Podcast Episodes

Episode 539: The Dullness and Comfort of Rituals

Season 11 Episode 539

We all have our beloved rituals, the things we do that center us, that comfort us, that make us feel that all is right with the world. It can be anyt…

1 year, 11 months ago

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Episode 538: Stayers, Goers, and Newbies

Season 11 Episode 538

One of the hardest things about expat life is when your friends inevitably leave. For some expats, this happens like clockwork every single year (usu…

1 year, 11 months ago

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[PATREON PREVIEW] A Very Italian End to the School Year

Season 11

On this bonus episode exclusively for our Patreon supporters, we take you inside a very loud, very LATE dinner celebration marking the end of the sc…

2 years ago

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Episode 537: Navigating US Taxes as an Expat (with Nathalie Goldstein)

Season 11 Episode 537

Whether you're a newly minted expat wondering how to go about filing your US taxes, or a longterm expat who wants to make sure you're doing it right—…

2 years ago

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Episode 536: Trying Something New: How to Keep Trying

Season 11 Episode 535

Katy continues to have epiphanies as she challenges herself every week in her pottery class.

In a continuation of our Trying Something New episode, w…

2 years ago

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[PATREON PREVIEW] Angelic Encounters

Season 11

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2 years ago

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Episode 535: The Millennial Saint

Season 11 Episode 535

The Pope has given the green light to canonize the very first saint from the millennial generation, Italian Carlo Acutis.

Does it seem strange to hav…

2 years ago

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[PATREON PREVIEW] Sorry About the Giant Squid

Season 11

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2 years ago

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Episode 534: Trying Something New: It's Supposed to Be Hard

Season 11 Episode 534

The difficulty is the point.

How often have we been seduced into thinking that something we've never tried must be easy, simply because experts make …

2 years ago

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[PATREON PREVIEW] You Can Move to Italy—But Should You?

Season 11

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