Lemonnara.

Hey my name is David Modigliani and when I was a kid my grandfather, my

non-no Franco won the Nobel Prize, but I've always been more fascinated by the love story that made

it possible, my grandparents romance on the run from fascist Italy. And when I dug into their story, I began to uncover a darker

side of that fairy tale. A brother left behind to face the Nazis and shocking

personal connections between my family and Benito Mussolini.

In my new limited series podcast, Pack One Bag, I go back to Italy to investigate my family's past.

I want to know if fascism takes over your country, do you stay or do you try to flee? And what happens if you can't?

The journey reconnects me with my Italian cousins who take me back to the places they nearly died as children during the war,

and to the Italian White House to sit down with my grandfather's former student who became the Prime Minister.

Along the way, I discovered troves of secret fascist spy documents, personal diaries, blocked

bank accounts, and honestly a love story of my own. In the podcast Pack One Bag I bring it all to life with the help of

Seniori Stanley Tucci. I'm so excited to be able to share the beginning of episode

one of this show with you right here in this feed.

After you hear this clip, just search for Pack One Bag in your podcast app to listen to the rest.

You can also find a link in the show notes that will take you right there.

Please enjoy pack one bag.

Could I look at it? I think so. I mean I got to dig it out. I think it's in the safe. I hope it's in the safe.

That's my dad. Sergio, he's opening this safe in my parents home.

Well, it got opened.

We're looking for something that belonged to my dad's father, my non-no Franco.

This looks promising.

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