The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos
Hosted by Dr Laurie Santos · Pushkin Industries
4.7from 19,388 ratings
- 296
- Episodes
- 143
- Transcribed
- 19,388
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
- 2M
- YouTube views
About The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos
The Happiness Lab is serving up scientifically-backed takes this summer that are so hot, even your SPF 50 won’t protect you. With the help of behavioral scientists, historians, and cultural critics, Yale psychologist Dr. Laurie Santos challenges some of our biggest assumptions about what it takes to live a good life. Dr. Laurie explores topics like why we should forget about TMI and lean into oversharing, how dumping small talk makes for better conversations, why the kids these days are actually doing just fine, and how men can establish strong bromances. Each episode unpacks a bold, counterintuitive claim — using research, data, and expert insight to question the conventional wisdom around happiness and wellbeing.
- Publisher
- Pushkin Industries
- Category
- health & fitness · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 24 Jul 2019
- Latest episode
- 2 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
143 of 296 episodes have a transcript.
2 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
AI Is the New Social Media. Can We Protect Kids This Time?
26 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Unexpected Science of Cats and Happiness
19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Why Happiness Experts Still Struggle to Be Happy with Dr. Ethan Kross
Who has been a guest on The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Bruce Reed
- Dr Kristyn Vitale
- Dr Ethan Kross
- Dr Nick Epley
- Eric Weiner
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 2,191,672
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 14,032 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 5,356 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 97 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 97
- Social presence
- 97
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 100
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Questions about The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos
Who hosts The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos?
Dr Laurie Santos host the show. Published by Pushkin Industries.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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