For all the wrong reasons, a national spotlight is shining on Chicago. The underlying problem, contend Ed Bachrach and Austin Berg, is that deliberative democracy is dead in the city. On this podcast – which compliments their book, The New Chicago Way – Bachrach and Berg tackle the city's key issues, interview top experts from around the country and lay out a blueprint for change.
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A podcast about Asia, Asian America, and life during the Coronavirus pandemic, featuring Jay Caspian Kang. goodbye.substack.com
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Welcome to Happiness Solved! I'm your host, Sandee Sgarlata. I've dedicated the last 34 years of my life to personal development. You see, 34 years ago my life was a hot mess and hitting rock bottom taught me a lot as I never dealt with the pain, grief, and multiple traumas I experienced as a child. The thought of anyone going through what I've dealt with in my life is the motivation and why I created this empowering podcast. The guests I interview are all experts in their respective fields ...
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327. Unlocking Inner Peace Through Sound Healing and Breathwork with Sigmar Berg
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Happiness Solved with Sandee Sgarlata. In this episode, Sandee interviews Sigmar Berg. Sigmar Berg is an entrepreneur, artist, photographer, and fashion designer. Sigmar has spent his life seeking to bring wellness and balance to the world through art, design, and conscious consumerism, which brings him to his most exciting venture yet: the Lovetun…
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Should Biden stay or should he go? Jay and Tyler DEBATE
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Hello! This week, we are back from vacation and catching up on the only story in America, which is the mental fitness of the President. Jay is on Team “The Democrats are probably too incompetent and divided to actually run a difference candidate in time and so it might actually make sense for them to just get behind Biden and hope everything breaks…
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326. From Burnout to Bliss: One Expert's Journey to Holistic Wellness with Megan Lyons
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Happiness Solved with Sandee Sgarlata. In this episode, Sandee interviews Megan Lyons. Megan Lyons is a sought-after health & wellness expert who is deeply passionate about inspiring others to feel their healthiest and happiest. Megan is a Harvard graduate, MBA, and former management consultant who left the business world to follow her passion for …
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325. Unlocking Abundance: A Holistic Guide to Health, Wealth, and Happiness with Alana Calhoon
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Happiness Solved with Sandee Sgarlata. In this episode, Sandee interviews Alana Calhoon. Alana is the visionary behind Grow 2 B U, LLC, renowned for designing signature programs that guide high achieving professionals and entrepreneurs worldwide through profound journeys of personal and professional metamorphosis. Clients gain from accessing her ex…
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324. Compounding Interest: Slow and Steady Steps Towards Massive Business Growth with Austin Gayne
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Happiness Solved with Sandee Sgarlata. In this episode, Sandee interviews Austin Gayne. Austin Gayne - CEO of S-FORCE and creator of SUPERX. https://www.instagram.com/austingayne/ - came from nothing. And now he is a millionaire and 29 years old. He is all about helping others start businesses and living life through his faith and wellness to help …
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323. Give Yourself Permission: A New Approach to Confidence with Cortney McDermott
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Happiness Solved with Sandee Sgarlata. In this episode, Sandee interviews Cortney McDermott. Cortney McDermott is a bestselling author, TEDx speaker, and human potential enthusiast, with a Master of Science from the London School of Economics. Her work in the field of self-development and business strategy has been featured in Inc., Women’s Health,…
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The misunderstood 1990s, LA Riots, and the triumph of the Paleoconservatives with John Ganz
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Hello! Today, we are extremely excited to have on John Ganz, author of the new book When the Clock Broke, a retelling of the 1990s that touches on politics, music, television, and the history of right wing cranks who ultimately would become a prelude for Trumpism. There’s a ton that we discuss: The LA riots, Pat Buchanan, Murray Rothbard, Sister So…
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322. The Power of Practicing Gratitude: An Iraq Veteran's Path to Healing with J.R. Martinez
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Happiness Solved with Sandee Sgarlata. In this episode, Sandee interviews J.R. Martinez. From the battlefields of Iraq to the dance floor of ABC's “Dancing with the Stars”, J.R. Martinez has woven a remarkable tale of resilience and triumph. The Louisiana-born Army Iraq war veteran, and multifaceted talent has defied expectations at every turn, lea…
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321. Uncovering the Secrets to Sustainable Weight Loss and Improved Gut Health with Louise Digby
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Happiness Solved with Sandee Sgarlata. In this episode, Sandee interviews Louise Digby. Louise Digby is a registered nutritional therapist, women’s weight loss expert and founder of The Nourish Method to Lasting Fat Loss. Her clients come to her after struggling to lose weight despite eating well and working hard to burn the fat. Louise transforms …
