The Well Woman Show · 2026-01-14 · 46 min
What if the very thing that makes you feel like you don't belong is actually your greatest creative gift? In this moving conversation, I sit down with Amanda Pascali , a singer-songwriter, translator, and Fulbright Fellow who's turned the experience of never quite fitting in into her life's work. A Harrington Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin, she researches Italian studies and ethnomusicology while revitalizing centuries-old Sicilian folk songs for modern audiences. Having built a community of hundreds of thousands online, she's proven that the space between cultures isn't empty - it's where authentic connection is born. Amanda translates and reinterprets the work of Rosa Balistreri, one of Italy's first women to publicly denounce social inequality through music, bringing women's perspectives to stories that have long been filtered through a male gaze. Her latest album, Roses and Basil , transforms ancient lullabies and protest songs into something that speaks to anyone who's ever felt like the outsider looking in. What makes Amanda different - and why this conversation felt so essential - is that she's not here to tell you how to fit in.
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