{"podcast":{"title":"Joy First®","slug":"joy-first-7061767","podcast_index_feed_id":7061767,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/66ed4a97c63b952f9ac375ff","website_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/joy-first","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1726827065493-6ac89232-18bc-4400-928c-a55ad7bee1da.jpeg","author":"J.Nichole Smith","episode_count":49,"summary":"Discover why and how to put joy first in a world that rewards hustle over happiness. This bi-weekly show is for workaholics, founders, perfectionists and parents…the hardworking humans who struggle to find, choose or share joy because they are just so damn busy surviving. Expect inspiration, education and practical how-to’s for living and working in a way that allows you to easily and consistently prioritize joy over fear. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-25T10:19:00.364477+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/joy-first-7061767"},"episode":{"title":"The Joy Audit","slug":"the-joy-audit","published_at":"2026-04-01T20:44:31+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/joy-first-7061767/the-joy-audit","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/joy-first-7061767","url":"https://youtu.be/8weQNMIYVBg","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/66ed4a97c63b952f9ac375ff/e/69cd79ab3908885dc4e4f2fc/media.mp3","summary":"I'm recording this episode from my bed, at 6:30pm, surrounded by laundry, with a partially sedated dog, and with maybe 15 minutes before my kids come home. I cannot think of a more perfect setting for a conversation about joy. Because joy usually isn't the Instagram version. Sometimes it's survival. Sometimes it's taking 20 minutes out to nip to the garden centre to get covered in manure to make a place for happy plants before the dentist appointment and the school run, and attempting to figure out dinner for everyone in a kitchen with no floors and industrial fans and dehumidifiers making you mysteriously nauseous. Sometimes it's putting the kids' clothes away with love and intention, instead of racing through it. This is the Joy category of the Joy First Audit: welcome to the real face of joy in the messy middle. Key things we get into: The four versions of joy (and why most of us only count one of them) What the big battleground that feels really present this week My score: what it means and what it doesn't Why the gap between \"laughter and play\" joy and \"survival\" joy matters Some BIG BIG news I've been dying to share with you: a milestone that feels very connected to everything this season has been about Links: Take the Joy First Audit: https://joyfirstworld.substack.com/p/the-joy-first-audit The 'Joy Codes' episode: https://joyfirstworld.com/blogs/joy-first-podcast/finding-your-joy-codes Find us on Substack: joyfirstworld.substack.com https://substack.com/@joyfirstworld Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JoyFirstWorld/videos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"I'm recording this episode from my bed, at 6:30pm, surrounded by laundry, with a partially sedated dog, and with maybe 15 minutes before my kids come home…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1687,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/joy-first-7061767/episodes/the-joy-audit/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/joy-first-7061767/the-joy-audit.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}