1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:01,560 Speaker 1: And Italy. Joe McKenna, morning to you. 2 00:00:02,520 --> 00:00:03,480 Speaker 2: Good morning Mike. 3 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:07,120 Speaker 1: So regional elections, where were they and how bad was 4 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:07,920 Speaker 1: it for Maloney? 5 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:12,559 Speaker 3: Well, these elections were in central Italy, in the regions 6 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:16,840 Speaker 3: of Umbria and Emilio, Romagna, Georgia. Maloney did suffer an 7 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:22,680 Speaker 3: electoral setback. The areas here have generally been a center 8 00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 3: left stronghold. But it's still a victory for the opposition 9 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 3: Democratic Party and its allies. And I think Maloney is 10 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:31,960 Speaker 3: also starting to do a little bit of soul searching 11 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:33,120 Speaker 3: about why this happened. 12 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:35,640 Speaker 1: Interesting speaking of Romania, and I don't want to lighten 13 00:00:35,680 --> 00:00:38,400 Speaker 1: this too much, but are you up on the palmahan problems. 14 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 1: They've got palmahm problems and the pigs are getting diseases, 15 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:45,000 Speaker 1: and so there's going to be along with the coco 16 00:00:45,080 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 1: and the coffee and the chocolate all over the world, 17 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:48,519 Speaker 1: there's going to be a palmeham shortage. 18 00:00:49,159 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 3: Well, there was some talk about some diseases I think, 19 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:55,560 Speaker 3: earlier in the year, and it will be very significant 20 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 3: if it strikes that area because they've also had earthquakes 21 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 3: and floods. 22 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:00,400 Speaker 2: In that regent. 23 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 3: So what is normally a very strong Economic Center for 24 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:06,480 Speaker 3: Italy has been dealing with some really big setbacks in 25 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 3: the last few years. 26 00:01:07,319 --> 00:01:09,480 Speaker 1: We're speaking of the economics twenty five budget. How did 27 00:01:09,520 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 1: it go down? 28 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:11,520 Speaker 2: Not too well. 29 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:16,560 Speaker 3: We're seeing some protests in various sectors today. Interestingly, Italian 30 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:21,120 Speaker 3: doctors and nurses went on a nationwide strike which drue 31 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:24,319 Speaker 3: about eighty five percent support. They are saying that not 32 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:27,120 Speaker 3: enough money is being allocated for healthcare, which of course 33 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:29,280 Speaker 3: is ballooning in this country because we have so many 34 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:30,160 Speaker 3: elderly people. 35 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:32,320 Speaker 2: And they're saying that. 36 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 3: The unions are saying that they just are insufficient resources 37 00:01:35,640 --> 00:01:37,839 Speaker 3: to pay staff and keep the system functioning. 38 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:40,440 Speaker 1: Does everyone want more spent on everything? 39 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:44,120 Speaker 3: Look, I think they do, but I see a system 40 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:48,480 Speaker 3: that is in need of certainly improved infrastructure. Compared to 41 00:01:48,520 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 3: some of the hospitals that you would see in your country, 42 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 3: this system looks very run down, and waiting. 43 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:56,960 Speaker 2: Lists are of course a big problem in a public system. 44 00:01:57,040 --> 00:01:59,120 Speaker 1: Does everyone or a lot of people have private insurance? 45 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 1: Private insurance work and can you get access and all 46 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 1: that sort of stuff. 47 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:06,840 Speaker 3: For private insurance is quite rare. Actually most people go 48 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:08,120 Speaker 3: through the public system. 49 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:12,080 Speaker 1: Interesting Palermo, take me there building site, what's going on? 50 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 3: Wow? So this sounds like a scene from the first 51 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:20,680 Speaker 3: Godfather movie that people might remember from nineteen seventy two. 52 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 3: A severed horse's head was sent to the property of 53 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:29,519 Speaker 3: a Sicilian businessman, like that grizzly scene in the film. 54 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 3: He's a building contractor, and I think he's made some 55 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:35,919 Speaker 3: enemies who don't really like what he's doing or want 56 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 3: to influence where he goes next with his business. They 57 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 3: also send him a dead, pregnant cow. So the police 58 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 3: are intervening and politicians are surprised. 