Best LLC | Pod People Podcasts (2025)

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Independent Podcast Awards announce shortlist 1:44

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Sponsored by SoundStack Marketplace. More revenue secures the future of podcasting/streaming. Monetize shows easily in SoundStack Marketplace and keep great content flourishing. Apologies for the delay today due to travel The UK’s Independent Podcast Awards announced its 2025 shortlist. The event is on Oct 15 in London. Of note (for all podcast awa…

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What To Do When Your Life Blows up | Emma Heming Willis 1:26:37

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When life gets turbulent, is self-care self-indulgent? Emma Heming Willis is a mother, step-mother, wife, and an advocate. After her husband, Bruce Willis, was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, she became a passionate voice for care partners and families navigating neurodegenerative disease. Her new book is called The Unexpected Journey: Find…

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On Air Fest expands 3:59

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Sponsored by SoundStack Marketplace. More revenue secures the future of podcasting/streaming. Monetize shows easily in SoundStack Marketplace and keep great content flourishing. After eight years, On Air Fest is to expand, “into an always-on cultural organization producing live shows, special projects, and brand + creator collaborations”. The Ambie…

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The podcast factory making 3,000 episodes a week 5:08

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Sponsored by SoundStack Marketplace. More revenue secures the future of podcasting/streaming. Monetize shows easily in SoundStack Marketplace and keep great content flourishing. How many shows do you make every day? A new podcast network is using AI to flood podcast directories with more than 3,000 new episodes a week - and only four content staff.…

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How To Rewire Your Inner Dialogue and Re-Regulate Your Nervous System | Elizabeth Gilbert 1:05:03

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A raw conversation about addiction, love, death, grief, recovery, and more. Elizabeth Gilbert is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of nonfiction and fiction books such as Big Magic and Eat Pray Love. Her new memoir is All The Way To The River: Love, Loss, and Liberation. In this episode we talk about: Ways that Elizabeth fostered dependency …

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Blubrry CEO Todd Cochrane has died 1:20

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Todd Cochrane, the CEO of Blubrry Podcasting and an independent podcaster, has died. He was 61. In a statement from the company, Blubrry’s Barry Kantz said: “His leadership, passion, and belief in independent creators guided Blubrry from day one. Todd’s impact on our company, our team, and the entire podcasting community is immeasurable.” Podnews t…

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Taylor Swift made New Heights 6× larger last month 7:21

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Sponsored by SoundStack Marketplace. More revenue secures the future of podcasting/streaming. Monetize shows easily in SoundStack Marketplace and keep great content flourishing. Taylor Swift’s appearance in New Heights made the show’s monthly downloads more than six times larger, according to a report from Podscribe. The show became the fifth bigge…

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Your Negative, Ruminating Mind: Here's Your Way Out | Sister Dang Nghiem 1:17:46

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When it comes to your demons, your baggage, you have a choice: transform or transmit. Sister Dang Nghiem, MD, (“Sister D”) was born in 1968 in Vietnam during the Tet Offensive, the daughter of a Vietnamese mother and an American soldier. She lost her mother at the age of twelve and immigrated to the United States at the age of seventeen with her br…

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Coach Dan Quinn Got Fired, So He Changed His Life. 29:16

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Then he got put in charge of a losing team, and he turned them into winners. Dan Quinn is Head Coach of the Washington Commanders. He was fired from the Atlanta Falcons back in 2020, then signed up for a “360 review” where he solicited feedback from former players, peers, and bosses. He then brought all those learnings to his new job at the Command…

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How To Regulate Your Nervous System For Stress, Anxiety, And Trauma | Peter Levine 1:10:03

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The creator of somatic experiencing shows Dan how to heal trauma through the body. Peter A. Levine, Ph.D., has spent the past 50 years developing Somatic Experiencing. He holds a doctorate in Biophysics from UC Berkeley and a doctorate in Psychology from International University. His work has been taught to over 30,000 therapists in over 42 countri…

