Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Dr. Laurie Santos from the Happiness Lab here. It's the season of giving, and this year my podcast, the Happiness Lab, is partnering with GiveDirectly, a nonprofit that provides people in extreme poverty with the cash they need as part of the Pods Fight Poverty campaign. Our goal this year is to raise $1 million, which will bring over 700 families out of extreme poverty.
Your donation will put cash directly in the hands of these families in need. And they'll get to decide how to use it, whether that's school transportation, purchasing livestock, or starting a business. Plus, if you're a first-time donor, your gift will be matched by giving multiplier, which means more money for those in need. Visit givedirectly.org slash happiness lab to learn more and to donate.
That's givedirectly.org slash happiness lab.
What are the cycles fathers pass down that sons are left to heal? What if being a man wasn't about holding it all together, but learning how to let go? This is a space where men speak truth and find the power to heal and transform. I'm Mike Della Rocha. Welcome to Sacred Lessons. Listen to Sacred Lessons on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
On the podcast Health Stuff, we are tackling all the health questions that keep you up at night.
I'm Dr. Priyanka Wally, a double board certified physician.
And I'm Hari Kundabolu, a comedian and someone who once Googled, do I have scurvy at 3 a.m.? And on our show, we're talking about health in a different way, like our episode where we look at diabetes.
In the United States, I mean, 50% of Americans are pre-diabetic.
How preventable is type 2?
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Chapter 2: What unique family traditions did Brooke experience during Thanksgiving?
All right, Jeffrey, what's on your mind? Well, my parents came to visit for Thanksgiving. Oh, you hosted.
I hosted.
Whenever they fly out, though, they like to rent their own car.
Okay.
Apparently, on the drive from the airport to my house, they spotted our radio station vehicle on the freeway. Oh. It's an SUV. It's wrapped. It's got all of our photos. It says Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. What are the chances that your mom is driving and sees it? Exactly. They saw it, got very excited. Oh, I bet. And they wanted a photo. Oh, no.
Keep in mind, this is on the freeway, traveling at like over 60 miles an hour. Force them all. Probably they're on their way headed to like some gas station giveaway. So my mom tells my dad to floor it and get closer. No. No. They start weaving in and out of traffic trying to get close enough to get a photo.
The promotions person driving the vehicle, I'm assuming, notices this crazy boomer couple. Oh. Pursuing them on the freeway. They probably think it's a road rage incident.
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Chapter 3: How do family dynamics influence holiday celebrations?
Like they cut them off and now these crazies are going to get them. I imagine your mom with her phone out the window. So now they go into evasive driving mode trying to escape the psychopaths. Pursuing them on the freeway. This goes on for a few minutes until eventually the radio hits the exit ramp and my parents lose them. Oh, wow. Darn it. I feel like we should give our promotions team a raise.
Like, that's a pretty incredible driver. My mom would disagree with me. She immediately got to my place and started writing an angry email to our radio station saying the driver was very rude and inconsiderate. Like, really? That's the way you treat your fans? Does she know she could come here and take a photo with them anytime? Yeah, you could send them one. She could look at me.
You're at the house. I'm there. But no, she needed the picture. You already know all the promo people in the break room today is going to be like, dude, there was this crazy couple. Whoever was driving the radio van right before Thanksgiving, my mom hates you.
Congratulations.
I thought we were going to say I'm sorry, but all right. That's what's on our minds. You can text in to 78592 and tell us what's been on yours. It's Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.
Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. Dr. Laurie Santos from the Happiness Lab here. It's the season of giving, and this year my podcast, the Happiness Lab, is partnering with GiveDirectly, a nonprofit that provides people in extreme poverty with the cash they need as part of the Pods Fight Poverty campaign.
Our goal this year is to raise $1 million, which will bring over 700 families out of extreme poverty. Your donation will put cash directly in the hands of these families in need. And they'll get to decide how to use it, whether that's school transportation, purchasing livestock, or starting a business.
Plus, if you're a first-time donor, your gift will be matched by giving multiplier, which means more money for those in need. Visit givedirectly.org slash happiness lab to learn more and to donate. That's givedirectly.org slash happiness lab.
What are the cycles fathers pass down that sons are left to heal? What if being a man wasn't about holding it all together, but learning how to let go? This is a space where men speak truth and find the power to heal and transform. I'm Mike Della Rocha. Welcome to Sacred Lessons. Listen to Sacred Lessons on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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