Quantifying Happiness In 2026

2026年量化幸福

What A Day

2025-12-17

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Unemployment is up. Two-thirds of Americans have recently struggled with the rising cost of groceries. And the President of the United States has occupied his time attempting to start a land war in Venezuela, posting on the internet, and blowing up the East Wing of the White House. Times are… tough. So what can we do, as individuals and as a society, to be happier? To find out, we spoke to Michael Plant. He’s the founder and director of the Happier Lives Institute, a nonprofit that researches the most cost-effective ways to improve wellbeing around the world. And in headlines, unemployment surges to its highest rate in four years, the deadline to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies draws dangerously near, and Vice President J.D. Vance asks Americans for patience during a speech in Pennsylvania. Show Notes:   Check out the Happier Lives Institute – www.happierlivesinstitute.orgCall Congress – 202-224-3121Subscribe to the What A Day Newsletter – https://tinyurl.com/3kk4nyz8What A Day – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcastFollow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/whataday Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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  • It's Wednesday, December 17th.

  • I'm Jane Costin, and this is What A Day,

  • the show saying thank you to White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles for deciding,

  • you know what,

  • I'm gonna talk to a writer from Vanity Fair 11 times this year and just tell him everything I'm thinking about.

  • President Donald Trump's quote, alcoholics personality and Elon Musk's drug use.

  • And oh, by the way, Trump being in the Epstein vials.

  • Nothing is off limits.

  • I'm sure this will all go great.

  • It did.

  • On today's show, unemployment surges to its highest rate in four years, which is sad.

  • And the deadline to extend affordable Care Act subsidies draws dangerously near, also very sad.

  • But let's start with happiness?

  • I know.

  • It's a weird topic to talk about right now when there is so much to be justifiably unhappy about.

  • As I said, unemployment is up.

  • Two-thirds of Americans have recently struggled with the rising cost of groceries.

  • And the president of the United States has occupied his time attempting to start a land war in Venezuela,

  • posting on the internet, and blowing up the east wing of the White House.

  • Times are tough.