Podcast Episodes

Episode 563: How to Renovate a 17th-century Umbrian Villa (with Kaila Merrill)

Season 12 Episode 563

How many of us dream of living in a villa in the Umbrian countryside... but how many of us would quit our jobs and move abroad (not to mention do al…

1 year, 6 months ago

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Episode 562: Moving to Rome—Sight Unseen, Part 2 (with Brie Ripley and Ryan Sparks)

Season 12 Episode 562

Last year we met Brie Ripley, a young newly married Seattlite who had moved to Rome for a job without ever having visited the city, or even the count…

1 year, 6 months ago

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Episode 561: What Is it About Rome?

Season 12 Episode 561

"You fall in love with Rome very slowly, a little at a time—but for all your life."

Nikolaj Gogol sums up so perfectly what many people experience …

1 year, 6 months ago

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[LIVE] Episode 560: The Ghosts of Things Not Seen (with our Rome guests!)

Season 12 Episode 560

Join us for this LIVE EPISODE taped in Rome with the listeners who participated in our 2024 Bittersweet Life Rome Trip!

On this episode, we chat abou…

1 year, 6 months ago

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Episode 559: The Bittersweet Life Origin Story: The 10th Anniversary Show

Season 12 Episode 559

Can you believe that this little indie show premiered way back in March of 2014??

That's an entire decade of The Bittersweet Life! Have you been wit…

1 year, 7 months ago

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[PATREON PREVIEW] When Life Surprises You

Season 12

What are some of the most surprising things that have ever happened to you—in a good or a bad way? What are life's curve balls that you truly didn't…

1 year, 7 months ago

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Episode 558: Escape to Rome with The Bittersweet Life

Season 12 Episode 558

Come to Rome with us! (Virtually or IN PERSON!)

This week we're thrilled to share the episode in which we kick off our 2024 Bittersweet Life Roman Ad…

1 year, 7 months ago

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Episode 557: Ready to Flee the US? Listen to this First!

Season 12 Episode 557

Tomorrow is presidential election day in the US! (Cue the angst-ridden gnashing of teeth.)

If you're so worried about the results of the election tha…

1 year, 7 months ago

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Episode 556: The Caller (A Radio Play by Matthew P. Woerner)

Season 12 Episode 556

To get into the Halloween mood, grab a hot drink, dim the lights, and curl up in a cozy spot to listen to this new original radio drama.

Matthew P. W…

1 year, 7 months ago

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Episode 555: Scary Reads: Our Favorite Books for Halloween

Season 12 Episode 555

How do you get into the spooky Halloween spirit?

If you're like us, you spend October reading scary books.

Find out what's on our Halloween reading l…

1 year, 8 months ago

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