We learn Italian step by step | Impariamo l'italiano piano piano

Impariamo l’italiano piano piano is a story-based podcast designed for B1 to B2 Italian language learners who want to immerse themselves in engaging narratives while strengthening their grammar and vocabulary. Novices are welcome too—because we take everything piano piano, one gentle step at a time.

Each episode unfolds through an ongoing story, allowing you to experience Italian in context, naturally reinforcing key structures like the imperfetto, passato prossimo, and congiuntivo. You’ll also get guided practice, interactive exercises, and cultural insights to help you think, speak, and write in Italian with more confidence.

Your host Myra—an instructional designer and passionate language learner who understands the challenges of mastering Italian as an adult—is joined by Antonio, a familiar voice you’ll get to know throughout the episodes. Together, they guide you piano piano, step by step, toward greater fluency.

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Contributors

Host

Myra Rhodes

Myra Rhodes is the creator and host of Impariamo l’italiano piano piano – Un impegno quotidiano, a story-based podcast designed for intermediate Italian learners. Blending language instruction with original storytelling, Myra guides listeners step by step through Italian grammar, vocabulary, and cultural insights. Drawing on her background in education and her passion for language learning, she creates immersive episodes that make learning feel approachable and inspiring. Whether you're brushing up on passato prossimo or diving into Italian expressions, Myra is here to help you learn — piano piano.

https://www.welearnitalianstepbystep.com

Guests

Guest

Chiara Brambilla

As an enthusiastic online Italian teacher, I've taught Italian for 10 years to people of different nationalities. I'm good at understanding learners' needs, connecting with them, and simplifying complex topics as much as I can to make learning easier. Beyond teaching, I do many things related to the Italian language. I translate from English into Italian, create valuable content on my website sositalian.com, and write books for people who are learning Italian, as the Sos Italian Grammar series. As you can see, I'm deeply committed to help people discover the beauty of my wonderful language and learn it!

https://www.sositalian.com

Guest appearance on:

🎤 Interview Episode 02 - Dottoressa Chiara Brambilla

Guest

Daniela Bartalesi-Graf

Daniela Bartalesi-Graf is Senior Lecturer in Italian Studies at Wellesley College. Her research focuses on Italian language pedagogy and 20th-century cultural studies. She is the author of three textbooks: L’Italia dal fascismo ad oggi (Guerra Edizioni, 2019), Caleidoscopio (Pearson, 2014, with Colleen Ryan), and Voci dal Sud (Yale University Press, 2010). The latter two are out of print but available for free as Open Educational Resources (OER) upon registration:
Caleidoscopio (registration page)
Voci dal Sud (registration page)
Daniela has also created four Italian MOOCs on edX, reaching over 500,000 students worldwide since 2016. She is co-creator of a website that curates OER materials for teaching and learning Italian.

Guest appearance on:

🎤 Interview Episode 01 - Professoressa Daniela Bartalesi-Graf

Guest

Dave Campbell

Dave is from Ontario Canada. He has been chased by a Moose, been in 3 tornadoes, heard himself on the radio, Dave wonders why people love puzzles, and Dave can’t swim. Dave is fairly sarcastic and his wit makes him slightly dizzy at times. His wife does find Dave mildly entertaining (in small amounts and from a safe distance).

Dave is the host of 9 different podcasts, and over the past 5 years Dave has created content, community and stories - speaking with guests from around the world - everyone has a story! Dave pursues curiosity and coffee in the search for creative people and stories. Dave is an empty nest Dad with 3 adult children. Dave loves his rescued animals, Dave has been an active musician for over 45 years and he has more stories than what can fit into a standard podcast recording.

Dave operates True Media Solutions and supports podcasters by handling podcast editing, growth and promotion.

https://truemediasolutions.ca/

Guest appearance on:

Mini Episode 01 – Che crudeltà! / What Cruelty! And a Special Interview