Walking thru Rome at 1AM (VATICAN Tour)
Julian Dorey · 5 Jun 2026 · 35m
Host: Joey Def, Julian Dorey
This is an unscripted late-night livestream rather than a standard interview: the host walks solo through Rome around 1am, narrating the sights while reading and responding to live chat comments. He moves from the Colosseum and the Roman Forum down Via del Corso, through Piazza Navona, past a bar called La Botticella run by a friend named Giovanni, across the Tiber past Castel Sant'Angelo, and finally to an empty St. Peter's Square outside the Vatican. Along the way he gives informal travel advice (book Vatican and Colosseum tours ahead, everything else can be improvised), praises Rome's architecture and history compared to modern American cities, and shares personal history from having lived in Rome for college years ago. He answers a wide range of viewer questions touching on UFOs, alleged tunnels under the Vatican, fitness and fighting hypotheticals, upcoming podcast guests, his relationship with another podcaster he's frequently confused with, and accusations of antisemitism tied to his criticism of the Israeli government, which he pushes back on at length. The tone throughout is casual and improvisational, mixing tourism commentary, local recommendations, and off-the-cuff reactions to chat rather than a structured discussion or interview format.
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- Walking from Colosseum through the Forum
- Comparing Roman and American architecture
- Bar recommendation: La Botticella and Giovanni
- Pantheon and Rome's history
- UFOs and Vatican secrets question
- Piazza Navona and Angels & Demons filming spots
- Meeting Giovanni live at the bar
- Meeting fellow Bucknell alumni on the street
- Castel Sant'Angelo and its history
- Arrival at St. Peter's Square and the obelisk
- Response to antisemitism accusation over Israel criticism
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“We don't do architecture like this in America anymore and it really pisses me off.”
“You say Julian Dory or Julian Cepparello sent you and ask him for recommendations around the city.”
“There is definitely something in the Vatican.”