There's a happiness divide in America with roots in our evolutionary ancestry. This episode of Living Here explores the causes and solutions to the Urban-Rural Happiness Gradient

Music in this piece was provided by Blue Dot Sessions via Free Music Archive

Songs in order of appearance:

Noe Noe (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/Castro/Noe_Noe)

Douglass Stairs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/Castro/Douglass_Stairs)

Strange Dog Walk (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/Castro/Strange_Dog_Walk)

Jefferson (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/Castro/Jefferson_1916)

**SHOW NOTES**

UN Urbanization statistics - https://esa.un.org/unpd/wup/publications/files/wup2014-highlights.pdf

Rural-Urban Happiness Gradient -https://sites.google.com/site/adamokuliczkozaryn/pubs/urban_rural_rev2.pdf

Forest Bathing - https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/07/17/536676954/forest-bathing-a-retreat-to-nature-can-boost-immunity-an

The brief story of a motorcycle enthusiaist turned entrepreneur.

Music in this piece was provided by Blue Dot Sessions on freemusicarchive.org:

Symphony 40 in G Minor (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/The_Sweet_Hots/Symphony_40_In_G_Minor)

Vernouillet (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/The_Sweet_Hots/Vernouillet)

Le Marais (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/The_Sweet_Hots/Le_Marais)

Jat Poure (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/The_Sweet_Hots/Jat_Poure)

A quirk of adolescence leads Adam on a 30 year journey of self-discovery.

Music in this piece provided by Free Music Archive. All music was editing to suit the needs of the story. This means that the following tracks were cut down from their original length and blended with the story audio:

Toothless Slope by Blue Dot Sessions (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/Azalai/Toothless_Slope)

Aourourou by Blue Dot Sessions (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/Azalai/Aourourou)

What happens when our reality doesn't match the world around us? Hear the story of a personal trainer obsessed with finding the truth.

Music in this piece provided by Free Music Archive. All music was editing to suit the needs of the story. This means that many of the following tracks were cut down from their original length and blended with the story audio:

Nctrnm - Concern (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Nctrnm/FOUNDED/ConcernNctrnm)

Gabriel Pereira Spurr - Cronolatrica III (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Gabriel_Pereira_Spurr/Cronolatrica/GABRIEL_PEREIRA_SPURR_-_CRONOLATRICA_III)

The Pangolins - The Stream (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Pangolins/The_StreamSwallows_Den/The_Stream)

Kai Engel - Holiday Gift (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/Sustains/Kai_Engel_-_Sustains_-_03_Holiday_Gift)

Go on a spiritual journey with Rata Kushna Daas, creator of the Bhagavad-Gita Museum in Los Angeles.

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