Sean Conroy Gets Happier is a curious exploration of the art and science of happiness. As a comedian, Sean Conroy has spent his entire career trying to make other people happier. He's experienced everything from crackerjack, blockbuster, mega-hit success to incredible, amazing, life- changing success. In fact, the only person he hasn't managed to make happier is himself! Now he's trying to figure out how to turn his own frown upside down. Meditation, sugar, exercise, money, social media, comic books, friendships, romance, sports, hallucinogenics, role playing games, kale-- Sean talks to other comics about what makes them happy, and to experts about what might help him. Every week on the podcast, Sean Conroy Gets Happier.
Episode 119 - Amber Kenny Gets Happier
The light at the end of the merry-go-round stops by to tell Sean about working from home (the new "workscape"), comfortable couches, and how to survive a pandemic by pretending you live in the Cineramadome.
6/29/2020 • 1 hour, 18 minutes, 41 seconds
Episode 118 - Patrick Ewing, Reverse Vampires, and the Intimidator 305
Sean takes a trip into the past: a bus ride, staying up all night, an amusement and water park, another amusement and water park, the Champ, the Bounty Hunter, the President, a tram, and deep disappointment in the lobby (?) of a rest stop in South Jersey.
6/24/2020 • 57 minutes, 33 seconds
Episode 117 - Janet Varney Searches (for a Gluten-Free Bakery)
Janet Varney gives Sean some helpful tips about why it's worthwhile to find gluten-free bakeries, the cost of vintage clothing in Copenhagen, and how easy it is to steal a somewhat offensive idea and create Disneyland.
6/15/2020 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 44 seconds
Episode 116 - Jaime Kurtz Travels
Jamie Kurtz joins Sean (without leaving her home!) to talk about the stress of travel, how a little knowledge of geology can enhance your experience of the Grand Canyon, why it's okay to watch basketball, and most importantly, not focusing on happiness too hard.
6/9/2020 • 47 minutes, 10 seconds
Episode 115 - Dave Holmes Runs Marathons
Dave Holmes tells Sean about dealing with anxiety, running marathons, the spiritual exercises of St. Ignatius, and the help he gets from two glasses of wine.
6/1/2020 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode 114 - Stephen Starkweather Acts
Stephen Starkweather tells Sean about leaving the Navy, the FBI, a terrorism think tank, and a firearms company behind, in order to pursue the life of a humble thespian, because that's ultimately what he really wanted to do.
5/25/2020 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 18 seconds
Episode 113 - Greg Behrendt Hikes 7 Miles (Every Day)
Comedian, musician, and life coach Greg Behrendt schools Sean on the difference between purpose and passion, how to live minus five instead of times ten, and why life is about letting go of the outcome and focussing on the process.
5/18/2020 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 42 seconds
Episode 112 - Laurie Warren Stresses Perception
Happiness consultant and author Laurie Warren treats Sean to some breathing snacks, tells him how to create new neurocircuitry in the brain, and tries (with little success) to convince him that the TSA is not out to get him personally.
5/11/2020 • 46 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode 111 - Carl Tart Bakes (Pies)
Carl Tart graciously elucidates the wonders of Rotel dip for Sean, sees Tim Allen, plans a Jewish pizza outing, and gets back into the gym.
5/4/2020 • 1 hour, 12 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode 110 - Amy Wilson Parents (And More!)
Amy Wilson talks about having a family, gives tips on how to annoy a pregnant woman at a party, and explains why people from Spain might be happy even if they aren't smiling.
4/27/2020 • 42 minutes, 10 seconds
Episode 109 - Kulap Vilaysack Kickboxes
Kulap Vilaysack extolls the virtues of martial arts, and talks to Sean about artificial Christmas trees, how she sometimes sounds like Kathleen Turner, and what it's like to clean out a horse hoof in Arizona.
4/20/2020 • 55 minutes, 44 seconds
Episode 108 - Tracy McCubbin Declutters
Tracy McCubbin explains emotional clutter blocks, how de-cluttering is like Crossfit, and why keeping a portrait of Zeus in your bathroom is good for a laugh at a dinner party.
4/13/2020 • 54 minutes
Episode 107 - Danielle Schneider's Glass is Full
Danielle Schneider tells Sean about depression, medication, throwing away her kid's art stuff, and how even if the glass is completely empty, she can still fill it.
4/6/2020 • 44 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode 106 - Rajshree Patel Breathes
Rajshree Patel breaks down the concept of mindfulness, and how much more useful the idea is as an adjective than as a noun. She makes Sean wonder why he doesn't have a headboard on his bed right now, and delves into the powers of using breath as an exercise (like a dumbbell) instead of focusing on it.
3/30/2020 • 39 minutes, 21 seconds
Episode 105 - Jon Gabrus Reads (On Monday Nights)
Jon Gabrus explains Alexa's misconception that he is an ardent fan of Led Zeppelin (especially The Immigrant Song), and tells Sean why running two miles makes him feel like an Olympic athlete.
3/23/2020 • 50 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode 104 - Suvrat Bhargave Says "Blue Fish"
Dr. Suvrat Bhargave discusses using Dr. Seuss to train his mind, and how a single moment of insight, if acted upon, can have life-changing effects on one’s happiness.
3/16/2020 • 39 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode 103 - Eddie Pepitone Traces Magellan's Routes
Eddie Pepitone explains Freudian child psychology, how default settings can make achieving happiness regularly more difficult, and what the hell happened to Orson Wells.
3/9/2020 • 48 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode 102 - Lauren Duca Wants a Revolution
Lauren Duca tries to teach Sean how to have productive conversations with people whose views he finds disagreeable, and wonders why people think nail art is silly but golf is totally respectable.
3/2/2020 • 38 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode 101 - Jen Kirkman Admires Madonna
Jen Kirkman joins Sean to talk about people who are performatively nice, dancing, and how one can be happy and depressed at the same time.
3/2/2020 • 53 minutes, 54 seconds
Introducing Sean Conroy Gets Happier
Sean Conroy Gets Happier is a curious exploration of the art and science of happiness. As a comedian, Sean Conroy has spent his entire career trying to make other people happier. He's experienced everything from crackerjack, blockbuster, megahit success to incredible, amazing, life- changing success. In fact, the only person he hasn't managed to make happier is himself! Now he's trying to figure out how to turn his own frown upside down. Meditation, sugar, exercise, money, social media, comic books, friendships, romance, sports, hallucinogenics, role playing games, kale-- Sean talks to other comics about what makes them happy, and to experts about what might help him. Sean Conroy Gets Happier, premiering everywhere podcasts are downloaded on March 2nd, 2020! Presented by All Things Comedy.