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Dimension Apple, Biden's Age, and Modern Tiger Parenting
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Hello! Today we’re doing a Pardon The Interruption-styled show in which we go down a list of topics. We’re experimenting a bit with format these days and so please let us know if this more rapid fire version works for you! Today’s topics: Hobby Horsing as a sport? Dimension Apple from a great post from the Read Max Substack. Tiger parenting in 2024…
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320. Turning Childhood Trauma into Triumph: One Woman's Journey from Abuse to Inspiration with Lynda Sunshine West
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Happiness Solved with Sandee Sgarlata. In this episode, Sandee interviews Lynda Sunshine West. She ran away at 5 years old and was gone an entire week, came home riddled with fears and, in turn, became a people-pleaser. At age 51, she decided to break through one fear every day for a year and, in doing so, she gained an exorbitant amount of confide…
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319. The Fabulous Five’s Guide to Sustainable Success: Insights from High Achievers on Work-Life Balance
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Happiness Solved with Sandee Sgarlata. In this unique episode, Sandee interviews her close friends and colleagues Kelly Bazzani, Craig Bruce, Misty Kerrigan, and Jonathan Troen. They call themselves the “Fabulous Five” because they each bring so much value to the world! In this panel style interview, the Fab 5 discuss their incredible event/retreat…
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VICTIM, a hilarious new novel by Andrew Boryga. Plus Caitlin Clark takes and James by Percival Everett
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Hello! Today, we have a great conversation with Andrew Boryga, the author of VICTIM, a truly subversive and funny novel about a young writer who hustles his way through the media world by just giving it what it wants from him: oppression stories, identity trauma tales, and a lot of embellishment. We also talk about Caitlin Clark (Jay tries to do a …
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318. The Surprising Neuroscience Behind Effective Communication with Rich Carr
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Happiness Solved with Sandee Sgarlata. In this episode, Sandee interviews Rich Carr. Rich Carr is a Learning Scientist and the CEO of Brain-centric, a company that provides 21st-century cognitive brain training for innovative professional Communicators, Coaches, and Educators. Carr is an honored Mass Media and Mass Communications graduate, an Army …
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317. Think Positive, Act Positive: Manifesting the Relationship You Deserve with Evan Marc Katz
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Happiness Solved with Sandee Sgarlata. In this episode, Sandee interviews Evan Marc Katz. Dating coach Evan Marc Katz is the author of 4 books and has been featured in hundreds of media outlets since 2003. His blog has over 35 million readers, his podcast has over 2.5 million downloads and 13,000 women have taken Love U, his video course that helps…
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What are Children For? A talk with Anastasia Berg and Rachel Wiseman about their new book
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Hello! Today’s show is a talk about an exciting new book by Anastasia Berg and Rachel Wiseman titled “What are Children For?” (Release date: June 11) We talked about “slow love,” the common complaint from millennials that they do not have enough financial stability to start families, the ambivalent mother narrative, and something right in Tyler’s w…
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316. Bellyflies Method: A Unique Approach to Understanding Kids' Emotions with Cathy Gagliardi
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Happiness Solved with Sandee Sgarlata. In this episode, Sandee interviews Cathy Gagliardi. Her story shows how she has transformed her Pain into Passion. As a #1 bestselling author of children's books, her international experiences and research has brought her to developing The Bellyflies Method. This method was created to Give our Neurodivergent C…
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315. Mindfulness for the Modern Man: Practical Tools for Living with Intention with Jon Macaskill and Will Schneider
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Happiness Solved with Sandee Sgarlata. In this episode, Sandee interviews Jon Macaskill and Will Schneider. Jon Macaskill is a retired Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness and meditation teacher and Will Schneider is a fellow mindfulness teacher and also a yoga instructor, and together they run the Men Talking Mindfulness podcast. MTM is dedicate…
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Biden's Disappointing Black Voter Agenda and RIP Bill Walton
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Hello! Today, we talk about Biden’s speech at Morehouse College which should be seen as a preview for his message to Black voters amidst polling results that show he has lost a significant percentage of both the Black and Latino vote. We also talk about the passing of Bill Walton, activism in the NBA and sports, in general, and what we should think…
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314. Uncovering the Power of Emotional Regulation with the Queen of Empathy with Karen Hall
