Well done. You've sorted through the embarrassment of riches that is the modern podcast landscape

and found me Rob Briden on my podcast. In this series of Briden and I talk to among

others Harry Hill, Ben Elton, Charlotte Church, Steve Cougan and Dame Harriet Walter.

And that's just a few. We tend to chat for about 45 minutes to an hour never longer.

It's terrific conversation, reminiscent where appropriate and exchange of anecdotes.

So do join me Rob Briden wherever you get your podcasts.

New episodes of Briden and are available early and ad free on Amazon Music or by subscribing

to Wondery Plus in Apple Podcasts or the Wondery app.

The Panic is a new comedy podcast from Wondery that leans into our most absurd anxieties and

defuses them with humor and actual advice. Listen to Don't Panic on the Wondery app or

wherever you get your podcasts.

From ABC, this is the 10% happier podcast. I'm Dan Harris. Happy New Year people.

This is a time of year when we're making resolutions and one of the big resolutions is I want

to meditate. And yet we tend to make these resolutions and abandon them by January 7th

or 8th, maybe the 15th of for lucky. Why? Because we didn't evolve for healthy habits.

I've said this before but it bears repeating. Evolution didn't care about whether you've

lost your teeth. Evolution cared about you getting your DNA into the next generation, which

is why we're wired for threat detection and finding sources of pleasure like food and sexual

partners. We're not wired for success when it comes to creating healthy habits, which

is why we all struggle with our diet and exercise and meditation. So we're dedicating this

entire episode to answering your questions about how to boot up and abiding meditation

habit. We're going to be taking your voicemails and listening to your voicemails and then

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