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Happier with Gretchen Rubin gretchenrubin.com Gretchen Rubin started her career in law before switching to writing — specifically writing about the art and science of happiness. Her conviction is that it is possible to improve our ability to be happy and her various bestselling books, Better Than Before, The Happiness Project and Happier at Home, prove that she is able to convince others of this fundamental point.
Each week, she discusses the forming of good habits with her sister Elizabeth Craft in a podcast that mixes materials in a lively and interesting way. For example, a 15-word telegram from General Eisenhower is used to put forth the case for brevity, while the art of decluttering becomes an example of how to pare back unnecessary consumption. There are tips on job interviews, parenting and being on time, with one-off guests including Moby and Rob Lowe. reducedshakespeare.com This is for fans of Horrible Histories and Book-A-Minute classics, and of course The Bard. Started in 1981 as a basic pass-the-hat type performance, The Reduced Shakespeare Company have gradated to well-loved stage shows on Broadway and the West End, along with TV specials and a host of radio shows. The first three shows, including The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), were London’s longestrunning comedies.
The podcasts unite actors, directors and comedians such as Scott Bakula, JK Simmons, Anne Heche and Eric Stonestreet, to talk theatre and all things Shakespeare, tackling topics such as parody, the challenges of directing Richard III, and political correctness. Pretty much all of human life, or at least the theatrical side of it.