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The Daily Smile
Everyone needs a reminder about just how good people can be. On Wondery’s new series The Daily Smile, host Nikki Boyer brings you stories that will make you feel good each weekday morning. With interviews, inspiring clips, and chats with special guests and passionate friends, The Daily Smile takes you on a journey into goodness, gives you all the feels, and will leave you with a smile on your face.
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Everyone needs a reminder about just how good people can be. On Wondery’s new series The Daily Smile, host Nikki Boyer brings you stories that will make you feel good each weekday morning. With interviews, inspiring clips, and chats with special guests and passionate friends, The Daily Smile takes you on a journey into goodness, gives you all the feels, and will leave you with a smile on your face.
Wondery Presents: Scamfluencers
You never really know someone…especially online. In today’s world, the power of influence can be the quickest path to money and fame, and it often ends in ruin. These are the stories of the world’s most insidious Scamfluencers. And we are their prey. On Wondery’s new weekly series, join co-hosts Scaachi Koul and Sarah Hagi as they unpack epic stories of deception from the worlds of social media, fashion, finance, health, and wellness. These influencers claim to be everything from charismatic healers to trusted financial insiders to experts in dating. They cast spells over millions. Why do we believe them, and how does our culture allow them to thrive? From Black Swan Murder to a fake social media influencer to an audacious Hollywood Ponzi schemer, each season will take the listener along the twists and turns, the impact on victims, and what’s left when the facade falls away.
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Apr 11 2022
6mins
Wondery Presents: Call Me Curious
Is sugar really more addictive than cocaine? Does intermittent fasting work? Should I buy crypto? We’re all on 24-7 information overload, on our news feeds, in our inboxes, on TikTok… it’s hard to know what is real and what isn’t. Every week on CALL ME CURIOUS, Nikki Boyer (Dying for Sex, The Daily Smile) and friends like Mr. Malone are going to dive into all the things you’ve heard about, but don’t really know about. That’s right - No more nodding along at parties or running into the bathroom to Google, “Why do people get nipple rings?” We’ll learn and laugh as we explore life’s little mysteries, the internet’s hot topics, and burning gotta-know questions.
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Mar 28 2022
3mins
Where’s Willow? 🙀
A car is stolen with a beloved calico cat inside. Nikki and Mr. Malone try to solve the Case of the Missing Calico in this episode and — a final farewell.
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Feb 08 2021
19mins
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: Part Two
“Heart hacker” Amy Chan healed her broken heart by turning to old remedies and new sciences for answers. Renew Breakup Bootcamp is the program she created to help others ease their own heartaches. And today, she’s sharing her tips on all things love and relationships with our Daily Smile community.
Buy Amy’s book, Breakup Bootcamp: The Science of Rewiring Your Heart
Learn more about Renew Breakup Bootcamp
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Feb 05 2021
24mins
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: Part One
Amy Chan’s love life didn’t go according to plan — and it was a hurt that wouldn’t go away. But that breakup would be the shake-up her life needed to make a change for the better... for her and the broken-hearted she helps to find a brand new start.
Buy Amy’s book, Breakup Bootcamp: The Science of Rewiring Your Heart
Learn more about Renew Breakup Bootcamp
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Feb 04 2021
23mins
Acting on Hope
English TV star Sabra Williams landed in LA with a new career path in mind. And then landed in prison — as an acting teacher. With the encouragement of an Oscar-winning actor, she’s bringing workshops to cell blocks — offering help, hope, and change to those who need it most.
Learn more about Sabra’s work online: CreativeActs.us
Follow Sabra on Twitter: @sabraarbas
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Feb 03 2021
22mins
Christian Robinson Imagines The World
Christian Robinson drew on his hope and imagination to brighten his life and find his way growing up without a lot in L.A. Now he’s a gifted children’s book illustrator telling stories that reflect the life he knows — and shedding light on the unseen kids who are growing up a lot like he did.
Order Milo Imagines The World, out today
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Check out Christian’s website
Photo credit: John Kwiatkowski
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Feb 02 2021
19mins
Spy Girl
What do you do with a theater arts degree and no real idea what you want to do next? Emily Brandwin moved home and tried everything. And when she answered an unlikely job ad, a little bit of movie magic happened. Emily became a spy for the CIA.
Follow Emily on Twitter: @CIAspygirl
Read more of Emily’s story on her website: CIASpyGirl.com
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Feb 01 2021
20mins
The Ultimate Pet Project
Sometimes finding what you were born to do takes time -- and a leap of faith. And sometimes it also takes a big bus and a bunch of furry friends. Instagram star Lee Asher’s life went to the dogs. And he couldn’t be happier.
