Podcast Episodes

Little Happier: A Secret Kept for Thousands of Years Inspires My Owns Secrets (of Adulthood)

During my daily Metropolitan Museum visits, an ancient marble sculpture connected to the Eleusinian Mysteries—one of history's best-kept secrets—inspired me to start a major creative project, “Secret…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

More Happier: Behind-the-Scenes Book Making, Secret Eating Habits, and Sisterly Memories

We dive behind-the-scenes about the making of Gretchen’s new book, “Secrets of Adulthood,” discussing everything from cover design to audiobook creation. Plus we raise a new question in our continuin…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

Ep. 527: What a Favorite Book Reveals, Photo Selection Tips & Family Secrets Explored

Episode 527

We discuss how paying attention to the books, movies, or TV shows someone loves can provide profound insights into their character and inner life. Our happiness hack shares surprising research that s…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

Little Happier: When Your Life Feels Like “Groundhog Day”: Movies That Capture Concepts

Sometimes, the title of a movie manages to become shorthand for entire life situations—think "The Matrix," "Gaslight," and “The Devil Wears Prada.” Also, this collection illustrates my deep appreciat…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

More Happier: Friendship Roundtable: How to Make, Keep & Deepen Friendships

First in a new discussion series on happiness: Friendship Roundtable. Joining me is a longtime friend, Laurie Santos, and a new friend, Reshma Saujani. We talk about how our friendships have changed …

Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago

Ep. 526: The Rule of More, a Fun Way to Clear Family Clutter & More Secrets of Adulthood

Episode 526

We explore the powerful “Rule of More” that we can make our lives happier—or less happy. We share an easy yet highly effective hack for prompting the entire family to help clear clutter. Plus we shar…

Published on 9 months ago

Little Happier: The Villagers and the Crocodile: When We Assume That We’re Not Next

In my version of a traditional teaching story, a village is terrorized by a crocodile. This story explores the dangers of dismissing threats to others while hoping that we’ll be spared. 

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Published on 9 months ago

More Happier: We Talk Money: Finances, Love, Conflict, Debt, and Self-Knowledge

In a conversation with the brilliant and hilarious Ramit Sethi, we talk about “money for couples.” We discuss issues such as the four money types, how to handle conflict within a relationship, when t…

Published on 9 months ago

Ep. 525: Should I Get a Dog? Plus Using Podcasts to Get Tasks Done & Listener Insights

Episode 525

We explore the big question of whether to get a dog, sharing results from our listener poll, research on how pets boost happiness, and hilarious "worst-case scenarios.” We share a hack for getting ta…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

Little Happier: A Truth About Human Nature, Illustrated by a Change in Basketball Rules

Through my "Operation Knicks Knowledge" experiment, I've discovered that basketball rules evolve constantly—and one particular change reveals a profound truth about human nature. We manage what we mo…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago