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Please welcome to our show one of the most dynamic jazz performers of our time,
Lena Prima, daughter of jazz great Louis Prima, who has clearly carved out a name for
herself in New Orleans and around the globe for her electrifying stage performances
and albums.

I grew up with Louis Prima’s music playing in our Italian household. My parents, aunts,
and uncles would dance to his music late into the evening on many weekends. So I
was thrilled to meet Lena at the Italian American Museum in LA where she performed
a few months ago, celebrating the Louis Prima exhibit currently on display there.
Lena is a one-of-a-kind of jazz singer and performer, much like her dad. Her energy is
the kind that comes around once in a generation, and watching her perform with her
band, I can only imagine what it was like for her on stage with her dad when she was a
kid. Sadly, Louis Prima died when Lena was 11, complications from a benign brain
tumor. But everything about him in those eleven years made a permanent impression
on Lena to this day.

Lena grew up in Vegas but frequented New Orleans where her dad grew up. And her
mom, Gia Malone, was also a singer and performer. Lena started her career in rock,
but got the calling to perform jazz, and eventually plant roots in New Orleans, where
she performs to this day.

There’s a lot to talk about with Lena. Please join our conversation on all video and
audio platforms of my #LittleItalyPodcast, #LittleItalyOfLAPodcast, &
#DeborahKobyltLIVE. I’m your host, #DeborahZaraKobylt, and I thank you for being
here. Please invite your friends, too! We’re so excited to have Lena Prima joining us󰏢

Please give a warm welcome to my guest, Marianna Cuomo Maier, certified health & wellness
coach and founder of Grata Wellness, which helps people take charge of their health, find
more joy in their lives, and often, she says, it starts with food.

Marianna holds wellness workshops, meditation, and journaling groups at wellness events in
support of finding our healthier, more balanced selves. And as she tells it, Marianna was not
always a healthy person. She had to learn how to do it.

Marianna also writes for @AppetitoMagazine, and in fact, we were introduced by Appetito‘s
founder, @AndrewCotto, as well as my friend, @AmyRiolo, writer of many books on the
Mediterranean Diet, specifically the Dummies series.

Marianna is also founder of the Emerging Leaders Council of the Italian Language Foundation,
which is dedicated to promoting Italian language and culture nationally.

And if the name Cuomo sounds familiar, she is of the infamous New York Cuomo family. Her
grandfather, Mario Cuomo, was a beloved governor of New York. Uncle Andrew was also NY
governor, and Uncle Chris is a well-known, award-winning TV journalist.

Please join my conversation with Marianna on how we can all be healthier in a world that often
promotes fast living and fast foods. She also talks about life growing up Cuomo, and how her
Italian heritage helped form her wellness routines she lives by today. You’ll find our
#DeborahKobyltLIVE, #LittleItalyPodcast, and #LittleItalyOfLAPodcast on all video and audio
podcast platforms. I’m your host, #DeborahZaraKobylt, and I thank you for joining us. Please
also invite your friends, too!

Please welcome to our show the immensely talented Italian director and actress, Ilaria
Borrelli, who is also a human rights activist. In fact, much of Ilaria’s activism is
reflected in her work, often with an emphasis on the rights of woman and young girls.
I met Ilaria at the Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles, when she was speaking
about her film, “The Goat,” about an 11-year-old pregnant orphan forced into
marriage in her small Ethiopian village, only to escape with her goat, which provides
nourishment, companionship, and even friendship throughout her difficult journey to
find her her father, and ultimately peace. The film stars Mira Sorvino and John Savage,
along with young Egyptian Tik Tok star, Jessica Hosam.
Ilaria has been behind some of the most prolific films throughout her career, including
“Life Is Beautiful,” and “A Girl from the Brothel,” among others. We will talk with her
about her adventures filming in often dangerous condition, her life’s work as an
actress and eventually behind the camera, and how it all began in Naples, Italia. She
will also discuss her intense interest in spotlighting the dangers of human trafficking
young girls, and how she hopes to shed a spotlight on the issue through her work.
I’m honored to present Ilaria on our show, and thank you to my friend, Lorenza, for
suggesting an interview. Please find my full conversation with Ilaria on all video and
audio platforms of #DeborahKobyltLIVE, #LittleItalyPodcast, and
#LittleItalyOfLAPodcast. I’m your host, #DeborahZaraKobylt, and it’s a pleasure to
have you join us.

