Author and journalist Lara Brenckle Malmont joins Italian American Stories Podcast to share her search for the grandfather she never knew. What began as a family history mystery uncovered the remarkable story of Filippo Arturo Venezia—later Philip Leo Brenckle—and a forgotten chapter of early 20th-century Pittsburgh history that inspired her novel, Three Rivers Home.

For Episode 100 of Italian American Stories, author Chris Massari shares the heartbreaking true story of his great-aunt, Augustina Massari, and how her family's history inspired his upcoming graphic novel, The Mafia vs. The Klan. A conversation about Italian American heritage, genealogy, resilience, and preserving our ancestors' stories.