Choices We Made: Joy or Happiness? (with Kate Bowler)

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Aug 13, 202658:23Comedy

Professor, author, and podcast host Kate Bowler joins Sam to talk about her new book Joyful Anyway, and what the difference between joy and happiness really is. They talk about why happiness is circumstantial but joy is...

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