Ep. 322: Pick the Right Word, Have Both a Weekend and a Weekday Book, and a Conversation with Actor, Singer, and Instagram Sensation Leslie Jordan

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project

Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.7 • 13K Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2021

⏱️ 32 minutes

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We talk about why it’s powerful to pick the right word, a listener suggests having a weekend book and a weekday book to enjoy reading more, and we talk to the hilarious actor, writer, and singer Leslie Jordan about what it’s like to be an Internet sensation, his adventures in Hollywood, hymn-singing, and more. Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; [email protected] Get in touch on Instagram: @GretchenRubin & @LizCraft Get the podcast show notes by email every week here: http://gretchenrubin.com/#newsletter Get the resources and all links related to this episode here: http://happiercast.com/322 Order a copy of Gretchen’s new book OUTER ORDER, INNER CALM here: http://outerorderinnercalmbook.com Leave a voicemail message on: 774-277-9336 For information about advertisers and promo codes, go to happiercast.com/sponsors Happier with Gretchen Rubin is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts—Do The Thing, Side Hustle School, Happier in Hollywood and Everything Happens with Kate Bowler. If you liked this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and tell your friends! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:28.0	Hello and welcome to Happier, a podcast where we discuss cutting edge science,
0:33.1	the wisdom of the ages, lessons from pop culture and our own experiences about how to be happier.
0:38.6	This week we'll talk about why we should make the effort to pick the right word.
0:43.2	And we'll talk to actor writer singer and Instagram sensation Leslie Jordan
0:48.1	about his new book How y'all doing?
1:02.6	I'm Gretchen Riven at writer whose studies happiness, good habits and human nature.
1:06.3	I'm right here in my home office in New York City
1:10.0	and joining me today from Puerto Rico is my sister the showrunner Elizabeth Kraft.
1:15.3	That's me Elizabeth Kraft, a TV writer and producer,
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