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Pushkin’s new slate of shows includes return for Heavyweight 3:36

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Sponsored by SoundStack Marketplace. More revenue secures the future of podcasting/streaming. Monetize shows easily in SoundStack Marketplace and keep great content flourishing. Pushkin Industries unveiled their brand new slate for Fall 2025. We’re promised a new limited series from Malcolm Gladwell, a new season of Fiasco, and the return of Jonath…

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In Our Time’s Melvyn Bragg to step down 2:59

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Sponsored by SoundStack Marketplace. More revenue secures the future of podcasting and streaming. Make it simple for your creators in SoundStack Marketplace and keep great content flourishing. Melvyn Bragg has announced he is to step down from presenting the In Our Time podcast. The 85 year-old first joined the BBC in 1961; the podcast and radio pr…

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New BBC News podcast for Asia 3:35

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Sponsored by SoundStack Marketplace. More revenue secures the future of podcasting and streaming. Make it simple for your creators in SoundStack Marketplace and keep great content flourishing. The team behind the wildly popular Global News Podcast from the BBC have announced a new Asia-focused news show. The podcast, which will also be available in…

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Reset Your Nervous System: Actionable Advice for Stress, Burnout, and Trauma | Linda Thai 1:10:07

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An expert trauma therapist offers a master class in resilience. Linda Thai LMSW is a trauma therapist specializing in cutting-edge brain-and body-based modalities for complex developmental trauma. As an educator, she adeptly communicates on trauma, attachment, and the impact of oppressive systems. Passionate about healing trauma, Linda is redefinin…

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“Too boring”: number one reason why people stop listening 3:45

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Sponsored by SoundStack Marketplace. More revenue secures the future of podcasting and streaming. Make it simple for your creators in SoundStack Marketplace and keep great content flourishing. The top reasons people leave a podcast are that “it started with too much meaningless chat”, or that “it was just boring”, according to The Podcast Study: Gr…

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Live podcast events are “surreal” says Alastair Campbell 4:32

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Sponsored by SoundStack Marketplace. More revenue secures the future of podcasting and streaming. Make it simple for your creators in SoundStack Marketplace and keep great content flourishing. Alastair Campbell, former UK government communications and strategy director and now host of The Rest Is Politics, found it “absolutely surreal” to be perfor…

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Chronic Stress Ages You. Here’s How To De-Stress for Longevity. | Elissa Epel 1:11:55

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How to reduce negative thoughts, get deep rest, and improve cellular health. Elissa Epel, Ph.D., is an international expert on stress, well-being, and optimal aging and a best-selling author of The Telomere Effect, and The Stress Prescription. She is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, at the University of California,…

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You Can’t Hate Yourself Into Becoming a Better Person | Vinny Ferraro 38:06

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We’re in the midst of an exciting evolution of the overall 10% Happier project. In our quest to make this podcast more actionable – to help you operationalize all the game-changing ideas you encounter on this pod – we’re now offering guided meditations to accompany each full episode of the show, available to paid subscribers at DanHarris.com. For t…

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WTF is a book 4:56

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Sponsored by Co-Creator by Riverside. Meet Co-Creator by Riverside: turn one recording into clips, captions, show notes, and posts, instantly. AI that understands your content and markets it for you. Create once, publish everywhere. When WTF with Marc Maron goes away, what will you have to remember the show by? How about the official graphic novel?…

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Professional Setbacks Happen to All of Us. Here Are Some Lessons From Resetting My Career. | Dan Harris & Toni Magyar 52:52

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Practical learnings from Dan and his CEO on: focus, feedback, self-talk, and expecting adversity. 10% Media head honcho Toni Magyar joins Dan for a candid conversation about how to reset after a professional setback, navigating some tricky transitions, and how self-compassion and clear communication can make it all a bit easier. In this episode we …

