Andrea Federica de Cesco is an Italian independent journalist and a podcast strategy consultant. She's the Editorial lead of education for Chora & Will Media too. After her degree in Ancient Literature, she entered the "Walter Tobagi" Master of Journalism and then landed at Il Corriere della Sera, the main Italian newspaper, where she covered different topics including digital culture, immigration and mental health. In 2019 she created the first Italian newsletter dedicated to the world of podcasts and digital audio in general, Questioni d'orecchio. She talks about podcasts also on LifeGate Radio. In 2022 she launched the Chora Academy, the first podcasting school in Italy: the first edition received more than 4000 applications. Raised in the eastern province of Milan, she has lived in London and Barcelona. Currently she lives in Mallorca.