Little Happier: Don’t Tear Down a Fence Until You Know Why It Was Put Up
On a demanding backpacking trip, I saw an illustration of the principle sometimes call “Chesterton’s Fence”: Don’t take down a fence unless you know why it was put there in the first place. If you don...
12 Aug 20244min
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 TV...
10 Aug 202446min
Ep. 494: Shape Our Space to Shape Behavior, Preserving Memories of the Dead, and Empty Nest
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 di...
7 Aug 202432min
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. Get in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.com Follow on social medi...
5 Aug 20244min
More Happier: A Halfway Day Check-in with Jonathan Van Ness
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 yea...
3 Aug 202444min
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. I...
2 Aug 20245min
Ep. 493: Insights, Hacks, and Adventures from Our Hiking Trip in England
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 s...
31 Juli 202433min
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 em...
29 Juli 20242min
