The Simple Joys Podcast

What are your simple joys? The feeling of drinking tea from your favourite mug? Buttering warm toast fresh out of the toaster? Listening to your favourite podcast on your noise-cancelling headphones? You may not notice them, but your daily life is littered with seemingly insignificant moments which offer you a pocket of unconditional joy. Joe suspects that simple joys might just be the key to a happy life - in this podcast he meets incredible people with fabulous stories to tell, and together they paint a small, unique picture of life's little flourishes.

The Simple Joys Podcast is a society podcast hosted by Joe Wald, with 14 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Joe Wald hosts The Simple Joys Podcast, a society show with 14 episodes published.

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  Episode #14

  13. Dr Lars Hansen: Pleasure (Part 2)

  Apr 29, 20261h 6mS1

  Dr Lars Hansen is a Consultant Psychiatrist from Denmark living in the New Forest, UK. This conversation touched on so many of the topics that fascinated and perplexed me over the past year, and it continues to have a big impact on me. In this episode, we tackle questions of kindness, trust, the negativity impulse, and the mental health benefits of human connection. You can find more info about Dr Lars here , and you can buy his exceptional book here .

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  Episode #14

  13. Dr Lars Hansen: Pleasure (Part 2)

  Apr 29, 20261h 6mS1

  <p>Dr Lars Hansen is a Consultant Psychiatrist from Denmark living in the New Forest, UK. This conversation touched on so many of the topics that fascinated and perplexed me over the past year, and it continues to have a big impact on me. In this episode, we tackle questions of kindness, trust, the negativity impulse, and the mental health benefits of human connection.</p><p>You can find more info about Dr Lars here, and you can buy his exceptional book here.</p>

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  Episode #13

  13. Dr Lars Hansen: Pleasure (Part 1)

  Apr 22, 20261h 1mS1

  <p>Dr Lars Hansen is a Consultant Psychiatrist from Denmark living in the New Forest, UK. He has spent his career treating patients with severe mental health conditions, most frequently schizophrenia, psychosis, suicidality, anxiety and depression. However, he believes that psychiatry could benefit from a more positive approach, with less emphasis on what is 'wrong' with patients and more on what they are good at. In this hugely meaningful discussion, we explore how simple joy could be a force for good to that end.</p><p>And to mark the day that would've been his 63rd birthday, here's something from...

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  Episode #12

  12. David Hawkins: Moss

  Apr 15, 202653 minS1

  <p>David Hawkins is a botanist, an inspector of all things small and green, an old friend and perhaps the most curious man I've ever met. In this episode, he tells me all about the simple joy of 'looking' - looking for things, and looking closer at things. It's been a great inspiration for me, and I hope it is for you too. Below are some book recommendations for those who, like me, would like to pay a bit more attention to the vast and fascinating world of plants.</p><p><br></p><p>Best way in: Collins Complete Guide...

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  Episode #11

  11. Freddy Foulston: Fish-Fingers

  Apr 8, 202641 minS1

  <p>Classicist, journalist and man of the world(ist) Freddy Foulston discusses language-learning, padel as an antidote to the male loneliness epidemic, and why fish fingers are the best thing ever. Plus, mad ramblings on squash and the existence of a communal human consciousness.</p>

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