Melhores podcasts sobre Bittersweet (2024)

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Episode 539: The Dullness and Comfort of Rituals 40:02

2d ago40:02

40:02

We all have our beloved rituals, the things we do that center us, that comfort us, that make us feel that all is right with the world. It can be anything from the way we prepare and enjoy our favorite morning beverage, to walking our dog the same route every day, to watching a favorite show before bed. But what happens when we get so attached to th…

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#102 - Waste 'n' Time 1:39:29

3d ago1:39:29

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Josie tells Taylor about humankind's attempts to communicate the dangers of nuclear waste to our descendants in the very distant future. Plus: the declassified truth about Acoustic Kitty, the CIA's ill-fated attempt to engineer a feline spy.

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Episode 538: Stayers, Goers, and Newbies 31:23

9d ago31:23

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One of the hardest things about expat life is when your friends inevitably leave. For some expats, this happens like clockwork every single year (usually in June), causing heartache, disappointment, and a sense of continually having to begin again with a fresh set of expat friends. An article on The Culture Blend (that was mentioned to us by one of…

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[PATREON PREVIEW] A Very Italian End to the School Year 6:56

13d ago6:56

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On this bonus episode exclusively for our Patreon supporters, we take you inside a very loud, very LATE dinner celebration marking the end of the school year in Rome. How late is too late for a third grader to party? Depends on who you ask. Want to hear more? Become part of the Bittersweet Life community by supporting just on Patreon! For as little…

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Episode 537: Navigating US Taxes as an Expat (with Nathalie Goldstein) 40:21

16d ago40:21

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Whether you're a newly minted expat wondering how to go about filing your US taxes, or a longterm expat who wants to make sure you're doing it right—or maybe it's been years since you filed a return and now you're scared to get help—this episode is for you. Expat tax expert, and founder and CEO of My Expat Taxes, Nathalie Goldstein joins us to make…

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#101 - Hachikō, Stay 1:27:53

17d ago1:27:53

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Taylor tells Josie about Hachikō, the Japanese dog who became a national icon by loyally waiting for his long-dead master, and other very good boys of note. Plus: the long, curly tale of the feral hogs of Ossabaw Island, and the unusual attempts to preserve and study them.Por Taylor Basso, Josie Mitchell

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Episode 536: Trying Something New: How to Keep Trying 40:31

23d ago40:31

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Katy continues to have epiphanies as she challenges herself every week in her pottery class. In a continuation of our Trying Something New episode, we talk about what it is that keeps us trying when those new things inevitably continue to be hard work. We also discuss those "fantasy self" items we buy for ourselves when, full of ambition, we decide…

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[PATREON PREVIEW] Angelic Encounters 5:36

27d ago5:36

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Want to hear more? Become part of the Bittersweet Life community by supporting just on Patreon! For as little as $5 per month—less than the price of a coffee in some places—you will have access to multiple bonus episodes every single month. You'll hear conversations that would never take place on the main show, you'll be part of our new chat commun…

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#100 - One Hundred Gumballs 1:05:11

1M ago1:05:11

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Josie and Taylor present the Melties, celebrating your choices for the best moments of 100 episodes of Bittersweet Infamy. Josie chews so much gum that she becomes unstuck in the multiverse. Taylor's vendetta with an old foe has deadly consequences.Por Josie Mitchell, Taylor Basso

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Episode 535: The Millennial Saint 35:06

1M ago35:06

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The Pope has given the green light to canonize the very first saint from the millennial generation, Italian Carlo Acutis. Does it seem strange to have a saint from your own generation? Or one from a generation even younger than yours? Does it take away a little from the "magic" of the saints, who lived 2000 years ago and have improbable and unbelie…

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[PATREON PREVIEW] Sorry About the Giant Squid 3:18

1M ago3:18

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Want to hear more? Become part of the Bittersweet Life community by supporting just on Patreon! For as little as $5 per month—less than the price of a coffee in some places—you will have access to multiple bonus episodes every single month. You'll hear conversations that would never take place on the main show, you'll be part of our new chat commun…

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Episode 534: Trying Something New: It's Supposed to Be Hard 36:43

1M ago36:43

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The difficulty is the point. How often have we been seduced into thinking that something we've never tried must be easy, simply because experts make it look that way? On this episode, we talk about the new things we've recently tried, and how often we underestimated how difficult they would be. As Katy dips her toes into the art of pottery, she lea…

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[PATREON PREVIEW] You Can Move to Italy—But Should You? 2:37

1M ago2:37

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Want to hear more? Become part of the Bittersweet Life community by supporting just on Patreon! For as little as $5 per month—less than the price of a coffee in some places—you will have access to multiple bonus episodes every single month. You'll hear conversations that would never take place on the main show, you'll be part of our new chat commun…

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Episode 533: Italy Welcomes the Digital Nomad 37:40

1M ago37:40

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If you've been dreaming of moving to Italy but thought it was impossible, your chance has finally arrived! Italy has just launched the so-called "Digital Nomad Visa" which enables non-EU-nationals who are self-employed or remote workers who derive their income entirely outside of Italy, the chance to live in Italy on a year-by-year basis. For Itala…

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Episode 532: Same Same but Different: Katy Visits Bali 44:41