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Learn how podcast advertising works 4:39

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Sponsored by Co-Creator by Riverside. Meet Co-Creator by Riverside: turn one recording into clips, captions, show notes, and posts, instantly. AI that understands your content and markets it for you. Create once, publish everywhere. Acast has launched the Acast Ads Academy - two courses to gain certification on how podcast advertising works. Those …

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More data about your podcast, in one place 4:57

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Sponsored by Co-Creator by Riverside. Meet Co-Creator by Riverside: turn one recording into clips, captions, show notes, and posts, instantly. AI that understands your content and markets it for you. Create once, publish everywhere. Exclusive: To help with the tedious job of manually getting consumption data from lots of different platforms, Podsto…

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How To Handle Toxic Thoughts | Sebene Selassie and Jeff Warren 1:09:17

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What to do when the voice in your head is an asshole. Sebene Selassie is an author and meditation teacher. She writes the popular newsletter remind me to love and her first book is called, You Belong. Jeff Warren is an author and meditation teacher. He writes the popular newsletter Home Base and is the coauthor, along with Dan, of a book called Med…

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No Emmy Awards for podcasts 3:08

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Sponsored by Co-Creator by Riverside. Meet Co-Creator by Riverside: turn one recording into clips, captions, show notes, and posts, instantly. AI that understands your content and markets it for you. Create once, publish everywhere. In Variety, we learn that video podcasts aren’t eligible to win an Emmy. “Podcasts are not eligible if it’s a straigh…

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Now, Golden Mike Awards for podcasts 4:57

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Sponsored by Co-Creator by Riverside. Meet Co-Creator by Riverside: turn one recording into clips, captions, show notes, and posts, instantly. AI that understands your content and markets it for you. Create once, publish everywhere. The “Golden Mike Awards” for broadcast radio and TV news have opened the awards program to independent podcast produc…

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The Science of Conversation: How To Say What You Mean, Be Heard, and Stop People-Pleasing | Alison Wood Brooks 1:19:27

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You talk all day. Here’s how to do it better, according to a professor from Harvard Business School. Alison Wood Brooks comes from the Harvard Business School, where she teaches a course called “TALK: How to Talk Gooder in Business and Life,” which she has now turned into a book, called TALK: The Science of Conversation and the Art of Being Ourselv…

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How To Meditate When You're Freaking Out | Kaira Jewel Lingo 18:28

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What to do when you're in the grip of grief, anxiety, or overwhelm. Our Teacher of the Month, Kaira Jewel Lingo, has some suggestions for finding your way through. Join Dan’s online community here Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok Subscribe to our YouTube Channel On Sunday, September 21st from 1-5pm ET, join Dan and Leslie Booker at the New Y…

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Captivate announces monetisation, remote recording 3:10

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Sponsored by Co-Creator by Riverside. Meet Co-Creator by Riverside: turn one recording into clips, captions, show notes, and posts, instantly. AI that understands your content and markets it for you. Create once, publish everywhere. Growth-oriented podcast host Captivate has announced a significant set of new product launches later this year. Produ…

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How To Handle Your Demons | Vinny Ferraro 19:53

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We’re bringing you some of our favorite gems from the archives, as chosen by our staff. This week, we’re hearing from dharma teacher Vinny Ferraro, as chosen by our producer Eleanor Vasilli. Vinny explores the concept of “alignment” and how you can actually choose your own attitude – and choose your own adventure. Full Episode: Three Buddhist Pract…

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Now, books get visual additions too 4:21

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Sponsored by Riverside. We’re at Podcast Movement in Dallas! For 48 hours only, use code PODNEWS to get 20% off Riverside Pro yearly plan As podcasts grapple with what visuals means to our audio-first experience, it’s the turn of books. “As part of Spotify’s broader ambition to reimagine audiobooks as a multisensory format, we’ve expanded our Follo…

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Podcast listeners are listening longer 3:28

