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Ep. 540: Very Special Episode: Treasure Trove of Easy Ideas to Add Whimsy to Daily Life
Episode 540
In this Very Special Episode, we share dozens of ideas from listeners—and ourselves—about how to add an element of whimsy to everyday life, without n…
1 year, 4 months ago
Little Happier: “New Yorker” Covers and My Peculiar Yearning for a City I Already Have
New Yorker magazine covers capture something both true and elusive about the city, by distilling New York in single images, so that the place feels s…
1 year, 4 months ago
More Happier: Bestselling Novel "The Ministry of Time" Audiobook Preview
In honor of our upcoming Read 25 Day, we are excited to share an audiobook preview of bestselling novel "The Ministry of Time" from Lemonada's own "Y…
1 year, 4 months ago
Ep. 539: Don't Disparage What Matters, Funny Travel Trends & Handling Hurtful "Jokes"
Episode 539
We discuss why we shouldn't downplay things that are actually important to us (such as saying “I don’t care about my birthday” if you do care). We al…
1 year, 4 months ago
Little Happier: Paris, Rose, a Fortune Cookie—an Anniversary Toast to My Husband Jamie
A double anniversary (of a wedding and of a life-saving medical cure) inspired this toast—with allusion to Gertrude Stein, Wendell Berry, and “The Of…
1 year, 4 months ago
More Happier: Gretchen on Totally Booked with Zibby Owens
We bring you a conversation with my friend Zibby Owens on her podcast Totally Booked. Taped in front of a life studio audience, we discuss my new boo…
1 year, 4 months ago
Ep. 538: Set a Tripwire, Decide If You Need the Storage Unit & Do You Use that Gizmo?
Episode 538
We talk about why it can be helpful to set a tripwire for making a decision or moving forward. We also discuss a Secret of Adulthood that’s very rele…
1 year, 4 months ago
Little Happier: Four Helpful “Secrets of Adulthood” for Parents
Becoming a parent can be one of the most transformative, and instructive, experiences of our lives. These four “Secrets of Adulthood” examine some of…
1 year, 4 months ago
More Happier: James Taylor, Unrealistic Expectations & Do You Love to Provision?
James Taylor and a new puppy are making us happier. We also explore the question of whether it’s common these days to have perhaps unrealistically hi…
1 year, 4 months ago
Ep. 537: Create a Family “Familect,” Organize Your Apps & Listeners’ Great Secrets of Adulthood
Episode 537
We discuss the idea of the “familect” and why it might be fun to create a dictionary for our own familect. We also talk about a hack that makes it …
1 year, 4 months ago