Need advice? NPR’s Life Kit offers straightforward guidance, information, and pointers on all of life’s quandaries, from the world’s top experts.
Who’s Your Host?
Various hosts rotate in and out, just as Life Kit topics change like the wind with each new episode. What doesn’t change is the top-notch quality of interviews, experts, and advice on the podcast.
What’s It All About?
Learn how to deal with inflation, give the perfect toast, recover from a breakup, or even stop being late. The breadth of helpful tips on just about everything you can imagine is truly impressive.
Why We Love It
We love a podcast that has an answer for almost any question, packs a punch in a short amount of time, and inspires us to get our lives together and grow. Life Kit does all of this.
Where to Start
Change is hard! Get inspired to tackle your next big (or little) life change with award-winning behavioral scientist Katy Milkman. Learn why flexibility and fun are crucial, plus evidence-based tools for beating procrastination.
Best for: A Little Less Doomscrolling
If you’re like most people with access to the internet and a smartphone, you probably spend a fair amount of time online. Author Sammy Nickalls teaches the practice of digital minimalism so you can find an online/offline balance that offers you a little more happiness.
Best for: Keeping It Short and Sweaty
Don’t have the time or patience for an hour at the gym? Switch up your routine with Bryant Johnson, former personal trainer to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, as he leads you through a 22-minute HIIT workout that hits every major muscle group.