Welcome to another Thursdays with Mary Langston and episodic appearances by Trey.

There are a thousand reasons at least that I enjoy doing this podcast, starting with the chance to be with you each week,

and also including the opportunity to visit with you each week, and also including the opportunity

to visit with some really thought-provoking guests, from former to sitting members of the

House and Senate, prosecutors and athletes and coaches and psychologists and authors, even from time to time, get some help with my golf swing,

which I probably need to go ahead and get one of these guys back on,

anyone who can help me through the slew of despond that I'm currently in.

But I am out this week, but even though I'm out,

I thought it would be fun to take a look back at one of those conversations that I enjoyed the most. So I hope that you all enjoy this encore episode.

And I will be back very soon.

Thank you for listening.

He's a conservative thought leader who shifted to the classroom and academia.

He was never a politician, always more of a policy guy.

Now he lectures and he writes and he researches the science of happiness.

His name is Arthur Brooks. And I guess the best intro I can give him

is he's one of my wife's very favorite guest. She always asked me, when are you going to have

Dr. Brooks back on? Well, honey, right now today. Dr. Brooks, how are you? Hey, Trey. I hope,

I hope Mrs. Gowdy's listening.

She will be.

She will be.

I did a trial, and then I played golf with two people from Finland.

And you and I were talking off air about being asked questions.

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