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Sponsored by Riverside. We’re at Podcast Movement in Dallas! For 48 hours only, use code PODNEWS to get 20% off Riverside Pro yearly plan Podcast listeners are listening longer, according to new data shared at Podcast Movement yesterday. Weekly listeners consume 6.3 hours of podcasts a week on average, according to the latest data from The Podcast …

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Next Time You’re Suffering, Ask Yourself This Question | Caverly Morgan 1:03:51

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The highest form of self compassion (is seeing there’s no self in the first place). Caverly Morgan is a meditation teacher who blends the original spirit of Zen with a modern nondual approach, drawing from her eight years of training in a silent Zen monastery. She's authored two books—The Heart of Who We Are: Realizing Freedom Together and A Kids B…

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Wonda launches: a creation-by-conversation tool 3:28

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Sponsored by Riverside. Heading to Podcast Movement in Dallas? Stop by our booth (#408) to say hello to Stephen and the team from Riverside to talk all things podcasting! Wondercraft today launches “Wonda”, which it calls “the first AI agent built for content creation – enabling users to create, edit, and refine professional audio and video by simp…

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Podcast Movement and Sounds Profitable announce merger 5:51

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Sponsored by Riverside. Heading to Podcast Movement in Dallas? Stop by our booth (#408) to say hello to Stephen and the team from Riverside to talk all things podcasting! On the eve of Podcast Movement 2025 in Dallas, it’s been announced that Podcast Movement and Sounds Profitable have merged in a seven-figure deal. Bryan Barletta becomes President…

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The Science of Self-Hypnosis | Dr. David Spiegel 1:08:57

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How it can help with stress, anxiety, and panic. Dr. David Spiegel is Willson Professor and Associate Chair of Psychiatry at Stanford School of Medicine. Standing on a lifetime of research and clinical experience (nearly 50 years), he is a world renowned expert on hypnosis and has treated more than 7,000 patients with it. He founded the Reveri app …

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How to Handle Discomfort, Uncertainty, and Overwhelm | Meditation with Kaira Jewel Lingo 14:59

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All this month, we’re sharing custom guided meditations from our teacher of the month, Kaira Jewel Lingo, exclusively available at DanHarris.com. Like any good drug dealer, the first taste is free – so today, we’re giving you a sample of what you can expect for the rest of the month. This meditation is about learning to sit with discomfort. Related…

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New Heights in numbers 4:28

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Sponsored by Riverside's Co-Creator. Meet Co-Creator by Riverside: turn one recording into clips, captions, show notes, and posts, instantly. AI that understands your content and markets it for you. Create once, publish everywhere. Billboard reports record numbers for Taylor Swift’s appearance on New Heights. The outlet reports 9mn views on YouTube…

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How To Repair the Damage After An Argument | Dr. Becky Kennedy 32:02

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It’s good to apologize when you’ve hurt someone’s feelings, but there’s more to “making up” than simply an apology. We’re bringing you some of our favorite gems from the archives, as chosen by our staff, and this week we’re hearing from parenting expert and psychologist Dr. Becky Kennedy about taking the next step when you’ve made a mistake. Full E…

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Libsyn’s $100 million payout for creators 3:41

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Sponsored by Riverside's Co-creator. Meet Co-Creator by Riverside: turn one recording into clips, captions, show notes, and posts, instantly. AI that understands your content and markets it for you. Create once, publish everywhere. Libsyn has announced it has now paid over $100mn in creator payouts. Year-on-year, the company paid-out 40% more reven…

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3 is the magic number for podcasting 3:51

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Sponsored by Riverside's Co-creator. Meet Co-Creator by Riverside: turn one recording into clips, captions, show notes, and posts, instantly. AI that understands your content and markets it for you. Create once, publish everywhere. Exclusive: Most podcast listeners only make room for three titles in their weekly routine. That’s one of the key findi…

