How America is Seen from Europe. Not Great.
The Bill Press Pod
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4.7 • 601 Ratings
🗓️ 18 April 2023
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Bill is in Rome at the American Academy and got to engage in one of his favorite pastimes: wondering what residents of the country he is visiting think about us Americans and what they think about their own country. He got the chance to sit down for that very discussion with one of Italy’s best-known journalists. In Italy, Maria Latella is a superstar. She's like an Andrea Mitchell or a Diane Sawyer. Maria Latella is an author, columnist, radio talk-show host and TV anchor. She doesn't hold back and you might be surprised at what Maria Latella has to say about problems facing Italy. And worries that Italians have about politics in the United States.
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| 1:05.9 | Hello, good friends. Good to see you. And thanks for joining us for another edition of the Bill Press pod. This week again, coming to you all the way from the American Academy in Rome. |
| 1:14.0 | You know, I love Italy, frankly, I love traveling anywhere. |
| 1:18.0 | And I don't know about you, but anywhere I go, in addition to taking in all the usual tourist attractions, |
| 1:24.9 | I always wonder, what do residents of this country think about us Americans? |
| 1:31.9 | And by the way, what do they think about their own country? Well, a couple of days ago, |
| 1:37.4 | I had a chance to sit down for that very discussion, for our podcast, with one of Italy's best-known journalists. In Italy, Maria Lattella is a |
| 1:48.3 | superstar. She's like Andrea Mitchell or Diane Sawyer. Maria is an author, columnist, radio talk |
| 1:55.9 | show host, interviewer, and TV anchor. She's used to giving her own opinions, and believe me, she doesn't hold back. |
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