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Publisher |: Lifehacker

Media Type |: audio

Podknife tags |: How To,; Self-Help,; Society & Culture,; Technology

Categories Via RSS |: Education,; How To,; News,; Self-Improvement,; Tech News

Each week, Melissa Kirsch & Alice Bradley of Lifehacker bring in all-star guests to tackle the stuff that matters—like how to be happy, how to buy a TV, how to be less bad with money and how to tell if you’re dating a psychopath. Look, you're doing great, but quite frankly we think you can be a little better. All your friends do too. It's time for The Upgrade.

People |: Alice Bradley (@finslippy),; Melissa Kirsch (@melissakirsch)
Country Of Origin |: USA
Produced In |: New York, NY
Premiere Date |: 2012-03-05
Related Hashtags |: #MeatlessMondays,; #MeToo,; #nanowrimo,; #NaNoWriMo,; #NationalTacoDay
Frequency |: Weekly
Explicit |: No

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336 Available Episodes (336 Total) / Average duration: 00:46:56

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336 Available Episodes (336 Total)Average duration: 00:46:56

Dec 06, 2021

00:00:19

We're taking a brief hiatus, but please don't leave us! We'll be back soon!

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Nov 29, 2021

00:40:59

This week we're fine-tuning our instruments with help from Hollywood vocal coach, Denise Woods. Denise has been a professional vocal and dialect coach for over 20 years and has worked with stars like Will Smith, Halle Berry, Rachel Weisz, Jessica Chastain, and Mahershala Ali. Listen to hear Denise gives tips on how to nix the bad habits of the “ums,” “ahs,” and “likes,” figure out your unique voice print, and learn to harness the power of your breath when speaking.

Denise's new book is called The Power of Voice: A Guide to Making Yourself Heard.

Have an idea for a future episode? Call us at 347-687-8109 and leave a voicemail, or write to us at upgrade@lifehacker.com. We want to hear from you!

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Nov 22, 2021

00:38:20

Ever find yourself in an anxiety spiral, ruminating over things that stress you out? If so, you're in luck because this week we're learning how to better control that voice in our heads with help from psychologist Ethan Kross. Ethan is a professor at the University of Michigan’s Psychology Department and Ross School of Business, and is one of the world’s leading experts on controlling the conscious mind. His book is called Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It.

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Nov 15, 2021

00:37:54

This week we're learning how to better focus and pay attention with help from neuroscientist Dr. Amishi Jha. Dr. Jha is a professor of psychology at the University of Miami and the Director of Contemplative Neuroscience for the Mindfulness Research and Practice Initiative. She's also the author of Peak Mind: Find Your Focus, Own Your Attention, Invest 12 Minutes a Day. Listen to hear Dr. Jha explain why our minds wander the way that they do, and how we can start to better harness our attention.

Have an idea for a future episode? Call us at 347-687-8109 and leave a voicemail, or write to us at upgrade@lifehacker.com. We want to hear from you!

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Nov 08, 2021

00:44:28

The team at Gizmodo has a brand new podcast womansplaining the latest technology. Each week hosts Florence Ion and Caitlin McGarry sit down to talk about the latest gadgets and the biggest headlines in tech. Listen wherever you get your podcasts!

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Nov 01, 2021