Episode 6 – Why do we talk so much about happiness? Part II of IV: selling happiness

Hello, everyone, how’s it going? I’m Luciano Sewaybricker, and this is The Underside of Happiness. In today's episode, we’re continuing to seek answers to the question, "Why do we talk so much about happiness?" The first answer we discussed - in the previous episode - was that happiness is such a talked-about topic precisely because … Continue reading Episode 6 – Why do we talk so much about happiness? Part II of IV: selling happiness →

Episode 5 – Unhappy Women

Solène: I mean, I didn't know my being happy would piss so many people off. Tracy: Oh, right. Did I not warn you? People hate happy women. This dialogue is from the movie The Idea of You, and it caught me off guard. In the field of happiness research, the general mood is one of … Continue reading Episode 5 – Unhappy Women →

Episode 4 – Article “What is Subjective Well-Being?”

Hello! My name is Luciano Sewaybricker, and this is The underside of Happiness Podcast. This is one of a few episodes I will record sharing my research on Happiness. One of the articles I wrote, a few years ago, was this one called “What is subjective well-being? A critical analysis of the article subjective well-being, … Continue reading Episode 4 – Article “What is Subjective Well-Being?” →

Episode 3- Why do we talk so much about happiness? Part I of IV: Lack of happiness

Hello, everyone, how’s it going? I’m Luciano Sewaybricker, and this is The Underside of Happiness. As we talked about in a previous episode, happiness is a mess. It is also a thorny, confusing, and often disheartening subject. There’s a very good book by American historian Darin McMahon called Happiness: A History, in which he writes … Continue reading Episode 3- Why do we talk so much about happiness? Part I of IV: Lack of happiness →

Episode 2- Happiness is a Mess

Hello everyone, how’s it going? My name is Luciano Sewaybricker, and this is the Underside of Happiness Podcast. This is a pilot episode to kick off a conversation about the topic of happiness. Important note: I’m not here to talk about one definitive happiness but about countless, diverse, and controversial ways of thinking about it.You’ve … Continue reading Episode 2- Happiness is a Mess →

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Episode 1 – Pilot

Hello everyone, how’s it going? My name is Luciano Sewaybricker, and this is The Underside of Happiness podcast. Happiness is an incredible topic, isn’t it? Everyone wants to be happier, to know more about happiness, to spread happiness around the world... It makes sense that such an important theme is mentioned so often—at the corner … Continue reading Episode 1 – Pilot →