{"podcast":{"title":"The Science of Happiness","slug":"the-science-of-happiness-439105","podcast_index_feed_id":439105,"rss_url":"https://feeds.feedburner.com/TheScienceOfHappiness","website_url":"https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/podcasts/series/the_science_of_happiness","image_url":"https://f.prxu.org/192/images/dbfbdeab-0935-41a6-8949-49413de5657a/SOH_logo_PRX_3000.jpg","author":"PRX and Greater Good Science Center (shuka@berkeley.edu)","episode_count":345,"summary":"Learn research-tested strategies for a happier, more meaningful life, drawing on the science of compassion, gratitude, mindfulness, and awe. Hosted by award-winning psychologist Dacher Keltner. Co-produced by PRX and UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center. Follow us on Instagram @HappinessPod.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T20:18:21.027298+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-science-of-happiness-439105"},"episode":{"title":"Happiness Break: How Poetry Helps Us Feel and Heal","slug":"happiness-break-how-poetry-helps-us-feel-and-heal","published_at":"2026-03-31T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-science-of-happiness-439105/happiness-break-how-poetry-helps-us-feel-and-heal","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-science-of-happiness-439105","url":"https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_192_ba901cd7-bd82-4707-bf94-fed3235392f9&uf=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2FTheScienceOfHappiness","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/mgln.ai/e/48/dovetail.prxu.org/192/ba901cd7-bd82-4707-bf94-fed3235392f9/Segment_A_LongHB_Poetry.mp3","summary":"What happens in your brain when you read or write a poem? We listen to powerful poetry from you, our listeners, and uncover the neuroscience of why it helps us feel, process, and recover. Scroll down for a transcription of this episode. Today’s Happiness Break Guest: SUSAN MAGSAMEN is a Neurology professor at John Hopkins, and author of the New York Times bestseller, Y our Brain On Art: How the Arts Transform Us . Find Susan’s book here: https://www.yourbrainonart.com/ Related Happiness Break episodes: Using Art As Medicine Series: https://tinyurl.com/k3mneupx Making Space For You: https://tinyurl.com/yk6nfnfv How To Awaken Your Creative Energy: https://tinyurl.com/4fknd8ev Related Science of Happiness episodes: How Art Heals Us: https://tinyurl.com/yc77fkzu Our Brains on Poetry: https://tinyurl.com/y9r9dyzd Are You Following Your Inner Compass: https://tinyurl.com/y2bh8vvj Follow us on Instagram: @ScienceOfHappinessPod We’d love to hear about your experience with this practice! Share your thoughts at happinesspod@berkeley.edu or use the hashtag #happinesspod. Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/2p9h5aap Transcription: https://tinyurl.com/43p9jtny","meta_description":"What happens in your brain when you read or write a poem? We listen to powerful poetry from you, our listeners, and uncover the neuroscience of why it hel…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1035,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-science-of-happiness-439105/episodes/happiness-break-how-poetry-helps-us-feel-and-heal/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-science-of-happiness-439105/happiness-break-how-poetry-helps-us-feel-and-heal.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}