Podcast Episodes

More Happier: Jenna Fischer & Angela Kinsey on “The Office” and BFFs (Revisited)

We’re bringing you our Happier Podcast Book Club conversation with actors Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey. We discuss their book “The Office BFFs,” their experiences during the making of the iconic T…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Ep. 494: Shape Our Space to Shape Behavior, Preserving Memories of the Dead, and Empty Nest

Episode 494

We discuss ways that we can shape our space to shape our behavior. We also share many suggestions from listeners for creative ways to use the five senses to preserve memories of loved ones who have d…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Little Happier: A Story about Dogs and Love

A moving story about a champion dog reminds me to strive, in my own life, to show the same kind of pure and boundless love that dogs show.

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Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

More Happier: A Halfway Day Check-in with Jonathan Van Ness

Episode 68

For this episode of More Happier, for your weekend listening, we’re bringing you Gretchen’s recent conversation on Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness. Gretchen spoke with Jonathan earlier this ye…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Kelly Corrigan Wonders

Krista Tippett, informed by decades of inquiry through her super-project, On Being, sits with Kelly to consider what’s in flux, what needs will never abate and what we might rediscover in new forms. …

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Insights, Hacks, and Adventures from Our Hiking Trip in England

Episode 493

Ep. 493: We talk about the hiking trip we took in Northumberland and the Lake District in partnership with Wilderness England. We share hacks we learned (sometimes the hard way), insights, and funny …

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Little Happier: Why a Happy Racehorse Depends on a Pony or a Goat

Some animals—in particular, racehorses—are happier and calmer when they have an animal companion, such as a goat, dog, pony, or pig. Just as some people have emotional-support animals, animals have e…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

More Happier: Listen In! Recordings from Our Hiking Trip in England

During our recent hiking trip in Northumberland and the Lake District, we made daily voice memos to record our adventures as events unfolded. Listen in.

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Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Ask Us Anything: We Talk About the Podcast, Writing, Our Personal Lives & More

Episode 492

Ep. 492: In this “Ask Us Anything” episode, we answer listeners’ questions about the podcast, writing, reading, dogs, our personal lives, and more.

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Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Little Happier: A Daughter-in-Law Hears Exactly What She Needs to Hear

When my friend worried about being displaced in the affection of her husband’s family after the appearance of a new daughter-in-law, her mother-in-law knew just what to say to reassure and comfort he…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago