We were truly delighted to chat with Frank Lotito in this episode. Frank has had a long and successful journey in the entertainment industry, he has pretty much done it all from theatre, film and television. He is multi talented as an actor, comedian, writer, producer and director. He is well known for the films ‘Big Mamma’s Boy’ and ‘Wog Boys Forever’

It was fascinating to hear Frank’s story and to hear about one of his current projects- ‘The Italian Divorce’ - a comedy stage show which captures the love, chaos and guilt driven drama of Italian family life. The show has been a huge success and sold out multiple times in Melbourne and Sydney. Great news for our Perth based listeners- The Italian Divorce is coming to Perth for 3 shows- 27th February, 28th February and 1st March. Tickets are selling very fast, click the link below to get yours!

Website:

https://theitaliandivorce.com

Frank on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/franklotito?igsh=YmJmMnM3Z2h3OXd4

Italian Divorce on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/the_italian_divorce?igsh=dzJwd2o1a3UycWc2

In this episode we are also joined by two of our favourite return guests, Etta D’Elia and James Liotta and we are talking about Etta’s new show Nonna Mia, which will feature as part of Perth Fringe Festival 2026. The show is a celebration of the matriarch in Italian families- the Nonna. Etta and James are both outstanding performers and we loved hearing about how they will be working together in some of the Nonna Mia shows.

The first show is the 29th of January at Shelter Brewing Co in Busselton, next is the 6th of February in Rockingham followed by 2 shows at the State Theatre of WA in Perth on the 12th and 13th of February. Tickets are selling fast, go to the Fringe World Festival website to get yours or you can click on the links below:

Fringeworld:

https://fringeworld.com.au/whats-on/nonnamia-fw2026

Etta on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/etta.delia.vocalist?igsh=MWMxMngycTNoMDcw

James on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/jamesliottaentertainer?igsh=YmZzaXIydXE3cWll

Previous episodes with Etta:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4GFlPvcsnSj5EBw6gbzdi2?si=7cha7KBQTpK0eDkAdhhgoQ

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2SQefqO4EUHKKs9cKOE6q1?si=zERPFszrSIeaCmyfwHgbaQ

Previous episodes with James:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5XEA4iSiE1xIAIoU6jUYHr?si=dgBgGUFnR5SHvJj8cjqHpQ

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4JxOYloLji1oSXpgvTZMAd?si=4UHIE-IMR0OByoosBjjnlQ

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0At6zSUzutLvM8GH3ziTtl?si=jCzIg8hxTcyrIKbsYX57Jg

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7iStMoVvrxrizbx6msLCVG?si=K7QRyauvREO9CY9TRZNIRA

We have an another amazing chat with Rose Inserra for you in this episode. If you missed episode 125 with Rose it’s a good idea to go back and listen to that one first.

Rose Inserra has literally written the book on Italian folk magic, dream interpretation and more, as well as being an author, she is an experienced Malocchio healer. In this episode she shared her knowledge about dream interpretation. And as this episode is coming to you on the Feast of the Epiphany we also chatted about the legend of La Befana.

Make sure you listen to the end to hear Rose’s advice on some simple things you can do to bring positivity into your 2026.

It’s a new year and we are looking for new sponsors. If you are interested in promoting your business on the Italian Australian Podcast, send us an email at italianaustralianpodcast@gmail.com for more details.

To find out more about Rose click the links below:

Episode 125: Malocchio and Italian Folk Magic

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2OwboOYXBEGZYRcgcgdpKe?si=TOi6FIVxRvCV6asI3fXJJQ

Rose on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/inserrarose?igsh=cXA4enFmNTZvbHlj

Rose’s link tree:

https://linktr.ee/roseinserra

Rose’s website:

https://roseinserra.com/