{"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/056d6c5e2d6eaf550795ddc48567bcd4.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Lemonada Media","episode_count":1372,"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":"2026-09-24T06:24:48.164313+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/happier-with-gretchen-rubin-392423"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 601: Try \"Do-Spend September,\" Plus a Five-Senses Hack For a Memorable Vacation","slug":"ep-601-try-do-spend-september-plus-a-five-senses-hack-for-a-memorable-vacation","published_at":"2026-08-26T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/happier-with-gretchen-rubin-392423/ep-601-try-do-spend-september-plus-a-five-senses-hack-for-a-memorable-vacation","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/happier-with-gretchen-rubin-392423","url":"https://gretchenrubin.com/podcast/try-do-spend-september-plus-a-five-senses-hack-for-a-memorable-vacation","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/LEME8300653017.mp3","summary":"A counterpart to No-Spend February, \"Do-Spend September\" helps us spend what we have. We also share a five-senses hack for planning vacations that are much more fun. Episode highlights: Try This at Home: Observe a \"Do-Spend September,\" the counterpart to No-Spend February [03:06] Fun with the Five Senses: We share a listener's Five Senses hack for turning a familiar long weekend into a fresh, memorable vacation [15:55] Happiness Hack: The joys of a dolly. [12:28] Demerits and Gold Stars: Gretchen’s Demerit: dust bunnies in the office; Elizabeth’s Gold Star: Marathon Month at Orange Theory [20:08] Mentioned in this episode: Design Your Summer tool & Summer Recap feature Adult Braces: Driving Myself Sane by Lindy West (Amazon, Bookshop) Virginia Woolf Diaries, Vol. 4 (Amazon) Connect with Us: Email: podcast@gretchenrubin.com Website: gretchenrubin.com Instagram: @gretchenrubin | @lizcraft Take Gretchen's free Four Tendencies 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","meta_description":"A counterpart to No-Spend February, \"Do-Spend September\" helps us spend what we have. We also share a five-senses hack for planning vacations that are muc…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2014,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/happier-with-gretchen-rubin-392423/episodes/ep-601-try-do-spend-september-plus-a-five-senses-hack-for-a-memorable-vacation/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-601-try-do-spend-september-plus-a-five-senses-hack-for-a-memorable-vacation.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}