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Mar 30, 2026

On this new episode, Tiffany regales us with the beautiful plans she made for a fun weekend that ended up going disastrously awry.

Is part of growing older learning to take such disappointments in stride?

We discuss on this brand-new episode.

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COME TO ROME WITH US: Our third annual...


Mar 27, 2026

In this episode from our archives, we are joined by legendary travel writer Paul Theroux for a candid, backstage interview delving into his five decades spent traveling the world and writing about it.

Paul discusses what brought him to traveling and to writing, and how those two things are inexorably linked, at least...


Mar 25, 2026

On this out-of-the-ordinary mini-episode, Katy digs into some old schoolwork from her childhood. That leads to the question: what should we do with tangible memories from our far-away past, such as old term papers, school presentations, awards, show programs, art projects... these things represent wonderful memories,...


Mar 23, 2026

After last week's horror story from Tiffany about her out-and-out war with her upstairs neighbors over her piano playing, we decided to follow up with a more optimistic episode.

Katy has had numerous experiences living in the same apartment building or divided house with friends and she shares her tips and tricks on how...


Mar 20, 2026

In this two-part episode from our archives, Italian expat and cooking expert, Francesca Montillo, joins us for an in-depth interview which inspires us to cook and eat with others daily. She also explains what it is like to grow up in small-town Italy, and move permanently to the United States.

In part two of the...