S3 Ep8 - Johann Hari

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4.8 • 638 Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2018

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Writer and journalist, Johann Hari, steps into the studio to talk about some of the themes addressed in his new book, Lost Connections. The team look at the differences between British and American approaches to happiness, what really causes depression and mental health, loneliness, and question how can a cow be an anti depressant?

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0:00.0	Hello, welcome to News Roast.
0:07.7	I'm Jollyne Rubinstein.
0:08.9	I'm Hayden Proust.
0:09.8	And this is three courses of metaphorical conversation.
0:14.0	Now, before we start this week's podcast with our illustrious guest, who we've been trying to actually get on for quite a while. We need your help.
0:22.3	Now, please, please. Rate us. Yeah, tell the mates about the podcast and give it a rating and review
0:29.5	because we are just about to, you know, coming up really towards the end of the third series.
0:34.2	And if this podcast is going to continue, it's going to be because of you, our listeners,
0:40.2	and you rating reviewing it and driving up the chart which helps advertisers want to advertise with us.
0:45.6	Now, without further ado, let us introduce our guest who, I think it's fair to say,
0:50.9	we're both a pretty big fan.
0:52.5	Big fan, yeah.
0:53.8	Incredible writer. Also, a very close friend of a friend of mine called Tom Costello we're both a pretty big fan. Big fan, yeah. Incredible writer.
0:55.0	Also, a very close friend of a friend of mine called Tom Costello.
0:58.0	Yeah, I love Tom.
0:58.7	Yeah.
0:59.8	Great, guys.
1:00.5	You want any other personal friends?
1:02.2	Do you know my mate?
1:03.3	I know a guy called Jamie Hill.
1:04.6	Is it a good mate, Hills?
1:05.4	No.
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