The Upgrade by Lifehacker podcast

The Upgrade by Lifehacker

Each week, Jordan Calhoun and Meghan Walbert of Lifehacker brings 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.

Each week, Jordan Calhoun and Meghan Walbert of Lifehacker brings 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.

 

#336

A Message for Listeners

We're taking a brief hiatus, but please don't leave us! We'll be back soon! See Privacy Po... more

06 Dec 2021

00 MINS

00:19

06 Dec 2021


#335

How to Find Your Voice, With Vocal Coach Denise Woods (RECAST)

This week we're fine-tuning our instruments with help from Hollywood vocal coach, Denise W... more

29 Nov 2021

40 MINS

40:59

29 Nov 2021


#334

How to Tame Your Inner Critic, With Psychologist Ethan Kross (RECAST)

Ever find yourself in an anxiety spiral, ruminating over things that stress you out? If so... more

22 Nov 2021

38 MINS

38:20

22 Nov 2021


#333

How to Pay Better Attention, With Neuroscientist Dr. Amishi Jha

This week we're learning how to better focus and pay attention with help from neuroscienti... more

15 Nov 2021

37 MINS

37:54

15 Nov 2021


#332

Introducing Gadgettes!

The team at Gizmodo has a brand new podcast womansplaining the latest technology. Each wee... more

08 Nov 2021

44 MINS

44:28

08 Nov 2021


#331

How to Be a Tourist Without Being an Asshole, With Travel Journalist Sara Clemence

This week we're learning how to be better, more conscientious travelers with help from tra... more

01 Nov 2021

33 MINS

33:24

01 Nov 2021


#330

How to Talk to Kids About Religion When You Don’t Know What to Say, With Wendy Thomas Russell

This week we're talking with award-winning author Wendy Thomas Russell about tackling the ... more

25 Oct 2021

37 MINS

37:54

25 Oct 2021


#329

How to Be a Better Reader, With Librarian Margaret H. Willison (RECAST)

This week we're learning how to be a better reader with help from librarian and podcaster ... more

18 Oct 2021

45 MINS

45:42

18 Oct 2021


#328

How to Not Die Alone, With Dating Coach Logan Ury (RECAST)

This week we're learning how to tackle the notorious challenge of dating with help from Lo... more

11 Oct 2021

46 MINS

46:56

11 Oct 2021


#327

How to Take Care of Your Skin Microbiome, With Physician James Hamblin (RECAST)

This week we're learning how to better care for our skin with help from physician and Atla... more

04 Oct 2021

45 MINS

45:12

04 Oct 2021


#326

How to Be a Successful Culture Critic, With William Evans and Omar Holmon

This week we're learning how to become successful, effective critics of popular culture wi... more

27 Sep 2021

49 MINS

49:34

27 Sep 2021


#325

How to Survive a Disaster, With Crisis Reporter Judith Matloff (RECAST)

This week we're learning how to survive all sorts of disasters—from hurricanes to earthqua... more

20 Sep 2021

39 MINS

39:00

20 Sep 2021


#324

How to Lovehack Your Marriage, With Psychologist Eli Finkel

This week we're learning how to strengthen the health of our marriages with help from psyc... more

13 Sep 2021

37 MINS

37:08

13 Sep 2021


#323

How to Be Happy Right Now, With Dr. Laurie Santos (RECAST)

It goes without saying that this pandemic has had a huge impact on our mental health. So t... more

06 Sep 2021

40 MINS

40:50

06 Sep 2021


#322

How to Get a New Job in 2021, With Ramit Sethi (RECAST)

This week we're learning how to land a new job in a challenging economy, with personal fin... more

30 Aug 2021

38 MINS

38:37

30 Aug 2021


#321

How to Change Your Mindset to Get Better at Anything, With Eduardo Briceño

This week we're learning how to shift our mindsets with help from growth mindset expert, E... more

23 Aug 2021

43 MINS

43:44

23 Aug 2021