{"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":"TRIGGERnometry's Francis Foster on Teaching, Comedy, and Why the U.K. is Fucked","slug":"triggernometry-s-francis-foster-on-teaching-comedy-and-why-the-u-k-is-fucked","published_at":"2026-07-02T09:07:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reasonably-happy-with-paul-ollinger-635912/triggernometry-s-francis-foster-on-teaching-comedy-and-why-the-u-k-is-fucked","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reasonably-happy-with-paul-ollinger-635912","url":"https://words.paulollinger.com/p/triggernometrys-francis-foster-on","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/203540815/41d27b9ecd84919c2b1c8aa3acb613fa.mp3","summary":"Francis Foster is the co-host of the massively popular TRIGGERnometry podcast and author of the new book (Un)Educated: My Life as a Teacher, and Why You Should Never Become One (which you should buy here ). In this honest, fun, and sometimes stark conversation, Francis and I discuss: * Why teaching is a terrible job. * What he loves about TRIGGERnometry * His love for Buc-ees* (which are closer to 50,000 square feet than the 8,000 I mentioned) * How the United Kingdom is “fucked” * Why the Stone Roses won’t help incoming PM, Andy Burnham Get his book, and watch the Francis Foster Show on YouTube. Follow Paul on Substack here . See Paul tell jokes live in July: * Philadelphia: Next In Line Comedy , 7/3 * Los Angeles: The Venice West , 7/21 * New York: QED Astoria , 7/31 * San Francisco: Cobbs Comedy Club , 7/23 * Southampton, NY: Sticks and Stones Comedy Club , 8/1 Get full access to Reasonably Happy at words.paulollinger.com/subscribe","meta_description":"Francis Foster is the co-host of the massively popular TRIGGERnometry podcast and author of the new book (Un)Educated: My Life as a Teacher, and Why You S…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1861,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/reasonably-happy-with-paul-ollinger-635912/episodes/triggernometry-s-francis-foster-on-teaching-comedy-and-why-the-u-k-is-fucked/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/triggernometry-s-francis-foster-on-teaching-comedy-and-why-the-u-k-is-fucked.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}