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A Hurricane Strikes... Or Does It?
Season 8 Episode 390
In the wake of menacing Hurricane Ida, Katy relives her own experiences with hurricanes in the Big Easy. When she was living in New Orleans several y…
4 years, 9 months ago
An Idyll on the Amalfi Coast
Season 8 Episode 389
Katy interviews Antonio Sersale, son of the founder of the legendary Le Sirenuse hotel in Postiano. From a young age, Antonio was groomed to take ove…
4 years, 9 months ago
Studying Abroad in the 1960s
Season 8 Episode 388
American Sunny Strong studied abroad in Florence in 1963, leaving her boyfriend Mike at home. Amazing (especially for us), Sunny captured some of her…
4 years, 9 months ago
Those Fleeting Moments of Glamour
Season 8 Episode 387
A short memoir by Beth Ann Fennelly, from her book Heating & Cooling: 52 Micro Memoirs, inspires a discussion on what makes something glamorous rathe…
4 years, 10 months ago
The Fascinating Science of Speech (with Lisa Wilcox)
Season 8 Episode 386
Learning a foreign language is one of the most desired goals most people have—and that's particularly true for travel lovers. But why do so many peop…
4 years, 10 months ago
The Most Notorious Family in Rome
Season 8 Episode 385
The Borgias are one of the most fascinating and depraved families in Italian history, and they ruled the Catholic Church. This family has been portra…
4 years, 10 months ago
Being French in New Orleans
Season 8 Episode 384
We often talk about North American expats in Europe or Asia. But what about when the shoe is on the other foot? Today we talk to Sabine, a French exp…
4 years, 10 months ago
Are You Living Your Dream Life?
Season 8 Episode 383
We all have fantasies when we're young about how we want our life to turn out. Some are far-fetched, some are probably doable. But ow much of life is…
4 years, 10 months ago
The Art of Travel Journaling (with Daniel Butterworth)
Season 8 Episode 382
Writing while traveling. Many of us do it. Professor Daniel Butterworth teaches us how to do it better. Whether journaling is the way you document yo…
4 years, 10 months ago
The Best Way to Visit a Museum
Season 8 Episode 381
What mistakes do museum visitors make? Tiffany Parks, a regular museum visitor and someone who has led tours through the Vatican Museums upwards of a…
4 years, 10 months ago