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# Whatever Happened to Happiness?
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/crosscut-festival/episode/whatever-happened-to-happiness-w8ejth/
- Published: 2024-04-02T22:51:58.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-20T12:15:26.000Z
- Description: How do you define true happiness?
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Crosscut Festival, Season 2, Episode 5, #ZZZ_Episode_1d516124-509b-4541-8df7-5fab8917b297, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_b6699ade-a36f-4797-a26c-a624cf4599ef, #v1.16

How do you define true happiness? Is it contentment or joy or success? Is it the the absence of sadness or pain? The host of the Happiness Lab podcast suggests it's all these things- and perhaps something deeper.