ROME
Rome—it’s where The Bittersweet Life was born, it’s our endless font of inspiration, it’s the backdrop of many of our out-on-the-street episodes, and it’s a constant topic of conversation. Enjoy these episodes and mini-episodes that touch in some way on the marvelous Eternal City.
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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