Love to garden and eat fresh veggies and fruits but have no idea how to start, what to plant or when to plant? Have you tried gardening but didn’t quite have the touch? Well, this is a must-listen to show, because our guest can turn anyone into an expert gardener who can enjoy fresh, home-grown food all year long!
Meet JoJami Tyler, a kitchen garden coach and founder of Fancy Pants Gardens (there’s a reason behind the name, and we’ll get into that). JoJami and I met at the @InfluencersOfMidlife conference in Vegas where I was a speaker, which is run by my
friend, @RobinLaMonte. And we got to talking about food, what’s in so much of the food we purchase at the grocery store, in addition to the rising cost of many store-bought foods.
JoJami joins us to teach us what vegetables grow best in what climates, when to plant, how to get rid of pests, and virtually walks us through how to grow anything, even if you live in a small apartment. So please join us on all video and audio platforms of #DeborahKobyltLIVE, and invite your friends, too. I’m your host, #DeborahZaraKobylt, and I’m excited to be learning how to improve my gardening skills with you!
@jojami #kitchengardenconsultant #organicfood #kitchengardencoach #BackyardVeggies #GardenCoaching #UrbanGardeningTips #GrowYourOwnFood
#fancypantsgardens @ubngo

Please join us in welcoming Andrew Cotto, co-founder and editor-in-chief of Appetito
Magazine. Andrew is also an award-winning novelist of seven books, a regular
contributor to the New York Times, and he loves all things Italy, particularly food and
wine. His passion is to write and talk about it, and share his experiences so we can fall
in love with the Italian way of living as he has.
Andrew likes to say that “food is his muse.” He draws a comparison between mental
health and healthy eating, and talks about how Italians instinctively know how to do
that. While he was raised in the states, Andrew fell in love with his ancestral homeland
the first time he visited, and decided to plant his own roots there for a time and learn
all he could about the Italian lifestyle and good health. He’s been a regular on Good
Day New York, and has interviewed some of the top culinary experts in his Appetito
magazine, including Rachael Ray. And now he joins us on our #LittleItalyPodcast,
#LittleItalyOfLAPodcast, and #DeborahKobyltLIVE, to share all he’s learned with us.
And there’s a lot.
Please find our show on all video and audio podcast platforms, and invite your friends,
too. I’m your host, #DeborahZaraKobylt, and it’s a pleasure to have you join us today

Please welcome to our show a woman who appears to have more hours in her day
than the rest of us, Zibby Owens. Zibby is an award-winning author who will join us
to talk about her latest book, “Blank.” She also hosts an award-winning DAILY
podcast, Moms Don’t Have Time To Read Books. In addition, she owns and
operates Zibby’s Bookshop in Santa Monica, which is an incredibly inclusive space
for writers, authors, and anyone interested in books and learning how to get
started as an author.
Want more? The Zibby-verse has become a mini empire, led by Zibby Media, which
includes Zibby books publishing house, retreats for authors, book club, writing
group, not to mention her bookstore on Montana Ave. and her podcast. She lives
in NYC with her husband and FOUR kids under the age of 16, attended Yale and
Harvard, and spends a good chunk of time working in LA, too. And she smiles a
lot, too, perhaps because she’s truly doing what she loves. But she’s faced a lot of
rough patches, too, and we’ll talk about that, because Zibby is an inspiration to
many, a woman who has followed her passion for books and reading, and sharing
that with the rest of us.
Please join #DeborahKobyltLIVE on all video and audio podcast platforms, and
make sure to share with your friends, too. I’m your host, #DeborahZaraKobylt, and
I thank you for joining us.