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Episode 650: How a Place Changes You, Part 2
The BIttersweet Past: Grave Robbing Artists (with Jennifer Dasal)
Episode 649: How a Place Changes You, Part 1
The Bittersweet Past: Have You Ever Heard a Rat Laugh?
Episode 648: Misperceiving Italy
The Bittersweet Past: The Joy of Anticipating Travel
Episode 647: How to Vote from Abroad in US Elections
The Bittersweet Past: A Walk through Trastevere
Episode 646: Celebrating Life while You're Alive (with Katy's sisters)
The Bittersweet Past: Who Is Rome for?
Episode 645: Dogs vs. Cats
The Bittersweet Past: Why Is the Media Obsessed with Italy? (with Coral Sisk)
Episode 644: Listeners Ask: Do You Journal?
The Bittersweet Past: I Was Here
Episode 643: Defending the City You Love
The Bittersweet Past: Seeking Wonder (with Andrea Scher)
Episode 642: Are Tiffany and Katy Grown-ups?
The Bittersweet Past: The Sounds You Love
Episode 641: How to Grow Up without Becoming a Grown-Up (w/Julian Shapiro-Barnum)
The Bittersweet Past: Does Language Shape Your Thinking?
Episode 640: Planning for the End (with Katy's sisters)
The Bittersweet Past: Answering Listener Questions
Episode 639: How Constraints Make Us Better (with David Epstein)
The Bittersweet Past: Contronyms—Do They Mean what You Think They Mean?
Episode 638: Reverse Culture Shock: New York Edition
The Bittersweet Past: The Listening Planet (with Martyn Stewart)
Episode 637: A Musical Immigration Story (with Felipe Salles)
The Bittersweet Past: The Friend, the Bread, and the Knife
Episode 636: How to Live Abroad Part-time (with Laurel Attanasio)
The Bittersweet Past: Resilience, Curisotiy, and a Very Important Pig (with Robert Fulghum)
Episode 635 Dana's Koalas: An Update on Katy's Sister
Bittersweet Past: Solo Travel—Is It for You?
Bittersweet Moment #246: Bittersweet Endings (with Aurelio)
Episode 634: Beginnings and Endings (Elementary School Edition)
The Bittersweet Past: Objects to Love, Objects to Loathe [LIVE EPISODE]
Bittersweet Peek: A Notable Anniversary
Episode 633: The Rise of Traveling Sheep
The Bittersweet Past: Black Cake (with Charmaine Wilkerson)
Episode 632 (Part 2): Can what You Like in Seattle Inform what You Like in Rome?
Episode 632: Can what You Like in Seattle Inform what You Like in Rome? (Part 1)
The Bittersweet Past: Which Roman Neighborhood Should You Live in?
Bittersweet Peek: Yearning to Return to the Analog World
Episode 631: When Moving Abroad Equals Too Many Visitors
The Bittersweet Past: Wild Game (with Adrienne Brodeur)
Bittersweet Moment #245: The Best Travel Moments Are not on a Check-list
Episode 630: Is Manifesting Really a Thing? Katy and Tiffany Discuss.
The Bittersweet Past: The Lost Art of Punctuality
Bittersweet Peek: Did the Dog Destroy the House (and other Updates)
Episode 629: The Great Manifestation Debate (with Felix Lee Lerma)
The Bittersweet Past: The Five Victims of Jack the Ripper (with Hallie Rubenhold)
Bittersweet Moment #244: Escape the Crowds in Rome's Quiet Neighborhoods
Episode 628: When Moving Abroad Makes Coming Home Unaffordable
Bittersweet Past: The Borgias: The Original Crime Family
Bittersweet Peek: A New Family Member
Episode 627: The Challenge of Finding Love as an Expat (with Maddalena Vario)
The Bittersweet Past: A German Adventure (with Dana Newman)
Episode 626: Happy Accidents
The Bittersweet Past: The Creative Lives of Expats
Bittersweet Moment #243: Five Reasons You Should Come to Rome with Us
Episode 625: What's It Like to Live in Guantanamo Bay? (with Victoria Montes)
Bittersweet Past: The Joy of Anticipating Travel
Bittersweet Peek: Just how well Do Katy and Tiffany Know each Other?
Episode 624: Letting Go of Tangible Memories
The Bittersweet Past: Are You Living Your Dream Life?
Bittersweet Moment #242: Italy's Easter Traditions (It's all about the Egg)
Episode 623: Taxes, Taxes, Taxes!
The Bittersweet Past: Is It Hard Work or Luck?
Bittersweet Peek: Old Movies Made New Again
Episode 622: When Beautiful Plans Become a Misery
The Bittersweet Past: Tales of a Travel Writing Legend (with Paul Theroux)
Bittersweet Moment #241: What should We Do with Tangible Memories?
Episode 621: When Shared Living is Great
The Bittersweet Past: How to Cook like an Italian (with Francesca Montillo)
Bittersweet Peek: Random Questions Answered (with special guest Dana Zahler)
Episode 620: A Neighborly Feud in Rome
The Bittersweet Past: When in Doubt, Ask a Psychic Medium
Bittersweet Moment #240: Tips for New Expats
Episode 619: Parasite (with Dana Zahler)
Bittersweet Past: The Beauty of No (with Sheri Salata and Nancy Hala)
Bittersweet Peek: Curmudgeon Katy
Episode 618: Which Way Do Your Antennae Turn?
The Bittersweet Past: Are You Curious about Art? (with Jennifer Dasal)
Bittersweet Moment #239: Explore the Pantheon with Tiffany
Episode 617: Returning Home to a Different Country (with Brie Ripley)
The Bittersweet Past: Before and After Baby
Bittersweet Peek: The Best Break-up
Episode 616: Mardi Gras, Italian Graduation, and Pulcinella
The Bittersweet Past: From Heartbreak to Purpose (with Asia Dawn SImonelli)
Bittersweet Moment #238: Hidden Frescoes, Medieval Mosaics, and Underground Ruins
Episode 615: The Best Kind of Love (with Katy's sisters)
The Bittersweet Past: All Things Cute and Cuddly
Bittersweet Peek: The Cenci Gut Punch
Episode 614: When You Move Abroad and the Locals Don't Like You (with Beth Ann Fennely)
The Bittersweet Past: The Art of Documenting Travel (with Riley Morton)
Bittersweet Moment #237: Celebrating Carnival in Rome
Episode 613: How to Live to Be 107
The Bittersweet Past: The Life of an International War Correspondent (with Michael Maren)
Bittersweet Peek: Sisters and Aging (with the Sewall Sisters)
Episode 612: Sisterfest on the High Seas (with Katy's sisters Sara and Dana)
The Bittersweet Past: Around the World in Twelve Months (with Cyndie Burkhardt)