# More Happier : Easing Painful Moments with Humor, Plus, Are Coasters Outdated? Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/happier-with-gretchen-rubin-392423/more-happier-easing-painful-moments-with-humor-plus-are-coasters-outdated Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/happier-with-gretchen-rubin-392423/more-happier-easing-painful-moments-with-humor-plus-are-coasters-outdated.md Podcast: [Happier with Gretchen Rubin](https://stenobird.com/podcast/happier-with-gretchen-rubin-392423) Published: 2026-07-25T07:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://gretchenrubin.com/podcast/more-happier-easing-painful-moments-with-humor-plus-are-coasters-outdated Audio file: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME2053119083.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/happier-with-gretchen-rubin-392423/episodes/more-happier-easing-painful-moments-with-humor-plus-are-coasters-outdated Duration seconds: 1467 ## Resource A viral clip shows two NBA stars turning a painful mistake into a moment of friendship through humor. We also discuss a surprisingly divisive topic: coasters. Episode highlights: Something Making Us Happier: Running a mile in under 12 minutes, and weird soda flavors [00:41] I've Been Meaning to Tell You: How "joshing" and affectionate teasing helped two Knicks teammates reframe a painful playoff moment [03:57] Spotlight on a Tool: Sign up for my free newsletter for "Five Things to Try" [10:31] Are Coasters Still Useful? A listener argues coasters are outdated.  [11:21] Mentioned in this episode: Jalen Brunson Trolls Josh Hart Missing Dunk Before OG's Tip-In -  Bleacher Report  Sign up for Gretchen's free newsletter, "Five Things to Try This Month"  Subscribe to Lemonada Premium for ad-free listening  Connect with Us: Email: podcast@gretchenrubin.com Website: gretchenrubin.com Instagram: @gretchenrubin | @lizcraft Learn more about Gretchen's Four Tendencies personality framework and take the free quiz. Enjoyed this episode? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or rate us on Spotify — it helps other listeners find the show! Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/happier-with-gretchen-rubin-392423/episodes/more-happier-easing-painful-moments-with-humor-plus-are-coasters-outdated/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/happier-with-gretchen-rubin-392423/more-happier-easing-painful-moments-with-humor-plus-are-coasters-outdated.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.