Mar 21, 2025

Who remembers what life felt like during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, when cities and entire countries were shutting down right and left? Believe it or not, it all started five years ago this month! So we are digging back into our archives to bring you episodes from that momentous time all month long.

On...

Mar 14, 2025

Exactly five years ago this month—March 2020—the world went through something that no one living had experienced in their lifetimes: a global epidemic that affected the entire world, and forced much of the population into their homes for weeks and months at a time, unable to socialize, go to work, and in some cases...

Mar 10, 2025

Our regularly scheduled episode is going to be delayed this week. Katy makes a hard announcement on this much abbreviated episode to explain why The Bittersweet Life is going on a (hopefully very short) hiatus. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Remember, we have a vast archive of episodes that you may never...

Mar 7, 2025

Do you remember what life was like during the first days and weeks of lockdown following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, almost exactly 5 years ago?

This month, we'll be airing four episodes from our archives, one every Friday, during that momentous, uncertain, and historic time. 

In this episode, which...

Mar 5, 2025

Everybody who visits Rome knows about the Mouth of Truth—and many of them line up for up to an hour (or more!) to stick their hand in its mouth and snap an iconic photo. 

But what most visitors fail to do is to take the time to visit the incredible church that lies just beyond this monument of dubious importance,...