When Ruth Whippman moved to Berkeley, California from the United Kingdom, she noticed a contradiction in American culture. Americans try hard to think positively, and we spend billions in search of happiness – yet we're still so anxious. Her travels around the country led to write a new book. It's America the Anxious: How Our Pursuit of Happiness Is Creating a Nation of Nervous Wrecks.
The dark side of America's 'happiness' industry
Credits
Guest:
Ruth Whippman - author, journalist and filmmaker -
@ruthwhippman
Host:
Warren Olney
Producers:
Jenny Hamel,
Sáša Woodruff,
Evan George