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Cose Molto Umane di Gianpiero Kesten

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Everyday curiosities, explained with a sideways grin.

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Cose Molto Umane di Gianpiero Kesten is a daily curiosity show built around small questions with unexpectedly wide roots. Food habits, art cinema, Japanese mascots, podium rituals, and odd bits of language all become approachable stories.

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Cose Molto Umane di Gianpiero Kesten is a daily Italian curiosity show with a taste for the ordinary, the technical, and the faintly absurd. Its best mode is conversational explanation. A question about why certain flavors are hard to like can turn into a compact tour of genetics, tolerance, social pressure, beer, unsweetened coffee, and the awkwardness of family food habits. It is brisk. It is also personal enough to keep the lesson from feeling packaged. The show often starts with something familiar, then follows the thread into cultural mechanics. Cinema d’essai becomes a way to talk about French terminology, research cinema, experimentation, authors, festivals, and the shift from dedicated art-house rooms to VHS, DVDs, streaming, and multiplexes. Names like Fellini, Antonioni, Berman, Truffaut, Godard, and Tarkovsky appear as reference points rather than status symbols. The register is curious, amused, and lightly self-deprecating. It can admit limits while still explaining clearly. Episodes about Japanese mascots show the same instinct from a stranger angle. Police mascots, blood-donation characters, Melon Kuma, Hello Kitty-style backstories, and a basalt-inspired figure from Toyoka all become evidence of a culture that gives public symbols elaborate personalities. The show is not confined to one lane. Recent titles and excerpts touch taste, film, a John Doe story, podium rituals, tunnel oddities, resurrection, mascots, and dog hearing. That range is the point. Cose Molto Umane treats knowledge as something found in small frictions: why something tastes bad, why a cinema category exists, why a mascot has a biography, why a ritual feels normal only after someone explains it. The episodes are compact, informal, and intentionally accessible. They suit listeners who want one bright explanation at a time, delivered without solemnity and without losing the pleasure of the tangent.

Made for: Best for Italian-speaking listeners who like short, smart explanations of culture, habits, language, food, media, and odd public rituals. It fits people who want daily curiosity without a lecture-hall tone.

What sets it apart: The show’s strength is its scale: tiny prompts become brisk cultural maps, from coriander and beer to art cinema and Japanese mascots. It keeps the explanation human, funny, and specific instead of turning curiosity into homework.

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Cose interessanti spiegate in modo semplice, ogni giorno, a milioni di ascoltatori. Se non vuoi perderti i nuovi episodi, clicca segui! Se vuoi ascoltarlo senza adv e vuoi proporre le tue domande sostieni CMU su patreon.com/cosemoltoumaneI miei altri Podcast: Avanti Veloce - viaggio nell'ADHD, Umani Molto Umani, il talk in cui a rispondere alle vostre domande sono gli esperti del loro settore🎙 Cose Molto Americane, una guida veloce e divertente agli USA che non conosci, raccontati da Gianpiero Kesten e il giornalista Cristiano Valli.Questo podcast fa parte dell'universo di VOIS. Per scoprire di più, segui @vois.fm su I...

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Episodes

  1. 1

    2156 - Il cervello a tavola: come nascono i nostri gusti

    ·9m
  2. 2

    2155 - Cinema d’essai: il lato B del grande schermo

    This episode explains the French concept of 'cinema d'essai' (film de se), describing it as experimental, non-mainstream cinema focused on artistic quality and cultural dissemination rather than commercial success.

    ·9m
  3. 3

    2155 - Cinema d’essai: il lato B del grande schermo

    Gianpiero Kesten explains the French term 'film de sé,' which refers to research and experimental cinema not aimed at profit.

    Apr 10, 2026·9m
  4. 4

    2156 - Il cervello a tavola: come nascono i nostri gusti

    Gianpiero Kesten explores how personal taste preferences, like his aversion to coriander, are shaped by family dynamics and genetic factors.

    Apr 10, 2026·9m
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    2154 - Dal tribunale all’obitorio: la vera storia di John Doe

    This episode explores the true story of John Doe, tracing his journey from the courtroom to the morgue, likely uncovering a mysterious or criminal case.

