B1 Italian News | Why Susy the Donkey Joined Italy's Fuel Protest

Learn Italian through today’s real news. Natural-pace Italian at B1, with a full transcript and English translation.

Sunday special: two stories from the Italian-speaking world from the past week.

In this episode: This week near Foggia, farmer Claudio Delia brought his donkey Susy to a protest over high diesel prices, making her a symbol of the pressure on farmers, olive growers, and truck. Also: A report from Italian-speaking Switzerland visits two groups practising medieval combat as a modern sport: historical fencing with the Compagnia del Corvo Grigio and group.

Today’s Italian focus: perché = because. Vocabulary: il casello (motorway tollbooth or exit), il presidio (organized protest vigil), il pieno (a full tank of fuel).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/italian-b1-2026-10-18

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