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songs in latin america. well, find out more about them later in the show. hi everyone. welcome to another edition of your max with me, your house. megan lee. here's a look at what else we've got coming up. how a delicious italian specialty is created behind bars and a look into english tons culture through the eyes of one photographer a a special traits at christmas time. is this doughy italian cake. upon a tony, it has a long tradition dating back to the 15th century. and it comes in a variety of flavors, but what you might not know is that some of the best pun a tony is made in an unlikely place. a prison bakery in northern italy, as part of a program, meant to rehabilitate prisoners. this bakery is also turning out

a hot christmas commodity. ah, behind these bars, in the city of patois, in northern italy, prisoners craft exquisite baked treats. the bakers are hardened criminals with long prison sentences. we aren't allowed to share their names or crimes. so because i've been in this prison for 14 years so gotcha, that's what the program that i ought to that i'm paying for what i did back in 2008, 2010 on that. oh, i used to have some real issues for what i mean, those buddy, i definitely made a big mistake, but i've changed and i just keep learning historian, but unknown for now they're mostly baking panic. tony, a traditional italian christmas cake. the palatinate from pastor chevy, a giotto in the prison, are some of the best in italy. even pope francis has ordered some site, which is not his real name is proud of this success. he has worked here for 2 and a half years chicago. we make great products and i'm honored

to be able to do this work without it. it does me good to put myself into my work here. i'm young and thoughtful, neil murderers, my fiancee and others who have committed serious crimes are imprisoned here. only those with good conduct, but still facing long sentences can work as baker's, otherwise, it's not worth it to train them. the head, pastry chef counts the knives at the end of each day, just to be on the safe side of it. here they also learn to follow defined rules and schedules and to respect their superiors video, or if you need to be humble, patient, and ready to learn, or you won't make it far in here. by barbara and pena. tony does require patience. it takes 72 hours to make the ye stow traditionally candied orange peels and raisins are added,

but also chocolate ginger fix and lavender. ah, yeah, my favorite type is with amorianna, a new guy. oh, the owner. so goes everyone has their favorite pantone, depending on their taste. chimneys, we make 1400 of them a day and their shift begins at 4 in the morning. it takes 3 days before the pattern is done and, and it's typical paper wrapping. once they're out of the oven, saeed and his fellow bakers hang the cakes upside down. but shoulder if we turn them over fresh out of the oven, that helps them keep their round shape while cooling watermark, or is the inmates and their finished pana, tony all over the world, 100000 a year, starting at 30 years apiece, capacity chevy at your tow has even been hosting a cafe for a year now in the center of pato up. the company is making a profit. almost everything here is from the prisons. pastry shop. many customers

have no idea these fine traits were baked by criminals. really nice. i know. are they really, are they good faith for this song? i know the cakes were made in prison. that makes them all the better and hopefully helps the people are given. and besides, they're excellent quality. the inmate makers do actually have regular employment contracts and they receive a proper salary. ah, my wages don't just help me. i also help my family. they need the money down with many of the prisoners send a panel tony home for christmas. for one day school, when i get out, i can work as a pastry baker in a cost each area, and i'm studying at a hotel management school, so i can enter that profession later. what are what it is and it's not just a dream for saeed. very few of the former prison bakers end up returning to

a life of crime. one has even opened his own pastry shop. you tube has turned many young people into singing sensations over night and that can be said for the french siblings isaak and nora. but what makes them a bit different is that instead of singing in their native tongue, they choose to sing their songs in a different language, which they had to 1st learn. or we met up with them in france to hear more about their story. i day at only 14 and 11 isaak and nora restaurants are already enjoying musical success in south america. the french siblings of sing latin american classics in a language they 1st had to learn. and there wasn't as find out what a k channels of with thing in spanish because we like the language. it's very

beautiful. what is it you can let out all your feelings in spanish is the same with them as can i can i language and i really like the ada allegedly yes. ah kinsey. k dad with his dad in may. 2022. he's aka nora went on their 1st big tour, which took them not only to spain, but to peru, columbia, chile, and mexico. i. it was their 1st time in latin america in almost every concert sold out and let in america with fluid anything. latin america was fantastic because we could meet our family that was cool down way and we could play it was 20 till duck out of them. the n e n. and the audiences were incredible, leafy, and really nice and warm hearted, in which a quote i found in the family lives and compare

a city in western france. mm. and 29. nicholas restaurant himself, a musician uploaded this video of his 2 children with their cover of vain they on yos. i hit from 1935, went viral, a few go cinder. i'm still surprised and you don't look is, i don't really understand what's happened yet. look it up on the market for me. it all started as a kind of game. were invisible playing with my family at home for my dad. we gotta assign family. yeah. aside from music, the family of 4 has no real connection to latin america. it was his wife cutting alloys fondness for latin american songs that inspired isaak and nora men come dies,

