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Gola: Italian Food & Beverage Culture

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

Copyright: © Parlegari

Latest Episodes:

A Whole New World Sep 29, 2026

Show notes

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 and anyone who wants to find out why it’s so great to be a goloso, but join the Gola Patreon to get access to all the gluttonous content you can stomach at Patreon.com/golapod!

In this episode you’ll hear Danielle talking about her new book A Bite-Sized History of Italy, available through The New Press or anywhere you buy books — and listeners of Gola can enjoy a 30% discount by adding the promo code Gola30!

You’ll also hear Katie talking about her new “Deep Dive” trips—find out more on katieparla.com!

Follow the pod and the casters @gola_podcast @katieparla @drcallegariscabinet or get in touch via email goldpodcast@gmail.com!

Not Quite Ready for the Renaissance Aug 18, 2026

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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 can’t seem to get over their desperate school girl crushes on the Middle Ages, so this episode transitions the golose from the premodern to the early modern slowly, protected by the spirit of medieval badasses Countess Matilda of Canossa and Emperor Frederick II as they look forward to court culture and grand duchies rising up on the peninsula!

This season is available to everyone and anyone who wants to find out why it’s so great to be a goloso, but join the Gola Patreon to get access to all the gluttonous content you can stomach at Patreon.com/golapod!

In this episode you’ll hear Danielle talking about her new book A Bite-Sized History of Italy, available through The New Press or anywhere you buy books — and listeners of Gola can enjoy a 30% discount by adding the promo code Gola30!

You’ll also hear Katie talking about her latest greatest—a book very appropriately titled *Rome* and available on her website or anywhere you buy books!

Follow the pod and the casters @gola_podcast @katieparla @drcallegariscabinet or get in touch via email goldpodcast@gmail.com!

Medieval Boozing Jun 16, 2026

Show notes

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 in the premodern era. One more moment of medieval madness before the Renaissance arrives and ruins Katie’s lunch!

This season is available to everyone and anyone who wants to find out why it’s so great to be a goloso, but join the Gola Patreon to get access to all the gluttonous content you can stomach at Patreon.com/golapod!

In this episode you’ll hear Danielle talking about her new book A Bite-Sized History of Italy, available for pre-order at The New Press or anywhere you buy books — and listeners of Gola can enjoy a 30% discount by adding the promo code Gola30!

You’ll also hear Katie talking about her latest greatest—a book very appropriately titled *Rome* and available on her website or anywhere you buy books!

Follow the pod and the casters @gola_podcast @katieparla @drcallegariscabinet or get in touch via email goldpodcast@gmail.com!

Take a Bite out of Italian History! May 12, 2026

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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 mondine e sigaraie and so much more!

This season of Gola is available to everyone and anyone who wants to find out why it’s so great to be a goloso, but join the Gola Patreon to get access to all the gluttonous content you can stomach at Patreon.com/golapod!

In this episode you’ll hear Danielle talking about her new book A Bite-Sized History of Italy, available for pre-order at The New Press or anywhere you buy books — and listeners of Gola can enjoy a 30% discount by adding the promo code Gola30!

You’ll also hear Katie talking about her latest greatest—a book very appropriately titled *Rome* and available on her website or anywhere you buy books!

Follow the pod and the casters @gola_podcast @katieparla @drcallegariscabinet or get in touch via email goldpodcast@gmail.com!

Book Tour Updates: Golose on the Move! Apr 28, 2026

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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 to come for her new book Rome while on tour in the US. Listen to hear updates on skates and stone crabs, Garabaldine, and more in this new mini-episode!

This season of Gola is available to everyone and anyone who wants to find out why it’s so great to be a goloso, but join the Gola Patreon to get access to all the gluttonous content you can stomach at Patreon.com/golapod!

In this episode you’ll hear Danielle talking about her new book A Bite-Sized History of Italy, available for pre-order at The New Press or anywhere you buy books — and listeners of Gola can enjoy a 30% discount by adding the promo code Gola30!

You’ll also hear Katie talking about her latest greatest—a book very appropriately titled *Rome* and available on her website or anywhere you buy books!