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Think You Suck at Meditation? This Conversation Could Help. | Ofosu Jones-Quartey 1:08:22

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How to (constructively) lower the bar on your meditation practice. Ofosu Jones-Quartey is a meditation teacher, hip-hop artist, and author based in the DC area. He’s a certified teacher with over 20 years of experience bringing mindfulness, self-compassion, and creativity to people of all ages. His stage name is “Born I,”, and his new book is calle…

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New Heights gets Taylor Swift as guest 3:59

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Sponsored by Riverside. Your podcast deserves more than audio. Riverside captures studio‑quality video and audio, cleans tracks with AI, and auto‑generates shareable clips, so episodes are published before your first coffee. Finally! Wondery show New Heights will finally get Taylor Swift as a special guest in tomorrow’s episode - it’s Taylor’s firs…

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“Unfiltered” podcasts on TV cancelled 5:04

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Sponsored by Riverside. Your podcast deserves more than audio. Riverside captures studio‑quality video and audio, cleans tracks with AI, and auto‑generates shareable clips, so episodes are published before your first coffee. In South Africa, satellite TV provider DStv announced it was putting eight video podcasts onto its TV channels. “This is ... …

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Let’s Normalize Failure (The Right Kind) | Manu Kapur 1:01:53

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An expert in failure shows us how to find success in the most counterintuitive way. Manu Kapur is currently the Director of the Singapore-ETH Center, and Professor for Learning Sciences and Higher Education at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, where he also directs The Future Learning Initiative (FLI). Manu is also the Founding Chair of the ETH Zurich – EPF…

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Pods We Love: Happier with Gretchen Rubin 32:39

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Sharing an episode today from our friend Gretchen Rubin’s podcast, Happier. Gretchen and her sister Elizabeth Craft discuss the idea of the “familect” and why it might be fun to create a dictionary for our own familect. They also talk about a hack that makes it easier to use a smartphone, and they share dozens of listeners’ thought-provoking “Secre…

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Podcast listening on TV doubles in 2 years 4:32

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Sponsored by Riverside. Your podcast deserves more than audio. Riverside captures studio‑quality video and audio, cleans tracks with AI, and auto‑generates shareable clips, so episodes are published before your first coffee. Consuming podcasts on TV has doubled in the UK in the past two years, according to Edison Research’s The UK Podcast Consumer …

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A Surprisingly Effective Way to Deal With Your Inner Critic 28:58

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We’re bringing you some of our favorite gems from the archives, as chosen by our staff. This week, we’re hearing from therapist Dick Schwartz, as chosen by Mani Chandy from our Substack team. Schwartz is the founder of Internal Family Systems, a way of looking at all of the various “parts” that we have inside ourselves, and how they can work togeth…

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The biggest UK shows in the US 4:10

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Sponsored by Riverside. Your podcast deserves more than audio. Riverside captures studio‑quality video and audio, cleans tracks with AI, and auto‑generates shareable clips, so episodes are published before your first coffee. Exclusive: Ahead of today’s UK Podcast Consumer 2025 webinar (at 2pm London time today; 9am Eastern - still time to register)…

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Apple’s “Best So Far” podcasts: in every country 5:21

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Sponsored by Riverside. Your podcast deserves more than audio. Riverside captures studio‑quality video and audio, cleans tracks with AI, and auto‑generates shareable clips, so episodes are published before your first coffee. Apple Podcasts released its list of “Best So Far” shows - which “recognizes some of the best podcast shows and seasons since …

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How To Handle Dilemmas, Drift, Indecision, and Difficult People | Gretchen Rubin 1:04:18

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An avalanche of practical advice and brief (but powerful) life lessons. Gretchen Rubin is a New York Times bestselling author and happiness expert who explores human nature and habits. She’s a highly acclaimed writer, host of the podcast Happier with Gretchen Rubin and the founder of the award-winning Happier app. In this episode we talk about: Wh…