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Bittersweet Moment #46: QUESTING Feb 27, 2020

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If you could have an encounter with any animal in the wild, which would you pick?

For author and actress Jane Alexander, it was the exotic Himalayan Monal pheasant. She got her wish in the mountains of Bhutan and told Katy about it.

On Monday's episode we talked about quests, and Katy mentioned she'd like to embark on a quest that has to do with seeing animals in the wild, and that made her think of Jane and a conversation they had a while back.

Listen to Katy's full interview with Jane Alexander here: Episode 143: CRITTERS (with Jane Alexander).

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Episode 302: QUEST Feb 24, 2020

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What's the difference between a goal and a quest?

This week, Tiffany and Katy discuss what goes in to embarking on a quest, and why you would want to go on one. Tiffany (who famously loves a challenge) sets down her own definition of a quest, as well as why she believes the fun is not in the completion of it. They also brainstorm strategies for choosing the perfect quest, and how intentionality plays into that.

Listen to the episode mentioned on the show: Episode 143: CRITTERS (with Jane Alexander).

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Bittersweet Moment #45: CARNEVALE Feb 20, 2020

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It's Carnevale here in Rome, and before you say—why don't you go celebrate in Venice?—you should know that Carnevale originated in Rome. In this week's Bittersweet Moment, Tiffany recounts the ancient origins of this raucous pre-Lenten festival, what it was like to take part in Carnival in Rensaissance times, and how it's celebrated today. (Warning: this episode may make you drool.)

Places mentioned in this episode:

Pasticerria Regoli – Via dello Statuto, 60 (Esquilino)

Forno La Renella – Via del Moro, 13 (Trastevere)

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Episode 301: PERSONALITY Feb 17, 2020

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Do you know your personality type?

On this week's episode, Katy sits down with personality consultant Leslie McDaniel, who diagnoses Katy's personality type through a series of probing and sometimes difficult questions. Leslie believes that knowing your personality type—specifically the Myers-Briggs Type indicator—can help you reach your full potential, and it might even help you determine what kind of travel you'd enjoy most.

By the end of this episode, not only will you know Katy's personality type, you'll probably know Katy even better than she knows herself.

Find Leslie McDaniel on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, or at her website.

Interested in working with Leslie? Reach her at leslie@lesliemcdaniel.com

Want to find out your own personality type? Take the Myers Briggs Indicator test here.

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Bittersweet Moment #44: NOTABLE GUESTS Feb 13, 2020

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We've had some fascinating guests over the past six years of this podcast, and to celebrate our exciting 300-episode milestone, this Bittersweet Moment takes a look back at just a few of our very favorites.

In this mini-episode, you'll hear why most of us remember a tree from our childhood, how one of today's most popular authors fights his way to joy over pain in his writing, and get insight into the challenges of being married to a trans partner.

Listen to the full episodes here:

Episode 110: PLANTS with Hope Jahren, author of Lab Girl

Episodes 274: STORY, Part 1 and 275: STORY, Part 2 with Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See and Four Seasons in Rome

Episode 121: WOMAN with Scottie Madden

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Episode 300: TRECENTO Feb 10, 2020

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Two countries, six years, 300 episodes! On this week's episode, The Bittersweet Life podcast reaches a major milestone!

To commemorate this important number, we look back on 300 episodes: highlights, bloopers, tears (mostly Katy's), laughter, our most famous young guest, and a few of the best Aurelio appearances. This week we not only a look back at some of our best episodes, but we also offer a peek behind the curtain.

Don't miss this super-special episode.

Want to listen to the full episodes excerpted on this episode? Find them below:

Episode 278: LISTENER

Episode 51: CROWS

Episode 200: LIVE!

Episode 100: MILESTONE

Episode 84: CITIZEN

Episode 111: GOALS, Part 1

Bittersweet Moment #42: ROMAN HOROSCOPES (bloopers!)

Bittersweet Moment #13: TEMPIETTO (with Aurelio)

Bittersweet Moment #7: KIDS (with Aurelio)

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Bittersweet Moment #43: RAPHAEL Feb 06, 2020

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Visit Rome in the footsteps of Raphael, just in time for the 500th anniversary of his death. Many art historians date the unofficial end of the Renaissance as 6 April 1520, the day the great Raphael Sanzio left the earth. He was only 37 years old.

But despite his short life, he had a massive artistic output. A whopping 100 of his works (paintings and sketches) will be on display at a once-in-a-lifetime exhibit at Rome's Scuderie del Quirinale starting next month, but there are many works in the city that can't be included in the exhibit, simply because they are frescoes or architectural projects that physically can't be moved.

On this mini-episode, Tiffany leads you around Rome to some of Raphael's most glorious permanent works.

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Episode 299: CORRUPTION Feb 03, 2020

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Italy is a historically corrupt country, so much so that many Italians roll their eyes at anyone naive enough to trust their own government. Is that where the US is heading?

On this episode, Tiffany and Katy discuss how a country can begin a slow slide into corruption, what it looks and feels like, and what (if anything) can be done to stop it. Tiffany also shares her worry (for the first time ever) that her vote won't be counted.

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Bittersweet Moment #42: ROMAN HOROSCOPE Jan 30, 2020

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Sagittarius or Scorpio, Leo or Libra, visit Rome based on your sign.

In this mini-episode, Tiffany tells you what to see and do in Rome based on the traits of your zodiac sign.

**Links to some of the places mentioned in the episode:**

Rome's Michelin-starred restaurants

Leonardo Da Vinci Experience – Via della Conciliazione, 19

Alina Vicente FotoEmozioni (Rome-based family photographer)

Biblioteca Casanatense – Via di Sant'Ignazio, 52.

Biblioteca Angelica – Piazza di Sant'Agostino, 8.

Biblioteca dell'Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei – Via della Lungara, 10 (Palazzo Corsini)

Mithreum under San Clemente Church – Via Labicana, 95

Sunflyers – Parachuting

Colosseum – Official online ticket office

Vatican Museums – Official online ticket office

BioParco – Viale del Giardino Zoologico, 1

Palazzo Valentini – Foro Traiano, 85

Circus Maximus Experience

...or take a tour with Tiffany!

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Episode 298: VIETNAM Jan 27, 2020

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Katy's father and sister join us this week to look back on their family travels to Southeast Asia, specifically Vietnam. Katy, who was not a travel-lover as a younger person, asks her dad if he invited her to join him on his trips there in order to expand her world through travel. His answer surprises her.

Dale Sewall explains why he's been drawn to Vietnam for more than half his life, and he describes the electrifying reaction he had the first time he touched down in the country.

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