Angelina and Claudia are high school friends that were recently reunited. 

During the podcast, they reminisce and discuss how their lives progressed since leaving school and the memories as daughters of Italian immigrant parents growing up in a big Italian family in the 80s. 

They discuss what the Italian culture means to them and how it has influenced their life and what specific Italian cultural aspects they val...

Born in Adelaide, Australia, to Italian immigrant parents, Claudia
Callisto is an Amazon bestselling author and the co-founder of
Shining Light, an organisation that provides women and children
the tools to practice mindfulness, kindness and gratitude, as well as
develop positive mindsets.

Claudia is a wife and a mother to one child, Marcus. She is a
passionate amateur photographer and loves ticking things off he...

A very funny podcast where Claudia is reunited with her “Giussa” girlfriends from university. 

They met as young ambitious ethnic women and they developed a special supportive connection. During the podcast they laugh together about the fun times at University, going out clubbing in the 80s and reflecting on their culture and what influenced them throughout their lives as young women and now as mothers. 

A funny p...

We are Claudia and Diana; two sisters who form the brand Shining Light.

Our inspiration for the business stemmed from the challenges we both faced in our lives from our IVF story. 

The emotions which accompany the infertility journey were very overwhelming and difficult at times, however through the use of journals and positive affirmations that we both adopted we were able to believe that we had the inner strength to overc...

A very funny episode filled with banter and constant laughter as Claudia interviews another family of sisters. 

From the start of the podcast, you are also laughing out loud and you feel like you are physically sitting with them around the kitchen table listening to their stories.  

The beautiful sister connection comes through this unique episode as they interact, interrupt, laugh and share their antics growing u...

Another funny podcast with Claudia and her fellow Italian Adelaide girlfriends laughing and talking about life as daughters of Italian immigrant parents. 

They discuss the concept of whether they were actually able to achieve it all – corporate career, motherhood and being that perfect Italian wife like their immigrant mothers or did they all end up simply exhausted.  

The guests talk about what Italian cultural a...

Claudia interviews her “school mum” girlfriend Kate who is also a mental health nurse working with the youth. 

They discuss their own concerns they have as mothers of boys and the topic of mental health for kids within the current social media environment. 

Kate discusses her own challenges growing up as an ambitious and headstrong daughter of immigrant parents, her career dreams and how they both navigated the cu...

Antonella and Claudia are high school friends who recently reunited in Adelaide. Antonella migrated to Adelaide with her family at the age of 12. She discusses her immersion into her new Australian high school and the lifelong friends she made with other Italian daughters of immigrant parents. 

They discuss how her parent's decision to immigrate and her Italian heritage have greatly influenced her life destiny and pas...

Based on her bestselling book "The Good Italian Girl" Claudia Callisto presents a culturally orientated comedy performance infused with 80s music on the battles ethnic females faced with their immigrant parents to simply leave their homes to spread their wings and dance to 80s music with their friends. Despite these battles, theses experiences made our generation the strong, resilient and the family focused women we are t...

Another funny podcast with Claudia and her fellow Italian Adelaide girlfriends and school mums laughing and talking about the ethnic girlfriend connections and how their family lives have flourished spending time together as fellow Italian families and supporting each other. 

The conversation is a typical ethnic female conversation and gathering where everyone is talking at once, finishing sentences and adding their opinio...

Claudia interviews her older sister Laura who played a big part in their childhood as the oldest daughter and her responsibility to assist our parents in looking after her younger siblings while they worked. 

Born in Belgium and immigrating to Australia with our parents at the age of 5 they discuss their family life together, their parent's dreams for them all, growing up in a family of four girls and the expectations...

In this episode of the good Italian girl and friends, Claudia and her sister Laura talk about the upcoming event, Italian glory boxes of love.

A unique exhibition curated by two Adelaidean Italian sisters displaying a collection of precious ‘glory box’ items that Italian migrant mothers prepared for their female children growing up in Australia. Each item will have its own unique family story attached. These items link us ...

Welcome to a new episode of The Good Italian Girl and Friends Podcast with Claudia, Callisto who is bringing to Adelaide International Giussa Day on the 2nd of June 2023.

This episode focuses on Claudia's new concept and event, International Gisussa Day. 

Claudia views herself as a proud Giussa and International Giussa Day is an opportunity for her to share her culture and celebrate her heritage with her audi...

The Australian – Italian Travel Podcast Series - Visiting Italian relatives with your Australian-born children 

This new podcast series is about our family generation going travelling to Europe/ Italy and touring the amazing sites and visiting the Italian relatives and returning to your parent’s paese. 

Why do you think we still have this pull back to Italy to visit family with our kids?   Is this an Australian–Italian ...

Join me, your host Claudia Callisto, as I sit down with my good friends Luisa and Laura for an intimate chat about our unique travel experiences as first-generation Australian-Italians. We explore the fascinating journey of travelling overseas to visit Italian relatives and discuss if it's a rite of passage for Australian-Italian children. We share our funny and challenging moments, our favourite locations and sites, and provi...

Today on the Good Italian Girl and Friends podcast we meet another Australian – Italian first generation daughter from Adelaide named  Maria who also runs a side hustle called  The Barefoot Woman… yes folks she loves going barefoot at home to help her feel grounded.

Her business services  however is something totally different in that she provides Malocchio removal, Tarot card readings, Business and House energy cleanses and Astrolo...