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Surprise Me!35 minutes
[ Thought Leaders ]
How Comedians Are Changing the Way We Approach Depression
By Sam Burns
What can some of the world’s funniest people do when they open up about mental health? Comedians like Sarah Silverman, Wayne Brady, Chris Gethard, and Rainn Wilson are helping us better support the ones we love and ourselves!
20 minutes
[ Thought Leaders ]
Kid President Returns to Keep Us Celebrating!
By Sam Burns
If you’re searching for a glimmer of light on the web and proof our future is good hands, don’t fret: Kid President is back and taking us on a road trip to meet other awesome kids around the United States!
20 minutes
[ Culture ]
The Mother of all Articles!
By Sam Burns
They’re tasked with one of the most important jobs in life: raising the rest of us. So here’s an ode to all of the mothers out there working to make this world a better place for someone! Send this along to a mother in your life!
20 minutes
[ Conservation & Sustainability ]
Earth Your While: Climate Change for Everybody
Where do you start with tough but important conversations? Here’s a fresh perspective from the comedian Zach Anner that gives us some great tips through the lens of climate change!
8 minutes
[ Culture ]
Making Gratitude a Habit!
Can making gratitude a habit help us lead happier lives? Here’s an experiment in gratitude from SoulPancake to give us a little perspective!
10 minutes
[ Education ]
Bringing Gratitude into the Classroom
What if gratitude was a daily habit? How would our lives change? Here’s how one school is bringing gratitude into the classroom and having a major impact on the lives of their students!
3 minutes
[ Business ]
Don’t Accept the No
What’s keeping us from accomplishing our dreams? What’s the primary reason holding us back? It’s not money and it’s not time. It’s fear. Here’s how to overcome that obstacle!
6 minutes
[ Culture ]
How to Connect with Anyone
Does connection really come from the number of Facebook friends or Instagram followers we have? Heres an experiment to help you learn to connect with anyone!
9 minutes
[ Culture ]
Let’s Go on a Kindness Triathlon!
By Sam Burns
We think it’s the little things that make us happier people, but what if we dedicated a day to being as kind as we could to others? It turns out the science of happiness is a little more complicated than we think…
30 minutes
[ Culture ]
Have a Little Faith!
Zach Anner is a comedian with cerebral palsy who is a self-proclaimed “religious idiot.” On his quest to learn more about the religions of the world, he takes us on an incredible journey that is as hilarious as it is enlightening! Check out our new favorite YouTube series here at EWC!