Podcasts by What Makes You Happy
Exploring hobbies and pastimes and how they delight us.
Further podcasts by Dovid EZ Stern - Hobbies and Happiness
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Ep 27 The Thousand Dollar Theory: How Much Should I Spend On My Hobby? from 2020-05-07T16:21:49
How much do you need to invest to really enjoy your hobby? Some hobbies cost more than others, and some hobbies have higher costs to entry than others. But to really get the most out of your hobby,...
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Ep 26 Quarantine Nutrition: Feeding Healthy Food To Your Family from 2020-04-24T13:00:37
The first thing I would suggest is to offer multitudes of healthy options at each meal. I can hear you saying, “Yes, but how do I get them to EAT it?” That’s the thing, as long as you’re consistent...
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Ep 25 Video Games are Not Idle! from 2020-04-07T19:35:43
Video games sometimes get a bad rap. People tend to think of them as a lazy hobby, one which begets slothful character. I disagree with that sentiment, and I'd like to tell you why. When I'm done, ...
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Ep. 24 Finding a Hobby To Get Lost In–Hobby Question from 2020-04-01T19:52:41
Sometimes it's hard to find a hobby to really sink our teeth into, to become entirely engrossed. In this episode, a take a long form approach to answering a question I found on Reddit, although it'...
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Ep. 23 Hobbies For Quarantine from 2020-03-30T19:35:58
We're all stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic, and the question we must ask ourselves at this point is: How will we spend our time? In this short episode, I argue on the merits of using ...
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Ep. 22 Diet–Interview with Dr. David Gutman from 2019-08-07T17:12:19
Nutrition is the topic today, and specifically how it can affect our happiness. Dr. David Gutman joins us today to talk about a Whole Food Plant Based Diet. Disclaimer: Dr. Gutman is an experien...
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Ep. 21 Cycling–Interview with Nosson Spielberg from 2019-08-06T20:44:51
Cycling is one of the most exciting and popular sports for people around the globe. While some utilize bicycles simply as an affordable, green mode of transportation, many others flock to the roads...
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Ep. 20 Energy Healing–Interview with Raven Carter from 2019-05-02T18:55:06
Raven Carter is an energy healer and massage therapist. We all know massage, and it's widely known that massage can have massive benefits to your health. But what about energy healing? What is it, ...
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Ep. 19 A Cappella–Interview with Mordy Weinstein of Six13 from 2019-04-25T13:00:34
A Cappella is on our minds this week because we're focused on a portion of the Jewish calendar called Sefira, during which Jews try not to listen to live music with instruments. Here to talk about ...
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Ep. 18 Geocaching–Interview with Zack Raab from 2019-04-18T13:00:31
Zack Raab is a geocacher. He finds hidden"caches"all over the world. Wherever he goes, he can be assured that someone has hidden a small item for him to find. The world's biggest treasure hunt has ...
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Ep. 17 Spring Cleaning–Interview with Christina Hidek from 2019-04-11T13:00:02
Christina Hidek is an organizational expert, and today she's going to talk us through some basics in spring cleaning. We all tend to coop ourselves up all winter, and come the sunny season, we just...
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Ep. 16 Smithing–Interview with Laevi Susman from 2019-04-04T15:47:58
Bladesmithing is an ancient craft and its notoriously technical. For some, it may be a surprise that in today's age of mass produced cutlery and other metal objects, anyone would bother to hand for...
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Ep. 15 Board Games–Interview with Sender Radcliffe from 2019-03-28T13:00:50
Sender Radcliffe joins us today to talk about the exciting world of board games. We'll cover some of his top picks for new gamers, why it entertains him to this very day, and the elements of a good...
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Ep. 14 Classical Music Appreciation–Interview with Larry Josefovitz from 2019-03-21T13:00:23
In this episode of What Makes You Happy? we have the honor and pleasure of speaking with one Larry Josefovitz, a Jewish cantor and professor of classical music appreciation. Classical music is, gen...