could chase them. we can. i love hearing this music and yeah, i am would chambers hero, emotional ed did the tempo quin do whenever i need a little cheering up and eagerly. yeah. a latin american music does it for me? if i b o the do of these i can, nora has since published an album of cover songs in spanish and portuguese. oh, they're working on a 2nd album of their own song. oh, with the muslims here that i like latin music more than for example french because i don't really like to understand the lyrics would sure. and then they'll last live here too sentimental for lisa. it can be a bit embarrassing and those this book available. so, so if you know, ah, they regularly post new songs on their youtube channel said that the light of their more than 600000 followers below they cover other genres and breathed new life into

almost 4 latino classics. and they're growing into multi instrumentalist. ah, i started playing trumpet 78 years ago drew. and then nora started singing. i visited this place. i called them a jetta. that sailor said him yet, and i envied my brother. and he, as they neared, because when i saw them both play and music without me, does i wanted to play to and just, i mean, get a lot of history that he plays. and because i was very young, 3 or 4 years old, my father said, went through and you can sing. so by play. so i started to sing in this other than that in 2023. they're going on another big tour. he's aka ne long can hardly wait to get back on stage. even in architecture,

sustainability is a big issue. these days, converting old buildings, is one way to go about it. and to berlin. architects have made it part of their mission to breathe new life into dilapidated buildings and ruins such as with an old east german silo, which the firm recently converted into its new offices. but the real challenge might be the $199.00 steps, which the team has to climb each day. just to get to work. this 43 meter tall, former concrete silo, is home to a berlin based architecture firm. if brutal is styled, may not appeal to everyone, but it's a real passion project for the architects from b plus. and on by name zoloft robert. my name is r nope, ronda luba been mr. mr. we should always use existing buildings because it's the way of the future window. hester's and even ugly things can be beautiful if they're put to good use. in 2012,

the architects discovered the abandon silo by chance in the berlin district, at least in bag. it used to belong to the east german state, one company v e be elected colette, while most people might have wanted to tear down the ruins for arnold handle hoopa, they called to mind one of italy's most beautiful pieces of architecture. the viewing tower taught a grocer in san jim in yano tuscany. that's where the projects name came from. santa miano listen bag missing to here for quite whom were standing in front of 2 towers that are so narrow and tall that they can bring to mind and sanjay miano in tuscany. it was gonna and in an industrial environment like this evil, a bit of tuscan flare affects your mental associations of course, and hit the 2 and impacting these associations is an important part of working with existing structures of gung because they often have negative connotations. it's inconsistent ah many where it 1st skeptical about the project and the silos

location, far away from the city center. but the architects managed to win over investors and bring new life to the abandoned industrial site. conversion work took about 10 years and came at a hefty price tag, $800000.00 heroes. the original tower has remained mostly intact. the families ground floor now host to workshop, where the team creates models and prototypes. gray, angular concrete structures are typical of the architecture firms style with captive links for students who there are different approaches to aesthetics of so no one is based on a particular superficial appearance ober fleshless mesh. i know, but that's not so much our focus. huh. as a spoof to and that goes for our clients and the projects we work on that either. but a wide, someone's looking for an architect who's really good with colors or making really shiny facades. they'd be better off with someone else chinese and if less poems

punch their clients better be in good physical shape too. there is no elevator here . the team has to go up and down $199.00 steps every day for stealing fast. normally, as of you might head to the gym after work to get some physical exercise on cardio machines. lead simulate stairs because i had that long often. but we have noticed that now there's no need pointless because these stairs get you the work out you need for the day and the route your life often for the 1st was her leaving a tuesday. the gray, the he moth has really been transformed on the inside. it boast high ceilings, a gallery and stunning visual perspectives. and that took a lot of creative ideas and hinted america in the rear area. there were only these 3 windows and just these 3 small openings in put a bit ice as all that's why the back area of the room is darker on these. and so we decided we'd install these cabinets with mirrors to make the room look bigger law.

and also provide the storage space we need for the prototypes. the architecture firms mission is to save buildings from the wrecking vault and other mission accomplished is there. and he mentioned in potsdam, the former east german textile factory has been arnold bundle, who was home for the past 6 years in berlin. the architects have also built new fruitless structures while breathing new life into old buildings like this church. this is michelle austin, you with no, there's a big opportunity to create something new on this month. but here's an enormous shift taking place that makes every day a happy one. because the transformation everyone keeps talking about abstractly of under. you can see here, right here on site, putting old concrete buildings to good youth. the sun gym and yano, lift and back project shows how you can turn a dilapidated silo tower into something thrilling and bring industrial wastelands

back to life. how the culture is a huge part of british life. it's not just the place to have a drink. pugs have been a center for social activities for 100 of years. but since the corona virus pandemic, the number of pubs in the u. k. have dwindled and the culture might be under threat . but before that happens, a german photographer decided to take a deeper look into this british treasure. the pub, a mirror of english society, a place with many facets. not just a place to drink a pint, but also eat lunch, play darts, meet friends, a place of community and sharing. for his book, great pups of england, photographer, a horse de friedreich's went in search of the most intriguing pubs in england.