To learn more about The Asher House click here or follow Lee Asher and his pups on Instagram
Promo photo courtesy of Lee Asher
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Jan 29 2021
14mins
Austin’s Extraordinary Playlist
Nikki talks to TV writer and producer Austin Winsberg about his work, his inspiration, and how he turned heartache into a whimsical, uplifting and meaningful hit TV show.
Watch Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist on NBC
Follow Austin Winsberg on Twitter: @austinwinsberg
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Jan 28 2021
18mins
American Idol's Catie Turner Does It Her Way
Catie Turner has always been herself, but didn’t know where she belonged until she sang her way onto American Idol at the age of 17. Her unique personality and soulful voice made her an instant fan favorite. Today, she’s still the same girl, but she knows exactly where she belongs.
Follow Catie on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and TikTok
To listen to Catie’s music on your platform of choice, check out her website
Photo credit: Jimmy Fontaine
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Jan 27 2021
20mins
Krigarè’s Dreamland
Singer-songwriter Krigarè played the Grammys at just 8-years-old. She was on her way. Yet just a few years later, she couldn’t sing a note and was fighting for her life. Now she’s back. Alive and well and living in Dreamland.
Listen to Krigarè on SoundCloud
Follow Krigarè on Instagram (@krigaremusic) or check out her website: krigaremusic.com
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Jan 26 2021
20mins
70 Years in the Making
Good things take time, right? This week, Nikki tells Mr. Malone two stories about special relationships that have each spanned seven decades.
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Jan 25 2021
15mins
The Meaning of Happiness
What if chasing happiness actually leaves you feeling unhappy? In the last episode of our Hunt for Happiness series, Nikki talks to Emily Esfahani Smith about how pursuing meaning in different ways can actually lead to a happier life.
Learn more about Emily’s work and take her Pillars of Meaning quiz on her website: emilyesfahanismith.com
Snag your own copy of The Power of Meaning on Amazon
Watch Emily’s TED Talk: There’s More to Life Than Being Happy
Follow Emily on Twitter: @EmEsfahaniSmith
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Jan 22 2021
17mins
The Science of Happiness
What does science have to say about happiness? As Yale’s Dr. Laurie Santos discovered… quite a lot. In this episode of our Hunt for Happiness series, Dr. Santos shares the secrets of a scientifically happier life.
Follow Dr. Laurie Santos on Twitter: @lauriesantos
Sign up for The Science of Well-Being for free on Coursera
Listen to The Happiness Lab podcast: http://podcasts.pushkin.fm/dailysmile
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Jan 21 2021
15mins
The Atlas of Happiness
It may seem like happiness is pretty black-and-white. You’re happy or you’re sad. But author Helen Russell knows that this isn’t the case. Other cultures around the world have many different ways to think about happiness that might actually make your daily life happier.
Buy your copy of The Atlas of Happiness
Follow Helen for updates on appearances and her forthcoming book, How To Be Sad, on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and her website: helenrussell.co.uk
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Jan 20 2021
16mins
The Aesthetics of Joy
How do tangible things create an intangible feeling of joy? This is the question author and designer Ingrid Fetell Lee pondered while researching the relationship between joy and design. In this episode, she shares her findings with Nikki for Hunt for Happiness Week.
Buy a copy of Ingrid’s book, Joyful: https://aestheticsofjoy.com/the-book/
Learn more about the aesthetics of joy online at AestheticsOfJoy.com/
Follow Ingrid on Instagram @aestheticsofjoy
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Jan 19 2021
17mins
The Happiness Project
How can you boost your happiness and enjoy life more each day? Gretchen Rubin started a year-long experiment trying to do just that. She called it “The Happiness Project,” and she wrote a book to share her findings with the rest of the world.
Order Gretchen’s books online: https://gretchenrubin.com/books/
Follow Gretchen on Instagram (@gretchenrubin) or check out her website: https://gretchenrubin.com/
Take the Four Tendencies Quiz: https://quiz.gretchenrubin.com
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Jan 18 2021
16mins
The Shark Whisperer
Cristina Zenato grew up in South Africa and always knew her life’s work would involve the ocean. What she didn’t know is that she’d end up in the Bahamas swimming with sharks.
For more information about Cristina and her work with sharks, you can visit her website, or follow her on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook
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Jan 15 2021
17mins
How To Be A Rebel Girl 💪
How do you instill confidence in young girls in a world that constantly depicts them as damsels in distress? You change the narrative. CEO Jes Wolfe and the Rebel Girls team are doing just that with their girl-centric edu-tainment company.
Learn more at the Rebel Girls website
Follow Rebel Girls on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, or YouTube
Order your own copy of one of the Goodnight Stories books
Listen to the Rebel Girls podcast
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Jan 14 2021
17mins