The Bittersweet Life

SEASON 7 is opening with an announcement from Katy. Another move is in store for her! In fact, part of this episode captures some of the highlights of her journey to her new home. Where will it be, y…

Every year on Labor Day, we take the day off to enjoy the fruits of our labors, and post one of our favorite episodes from the archives.

Today we take you back in time to the summer of 2014, on Katy'…

On this mini-episode, Katy takes us back in time to the the Golden Age of radio, by re-broadcasting a piece she produced for the Radio Retrospective. In it, she looks at the way the news was manipula…

This episode is Part 2 of an interview with bestselling writer Anthony Doerr, author of Pulitzer Prize-winning All the Light We Cannot See, and Four Seasons in Rome.

Be sure to listen to Part 1 if yo…

In this very special episode, we are joined by the award-winning, best-selling writer, Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See, and Four Seasons in Rome, among others.

Anthony shares his…

This mini-episode finds Tiffany sitting on a bench on a crowded street corner in Rome's Prati neighborhood, observing the world around her—without her smartphone on hand.

In a follow-up to last week'…

In part two of this week's double-header, we continue our discussion of addiction, this time focusing more on physical addictions, and specifically cigarettes. Katy reveals her struggles with smoking…

How do you know you're addicted to your phone? And more importantly, what can you do about it?

Tiffany recognizes the signs of a looming problem and asks Katy for some advice. This leads to a convers…

Swiss cabin meets medieval hamlet meets art nouveau glass? As crazy as it sounds, this unlikely mash-up is not an abomination, but rather one of the most charming, yet little visited, museums in Rome…

Is it important to be on time? What does it say about you if you are often late? What does it say about you if it really bothers you when others are late?

This week, we delve into the world of punctu…

On this week’s mini-episode, Katy captures the unique and festive sounds of a parade that is passing through her town. And she explains why she sometimes gets choked up when she attends a parade. She…

This week, TIffany fills Katy in on her recent trip to the States, the best parts of the adventure, and how Aurelio is turning out to be an awesome traveler. She also remarks on the things about Amer…

Rome in August. It’s hot, it’s sticky and it’s surprisingly empty. August is the month in which Romans desert the city en masse and head for the seashore or the mountains, searching for a welcome res…

This week, we explore the underground world with Robert MacFarlane of Cambridge University in England. Robert is the best-selling author of Landmarks and The Old Ways, and was awarded the EM Forster …

On this week's Bittersweet Moment, Tiffany interviews an old friend, someone who has had an influence on her writing in a very concrete way.

The interview takes place in a gorgous house up in the tre…

Do you think traveling by rail is romantic? Or are we the only ones?

We're digging into our archives this week to bring you this episode that we recorded on a train between Rome and Orvieto way back …

On today’s Bittersweet Moment, we check in with listener and friend Lynn Fortunato to hear her reaction to her session with a psychic medium.

If you haven’t listened to last week’s episodes, be sure …

Last week we were off, so this week, we’re putting out two shows for the price of one! (That price being FREE—as always! :-)

Make sure you listen to Episode 266 {MEDIUM, Part 1} first, to follow Katy…

And for this week, something completely new!

Katy meets up with one of The Bittersweet Life’s longtime listeners, San Francisco resident Lynn Fortunato. Lynn is standing on the precipice of change. S…

Katy and Tiffany take a much-deserved break this week, but we do stop by, if just to say hi.

If you feel a twitch of disappointment that you don’t get to hear the show this week, consider supporting …