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Bittersweet Moment #81: The Veiled Christ
Season 8 Episode 81
Considered for centuries to be the most mysterious sculpture in the world, The Veiled Christ by Giuseppe Sanmartino (1753) is an astoundingly realist…
5 years, 8 months ago
Cute and Cuddly
Season 8 Episode 338
"All things cute and cuddly" was the surprising topic requested by listener Sara, who supports us at the $50 level on Patreon. Choosing the topic of …
5 years, 8 months ago
Bittersweet Moment #80: Virtual Book Tour (with Jess Walter)
Season 8 Episode 80
What are book tours like in the time of Covid? For this week's mini-episode, Katy sits down with bestselling author Jess Walter to discuss what it's …
5 years, 8 months ago
Before and After Baby
Season 8 Episode 337
This week we give all our listeners a peek into some of the extra bonus content that our Patreon donors are receiving. Every month we offer one or mo…
5 years, 8 months ago
Bittersweet Moment #79: Moving Abroad during a Pandemic (with Gabriela Proietti)
Season 8 Episode 79
Moving abroad is already a daunting experience at the best of times. Imagine doing it during a deadly pandemic. For this mini-interview we are joined…
5 years, 8 months ago
Silver Linings
Season 8 Episode 336
As devastating as this pandemic has been, to our lives, our loved ones, and our livelihoods, is there a silver lining? In the midst of the suffering …
5 years, 8 months ago
Bittersweet Moment #78: Grave-robbing Artists? (with Jennifer Dasal)
Season 8 Episode 78
It's a much-told legend that Michelangelo and Leonardo Da Vinci used to rob graves in order to dissect bodies in secret so they could achieve anatomi…
5 years, 8 months ago
Art Curious (with Jennifer Dasal)
Season 8 Episode 335
Is the Mona Lisa in the Louvre fake? Was impressionist painter Claude Monet a radical? And was Caravaggio—our show's muse—murdered? Art history holds…
5 years, 8 months ago
Bittersweet Moment #77: Back to School, Covid Edition
Season 8 Episode 77
It's that time of year again, but this year everything is different. In Italy, kids are now back in the classroom full-time but the rules are complic…
5 years, 8 months ago
Voting from Home and Abroad
Season 8 Episode 334
Ready or not, election season is upon us! And it's never been easier for Americans living abroad to vote—well, in some states. Tiffany is lucky as Ar…
5 years, 9 months ago