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The Unhappy Millionaire ICYMI
Season 6 Episode 22
Recovering from a car crash that smashed her face, listener Rebecca Kaduru stumbled across an episode of The Happiness Lab in which we interviewed wo…
2 years, 9 months ago
'I Woke up in an Ambulance Stuck in Traffic.' : A Listener's Story of Recovery
Season 6 Episode 21
Rebecca Kaduru was driving home... then woke up in an ambulance. She'd been in involved in an accident and her face was smashed. Living in Uganda, sh…
2 years, 9 months ago
Ask Us Anything! Laurie and Gretchen Take Your Questions (Live from Toronto)
Season 6 Episode 20
What do you do when you enter "survival mode"? How can you become better at forging social connections? Can you be happy in a sad world? Happiness ex…
2 years, 10 months ago
With Elmo's Help... It's Never Too Early to Learn About Happiness
Season 6 Episode 19
Not matter if you're aged three or 103, you can learn to be happier using pretty much the same strategies. Sesame Workshop and its furry friends have…
2 years, 11 months ago
Can Spiritual Experiences and Psychedelics Make us Happy? (LIVE from DC)
Season 6 Episode 18
More than a third of us admit to having had a spiritual experience. We might have been profoundly moved by a sunset or a painting; or felt that we've…
2 years, 11 months ago
Why We're Mean to Our Future Selves (LIVE from Boston)
Season 6 Episode 17
Who do we volunteer to run a gruelling half-marathon? Who do we expect to give up sugar, or quit drinking? Who do we demand clears out the garage in …
2 years, 11 months ago
The Man Who Invented Happiness Science: Marty Seligman
Season 6 Episode 16
When Marty Seligman started his long scientific career, psychologists concentrated on studying "misery and suffering" and what made people sad. But M…
2 years, 11 months ago
Smell, Taste and Touch: How to Joyfully Awaken Your Senses
Season 6 Episode 15
Happiness expert Gretchen Rubin was warned that her eyesight was in peril. It shocked her into realising she'd taken all of her five senses for grant…
3 years ago
Sight and Sound: How to Joyfully Awaken Your Senses
Season 6 Episode 14
Are you seeing what you look at? Or tuning in to the noises all around you? We take our senses for granted - particularly when it comes to the sights…
3 years ago
Do We Need a New Word for 'Happiness'? Katie Couric talks to Dr Laurie Santos
Season 6 Episode 13
Laurie swaps seats in the studio to be interviewed by none other than Katie Couric. In this episode of Next Question with Katie Couric, Laurie's aske…
3 years ago