Category: Entertainment

Our little podcast has won Webby and we are thrilled to share the news. Many thanks to our loyal, curious, and delightfully nerdy listeners! We […]

This week we are learning to be more present with meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg. Hear her conversation with Alice and Melissa about how the pandemic […]

Comedian and writer Samantha Irby is joining us this week on Update on how to quarantine yourself. This includes finding the right TV shows for […]

Do you feel about physical distancing? This week, we’ll revive our creative instincts with the help of Jerry Saltz, New York Magazine Senior Art Critic […]

Are you feeling burnt? Do you find yourself working more , not less, even when working from home? Award-winning journalist Celeste Headley joins us on […]

Gretchen Rubin is joining us this week to talk about how she and her family stay happy in their home during the pandemic – and […]

New York Times bestselling author James Clear is joining us on The Upgrade this week to help us form important new habits during this panic […]

Forget about paleo, keto, and intermittent fasting – we’re getting to the truth about how you should really eat this week with Mark Bittman and […]

Are you putting things off until the last minute? Are you one of the millions who put off completing your to-do list? Then you’re in […]

Hello update listeners! Next week, we’ll speak with behavior change expert BJ Fogg , author of Tiny Habits: Small Changes That Change Everything , about […]

Ever wondered if you were looking at Jackson Pollock? Or just don’t know what to say in response to Rothko? This week, we joined the […]

Trying to lower your sugar intake? This week we will learn how to do it with the help of two experts. First, Kathleen DesMysons, an […]

This week we are learning to practice true self-compassion with renowned psychotherapist and Buddhist meditation teacher Tara Brach. Tara is the author of Radical Acceptance: […]

In this week’s episode, Alice and Melissa revisit their Updates of the Week from past episodes and see how they’ve handled, from chrome extensions to […]

January is unofficially ” Divorce Month ” in the legal world, and to celebrate this less-than-joyful event, we bring you an episode that destroys the […]

Ever dreamed of creating your own podcast? Become the next Teri Gross or Joe Rogan? This week we’ll learn how to do it with the […]

Josh Gondelman, also known as the Nice Guy in Comedy, is joining us this week to talk about what is really good when it’s not […]

This week we tackle challenging friendship scenarios in the Renewal program with psychologist Miriam Kirmeier , which explains why it is so difficult to navigate […]

Is mind reading possible? How can we interpret body language to better understand what others are really thinking? In this week’s episode, Alice and Melissa […]

Do you have a difficult friendship? Wondering if you’ve outgrown your friendship and is it time to say goodbye? Has your best friend seen you? […]

Ramit Sethi, author of I’ll Teach You To Be Rich and a financially smart professional, is joining us at The Upgrade this week to talk […]

The transition to a completely new direction of work, a new industry, a new identity is very difficult. That’s why this week we’ll dive right […]

What can we do to live longer and healthier lives? Bulletproof Coffee founder Dave Asprey joins us at The Upgrade to share some of the […]

This week, we’re improving our public speaking skills with the help of expert Carmine Gallo, author of Speak Like TED: 9 Secrets to Public Speaking […]

Do you find yourself spending too much time worrying about what people think of you? Are you ready to let go of those unnecessary worries […]

This week we’re talking about faecal transplants, probiotics, intestinal flora and more. Do bacteria in your gastrointestinal tract affect your mood? How does your microbiome […]

This week we’ll talk to productivity legend David Allen about GTD, or “ Getting Things Done, ” his gold standard time management philosophy. Lifehacker employees […]

Have you ever found yourself completely paralyzed before making a decision? Why is it so difficult to make a choice, whether it’s deciding what to […]

In this short episode, we delve into the topic of small talk. Is there any real value in the chatter, or is it just chatter? […]

In this episode of The Upgrade, we discuss Impostor Syndrome, a psychological phenomenon in which people doubt their success and are inwardly afraid of being […]

We all think we are experts at “doing nothing,” but there is a difference between being numb when looking at Facebook and actually relaxing your […]

Sleep: We all need it, but most of us almost miss it. What are we doing wrong? Why is a perfect night’s sleep so elusive? […]

You hear a lot about how to change habits – it will take you 21 days! You will have to make small changes before you […]

We could all learn to speak better with other people. It’s so easy to hide behind our screens these days, and when we’re finally face […]

Too often, people who are good at doing things are promoted to leaders by those who do them – without any training in how to […]

We spend a lot of time worrying about death — our own and the death of those we love. This week we will take a […]

Buying gifts can be … stressful. It is often difficult to know what to buy for a friend who loves movies or a son-in-law who […]

How can we even find true love in the hectic world of online dating, ghosts and the bench? Matchmaker Dr. Frankie Bashan tells us why […]

This is our first live Upgrade recording performed in front of an audience at Bell House in Brooklyn, NY. We were joined by comedians Chris […]

What are you doing tonight? If you’re in the New York area, do we have an option for you: Join us for the first ever […]