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Happy Birthday Podcast

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Happy Birthday Podcast

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Happy Birthday Podcast

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Happy Birthday Podcast

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Happy Best Friend Day! It's a day to show appreciation for the friends that make life extra-awesome. Hug them, squeeze them, feed them -- and be sure to get them to listen to this episode, featuring a long chat between Jo and her best bud, Jen.
Happy Mother's Day! Join Jo and Jennifer Hopper as they chat about how wonderful -and how completely crap- parenting can be.
Happy Hairdresser Appreciation Day! In this episode, Jo chats to hairdresser Jodie Rowles who offers a glimpse into the hairdressing industry. The stereotypes, the struggles, the bliss, the unique intimacy between hairdresser and client. 
Happy Only Child Day. Also called “I was so perfect my parents only needed one child” Day, this is a day for only children to appreciate all the things they love about being an only child. Join Jo and only child guest, Inga Vennell, for a look
Happy Let's Laugh Day! Research shows that 80% of laughter isn't the result of something funny. But Let's Laugh Day is all about the other 20%! Join Jo and her guest Maddie for a chat about one of the world's most wonderful and weird physiologi
Happy National Cereal Day! Join Jo and guest Sian Kilgour to find out how this wildly popular morning meal went from a rock-hard digestive aid for soldiers to a cultural phenomenon. 
Happy World Compliment Day! Today, tell people how amazing they are, tell yourself how amazing you are and, of course, listen to this episode of HBDP. Join Jo and Anita Suster for a chat about the social role of compliments and a fair few stori
Happy National Love Your Pet Day! In today's episode, Jo and dog owner Erica Boucher, talk about the history of animal domestication, touch on pet psychology and generally gush about how wonderful the pet-person relationship can be!
Happy Send a Card to a Friend Day! Join Jo and fellow greeting card designer Issy Kerr for an aural celebration of Send a Card to a Friend Day, the day that encourages people to make their mates feel special. 
Happy Birthday Podcast has gone rogue! And I think you're gonna like it.
We've been recording for a year! In this episode of Happy Birthday, Jo and Jeremy look back on their favourite bits of the podcast and meander down memory lane for some stories about our own past birthdays. Plus, there's an announcement!
Halloween and birthdays have quite a bit in common! Or, at the very least, Jo and Jerry make it seem like they do so that they can get away with recording an episode about Halloween. Tune in for a chat about evil spirits, religious traditions a
Time to tackle one of the only birthday staples we haven't covered on Happy Birthday Podcast: CANDLES! There's more to 'em than you think. 
Years, months, weeks, days - humans have been measuring time in this way since about 300BC. And their organisation of time wasn’t random; it was based on the cyclical nature of… nature. Your birthday marks another year passed, so this week on t
An episode of Happy Birthday Podcast like no other. This time, Jo and Jerry dip a toe into the world of true crime with two real-life stories about birthday crime.
It's finally time to talk about everyone's favourite poppable party essential - BALLOONS! Float away on a journey through balloon history, federal helium reserves and Jo's persistent case of pharyngitis. 
Birthdays at work. Every workplace does them differently - some do monthly group birthdays, others encourage employees to bring in three cheesecakes on their birthdays and other companies give employees a day off on their birthday. Join robustl
From grand gestures to society’s birthday sexism issues and right through to the five love languages, Episode 17 of Happy Birthday Podcast is all about the good, the bad and the Kanye of how people celebrate birthdays with their partner.
This episode was meant to be about the birthday industry but Jo fell into a clown-hole and Jeremy went on a cake rampage, so it's a true variety show, complete with all kinds of nonsense. But as always, it's very fun to listen to and you'll lea
A special release of Happy Birthday Podcast to commemorate the birthday of Jo's homeland! Join J and J for a star-spangled episode that touches on American history, 4th of July traditions and, of course, birthday parties in graveyards. 
The day after your birthday. If you've put a lot of effort into planning your party or there was a lot of emotional energy in the lead-up to the big day, the come-down can be brutal. Join Jo and Jeremy for a talk about emotional hangovers and G
First of all, how good are presents?! It feels great when someone puts time into picking something out or planning a fun experience for you. In this episode, Jo and Jeremy look at the idea of karma, the insanely fascinating psychology of wrappi
Environmental scientist and activist Jeremy leads the charge in Episode 12! Join Jo and Jeremy for a chat about environmental concerns related to birthdays and parties from the “one-time-use” culture of partyware to the pressures around gift gi
In honour of Mother's Day, Jo and Jeremy finally address the elephant lingering in the corner of a studio wearing a tiny party hat: your ACTUAL BIRTH DAY. The day you were born! Some say that the day you were born determines a lot about your pe
How much could Jo and Jeremy possibly say about champagne? Oh, PLENTY. In this effervescent episode of Happy Birthday Podcast, your two podcasting pals toast to the bubbly bevvie that's become the official drink of celebrations, birthday-relate
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