I LOVE PODCASTS. They are perfect companions for commutes, dog walks, long waits, or folding laundry. If you haven’t jumped on the podcast bandwagon, please pull yourself out from under the rock and begin asking friends and colleagues about their favorites and how to listen. I love that most podcasts are dropped on specific days, so I organize my mornings and afternoons with podcasts, and I fill in with books and phone calls in the other spaces.
Here is my podcast routine:
Monday morning: A Little Happier with Gretchen Rubin. These are very short podcasts — five minutes or less. I absolutely love them. They are often cerebral with quotes or big ideas packed into just a few minutes time. What a great way to start the week.
Tuesday morning: We Love You (and So Can You) with Kristin Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg. This podcast focuses on a guest shares who shares a problem or situation with Kristin and Jolenta. The two podcasters “draw on [their] extensive knowledge of self-help to provide a prescription of wellness practices, creative activities, media consumption, and more, which the guest follows while we eavesdrop on their progress. The goal: for the guest to find the outstanding person who was there all along, and learn to love themselves more.”
Tuesday afternoon: Satellite Sisters with the Dolan sisters. These women have been in media for a dozen years or more, but I just discovered them since starting my commute. Lian, Julie, and Liz Dolan dish about the news, trends, their own lives, and advice. More often than not, I expel a snort of a laugh. They remind me of the humorous conversations that the women in my family have, except they have a bigger audience and get paid for it!
Wednesday morning: Happier with Gretchen Rubin and Elizabeth Craft. This sister pair are smooth podcasters with different personalities making for an entertaining session on how to be happier, more creative, and more productive. Gretchen is the first blogger I regularly followed, and I am one of her super-fans. I look forward to seeing her in person for the second time this fall during her “Happier Hour.” Have you read her books?
Thursday morning: Happier in Hollywood with Liz Craft and Sarah Fain, a TV writing team. Ostensibly, the podcast is for writers in Hollywood. I love it anyway! When super specific Hollywood writer topics come up, I fast forward, but when they talk about the workplace, creativity, self care, or writing in general, I pay attention...and often laugh along.
Thursday afternoon: By the Book with Kristin Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg. Kristin and Jolenta, after reading a specific self-help book, live “by the book” for two weeks — recording their wins and their challenges. Sometimes I listen or read the books they live by, but even if I don’t, I love listening to their adventures. Their husbands get roped into the fun, and every episode includes some laughs and/or tears.
On the weekends, I usually don’t drive to work, but while running errands or walking Leo, I do enjoy the podcast Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me. I love a good gameshow that includes interesting personalities and humor.
What podcasts do you enjoy? Please email me with your favorites. And, if you are not a podcast fan right now, let’s get you started! Listen to podcasts!