PANDEMIC
Tiffany was living on the front lines of the Covid pandemic, when Italy was the site of the first western breakout of the disease. Italy was also the first western country to institute country-wide lockdowns and quarantines. On these episodes, we talk about it while it’s happening.
Bittersweet Moment 219: Beyond the Mouth of Truth: Exploring Santa Maria in Cosmedin
What lies beyond the Mouth of Truth? Everybody who visits Rome knows about the Bocca della...
Episode 574: Twelve Years a Pope
Just over 12 years ago, Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was elected Pope Francis in the conclave of 2013....
Bittersweet Moment 218: The Tempietto of Bramante
On Bittersweet Moment #218 Tempietto of Bramante, taken from our archives, Tiffany and Aurelio...
Bittersweet Moment 217: The Owl House of Villa Torlonia
On Bittersweet Moment 217: The Owl House of Villa Torlonia, Tiffany (and a 4-year-old Aurelio!)...
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[THE BITTERSWEET PAST] The Repurposing of Rome
In The Repurposing of Rome, an episode from our archives, we hit the streets of Rome with our...
Bittersweet Moment 216: The Route of the Seven Churches
What does it mean to do the Giro delle Sette Chiese, or the Route of the Seven Churches? And what...
Bittersweet Moment 215: Rome’s Jubilee Arrives!
Rome's Jubilee has arrived! And our Bittersweet Moments are back! (And you thought Christmas was...
Episode 564: An Ever-changing Holiday
How much has Italian Christmas changed over the years? We dig into this on Episode 564: An...
Episode 562: Moving to Rome—Sight Unseen, Part 2
Last year we met Brie Ripley, a young newly married Seattlite who had moved to Rome for a job...
Episode 561: What Is It About Rome?
Why do so many people fall in love with Rome? We dig into that on Episode 561: What Is It about...
Episode 558: Escape to Rome with the Bittersweet Life
Escape to Rome with The Bittersweet Life! (Virtually or IN PERSON!) This week we're thrilled to...
Episode 535: The Millennial Saint, Carlo Acutis
On Episode 535: The Millennial Saint, we discuss Pope Francis’s green-lighting of the canonization...
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