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The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos
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Today: #89 in Society & Culture on our combined chart.
Today: #103 in Society & Culture, United Kingdom on our combined chart.
Today: #57 in Society & Culture, Canada on our combined chart.
Today: #90 in Society & Culture, Australia on our combined chart.
Today: #195 in Society & Culture, Germany on our combined chart.
Today: #106 in Society & Culture, New Zealand on our combined chart.
Today: #15 in Society & Culture, India on our combined chart.
Today: #69 in Society & Culture, Philippines on our combined chart.
Today: #56 in Society & Culture, South Africa on our combined chart.
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Ranking history · South Africa
Latest daily rankings: Oct 21. New rankings will appear after the next update.
Position on the Society & Culture, South Africa combined chart over the last 7 days. Toggle platforms to compare their positions. Lower rank numbers are better.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts | Pocket Casts | Castbox |
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| Oct 21 | #56 | #57 | — | #44 |
| Oct 20 | #54 | #54 | — | #44 |
| Oct 19 | #43 | #43 | #43 | #40 |
| Oct 18 | #48 | #48 | #48 | #46 |
| Oct 17 | #52 | #53 | — | #76 |
| Oct 16 | #88 | #89 | — | #76 |
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About the show
The Happiness Lab is serving up scientifically-backed takes this summer that are so hot, even your SPF 50 won’t protect you.
With the help of behavioral scientists, historians, and cultural critics, Yale psychologist Dr. Laurie Santos challenges some of our biggest assumptions about what it takes to live a good life. Dr. Laurie explores topics like why we should forget about TMI and lean into oversharing, how dumping small talk makes for better conversations, why the kids these days are actually doing just fine, and how men can establish strong bromances. Each episode unpacks a bold, counterintuitive claim — using research, data, and expert insight to question the conventional wisdom around happiness and wellbeing.