This article, written by Vincent Z. Mercogliano, appears on Lohud.

Suffern natives create Italian American podcast

Notable “paesans” like Mike Piazza have told stories about their heritage

About a year ago, two Italian-Americans from Suffern — or “paesans,” as they would say — decided to try something new.

Anthony Fasano had an idea to start a podcast that focused on Italian-American culture, and it didn’t take much convincing to get family friend Dolores Alfieri on board. Then came what they figured would be the hard part: Lining up recognizable guests to give the show some credibility.

As it turned out, there were many paesans who were more than willing. Read more on Lohud…

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