Does it ever seem like you could improve your overall condition if you could spend an afternoon playing on a swing? If you haven’t, you should, and in today’s episode, Hadley sings the praises of the simple act of swinging — and that’s swinging in the G-rated sense. It turns out humans have been finding happiness on a swing for longer than you might guess.

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Listen to Hadley’s other podcast, Underbelly L.A. It’s not quite as sunny, but it’s a fun dive into history nonetheless.

Every episode of Happy History is researched, written and narrated by Hadley Meares. Happy History is produced by Drew Mackie and edited by Meika Grimm. The logo was designed by Sarah Wickham. The intro song is “Together We Can” by Hedkandi.

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