6 episodes
The Sicilian Inheritance Kaleidoscope
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- Society & Culture
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4.8 • 40 Ratings
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Every family has an origin story – for author Jo Piazza (Under the Influence, Wilder) her family's is a murder mystery.
For as long as she can remember the Piazzas have told the story of their Sicilian roots going back over a hundred years ago: one by one the sons and then their father sailed off to America to carve out a better life. Their mother, Lorenza Marsala was supposed to join them – but she never made it. She was murdered by the Sicilian mafia, they said.
The truth of what happened has morphed like a game of telephone through the generations. Various versions of the story claim she was killed by the Black Hand, others insisted she was a witch, killed over a bad spell. Now, Jo is determined to untangle the twisted narrative which just might bridge the gap from cinematic mob fantasies to an unexpected reality.
Join her in Sicily on a family vacation/fact finding mission in which she goes to the scene of the crime, confronts mafia experts, consults mediums, and tracks down Italian officials, determined to set the record straight on her great, great grandmother’s mysterious disappearance.
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LORENZA
Journalist Jo Piazza’s family has been playing a hundred year long game of telephone about the murder of her great great grandmother Lorenza Marsala. Family members who have gone back to Sicily to discover the truth, including Jo’s dad have been shut down by authorities and threatened by seemingly supernatural forces.
But Jo is determined, maybe even a little obsessed, to cut through the stories, the lies and the mythologies to find out the truth, even if her family members don’t want her to.
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SUMMER VACATION
Most families send their kids to summer camp in July. Jo has packed up her entire brood of five to travel to Sicily to solve this century-old murder. Travel with us across the Atlantic to the gorgeous and dangerous island of Sicily.
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THE BOOK OF DEATH
Every death in the village of Caltabellotta is handwritten in a massive book stored in the heart of the village. What we uncover inside of the book of death shifts the entire investigation.
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THE SCENE OF THE CRIME
Five kilometers outside town, around a bend, near the monument of the fallen masses near a landslide is where we are told we will find the place Lorenza died. En route, we simply cannot outrun the mafia lore - from the caves in the craggy hills above us that were used as hideouts for bandits to the alleged pizza shop where the last don of Sicily was finally arrested.
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Introducing: The Sicilian Inheritance
Jo Piazza is on a mission to solve the 100 year old murder mystery of her great great grandmother, but she is also trying to connect with her family’s heritage and transport all of us to the beautiful and sometimes dangerous island of Sicily.
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Intermission
This week we're going to have a brief intermission in the investigation. Trust us, there are so many more twists and turns to come. But first, we want to share a little snippet of the book that's inspired by this story. It's a novel. It's fiction. Jo made it all up.
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Customer Reviews
Sicilian
I am the 75 year old grand child of 4 grandparents. I have been to Sicily twice, my Sister Michelle once. Our grandparents., Salvatore, and Luigi were both born in Palma di Montichairo in Agrigento. Our Nana Grazia was born in Vitoria, Ragusa. And our Grandma Angelina, was born in Patti, Messina. If I was younger and not so attached to our family I would Love to live there. When I talk about myself or family I always identify as Sicilian. I feel Sicilian to my soul. In fact I have carried a weapon most of my adult life. I can understand Sicilian and speak some. We were raised with Nana , and our other grandparents who only spoke the language with a few English words intermingled. When there would be a family and friends get together, I could understand all they were talking about. It was an amazing childhood for us. But at the time I don’t think we really knew how special this all was. Thank you, Christina born in The Bronx, as was my Sister Michelle ❤️
Super Fun Adventure into a Family Mystery
Only a few episodes in, but it's a fun, engaging story that brings Sicily to life. It's a mix of a cold case investigation and an exploration into one's roots but delivered in a fun, breezy way as if you're along for the ride with some interesting and compelling characters. Highly recommend!
Feels like I’m there
I’m immediately transported to Italy! This show so far has been fun and intriguing with a nice dose of history and crime! I’ll definitely keep listening.