59 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 1: No kidding, now, Glady eighty two, Is that a smash? 60 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 2: It's looking like a smash. I have to say. 61 00:02:56,240 --> 00:02:59,200 Speaker 3: I raced out to see it on Saturday and the 62 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 3: theater was full. It was in original language, but in 63 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 3: Italy we will be seeing it dubbed and in the 64 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 3: original language, and it is causing a bit of a storm. 65 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 2: I even heard that. 66 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:12,919 Speaker 3: Russell Crowe had passed through recently for promotions, even though 67 00:03:13,240 --> 00:03:15,800 Speaker 3: he's on a unit for three seconds, you know, because 68 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:16,520 Speaker 3: he got killed, as. 69 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 1: We know in exactly Hey, listen, I was watching Do 70 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 1: you know the name Richard Quest, the guy at CNN? 71 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:22,600 Speaker 2: Yes? 72 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 1: Anyway, so anyway, Richard does this show called Quest's World 73 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:29,080 Speaker 1: of Wonder And the other day he went to that 74 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 1: hotel from the television program I can't remember that. It's 75 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 1: down and down in Sicily. That became super nice, right, Yes, 76 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 1: he was at that hotel. Now, I'd read about that 77 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 1: hotel and you can't get in for love nor money. 78 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:43,240 Speaker 1: The cost of a room is through the roof, and 79 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 1: it's just packed, and it's a desire. He was there 80 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:48,720 Speaker 1: by himself, and he's filming there basically by himself, and 81 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 1: there's very few people around. Can you go to that 82 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:53,520 Speaker 1: part of the world at a time of the year 83 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:56,600 Speaker 1: where you can swim in the pool reasonably, comfortably and 84 00:03:56,680 --> 00:03:59,520 Speaker 1: quietly or is that just a big setup? Because I 85 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:00,320 Speaker 1: would love to go. 86 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:02,440 Speaker 2: I think it's worth a look. 87 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 3: I knew someone who zipped down there to have a 88 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 3: look at that hotel immediately after the White Loaders series exited, 89 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:12,600 Speaker 3: and she said the hotel rooms are pretty ordinary. They're 90 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:16,240 Speaker 3: not that great, but they were super expensive. 91 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:18,880 Speaker 2: And Tarmina, that town where. 92 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 3: It was shot, was always very, very popular, even before 93 00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:23,359 Speaker 3: the series. And I've been avoiding it because I just 94 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:25,120 Speaker 3: thought it must be off the radar by now. 95 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:26,840 Speaker 2: But maybe we need to investigate that. 96 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:29,160 Speaker 1: Maybe we need to investigate that because I think because 97 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:30,680 Speaker 1: it looks I mean, it's on a cliff and it's 98 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:32,679 Speaker 1: a beautiful view and it's a fabulous part. 99 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 3: Of the world. 100 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:34,680 Speaker 1: But I just don't want to hang out with a 101 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:35,880 Speaker 1: large number of people. 102 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:39,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, well, I think that's getting harder and harder, as 103 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:40,680 Speaker 3: we've talked about in Italy all the time. 104 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:44,719 Speaker 1: Anyway, nice to talk to you. It's another one about 105 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:47,200 Speaker 1: crazy old rambles, but that it goes Joe mckinna in Italy. 106 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:50,719 Speaker 2: For more from the Mic Asking Breakfast, listen live to 107 00:04:50,839 --> 00:04:53,880 Speaker 2: news talks it'd be from six am weekdays, or follow 108 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:55,520 Speaker 2: the podcast on iHeartRadio.