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Try This
The Washington Post
38 episodes
1 week ago
“Try This” from The Washington Post is a series of audio courses designed to jump-start the parts of life where we can all use a few pointers — with pithy, snackable solutions you can easily use. Host Cristina Quinn brings exactly the right amount of motivation with her endearing enthusiasm and the curiosity to learn along with you. Each course is a quick and practical guide that provides new perspectives on the kinds of hurdles we all share. If you’ve been searching for the right place to start, Try This.
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“Try This” from The Washington Post is a series of audio courses designed to jump-start the parts of life where we can all use a few pointers — with pithy, snackable solutions you can easily use. Host Cristina Quinn brings exactly the right amount of motivation with her endearing enthusiasm and the curiosity to learn along with you. Each course is a quick and practical guide that provides new perspectives on the kinds of hurdles we all share. If you’ve been searching for the right place to start, Try This.
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Self-Improvement
Education,
Society & Culture,
Courses
Episodes (20/38)
Try This
Got 5 minutes? Take a breather with me.
Join Try This for a breathing exercise! Host Cristina Quinn walks us through a 5-minute box breathing exercise. You’ll feel better at the end!
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2 weeks ago
5 minutes

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Breathe: Reducing stress can help your brain
Breathing is powerful — it can help fight off stress. Host Cristina Quinn sits down with Washington Post Brain Matters columnist Richard Sima and UCLA neuroscientist and psychiatrist Helen Lavretsky to unpack what chronic stress can do to the brain and how simple breathing exercises can help.
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2 weeks ago
15 minutes

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Simple lifestyle changes to reduce your risk of dementia
About half of dementia cases are potentially preventable – even if it runs in your family. In this episode, host Cristina Quinn talks with Laura Baker of the U.S. POINTER study and Monica Parker about simple lifestyle changes we can make to reduce our risk of cognitive decline.
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3 weeks ago
19 minutes

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The Ever-Changing Brain: Adapting, Aging, and Cognitive Health
Our brains are always adapting to our environments and routines. Host Cristina Quinn talks with Washington Post “Brain Matters” columnist Richard Sima about what a healthy aging brain looks like and when we should worry about forgetting where we put our keys.
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4 weeks ago
18 minutes

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Strength Training – Get stronger to live longer
Weight lifting isn’t just for athletes or bodybuilders. Host Cristina Quinn talks with Washington Post health columnist Gretchen Reynolds about what strength training is and why even a small amount of it can improve your overall health.
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2 months ago
33 minutes

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How to find your personal style
Finding your own personal style can be easy. Host Cristina Quinn chats with The Washington Post’s fashion critic Rachel Tashjian and Style Memo newsletter writer Shane O’Neill about finding your style amid a barrage of trends, dressing authentically, and feeling good in your clothes.
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4 months ago
25 minutes

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Smarter, cheaper, happier travel
Travel reporter Natalie Compton shares the latest tips on how to book better, pack lighter and travel smarter no matter where you're headed.
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4 months ago
32 minutes

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Gut Check: Our new “Try This” newsletter
Host Cristina Quinn introduces Gut Check, a new five-part newsletter from Try This that explores gut health science minus the stress, supplements, or hype.
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4 months ago
2 minutes

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Simple tips to build and maintain a healthy gut
Learn what to eat to make your gut microbiome flourish. Trisha Pasricha and Karen Corbin will explain the do’s and don'ts of what it takes to have a gut-healthy life.
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4 months ago
17 minutes

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Listen to your gut
Foods affect your gut health – and science proves it. Nutrition and metabolism researcher Karen Corbin talks to host Cristina Quinn about her first-of-its-kind study on how the gut responds to different foods and helps to manage our body’s energy.
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4 months ago
14 minutes

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What exactly is the gut microbiome?
What's going on inside that microbiome of yours? Host Cristina Quinn talks to gastroenterologist Trisha Pasricha about the leading role the gut microbiome plays in our digestive health and how certain foods support its function.
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4 months ago
11 minutes

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Become someone everyone wants to talk to
What separates good talkers from great communicators? Host Cristina Quinn talks with author Charles Duhigg about the neuroscience of connection, why asking deeper questions matters, and simple ways you can instantly become a better listener and conversationalist.
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6 months ago
30 minutes

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Limits that last
Physical and social boundaries to reduce screen time, like keeping your phone out of the bedroom and creating device-free time with family, are as important as digital ones. And this isn’t just a personal challenge; it’s one we need to tackle together.
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7 months ago
14 minutes

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Let’s set some boundaries
Small changes like setting app limits and reorganizing your home screen can have a big impact on your focus. Host Cristina Quinn and Washington Post tech columnist Geoffrey Fowler lay out techniques for how to take back control.
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7 months ago
14 minutes

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How to reset your brain’s reward system
How to resist digital temptations, reset your dopamine levels and take back control of your attention.
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8 months ago
15 minutes

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This is your brain on dopamine
Why do we get so hooked on our devices, even when we know they’re not great for us? Host Cristina Quinn talks to psychiatrist Anna Lembke about the neuroscience behind digital addiction, how dopamine drives our scrolling habits and what we can do to break the cycle.
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8 months ago
9 minutes

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Why doing good feels great
Host Cristina Quinn and “The Joy You Make” author Steven Petrow dive into practical ways to bring joy to others and to yourself — whether it’s through helping a neighbor, writing an anonymous letter or even sharing a simple moment with a stranger.
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11 months ago
11 minutes

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Get lost. And play a little.
Learn creative exercises to help you embrace joy in everyday life. Steven Petrow, author of “The Joy You Make,” teaches host Cristina Quinn how things like wandering without a destination and rediscovering play can open the door to more joy, even during life’s toughest moments.
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11 months ago
9 minutes

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Some happiness is predetermined. The rest is up to you.
Happiness, it turns out, is a science — even though what makes each of us happy can vary pretty widely. Host Cristina Quinn talks to happiness scientist Emiliana Simon-Thomas about exactly what makes us happy, and how much of our joy is within our control.
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11 months ago
12 minutes

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Should we change the way we elect presidents? Can we?
In our third class about how the electoral college works, host Cristina Quinn talks with historian Alex Keyssar about potential alternatives to the way the U.S. elects presidents. The class explores the merits and flaws of the current system, and lays out the challenges to putting a different one in place.
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1 year ago
11 minutes

Try This
“Try This” from The Washington Post is a series of audio courses designed to jump-start the parts of life where we can all use a few pointers — with pithy, snackable solutions you can easily use. Host Cristina Quinn brings exactly the right amount of motivation with her endearing enthusiasm and the curiosity to learn along with you. Each course is a quick and practical guide that provides new perspectives on the kinds of hurdles we all share. If you’ve been searching for the right place to start, Try This.