{"podcast":{"title":"Happier with Gretchen Rubin","slug":"happier-with-gretchen-rubin-392423","podcast_index_feed_id":392423,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/LEME9795629446","website_url":"http://www.gretchenrubin.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/11090902-34f4-11f1-9856-0fdbaed12bcd/image/1495097cdf12014a8e117d03e8495d1d.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Lemonada Media","episode_count":1342,"summary":"Gretchen Rubin is HAPPIER, and she wants you to be happier too. The #1 bestselling author of The Happiness Project and Better Than Before gets more personal than ever as she brings her practical, manageable advice about happiness and good habits to this lively, thought-provoking podcast. Gretchen’s cohost and guinea pig is her younger sister, Elizabeth Craft, a TV writer and producer living in Los Angeles, who (lovingly) refers to Gretchen as her happiness bully. Sales and Distribution by Lemonada Media https://lemonadamedia.com/","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T06:20:14.289296+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/happier-with-gretchen-rubin-392423"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 578: Do You Dread Giving a Toast? And You Probably Want the Same Snack","slug":"ep-578-do-you-dread-giving-a-toast-and-you-probably-want-the-same-snack","published_at":"2026-03-18T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/happier-with-gretchen-rubin-392423/ep-578-do-you-dread-giving-a-toast-and-you-probably-want-the-same-snack","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/happier-with-gretchen-rubin-392423","url":"https://omny.fm/shows/happier-with-gretchen-rubin/ep-578-do-you-dread-giving-a-toast-and-you-probably-want-the-same-snack","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME3344736446.mp3?updated=1778167356","summary":"We talk about why proposing a toast can boost our happiness and discuss many do’s and don’ts for making a good toast. We also discuss some funny research about the “diversification bias” that might help you choose better snacks, and the common challenge of plugging in necessary accountability. Resources & links related to this episode: Funny TikTok related to the \"Four Tendencies\" Download my free Getting Specific How-To Guide Check out the new Bingo Book and Don't Break the Chain Habit Tracker Elizabeth is reading: Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel (Amazon, Bookshop) Gretchen is reading: Train Dreams by Denis Johnson (Amazon, Bookshop) Get in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.com Visit Gretchen's website to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app. Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","meta_description":"We talk about why proposing a toast can boost our happiness and discuss many do’s and don’ts for making a good toast. We also discuss some funny research…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2031,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/happier-with-gretchen-rubin-392423/episodes/ep-578-do-you-dread-giving-a-toast-and-you-probably-want-the-same-snack/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/happier-with-gretchen-rubin-392423/ep-578-do-you-dread-giving-a-toast-and-you-probably-want-the-same-snack.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}