Follow the pod and the casters @gola_podcast @katieparla @drcallegariscabinet or get in touch via email goldpodcast@gmail.com!

Fridge Cigarettes & Slutty Eels Apr 07, 2026

Show notes

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 together into what some historians call “comuni” or city-states, but what these two golose prefer to term “urban snack hubs”. Cut your medieval chops in this episode and then get ready for deeper dives on distillation, jawless fish, and more of what makes this historical moment so weird and fun for food and beverage!

This season is available to everyone and anyone who wants to find out why it’s so great to be a goloso, but join the Gola Patreon to get access to all the gluttonous content you can stomach at Patreon.com/golapod!

In this episode you’ll hear Danielle talking about her new book A Bite-Sized History of Italy, available for pre-order at The New Press or anywhere you buy books — and listeners of Gola can enjoy a 30% discount by adding the promo code Gola30!

You’ll also hear Katie talking about her latest greatest—a book very appropriately titled *Rome* and available on her website or anywhere you buy books!

Follow the pod and the casters @gola_podcast @katieparla @drcallegariscabinet or get in touch via email goldpodcast@gmail.com!

The Last Suppers Mar 10, 2026

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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 and Danielle keep talking about the ancient peninsula, this week arriving at the height of the Roman Empire—and it’s inevitabile fall. This season is available to everyone and anyone who wants to find out why it’s so great to be a goloso, but join the Gola Patreon to get access to all the gluttonous content you can stomach at Patreon.com/golapod!

In this episode you’ll hear Danielle talking about her new book A Bite-Sized History of Italy, available for pre-order at The New Press or anywhere you buy books — and listeners of Gola can enjoy a 30% discount by adding the promo code Gola30!

You’ll also hear Katie talking about her latest greatest—a book very appropriately titled *Rome* and available on her website or anywhere you buy books!

Follow the pod and the casters @gola_podcast @katieparla @drcallegariscabinet or get in touch via email goldpodcast@gmail.com!

Doling Out the Goods Feb 23, 2026

Show notes

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 and Danielle keep talking about the ancient peninsula, this week moving from the kingdom of Rome to the republic. This season is available to everyone and anyone who wants to find out why it’s so great to be a goloso, but join the Gola Patreon to get access to all the gluttonous content you can stomach at Patreon.com/golapod!

In this episode you’ll hear Danielle talking about her new book A Bite-Sized History of Italy, available for pre-order at The New Press or anywhere you buy books — and listeners of Gola can enjoy a 30% discount by adding the promo code Gola30!

You’ll also hear Katie talking about her latest greatest—a book very appropriately titled *Rome* and available on her website or anywhere you buy books!

Follow the pod and the casters @gola_podcast @katieparla @drcallegariscabinet or get in touch via email goldpodcast@gmail.com!

The First Bites Feb 10, 2026

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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 and Danielle begin at the beginning, leaving burning Troy and heading to the land of plenty that will someday become Italy. This season is available to everyone and anyone who wants to find out why it’s so great to be a goloso, but join the Gola Patreon to get access to all the gluttonous content you can stomach at Patreon.com/golapod!

In this episode you’ll hear Danielle talking about her new book A Bite-Sized History of Italy, available for pre-order at The New Press or anywhere you buy books — and listeners of Gola can enjoy a 30% discount by adding the promo code Gola30!

You’ll also hear Katie talking about her latest greatest—a book very appropriately titled *Rome* and available on her website or anywhere you buy books!

Follow the pod and the casters @gola_podcast @katieparla @drcallegariscabinet or get in touch via email goldpodcast@gmail.com!

The Intangibility of Great Italian Food Dec 23, 2025

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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 heritage list! We hope you enjoy, and be sure to look out for a brand new full season of Gola coming up at the start of 2026!

Don't forget to become a Patron at ⁠patreon.com/golapod⁠ to have early access to Gola events and collaborations, get Gola news before anyone else, and enjoy even more exciting benefits as you move up the tiers! And follow your two favorite golose @drcallegariscabinet & @katieparla & at their dedicated podcast handle @gola_podcast to watch them eating and drinking their way through Italy and beyond!

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