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Happiness Solved with Sandee Sgarlata. In this episode, Sandee interviews Karen Hall. Karen Hall is an international inspirational motivational speaker on The Empathy Advantage™, an emotional intelligence expert, author, podcaster and a relationship coach. Karen is the Managing Director of The Los Angeles Tribune Women's Journal and The Los Angeles…
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313. Tell Me I Can't and Watch What I Do - How Lady Jen Du Plessis Defied Expectations
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Happiness Solved with Sandee Sgarlata. In this episode, Sandee interview Lady Jen Du Plessis. Lady Jen Du Plessis is affectionately known as The Impact Mentor and Scaling Architect and is The Leading Expert in building world class teams. A financial services industry veteran of 4 decades, she was listed in the Top 200 mortgage originators nationall…
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The Coddling of the Far Right. A Conversation with David Austin Walsh
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Hello! This week, we have on David Austin Walsh, author of “Taking America Back: The Conservative Movement and the Far Right,” a new book that tracks the development and coddling of far right political figures and their co-dependent relationship with mainstream Republicans. Lotta good history here and David asks Kang whether he thinks “Rich Men Nor…
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312. Expert Advice to Overcome Financial Anxiety and Worry with Michael Lewis
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Happiness Solved with Sandee Sgarlata. In this episode, Sandee interviews Michael Lewis. Michael Lewis CFA, MBA started his career on Wall Street after graduating from the Duke University Fuqua School of Business, where he received his MBA in Finance. Over Michael’s career, he learned how Wall Street really works from the inside, assisting internat…
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311. Living Well to Die Well: Discovering Your Higher Purpose Through Isolation and Reflection with David W. Fabricius
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Happiness Solved with Sandee Sgarlata. In this episode, Sandee interview David W. Fabricius. David Fabricius is a world class YPO resource and award winning keynote speaker, fire walk facilitator, sales trainer, business-investment-life coach, real estate entrepreneur-educator, and author. He has shared stages and events with Richard Branson, Steve…
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Macklemore and Biden's polling problems
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Hello! This week we talk about something we meant to discuss last week — Macklemore’s new song “Hind’s Hall,” and politics in music and literature. There’s some Immortal Technique, the Coup, and Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young thrown in there too. We also talk about the pretty bad polls that came out for the Biden campaign, which showed him losing …
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310. Rediscovering Inner Peace: Overcoming Adversity through Spirituality with Kris Ashley
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Happiness Solved with Sandee Sgarlata. In this episode, Sandee interviews Kris Ashley. Kris Ashley is a coach, author, speaker, and podcaster who has spent the past two decades immersed in the research, spiritual teachings, and practices she shares. Her book, Change Your Mind To Change Your Reality, has been endorsed by 3 experts from The Secret (M…
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309. From Getting Fired to Selling 232,000+ Sweet Tea Packets: An Entrepreneur's Journey with Darien Craig
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Happiness Solved with Sandee Sgarlata. In this episode, Sandee interviews Darien Craig. Darien Craig is the co-founder of Y'all Sweet Tea, which is based in Alabama but has turned into one of the largest sweet tea brands in America. Through hard work, and his high school sweetheart by his side along with his best friend, Darien has taken on everyth…
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How the media has handled the protests and the lessons of the 2010s with Vincent Bevins
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Hello! This week we are happy to present one of our most requested guests, Vincent Bevins. He is a longtime foreign correspondent and the author of two books, The Jakarta Method and If We Burn. We talked about the lessons of the mass protests of the 2010s around the world, the allure and some of the downsides to leaderless/horizontal protest moveme…
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308. Confidence Is Key: Unlocking The Mindset For Wealth Creation In Real Estate with Justin Mosley
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Happiness Solved with Sandee Sgarlata. In this episode, Sandee interviews Justin Mosley. Justin C. Mosley is a United States Naval Veteran with an extensive background in economics, finance, and real estate. Through his diverse experiences traveling to over 40 countries, he has developed a unique and refined perspective on the real estate market. O…
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307. Break Free from Diets and Find Lasting Health: Insights from a Leading Expert with Dr. Joe Kasper
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Happiness Solved with Sandee Sgarlata. In this episode, Sandee interviews Dr. Joe Kasper. Dr. Joe Kasper-is a health professional with 39 years experience. He is a professional Vitamin Formulator, Nutritionist, Exercise Physiologist, Author and Dynamic Keynote Speaker. He is the creator of the 22 minute workout and president of the Muscle Goat Prot…
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