
American Covenant, Barking Up Wrong Tree, Happy People
The Matt Townsend Show - Season 6, Episode 111
- May 11, 2017 6:00 am
- 140:34
American Covenant (15:32) Philip Gorski is Professor of Sociology and Religious Studies at Yale University. He writes on religion and politics in the United States and Western Europe and currently resides in New Haven, CT. As “one Nation under God” our country has always had at least some religion intertwined with our secular values. In Philip Gorski’s book American Covenant, he examines the history of civil religion in America. Barking Up The Wrong Tree (1:03:06) Eric Barker is the creator of the blog Barking Up the Wrong Tree, which presents science-based answers and expert insight on how to be awesome at life. His work has been mentioned in the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic Monthly, TIME magazine, The Week, and Business Insider. He is a former Hollywood screenwriter, having worked on projects for Walt Disney Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, and Revolution Studios. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and holds an MBA from Boston College and a Master of Fine Arts from UCLA. Eric's new book Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong draws on research and statistics so you can stop guessing at success and start living the life you want. What Happy People Talk About (1:49:11) Jeanette Bennett is founder and editor-in-chief at Bennett Communications, where she primarily focuses on Utah Valley Magazine, BusinessQ Magazine, and Prosper Magazine. Jeanette earned a bachelor's and master's degree in journalism from BYU and has been a regular guest on HuffPostLive. Have you ever seen someone and you can just tell that they’re happy? What is it that makes those happy people so happy? Jeanette Bennett shares some of the insites she learned when she delevered a TedX talk about what happy people talk about.