    Apr 9, 2026·7m
  6. 6

    2153 - La Doccia di Champagne: Come Nasce il Rito del Podio

    This episode explores the origins and history of the champagne shower ritual on sports podiums.

    Apr 8, 2026·7m
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    2152 -SBAM! Gocciolona in galleria

    This is a brief introductory segment for a podcast from Podcast Creators Company, with no substantive content provided.

    Apr 6, 2026·6m
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    2151 - Resurrezione!

    This episode appears to be an introduction or promotional segment for the Podcast Creators Company, focusing on podcast production and creator support.

    Apr 6, 2026·9m
  9. 9

    2150 CMG - Le Mascotte Giapponesi

    Gianpiero Kesten explores the world of Japanese mascots, known as yuru-chara, with Francesca Scotti.

    Apr 4, 2026·24m·2 clips
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    2147 - Cani e ultrasuoni: dov'è il trucco?

    This appears to be a brief introductory segment for a podcast episode about dogs and ultrasound technology, but the transcript only contains repetitive branding without substantive content.

    Apr 3, 2026·5m
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    2148 - Go Away Green: il colore che non vedi (ma è ovunque)

    This episode explores Go Away Green, a color invented by Disney to blend objects into the background of theme parks through clever visual design.

    Apr 3, 2026·10m
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    2146 - Andare "a carte 48". Ma perché?

    Apr 1, 2026·5m
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    2145 - Mailer‑Daemon: il demone triste della email

    Mar 31, 2026·8m
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    2144 - Perché non si beve l'acqua in aeroporto

    Mar 30, 2026·7m
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    2143 - Dal GDPR al portone: la strana storia dei citofoni italiani

    Mar 29, 2026·7m
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    2142 - Naja, leva, spina e altri gerghi militari

    Mar 29, 2026·6m
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    2141 - Dottore! Dottore! Da dove viene il coro della laurea?

    Mar 28, 2026·9m
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    2140 - Pesci rossi e memoria: come nasce una bufala

    Mar 26, 2026·6m
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    2139 - Perché i camion ‘vanno piano’ (e non è colpa del camionista)

    Mar 25, 2026·6m
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    2138 - Tessera elettorale e patriarcato tascabile

    Mar 24, 2026·6m
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    2137 - Le regole dell strada più strane della storia

    This episode explores the strangest traffic rules and road regulations from history.

    Mar 23, 2026·11m
  22. 22

    2135 - Perché si dice MAGUT per muratore?

    Mar 23, 2026·6m
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    2134 - Le medicine giapponesi - CMG

    Cose Molto Umane di Gianpiero Kesten dedica questo episodio alla medicina giapponese, con Francesca Scotti come ospite che ha vissuto anni in Giappone.

    Mar 20, 2026·30m·2 clips
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    2133 - SMU - Sesso e fritto misto

    Mar 20, 2026·9m
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    2132 - Dalla pinna alla zampa: come siamo usciti dal mare

    This episode explores the evolutionary transition of vertebrates from marine environments to land, examining the biological adaptations that enabled this shift.

    Mar 19, 2026·10m
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    2131 - Perché esistono gli anfibi?

    Mar 17, 2026·7m
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    2130 - Perché si dice "conoscere biblicamente"

    Mar 16, 2026·7m
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    2129 - Stanchezza di stagione

    Mar 15, 2026·5m
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    2128 - Il timer della lavatrice mente sempre

    Mar 14, 2026·6m
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    2127 - Sposarsi a Las Vegas vale?

    This episode discusses whether getting married in Las Vegas is worthwhile, likely exploring its legal, romantic, and practical aspects.

    Mar 13, 2026·12m
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    2126 - La dissolvenza nel cinema classico

    Gianpiero Kesten explores the historical use and decline of dissolves in classical cinema.

    Mar 13, 2026·11m·1 clip
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    2125 - Perché si chiama test del palloncino?

    Mar 11, 2026·7m