Bliss

Radiolab

WNYC Studios

History, Science, Documentary, Natural Sciences, Society & Culture

4.6 • 44.5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2019

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

This week Jad and Radiolab alum Tim Howard revisit a favorite episode from 2012. Because moments of total, world-shaking bliss are not easy to come by. Maybe that's what makes them feel so life-altering when they strike. And so worth chasing. This hour: stories of striving, grasping, tripping, and falling for happiness, perfection, and ideals. With Alexander Gamme, Arika Okrent, Richard Sproat, and Ken Libbrecht. This update was produced with help from Audrey Quinn. Support Radiolab today at Radiolab.org/donate.

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0:00.0	Wait, you're listening.
0:03.1	Okay.
0:04.4	All right.
0:05.6	Okay.
0:07.0	All right.
0:08.4	You're listening to Radio Lab.
0:11.4	Radio Lab.
0:11.9	From W. N. Y.
0:13.9	C.
0:14.8	See?
0:14.9	Yeah.
0:19.2	I want to play a podcast that we made back in 2012.
0:22.8	This is a show that I believe has disappeared from the RSS feed.
0:27.7	And I thought we'd bring it back because it captures a feeling that I think maybe we all need a little bit more of these days.
0:54.4	Here's how we started the show. Okay, hello, hello, hello. Hello, hello. Hey, how are you? We are super, super excited to talk with you. Oh, well, same with me. I'm sorry about the delay and so... Oh, that's fine. It's quite some busy days. Life is crazy. Life is crazy. Yeah, I know.
1:00.0	But you were so enthusiastic, so I just, I need to talk to this, guys.
1:01.0	They really mean it.
1:02.5	This is Alex.
1:03.7	Alexander Gamma.
1:04.6	Gamme. Are you Norwegian all the way back?
1:06.7	Yeah, typical Norwegian.
1:08.6	You know, if typical includes things like... Biking in Sahara and climbing Everest and things like that.
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