2M ago44:41

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In a world that is becoming ever more homogenized, what sets places apart? What are the blaring indicators that communicate we are in a place vastly different from anywhere we've ever been before? After a magical and sometimes maddening week in Bali, Katy lays out the ways the island delighted and surprised her, the aspects that felt wholly differe…

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#99 - Country Lessons 1:53:37

2M ago1:53:37

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Josie tells Taylor about the controversial 2016 CMA Awards performance by Beyoncé and The Chicks, and how it inspired Beyoncé's 2024 album, Cowboy Carter. Plus: it's full speed ahead on the Road to the Melties as Taylor and Josie prepare their ballots for episode 100 of Bittersweet Infamy!Por Josie Mitchell, Taylor Basso

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Episode 531: Life as a Sociopath (with Patric Gagne) 49:34

2M ago49:34

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What's it like to be a sociopath? This week's guest tells us. On this episode, Katy sits down with author and self-described sociopath Patric Gagne for a LIVE interview with audience at Seattle's Town Hall venue, whose recent book Sociopath has been acclaimed as a "fascinating, revelatory memoir revealing the author’s struggle to come to terms with…

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Episode 530: Revisiting a Long-Lost Place 37:23

2M ago37:23

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What happens when you go back to a city you used to live in after not stepping foot there for twenty years? Tiffany finds out on this episode. After spending some of the most formative years of her life, her univeristy and post-univeristy years, in Boston, she moved to Rome and never went back. Earlier this month, she finally got a chance to visit …

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#98 - I Beg That I Have Not Intruded 1:37:36

2M ago1:37:36

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Taylor tells Josie about activist Sacheen Littlefeather, her protest on behalf of actor Marlon Brando at the 1973 Academy Awards, the disputes around her claims to Indigeneity, and the history of Indigenous identity fraud. Plus: does Denver's infamous haunted horse statue, Blucifer, have a cousin? Did the Wicked Witch of the West really ruin an epi…

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Episode 529: Going Native, Part 2 1:08:06

2M ago1:08:06

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Who knew that "going native" was a topic that would resonate so strongly with our listeners? We got so much feedback on this subject—both social media comments as well as voice messages—that we just had to share them with you, and of course, open the discussion back up! So many new ideas came up hearing your thoughts, so we weigh in on them as well…

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Episode 528: Going Native 42:09

3M ago42:09

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What happens when an expat "goes native"? How long does it take, and is it inevitable? Is it a conscious choice or does it just happen? Today we chat about this idea, and Tiffany lays out the ways she has gone native—eschewing American culture and habits entirely in favor of Italian ones—as well as the aspects of Italian life that she staunchly res…

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#97 - URGENT! Exclusive Opportunity 1:30:34

3M ago1:30:34

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Josie tells Taylor about the history of the Nigerian prince email scam, and the rise and fall of influencer/fraudster Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, a.k.a. Hushpuppi the Billionaire Gucci Master. Plus: a chess-playing robot attacks a child? A viral chess trend makes it to outer space? The truth isn't black and white in the April Fools' Fact or Fiction Minfa…

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A Practicing Witch 3:30

3M ago3:30

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Here is a great story I heard at a camp up north one summer. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

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Episode 527: Moving to Rome—Sight Unseen (with Brie Ripley) 41:56

3M ago41:56

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Would you move across the world to a country without ever having been there? That's what this week's guest did. We sit down with Brie Ripley to talk about her decision to take a 4-year contract with the World Food Program, which meant a relocation to Rome—a city she had never even visited. She talks about the challenges of adjusting to life abroad …

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Episode 526: An Unbelievable Discovery in Rome! 35:57

3M ago35:57

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An exciting discovery out of Rome has recently rocked the archeological community! We have the details on this week's episode. ------------------------------------- ADVERTISE WITH US: Reach expats, future expats, and travelers all over the world. Send us an email to get the conversation started. BECOME A PATRON: Pledge your monthly support of The B…

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Ernest Hemingway 3:26

3M ago3:26

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Hemingway was not a believer, but he was right about this. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

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Ruined by the Mormons 1:29

3M ago1:29

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Have you ever learned from the Mormons? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

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Episode 525: A Question of Season 32:44

3M ago32:44

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Last week we talked—among other things—about what it would be like if the year started in March, as it used to do in ancient Rome. This got us thinking about seasons and how they effect our lives. On this week's episode we talk about what we love about certain seasons, how where you live can vastly affect how you experience the seasons (and therefo…

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#96 - All 33 of Us Are Safe in the Shelter 1:37:20

3M ago1:37:20

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Taylor tells Josie about the 2010 San José mine cave-in in the Atacama Desert near Copiapó, Chile, and the 33 miners whose rescue captivated viewers around the world. Plus: the fatal 2009 accident at Utah's Nutty Putty Cave.Por Taylor Basso, Josie Mitchell

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The Badge 3:01

4M ago3:01

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Jesus has authority over Darkness, Demons, Disease, and Death. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

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Episode 524: What if New Year's Were in March? 33:56

4M ago33:56

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Is early January—the deepest, bleakest, darkest moment of winter—really the best time to make New Year's Resolutions? Isn't early spring a more fortuitous time for new beginnings? (And did you know that March used to be the first month of the year?) We mull this and other season-related questions on this episode (including a check-in to see how Tif…

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