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New America
Better Life Lab
Economists say the way we work has become so stressful it’s now the fifth leading cause of death. Our mission is to find a better way. Explore the art and science of living a full and healthy life with behavioral and social science researchers who can help us better understand what drives our human experiences, and how to change. Better Life Lab is a co-production from New America and Slate.
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4.5 stars from 231 ratings
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“One of the recent episode sounded like a phone buzzing through the whole episode”
Gotchayeah via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/06/22
Great series
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“I first listened to the Karoshi episode and now I am hooked. Current & relabeled information. Like that it always ends with concrete suggestions for change.”
Niua2003 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/19/22
“This is a great podcast series—worth your time. The new season about the future of work and well-being in America starts out with an informative (and a bit scary) discussion with an MIT economist. Host Brigid Schulte is knowledgeable, and a good interviewer. The past three seasons are also worth...”Read full review »
RZ* via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/24/22
Recent Episodes
This season of Better Life Lab, we’ve been taking a close look at work stress and the future of work and wellbeing.
Parts of the American economy are looking tough for many workers — even “dystopian. People are quitting their jobs at record rates.
We know what many of the problems are. Yet the...
Published 05/24/22
Published 05/24/22
Being unemployed in the United States is bad for you.
It’s bad for your mental, physical and emotional health. Bad for your family stability. Bad for your ability to survive.
It’s just bad news, period.
The research shows that 83 percent of laid-off workers develop a serious stress-related...
Published 05/17/22
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