How Important Is It to Be Likable?

Gwyneth sits down with Isabelle Boemeke—nuclear energy influencer better known as Isodope and author of Rad Future—to explore why nuclear energy is often misunderstood and how it compares to other energy sources. They explore how fear and misinformation have shaped public percept ...  Show more

Gwyneth sits down with Nikki Glaser—sharp, unfiltered, and refreshingly honest—for a conversation about the societal pressures around beauty, sex and desire, and the shame so many of us carry quietly. They talk about the tension between self-worth and external validation, and wha ...  Show more

William Locke explains why he’ll never give up his two biggest vices. Then Max talks with Congressman Jim Clyburn about how the balance between optimism and pragmatism has guided his political career and how he's maintained that balance without the help of his confidant, main adv ...  Show more

How to be a good guest, what to do if you don't want to act as an accountability partner - and Elizabeth grills for the first time. Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretchenrubin.com; happiercast.com/139; 774-277-9336. To learn more about listener data and o ...  Show more

Ezra Klein joins Search Engine this week to answer a question that's increasingly confounded us: how do I use the internet now? How do I get information about the things I care about, without getting sucked into a vortex of opinion, unearned certainty, and yelling? If you'd like ...  Show more

Is she into you, or is she strictly dickly?! This week, we’re joined by Comedian and fellow Dear Media Host, Ali Kolbert to talk about the freedom in not having to define your sexuality, her advice on making the first move, and why some men just don’t get it. Text VOTER to 26797 ...  Show more