The Bittersweet Life

What happens when you CAN’T shop? When all the stores in your town are closed and your supermarket stops selling anything beyond the basic necessities? Even major online shops are running out of merc…

An astounding half of the world's population is now on some form of legal lockdown, quarantine, shelter-in-place, or self-isolation.

With many of our listeners new to Quarantine Life, Tiffany, who as…

How are our daily lives changed due to quarantine and life during the coronavirus outbreak?

It seems like every day something changes: restrictions get tighter, a new epicenter emerges, and the new t…

When did a podcast about travel, living abroad, embracing adventure, and going off the script become about… staying home all day, every day?

Since coronavirus, that’s when. The Bittersweet Life is ce…

Lockdown has hit the United States—at least in some parts of the country. And people all around the nation are choosing to self-isolate.

On this mini-episode, Katy and Tiffany discuss the realities o…

The lockdown in Italy continues on the second part of Monday's episode, and as each moment passes, lockdown looms across the United States and the world.

Tiffany shares some tips with Katy and our li…

Italy is on lockdown. No going out except for basic necessities for medical reasons—or work if you absolutely cannot work from home. How is Tiffany coping? How is she staying sane, keeping her four-y…

How are Italians reacting to the strict restrictions now in place during the unprecedented Italy lock down? Are they exhibiting their characteristic "furbizia" to get around the rules? Or is the coun…

In the wake of the country-wide lock-down of Italy due to the rapid spread of the Coronavirus, we are putting two mini-episodes this week!

On this first update, we check in about what exactly the "re…

Tiffany and Katy are both living in two of the epicenters of the devastating coronavirus, Italy and Washington State.

This week, they chat about their parallel but distinct experiences, how the sprea…

How do you get a literary agent?

For many aspiring writers, it can seem like an impossible task, and yet it's a necessary step on the road to getting your book published. But with agents receiving li…

A globe-trotting rare bird egg thief, a detective hell bent on protecting the world’s birds of prey, and a writer who stitches it all into a brilliant story. Today we talk to that very writer, Joshua…

If you could have an encounter with any animal in the wild, which would you pick?

For author and actress Jane Alexander, it was the exotic Himalayan Monal pheasant. She got her wish in the mountains …

What’s the difference between a goal and a quest?

This week, Tiffany and Katy discuss what goes in to embarking on a quest, and why you would want to go on one. Tiffany (who famously loves a challeng…

It’s Carnevale here in Rome, and before you say—why don’t you go celebrate in Venice?—you should know that Carnevale originated in Rome. In this week’s Bittersweet Moment, Tiffany recounts the ancien…

Do you know your personality type?

On this week’s episode, Katy sits down with personality consultant Leslie McDaniel, who diagnoses Katy's personality type through a series of probing and sometimes …

We've had some fascinating guests over the past six years of this podcast, and to celebrate our exciting 300-episode milestone, this Bittersweet Moment takes a look back at just a few of our very fav…

Two countries, six years, 300 episodes! On this week's episode, The Bittersweet Life podcast reaches a major milestone!

To  commemorate this important number, we look back on 300 episodes: highlights…

Visit Rome in the footsteps of Raphael, just in time for the 500th anniversary of his death. Many art historians date the unofficial end of the Renaissance as 6 April 1520, the day the great Raphael …

Italy is a historically corrupt country, so much so that many Italians roll their eyes at anyone naive enough to trust their own government. Is that where the US is heading?

On this episode, Tiffany …