sorry i was quite nervous when when i thought that book, that responsibility little odd. i was on my shoulders. the pop is the heart and the soul, the english. so it's a very part of their society that identity. so for me, it was like almost like looking into their souls, horse day free drinks photographed 33 pups for his book. he went during off hours to avoid the crowds for his pictures. with over 350 years of history yield cheshire cheese is one of london's oldest pups writers. charles dickens and mark twain are said to a pass through here. pub is short for public house, a public place where all are welcome. each pub has its own stories. a fact that co author steward husband, especially values. they have talking parrot here, who could apparently perfectly imitate the pop of

a champagne cork and little go gluck noise as the champagne was poured into a glass. and that used to be his party piece, and apparently he did it so much during all, mister stay will will warm the day will, will one entered, it did so many pops and glove drugs that he fainted. dead off his perch with the exertion. so i love pups who stories like that when the parent actually is just behind us, but football right now. in east london, the focus is on collin airy delight is gastro. pubs, like the marksman, have long been real competition for restaurants. in 2017, the michelin guide, named it pub of the year. it's a model that's working. this country has had a huge amount of pups because they were the main focus of entertainment. you know, within communities they were, they were genuinely a good community hub and i think that's last year you can buy alcohol,

the soup markets, you can see a home and watch television or watch sports at home. and people are drinking less. it's very difficult for a public purely wet lead, purely drinks to make money now. but the pub is in danger of extinction. during the corona pandemic alone, hundreds of pubs closed across the country. the palm tree is a time capsule where nothing much has changed since the 1970s. only cash is accepted here and the next bank machine is a 10 minute walk. 83 year old landlord, alf barrett, bucks trends. and yet his pub does keep attracting new guests. rito, i feel like it feels a bit like stuff back in time. i feel young at pubs that have corpus like this. anyone i'm quite hopeful for pops because they're great people out there. great creators of landlords and ladies, if you really love it, then it comes from your,

your heart and you have a vision. you create something, people like you can be very successful. hopefully because pops are an integral part of british society, a melting pot and a place of joy for many well, another thing that brings joy is getting presents at christmas time. now when i was a kid, there was nothing more exciting. and waking up on christmas day to see what santa had brought us. well here in europe, there are different characters who deliver gifts during the holidays. it all depends on where you live. believe it or not, it's not always santa and his team of helpers who bring the presence. oh, the joys up christmas time. euro max reporter holly rollinson is in the christmas spirit. she can't wait to get her presence. when i 1st moved from the united

states to germany, i was surprised to hear that it's not just santa claus who brings the gifts at christmas. it's also something called the christian and in the rest of europe, sometimes there's a witch, or trolls or other little creature got it. i bring the children christmas gifts on the 24th of december of christmas eve, me to i put them under the christmas tree. so to why? well, it's a bit complicated in the north and east of germany. santa claus brings the presence in south and west germany. it's usually the christian they both bring presents to the children on december 24th. and they both agree that the presence belong under the christmas tree. okay, so why are there 2 of you then? we need to go back to the birth of christ and the 3 wise men who started the whole

business of gift giving. later it was saint nicholas who brought gifts on december 6th with his red cloak, the historical bishop saint nicholas is said to have inspired santa claus is red outfit. but then came martin luther, who brought about the division of the church into catholics and protestants. he also invented the christians, who then came on december 24th for protestants. saint, like nicholas were no longer in demand, but for catholics they were still important. but since saint nicholas was increasingly turning into a commercial santa claus and even non believers started believing in him, the catholics adopted the crist kent, which looks like an angel complete with wings and to top it off a halo. but now it was high time for the protestants to distance themselves from the catholics again. so they again believed in santa claus. got it. most families can settle on santa claus. but the tradition of celebrating christmas with your family only came about at the start of the 19th century. to day santa claus is

known almost everywhere. he's called pear. noel in france. bobbo natalie in italy. papa noel in spain sent to class in the netherlands. and so on in finland, he's known as your local key. rumor has it that santa lives here to visit him. you have to head for lapland and the arctic circle. oh, as you can see, i bring all the children in the world, christmas gift, except to have to be careful in italy because there is a wit aah! in italy, a which called the fauna is known to bring joy to children. because here it's the witch that comes bearing gifts, but on january 6th, not on december 24th. ah,

according to the legend the which the fauna actually wanted to go with the 3 wise men to visit the baby jesus. but when he wasn't able to go it, she instead decided to bring all the little children gift on january thick in the spanish region of catalonia. a law called to another brings the presence, complete with a hat covered by a blanket. g u, not all is bed by the families during the advent season. on christmas eve, he is then beaten with a stick to release the presence with other creatures, rome, europe's bar north. in iceland, 13 trains leave their home in the mountains to visit people. each of these so called you las vein us has a different character every day, from december, 12 onward, one of them joined the others until they are complete by christmas eve,

when they bring presence one by one, they leave again until they have all returned to the mountains by january 6. ah, so as you can see, the gift giving situation. europe is complicated, but it's also really funny and interesting. but you know what, as long as someone's bringing the gift, i'm happy so merry christmas and have a great holidays. ah ah. and in keeping with the christmas spirit, these colorful moravian stars can be found. hey, in many homes here in germany during the holiday season. and if you would like one for your home, then just go to our website and take part in this week's viewers. drop and we're that it is time to say goodbye as always thanks for tuning in and we'll see you again sue

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