Uncovering The Meaning of Your Life With Arthur Brooks

The Trey Gowdy Podcast

FOX News Podcasts

News, News Commentary, Politics, Society & Culture

4.7 • 6.5K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Arthur Brooks, New York Times best-selling author and Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor at Harvard University, joins Trey to reveal the science-backed formula for a meaningful life from his new book, The Meaning of Your Life. In an era of loneliness and digital distraction, Arthur explains why our brains are "wired" for unhappiness and how to "detox" from the technology that’s stealing our joy. From the "left-brain" trap of social media to the four idols that never satisfy, he provides a practical six-month roadmap to reclaiming your life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Vanta.
0:03.0	Security and compliance done wrong is a headache.
0:06.0	Done right, you build trust and grow faster.
0:08.0	That's Vanta.
0:09.0	For startups, Vanta acts as your first security hire,
0:13.0	using AI to get you compliant fast.
0:15.0	For enterprises, it's your AI-powered hub for compliance,
0:18.0	risk and automating workflows.
0:20.0	From startups like Cursor to enterprises like Snowflake,
0:23.3	top companies choose Vantor.
0:25.1	Do security and compliance right.
0:27.0	Get started today at Vantor.com.
0:31.0	Music Hey, this is Trey. Thank you for joining us for a Tuesday edition of our podcast.
1:02.3	I am not going to invest a lot of time introducing our guest today because, well, because he doesn't need much of an introduction.
1:07.0	He is a widely respected thinker, writer, researcher, speaker.
1:12.7	He used to dabble in public policy, but now he deals with something arguably more significant, which is you and your happiness and the meaning of your life and the reason for
1:19.3	your existence.
1:20.8	His name is Dr. Arthur Brooks, and he's also, incidentally, one of my wife's favorite
1:26.8	guest.
1:27.4	That's not why I have him on. It's helpful favorite guest that's not why i have him on it's helpful
1:29.6	but it's not why i have him on he has a brand new book coming out and i'm going to just start right
1:36.2	there doc first of all welcome um thanks trey good to see you i love seeing you well not dressed like
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from FOX News Podcasts, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of FOX News Podcasts and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.