Podcast Episodes

Bittersweet Moment #222: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Conclave*

Season 12

*but didn't know who to ask.

In today's mini-episode, Tiffany fills you in on the history of this fascinating election, unique in the wolrd, as well …

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Episode 581: Girl in Florence (with Georgette Jupe)

Season 12 Episode 581

What's it like to move abroad, all the way from Texas to Florence, Italy, learn the language to perfection, and establish yourself there so fully tha…

1 year, 1 month ago

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[THE BITTERSWEET PAST] Four Seasons in Rome (with Anthony Doerr)

Season 12

This special author interview pulled from our archives is Part 2 of our conversation with bestselling writer Anthony Doerr, author of Pulitzer Prize-…

1 year, 1 month ago

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Bittersweet Moment #221: Wonders of the Capitoline Museums

Season 12

There's one museum in Rome that has it all—and it's not the Vatican.

The Capitoline Museums are comprised of a collection of nearly everything yo…

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Episode 580: Go Smell a Statue

Season 12 Episode 580

Did you know that ancient Roman statues used to smell like roses?

Or that ancient temples and palaces used to be painted with bright colors?

What oth…

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[THE BITTERSWEET PAST]: All the Light We Cannot See (with Anthony Doerr)

Season 21

In this very special episode from our archives, we are joined by the award-winning, best-selling writer, Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Ca…

1 year, 1 month ago

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[PATREON PREVIEW] Update on Katy's Sister Dana

Season 12

On this bonus episode, available exclusively to our Patreon supporters, Katy gives an update on her sister Dana's stage 4 agressive brain cancer.

Th…

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Episode 579: Are Romance Languages Sexist?

Season 12 Episode 579

Are romance languages sexist? On this episode, we discuss the puzzling and seemingly discriminatory aspects of languages like Italian and French.

For…

1 year, 2 months ago

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[THE BITTERSWEET PAST] Where Are all the Accordions?

Season 12

When you come back after several years to a city where you used to live, what do you notice? What has change? What has stayed the same? What have you…

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[THE BITTERSWEET PAST] Antico Caffè Greco: The Oldest Café in Rome

Season 12

Where did Lord Byron and Percy Shelley come to sip coffee while they jotted down their verses? Where did Bizet and Berlioz go to discuss their work?…

1 year, 2 months ago

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