The Bittersweet Past: The Sounds You Love
In this episode from our archives, we ask our listeners: What are the sounds you truly love, not for how beautiful they are, but for what th...
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The Bittersweet Life
The Bittersweet Life is a Rome/San Francisco based podcast exploring the wonder and frustration of living as an expat or repat. New episodes every Monday. We have two very different points o...
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Episode 641: How to Grow Up without Becoming a Grown-Up (w/Julian Shapiro-Barnum)
What can kids teach us about how to live? This is a topic close to the heart of today's guest, Julian Shapiro-Barnum. An actor and comedian,...
The Bittersweet Past: Does Language Shape Your Thinking?
Does the language that we speak influence the way that our thoughts work? An article in the New York Times by Guy Deutcher, Does Your Langua...
Episode 640: Planning for the End (with Katy's sisters)
What does it feel like to plan for the end of your life when your only in your mid-50s? Could you plan your own funeral/celebration of life?...
The Bittersweet Past: Answering Listener Questions
We are proud to say that we have some of the most engaged listeners in the entire podcast world! We get lots of mail from our listeners, bot...
Episode 639: How Constraints Make Us Better (with David Epstein)
Today we sit down with David Epstein, environmental scientist, investigative journalist, and author of the new book, Inside the Box: How Con...
The Bittersweet Past: Contronyms—Do They Mean what You Think They Mean?
We all know what synonyms are, and probably antonyms too. But have you ever heard of contronyms? In this episode from our archives, Tiffany...
Episode 638: Reverse Culture Shock: New York Edition
When you've lived abroad for as long as Tiffany has (22 years and counting), every trip back to your country of origins brings with it a hef...
The Bittersweet Past: The Listening Planet (with Martyn Stewart)
What does it take to capture the sounds of the world's rich and diverse wildlife? On this extraordinary interview from our archives, we are...
Episode 637: A Musical Immigration Story (with Felipe Salles)
As hard as it is to succeed and thrive as a professional jazz musician, how much more challenging is it when the journey leads you to a new...
The Bittersweet Past: The Friend, the Bread, and the Knife
When you're a longtime expat, do your friends back home move on? We discuss on this episode from our archives. Expats often make friends wit...
Episode 636: How to Live Abroad Part-time (with Laurel Attanasio)
What happens when you dream of living by the sea in Italy but you are deeply connected to your home town and community? If you are like this...
The Bittersweet Past: Resilience, Curisotiy, and a Very Important Pig (with Robert Fulghum)
Robert Fulghum is the author of 21 books and a writer whose career that has spanned multiple decades. On this episode from our archives, we...
Episode 635 Dana's Koalas: An Update on Katy's Sister
In an episode that is worth sharing with others in your life, Katy's sister Dana joins us to give an update on her health, dealing with a gl...
Bittersweet Past: Solo Travel—Is It for You?
Traveling all alone... does sound like a nightmare or a fantasy? Or perhaps the idea intrigues you but you're a little too scared to try it....
Bittersweet Moment #246: Bittersweet Endings (with Aurelio)
On Monday's new episode, we discuss the bittersweet feeling that so often comes with endings and new beginnings. Excitement tinged with nost...
Episode 634: Beginnings and Endings (Elementary School Edition)
It's happened: Tiffany's son Aurelio has "graduated" from elementary school and is on his way to big-kid land. How is his mom handling it? A...
The Bittersweet Past: Objects to Love, Objects to Loathe [LIVE EPISODE]
Ever had a souvenir that you grew to hate? Something that you'd love to get rid of, but can't bear to because you carried it across the worl...
Bittersweet Peek: A Notable Anniversary
Tiffany and her husband Claudio celebrated a (relatively) big anniversary last month. On this bonus episode available exclusively to our Pat...
Episode 633: The Rise of Traveling Sheep
Lately it seems that people go on vacation just for the pleasure of standing in line. What's going on? We blame social media and viral influ...