John Leland

29 Podcast Episodes

John Leland: "Happiness Is A Choice You Make"

John Leland: "Happiness Is A Choice You Make"

They are the "oldest old" - New York Times reporter John Leland spend time with six people age 85 and up to gain wisdom ... Read more

23 Mar 2023

13mins

Choosing Happiness (with John Leland)

Choosing Happiness (with John Leland)

In 2015, New York Times journalist John Leland set out to follow the lives of six people over the age of 85. What John l... Read more

7 Feb 2023

51mins

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147 John Leland: A Jeffersonian Baptist in Early America with Eric C. Smith

147 John Leland: A Jeffersonian Baptist in Early America with Eric C. Smith

John Leland (1754-1841) was one of the most influential and entertaining religious figures in early America. As an itine... Read more

11 Feb 2022

59mins

Notes from the End of a Very Long Life with John Leland

Notes from the End of a Very Long Life with John Leland

“Journalism tends to look away from people at the end of life, especially at the undramatic end of a long life… Aging ma... Read more

14 Jan 2022

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Being Happy: It’s a Choice. John Leland, NYT Reporter and Author

Being Happy: It’s a Choice. John Leland, NYT Reporter and Author

Episode 05: In 2015, award-winning New York Times journalist John Leland set out to meet members of America’s fastest-gr... Read more

29 Apr 2021

43mins

September 13 - Tudor poet John Leland

September 13 - Tudor poet John Leland

On this day in Tudor history, 13th September 1503, poet and antiquary John Leland was born.Leland is known for his Latin... Read more

12 Sep 2020

7mins

Growing Bolder: John Leland; Sheila E; Teepa Snow; Jeanne Socrates

Growing Bolder: John Leland; Sheila E; Teepa Snow; Jeanne Socrates

British yachtswoman Jeanne Socrates is the oldest person ever to sail around the world unassisted. Hers is a story of pe... Read more

6 Sep 2020

52mins

John Leland - author and NY Times journalist

John Leland - author and NY Times journalist

Finding moments of happiness during uncertain times. Guest John Leland - author and journalist for The New York Times, d... Read more

5 Jun 2020

8mins

91. John Leland – Happiness Is A Choice Part 2

91. John Leland – Happiness Is A Choice Part 2

John Leland is the author of Happiness Is a Choice You Make: Lessons From a Year Among the Oldest Old, Hip: The History ... Read more

28 Apr 2020

40mins

90. John Leland – Happiness Is A Choice Part 1

90. John Leland – Happiness Is A Choice Part 1

John Leland is the author of Happiness Is a Choice You Make: Lessons From a Year Among the Oldest Old. He is also a publ... Read more

28 Apr 2020

43mins

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