Wine Time
In the latest episode of Gola Katie and Danielle turn back to their ongoing conversation about Italian wine, now thinking more about off-season travel and climate change
Oct 17 2023 38 min
Winter Wonderland
In the latest episode of Gola Katie and Danielle keep up the conversation about how to appreciate Italy and beat the heat, this time focused on all the places, foods, and
Oct 3 2023 29 min
Out of the Frying Pan
New season same golose! In the first episode of the BRAND NEW SEASON of Gola Katie and Danielle think about how hot this summer was in Italy, and what it means for the fu
Sep 19 2023 27 min
Food of the Italian Islands!
This brand new episode of Gola is dedicated to Katie Parla's BRAND NEW COOKBOOK Food of the Italian Islands! Listen to hear all about the process of publishing a cookbook
Mar 14 2023 42 min
Are you a Good Glutton, or a Bad Glutton?
In the latest episode of Gola Katie and Danielle think about how to be indulgent but not indifferent--there's a lot wrong with our food system but there's also a lot we c
Feb 21 2023 35 min
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I have listened, tried to listen to this podcast for almost 5 years, the problem isn’t with the content- but the atrocious sound quality- currently the episode is completely silent- other times, Dr Calgary and Ms Parla are clearly using the speakerphone feature in their phones and the audience suffers - i wish the two of them would devote as much time to their audio quality as they do to over emphasizing their mastery of Italians rolling “R’s and enchanting “gli” sounds- they are truly brilliant, if only you could hear them
djamesnm · Feb 2026
A passionate look at food and history with a fun twist. Every episode sends me on a romantic vicariously felt culinary experience. Well done ladies, your passion is felt.. John
Jfbuf · Jun 2022
These amazing women created a podcast that is intellectually stimulating, historically accurate, avant-garde, humerous, thought provoking, culturally rich and provides perspective on important matters on the Italian peninsula. Thank you for highlighting small Italian businesses and families!
JMedros · Jun 2021
This podcast is by far one of the best out there. Katie and Danielle are so insanely brilliant and knowledgeable about all things Italian food, but are also just such a joy to listen to. They come up with something interesting to learn each episode that makes me want to travel to Italy and eat all of the incredible food more and more. But whatever you do: don’t listen when hungry!
torimitch18 · Mar 2021
This is one of the worst podcasts I have ever listened to. They seriously need a producer or sound engineer or both. I am very interested in Italian food and history but they manage to speak about everything in the most droll and dry tones it’s painful to listen to. A food related podcast should be fun and this one is definitely not.
Podcaster Megan · Nov 2018
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