{"podcast":{"title":"Reasonably Happy with Paul Ollinger","slug":"reasonably-happy-with-paul-ollinger-635912","podcast_index_feed_id":635912,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/892156/s/356789.rss","website_url":"https://words.paulollinger.com/s/reasonably-happy-podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/892156/s/356789/a16ca37324e805787f46b75cedb6bc74.jpg","author":"Paul Ollinger","episode_count":336,"summary":"Reasonably Happy is a podcast hosted by comedian and former tech executive Paul Ollinger who explores the intersection of money, meaning, and happiness through candid conversations with authors, thinkers, and creatives. With wit and depth, each episode offers insights into how we can lead more fulfilling lives—without chasing perfection.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T02:18:41.337879+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reasonably-happy-with-paul-ollinger-635912"},"episode":{"title":"Surviving the Loss of a Child","slug":"surviving-the-loss-of-a-child","published_at":"2026-04-16T11:17:51+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reasonably-happy-with-paul-ollinger-635912/surviving-the-loss-of-a-child","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reasonably-happy-with-paul-ollinger-635912","url":"https://words.paulollinger.com/p/surviving-the-loss-of-a-child","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/194300379/8fdcdea3b47c473d922b0ce27399fa2d.mp3","summary":"“How am I ever going to be happy again?” That was the question the wife of this week’s guest asked him after the death of their one-month-old son, Fisher. Michael Cruz Kayne is a comedian, actor and a staff-writer on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, where his work has earned him a Peabody Award, a WGA Award, and two Emmy nominations . He made his off-Broadway debut in Sorry For Your Loss , a raw, comedic, and deeply vulnerable one-man show about coping with a parent’s worst fear, the loss of a child. This is a sad but inspiring conversation. I found Michael’s attempt to make sense out of his grief and to honor Fisher’s brief life to be an uplifting act of service. You can watch the show starting March 27 on the Dropout network. ✍️ Subscribe to Paul’s Substack here . ✍️ 📈Rate Reasonably Happy here .📈 👀 Watch Sorry for Your Loss here . 👀 Get full access to Reasonably Happy at words.paulollinger.com/subscribe","meta_description":"“How am I ever going to be happy again?” That was the question the wife of this week’s guest asked him after the death of their one-month-old son, Fisher.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3841,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/reasonably-happy-with-paul-ollinger-635912/episodes/surviving-the-loss-of-a-child/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reasonably-happy-with-paul-ollinger-635912/surviving-the-loss-of-a-child.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}