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Ep. 13 Ham Radio from 2019-03-14T13:00:01
In this week's episode, we explore my newest hobby, ham radio. Featuring interviews with ham operators, a prepper, and a podcaster fascinated by hobbies (not me), we will dive in the deep end to di...
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Ep. 12.5–Illness and Happiness from 2019-03-07T14:00:12
This week, I fell ill with a virus, and as I had planned on editing this week's episode during that time, I decided to record a short episode to deliver quickly rather than throw together a less th...
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Ep. 12 Podcasts–Interview with Alex of Time For Your Hobby from 2019-02-28T14:00:11
This week we've got a special crossover episode, starring Alex of Time For Your Hobby, which is a podcast about peculiar hobbies and pastimes. Much like our own show, What Makes You Happy?, Alex fi...
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WMYH Ep. 11 Exercise–Interview with Dustin Carnish from 2019-02-21T17:00:30
We appreciate your feedback. Please let us know your thoughts using the feedback form. We all know we need to move more, but not very many of us have explored the ins and outs of exercise and fitn...
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WMYH Ep. 10 Relationships–Interview with Laura Freiman from 2019-02-13T14:00:48
Laura Freiman joins us today to help us get the most out of Valentine's Day this year. She has deep insights into strengthening relationships, romantic gestures, emotional language, and the mistake...
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WMYH Ep. 9 Oreos–Interview with Steven and Elana Perlin from 2019-02-07T17:00:21
The subject of this episode is cookies. Steven and Elana Perlin join us today to talk about Oreos specifically, and their enjoyment and reviewing process of these ubiquitous treats on their YouTube...
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WMYH Ep. 8 Dog Training–Interview with Amanda Corr from 2019-01-31T12:00:22
Amanda Corr joins us today to talk about dogs and dog training. Many of us attempt to train our own dogs at home, but can a mere hobbyist succeed? Dog training is no joke, and if improperly impleme...
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WMYH Ep. 7 Coin Collecting–Interview with Kovi Winters from 2019-01-24T12:00:42
Antique coins are the subject of this week's podcast episode, and we're bringing on Kovi Winters a close personal friend of mine, and a thoroughly knowledgable numismatist. He specializes in Americ...
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WMYH Ep. 6 Solitude from 2019-01-17T12:00:33
Today we're going to spend just a little time alone on the topics of solitude and vacations. Vacations are often lauded for their restorative effects, but similarly blamed for being more stressful ...
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WMYH Ep. 5 Comics–Interview with Josh Harlan from 2019-01-10T12:00:05
Josh Harlan of Imaginary Worlds Comics joins us today to talk all things comics and graphic novels. The world of comics has matured from its early days of pulpy fictions stories to a modern art for...
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WMYH Ep. 4 Success–Interview with Ari Gunzburg from 2019-01-04T18:31:25
Ari Gunzburg joins us today as we discuss success, and how we can use our hobbies to be more successful. We’ll also be talking about how to instill good habits within ourselves, social media, Black...
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WMYH Ep. 3 Belief Systems and Happiness–Interview with Rabbi Pinchas Landis from 2018-12-12T20:49:56
Rabbi Pinchas Landis joins us on the show today to talk about belief systems. Can belief systems really make you happy? Is it limited to religion? Why do some people find comfort in a belief system...
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WMYH Ep. 2 How to Make Work Fun–Interview with Dan Gisser from 2018-12-11T17:32:59
Today we're sitting down with Dan Gisser of Advicoach to talk about the work/life balance, and more specifically, what can we all do to make work more fun? We'll be discussing how short term change...
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WMYH Ep. 1–What Happiness Is–Interview with Dr. Sholom Stern from 2018-12-11T15:35:16
Dr. Sholom Stern joins us today to give a solid definition and examination of what happiness exactly is. We'll be discussing how it differs from person to person, as well as if it is even worth pur...
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