Other Episodes
Episode 61: Who Would You Be Without Them?
Think of an important person in your life. Now imagine you never met. Our guest practices…
Episode 60: Step Away from Anxiety
Do you have a hard time calming your nerves? Author Raina Telgemeier tries a practice to…
Episode 59: Who Is Your Rock?
He survived the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, two years ago and has been a student…
Episode 58: What Does It Take to Really Listen to Someone?
Are you actually listening when someone is talking to you, or just waiting for your turn to…
Episode 57: Why Shared Goals Can Bridge Divides
How can people from different groups get on the same page? Our guest, an educator and…
Episode 56: How to Make Time for Happiness
Her New Year's resolution was to have more joyful and fulfilling experiences in her daily…
Episode 55: How to Get Your Senses Tingling
There are millions of YouTube channels with people crinkling bubble wrap or whispering…
Episode 54: How to Be Less Hard on Yourself
Do you beat yourself up over every mistake? A high school senior tries to be kinder to…
Happy Again: How to Notice What You’re Thankful For (Encore)
Comedian Maz Jobrani tries to be more thankful for the good things in his life by writing…
Episode 53: Can You Find Wonder in the Ordinary?
When was the last time you felt connected to something bigger than yourself? Award-winning…
Episode 52: How To Get Your Priorities Straight
It's easy to lose sight of what matters most. Our guest finds a way to reconnect with her…
Episode 51: Does Your Doctor Listen to You?
Doctors are often trained to be emotionally detached. But our guest finds greater meaning…
Episode 50: Finding Beauty in the Everyday
A tree next to a bus stop, a flower poking through the sidewalk. Our guest, a veteran of…
Episode 49: How to Find Your Silver Linings
Do you fixate on what's going wrong in your life? Poet and "recovering pessimist" Maggie…
Episode 48: Can Margaret Cho Get Any Better?
She's one of the most accomplished comedians of her generation. But Margaret Cho wants to…
Episode 47: Can You Humanize a Zombie?
Should we try to find common ground with the villains in our lives? Comedian Zahra…
Episode 46: Making Kindness Contagious
We gave our Happiness Guinea Pig a mission: Do five random acts of kindness in one day.
Episode 45: Facing Your Fears
Heights. Public speaking. Death. Our Happiness Guinea Pig explains how she overcomes her…
Episode 44: How Michael Lewis Finds the Funny
How can you unearth humor in everyday life? Best-selling author Michael Lewis goes looking…
Episode 43: How to Keep Love Alive
After more than a decade together, our Happiness Guinea Pig tries to bring the spark back…
